The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-05-02

eternal soul. you are driving bad
bargain. When yOu have come on, in
u definite Christian life you may be
certain that the plan that Christ has
for you is 4 far better plan than you
can form for yourself.
81 know young lady who had been
giving Il present OF young alligato:
to which she had become very much
attached. She spent much OF her time
l.: petting and carcsslng it. Surprising
this young lady loved certain young
Man and hoped some day that he
would be her husband But this ALI.
gator was very offensive TO him and
She knew that If she kept II. II would
he the cause Of breach between
her and her lover. Now ii she wUS
sensible girl what would she do!
Why. you say, she would take the
reptile by the tail and throw II as far
as she could. She would allow no III.
ligator TO stand between her and per.
manent domestic happiness.
Not Gloomy Life.
"ln the next place let us remember
that God wants Us TO have more en-.
ioymcnt than less. Some people have
| the mistaken notion that the Lord is
striving to make life aS unpleasant
and gloomy rs possible. Jesus said
these things have ! spoken uto you
! that your joys might be full TIL"
Lord wants Us to have everything tina!
will make our lives permanently hap
ny and brighter and richer AMI
swCeter and better In the vision OF
I the Celestial City that the prophet
saw. he behcld the streets filled with
boys and girls Al play. The play
spirit is II wholesome, legitimate Gle
mont OF the human life. Whenevc:
you get to that point, that you have
no longer any desire 10 play. life la!
become meaningless. You are al
ready overdue in heaven, But i
.hCIc any where dead line in amusc
menls. Il point beyond which ii i!
unsafe to 80. where we would bt
treading on dangerous ground? Ca.
we not all agree upon this reasonable
proposition. whenever anything bt
comes hindrance to our own physi
cal. intellectual. moral or spiritua
Welfhre or BY our Influence becomes
hindrancc TO the physical, inicllcc
tGal. moral or spiritual welfare o: any
ether soul. by allowing that We hav,
crossed the dead line.
| The Theater
Keeping in mind this Fundamentals
truth let us consider some forms o,
amusCmcnts which a large share Of
right thinking people have located
across the dead line. The first is the
thcatrcr. hay" three indictments rC
| f''HH "S"lHaI lH' sta-c' ne HTSl Il
in regard to the character of many 81
the play cOers. From the EizabcthaH
period in England down to the pres
Cnt. the theater has been the resort
CT the most vicious and corrupt Gle
mcnts in our civilization. Many good
people have also frcqucntcd the the
alter. but there is one clement tina; Is
universally there. the most dsrcpu
table. There must b" something il
! that institution that attracts then
Nacauley called the theatcf the sem
mary OF vice. Sturgeon spoke of !,
rs the house OF the strange women.
The noted play writer the elder Du
mas wrote 10 II friend: You do wei
NC keep your children away from the
theater Not only Nrc the plays cor
rupt but also the place" When Mrs
SCott.Sfddons and Sheridan were con
vcrted they both renGunced and dc
nounccd the stage.
Second Indictment.
THE second Indictment is ugnins
the players. say without fear .
successful contradiction that the vri
ratc lives OF the g'ca, majority o
actors and actresses are notably cor
rupt, uncleaM. impure. There is soma
thing liz the profession tia, tends II
represS the best and stimulate thu