Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1914-10-30

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the chief ssud1 saE
man LAS uab RmE
"a miss tlJs Bszze-
work zDsE sszarzsu-
ment, is the business OF life. GsSsa sazas
laid upon every man the necessity szS
work, n for this reason has <2zzEFzt-
uted to every man his work. kz a
not just in this connection ttEz1 wne,
may be justified in finding fzuEt uEca
the professional sport, the mzR vsk1x
gives up his whole life aa -1leaznrcg
When the main thing in ealIess ana
university life is athIetics nra uss zx2
justified In protesting that Hfsss m,nfE
purpose is being lost sight or HzE
and amusement is but a side tsSzz Ia
life; Q it becomes tine wSi@keE
thing, hen it is harmful and siaGul- aR
matter whether the useme I'M
question be In the forbiddea caaennzT
or not; then even innocent amuaszzsnT
becomes morally bad. AmMsenaazt Tn
to work what whetting the scyths Ez o.
harvesting; he who never stsg,g tn
create an edge tolls hard and cufz zszE
little, while he who wheta the aeEsIs1e
AAA 14y (0t1 AOACs y LLH LANAAAN1N F-lr~
joys amusements more than sl,e cssex
her children. the wife more than fFer
domestic duties. the hashzzd zrszry
than his home, the man more than EKEz
labor. and the student more than fdx
books. then amusements are ~ezrrrfEax
and wrong.
2. The true Christian viii smss em TT
hat his amusements are really rerr~~
alive, and not dissipative.
A man may lie so long In a bmfiza
that he comes put of II all ~exIxanxNsz
or he can take a plunge or shower suza
come out all the better prenHrasz fes-
the duties of life. So is n WITH aszxsz-
ments; it may be just the cppgszez-
The amusements OF the CtrfsfSxm
should build up lost tissue. rest vsss
tired body and r~ejuvenate the 1ni<sE
mind, they must build up the verxes
man No. physically. mentally. nuraUF
and spiritually.
l. The Christians pleasures vsss
recreate physically The body sr ffs4
Christian is the temple Of che gzsEx
ghost. 1t is Incumbent upcsn hEtu
therefore that he keep his body In an
good. clean. pure, and healthy q
dition as possible. The body meets
relaxation; it needs rest fruun tnc
strain and tension OF life. n needz
new blood. new nerve Tissues, Il ueed q
by means of recreation. to be bsztur
fitted for the real tasks that lie wine
in its sphere of labor. Bad tainksr o
often comes from lack or exerrisss
Some people do not have enough hadz
ito cover the mind with deeentzx
There may be a time when IL fs lmy
duty to play rather than pray. tu
romp rather than read, to take a gu<sa
brisk walk rather than prepare q gssst
talk.
The test the Christian must appFy tn
his pleasures is this: do they recrssx.,s
and restore the waste Tissues OF thSf
body? Excess in athletics is not re-
r~eaticn. Young men have died frvxw
over-strain in running. gfrfs Hsvs
been ruined for life by excessive rrss
jumping. Many pleasures dissEsufe
the powers of the body instead 1f rvs
creating them. Apply such a test Ia,
certain forms of popular amusezaentx
prevalent today. the theater. TIA
dance, the card party. Do they recre~
ate, or do they dissipateg Do they
violate the laws of physical heafgft uv
their late hours. their impure atrans-
phere, their mode of dress and ccsr.
duct, or are they perfectly c0nxgstpzz
with the observance of the laws or
good health and hygiene? III these
amusements violate the laws OF
health. then, until such times as tsssv
can be brought within the reaEra ,s7s
recreative pleasures, the ChrisffxSs
must place them on the forbIddrsa Hsr
2. The pleasures of the ChrSsafass
should recreate mentally. The payss-
cal must not be developed at the px-
pense of the mental. Giantism rsns<
by no means supplant inteilectusEisrs.
Mind is greater than body, as CrlasE~
stone and Bismarck are greater ehas~
John L.. Sullivan or JauAes J. JefrfssL
The Christian must ask himself, There
fore, What effect do my pleasures
and amusements haNe upon my mYnd
my thought, my thinkfngr Do fhe-V-
build up. ennobIe, purify. sanctifs. VT
do they debase, befoui, besmirch. &C.
bauch? Is my thinking higher, nunaqV.
A1OlS 0Ouiihc bCCduSt OL DnG 8NS9S-
ures in which I engage?"
All things are not to be iuaEeF nv
the eye: the mind discerns aysn-
Shakespeare speaks OF the mar ~wyrrr
hath a body filled with a vacant mine
gets him to rest crammed with dts-
tressfuI bread" The Christian is o.,
Judge his amusements by this STAND
ard Anulv this principle to lssere-
ture. What books do we ready "
the Christians master should ineufYe-
what readest thou?" what woald au
our reply? Beware lest our minds Ass
come diseased by the reading OF yixfrr
and TRASHY literature.
Judge the theater hv this standard.
Someone has said "'The laugh OF efses
theater is the laugh that speaks OF
the vacant mind" "The l~eafless desert
of the mind; the waste of feelings TN
employed."-Byron. Are we purvr I'M
thought, more virtuous in our Dreams.
sweeter in our im~aginations. have wes
more earnest views OF life, is t9ps
mind s~ensualized or spi~rituaiiDed nz
attendance upon the theaterf
A Prayer.