The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1915-03-09

in the open. and one can fight it as
one fights a snake. But fool Is a
difficult subject to deal with"
do you think that protesting
Christians should dance?" asked.
at depends on what you mean by
dancing" said DR.. Eaton.
ITO dancing as pleasant, health
full, pure recreation-if there is such
a thing any more-I have no objec.
ton. But modern dancing seems tn
me nothing more nor less than a dis.
ease. Is there any kinder name that
can be applied to those silly, sense.
less contortions called dances today?
They are mental disease and a NOR.
al degradation. and Christ would be
cut to the heart II he could see them.
"Yet it's not merely few needless
young girls who offend. Numbers of
women we'll on In middle life and &C.
credited Christians form classes for
learning these disgraceful dances, and
there's hardly q word OF protest
against supposedly respectable wives
and mothers making such use OF their
time.
Four Phases Of Woman's Life.
There are four distinct stages of
emotional development through which
a woman may pass. First, there Is
the stage OF sentiment, in which the
heart predominates and which is en-.
tireiy dignitied and beautiful. Then
there is the stage Of sentimentality,
when, pure gold is metamorphosed in.
to tinsel glitter. The third stage is
that OF consciousness, and the last, the
one at which many modern woman
seems to have arrived, is the stage of
sensuality.
Extravaganza is the great Ameri.
can vice. and women bear a large
share of the responsibility. Many
women seem to have lost the power to
choose between what they need and
what they want. They buy a fine
automobile and they must purchase
expensive furs to go with It. They
select a high rent apartment. and
then the next step is TO fill it with
magnificent furniture. They are
seeking their happiness in externals,
the things that money can buy.
Families Are spenders.
Almost every man begins making
money to satisfy the exorbitant de.
mands Of his wife and daughters. In
the average family there is only one
who earns, all the others spend. The
influence OF such standards Of living
upon the young Is particularly bad. II
girl feels that the most valuable
and delightful things in the world are
to be produced only through money,
won't she naturally do everything In
her power to obtain money?
"And II the only thing she has to
sell Is herself. she will sell herself,
perhaps under the form OF marriage,
perhaps not. OF course. the mercen.
airy marriage is nothing more nor
less than white slavery.
The Modern Ozark Ages"
II believe that when the Judgment
day comes there will be good many
surprises. We think man dread.
ful sinner who commits a murder and
is electrocuted. even though his par.
ents were drunkards and he was
brought up In a miserable slum. But
I.believe he will stand better chance
hereafter than the woman reared by
Christian parents In home OF wealth
who has never done anything with
her life but make other people work
for her.
formerly the difference between a
Christian and nome Christian was, as
1t should rightly be, the difference be.
tween black and white. Now it's only
the difference between two shades OF
gray"
But isn't the church itself at least
partly responsible for the derelictions
OF its members?" asked.
The church has been passing
through a period Of the dark ages.
admitted DR. Eaton, tbut I believe,
that dawn Is In sight.