The Washington times., 1912-02-04
VAUGHAN
WOULD PLAY HOSE
ON FREAK DANCERS
Noted London Preacher
Places Ban on "Intoxi-
:. eating" Waltzes.

LHS REV. rhtner bernard vaughan,
3. j., told me yesterday precisely what
he thinks of the Apache" dance, the
Bunny Hug" the Turkey Trot," aud
other dances now the craze among cer-
tain classes In America. He ~. to Gec-
ture this evening In the Belasco The
ater, and will be,a guest at Georgetown
University during his stay In Washing
ton.
known Lorr1on priest, "is, all the world
over, a recognized and exhilarating pas
time. Improper dancing is, on the con-
trary, a practice that Is Intoxicating,
and therefore to be ostraciZed. 1t Is ap-
parent that the movemen nts in the So
called dances Of the Apache character
can result In nothing making for right
eousness, or even decency. Men and
women do not happen to be icicles or
sleighs, nor are they automata or
gramophones. Not even are they oysters
or Jellyfish. They are human beings,
and. unlike ASBESTOS, are very suscept-
ible to fire.
Bear Suspicious Names.
These dances, bearing very suspi-
oious names, are forces calculated to
awaken animal passion and to set youth
on fire. and It Is quite impossible to con-
slider what sort of patent fire apparatus
could extinguish such enkindled flames,
either in this world or in the world to
come. II would not be bad plan to
have the hose ready to play on people
who dare to defy the public conscience
by indulging in vicious movements, the
tendencies Of which are recognized to be
SO injurious to civic morality.
why in the name Of everything that
1s decent are these 'trots' and hugs to
IN be tolerated r1sa and women who
rotne 10 them hot and feverish from the
hSnGuet table - q
Net CnfY shg ietesH dance crazes, but
9fher society inHtitr tions, come under
he ban of FStasfJ Vaughan's disap-
iFgfal Here are some of his views.
aye aFe uiird rate planet folk, and
cannot dictate terms to God.
Only one thing can save society from
approaching the low level of pagan
Apme In the nIuddiest stage Of its
4 fruddy golden age That is by restoring
ssnristian principles in all things.
Socsety, whife{ not yet at the ceme-
tefy, " beading rapidly toward 1t.
Careless marriages bring about cra-
ttisleaE n1frseftes. The man and woman
Hho come tcS@ther and dictate terms
\ pt Doifcg to Goa. who defy His will, and
t&noTe ltis Instructions in order that
tuoy may have more leisure to enjoy
slli0 thtuss OF ttiiS third-rate planet, are
aYtng a poor game.
think tiie very frequency of di-
vevae results from the fact that such
cAen ana women. instead of being at
Z stAptive become Tepulsive to each other.
Too Heavily Handicapped.
gpu y see4sfg are too heavily han
dlespFg6 q NJ q race with Cod"
Aside frbIB the gree splendid working
1iie7Ye homes whieh Father Vaughan
Yoid me he had foifnded in the heart OF
ttecs slums be as.s fitted up a motor
Anapei which Is driven through the
st1eets 81 csgtalI istricts, stopping at
various potnts pnste services are held.
Aftstaeratlc trier dYl from the fashion
able SECTION Of AoH don ably second his
aiforts hy psovihiGg music for these
occe tons
II ~ pogsihle that Father Vaughan or
HAthef EeEnaEd. a he is better known
b. tfs0en asnDns a ON he works, may
have been solfIeNhat misunderstood by
fhe nii5gtes who arr apt to look upon the
fpitntnat tlone Eadncled from the pulpit
siR the uNFg. stoCiE attacks upon so
ei6ty" OF tire average would-be re-
forinar
fIte atltecaGahtk 10 not warrant this
asgttntpti9as fErahiTg their descent from
ftaraa6c LORD ~ Rerlex of early Brit
Ssh tradition cuitacted with the Oldest
gesnilfes Of Eaglard. among them the
4orsi house OF PlantaRanet, stanch
s1ppprfars nf ttttl StuartS and out
y Iared after Cull0den and the downfall
OF sspsInos fyhgKll ! the Vaughans have
stree long before me middle ages oeen
ptoniine4it IN sceteey and history.
Family Well Known.
gaaher VAuEhan counts among his
taiaily mon raEeing high in church
hietory. such a9 Cardinal Pole, Car
6ibnl Weld. tsS uncle, three of his
brothars the cardinal. the archbishop
end he btghop His personal and fam.
fiy trasstteus arn all of the innermost
uaysfic ctrs1Sm Cs English society. and "
X IA cr,l &, fes this same society, 1t is with
silfllo .tt pot az an outsider His point
~ NlFE Is rather that of the bred-in.
" c-sAHC sTissnSrst and descendant OF
roReltH,
81 va tnCugtt at one time that Ber'
HRpB VGUFiiar would join the army, but
- cnaEe seSSead as he told me yester-
uas tns tehgipg regiment of the
rhtueb caligd lie Jesuit Order" His
tarse fsi The church has been eXcep-
tonaL l,lG being a Jesuit, he has found
iittis iisc gar she purple, preferring to
lthor aniune 1he masses.
The proreeeg u the lecture 10 be
Efstpn this eYsaiilG at the Belasco Thea
tel Vii be deg3Ead to Father Vaughan
vera 81 fho slnus OF London.
JULIA MURDOCH.