The Detroit times., 1916-02-04
Evangelist Also Takes
Rap At Christians
Who Play Cards
zoo PROMISE TO
FORSWEAR BOTH
Much Heralded Ser.
mon Draws Big
Crowd

ot1eeUAnt1 that htt hard many 10 tne
4p1i6uo6 o. S,G0t, rns rev. Eli J..
Nerjythe. In wet eide tabernacle.
pDrt.el anA 0rssn-sve.. delivered .
tsrsi1c. oaslausht against card play
~ ed danctpg. Thursday night.
re eaIlsA them two Of the most dew.
iljsb syils ef the ssA which were
ruinink both men and women, and
- l5vscaSd ~ remarks chiefly. hs
sAIl. q ~peofeaesd Christiaus.''
-oAly one church o6lcially ap.
peov(s. of the. 1ancs.' he began. "it
opshs apd ciopss ~ ssrvicss with
~ dance. II - the Mormon church
ths same oee that stsnds for polys
sqsy..
( Il Ssvsl't much respect for the
tlt3S ussriSl whiDpst who goes
upos ne .loilsoom door that hs may
DHt bis sfu Ground soms other
aop's wife. NoS Aony think from
Shaa Z saY. thAt every women who
AeAeps = tnynegaL There are many
lpsliab Siria who .donv know any
bettes. but they ere not impure.
n aaa hae . perfect hight TO
l9nvs vith BIZ wife I'll night II he
wants 70. Or BE SrandDothsr. either.
But 10 dbsqn't want %. He wants
10 dance With some other fellows
~ifa You sconndrel. n 7 ever caught
you tvytnt. 70 embrace my wife pa
tsks . coupls a resfs out Of your
hack wttA q eruwNbsr.
s"fnt phySicai embrace. the sen.
syality ol n, 70 the festurs Of the
lahcA. 0&erse and Martha used 70
ttD through the lninuet and occa-
sienAily touch finger tips Lister
they besan.. teschiag elbows and
sow. with the cns-stsp and tango.
ne dtvslspsd iato . regular hing
ejnG match.
= s'Nau shew isss respsct for wosu-
% thar. they AID . fsw decades ago,
gbd yOu women are to blame. -FOUR
ioll1UAoG1ag end spooaing On tbs
bsllroem door are responsible for
lAwsfing yourseif In the estimation
Of men.
-"Now some Of you little rassis-
sAssla girls sitting here tonight
needn't look up at me With a kind
n blush and say you don't believe
n. Everythins tell you Is true
Ana decency forbids me telling al
a h. Were I 70 tell the whok
truth feeardins the dance and the
s~fri results resulting thsrefrom.
~hy. they'd have me in jafi in 80
minntss. II yoa could hear the
stories I have heard from the girls
themselves and what these preach
srs sitting here have heard you
~euid reaiise that what say 10 no
exAsgsrstiop.'
Dr. Forsythe cited . survey made
on the Pacific coast IN which 1877 out
Of 100 inmatee Of immoral resorts
laid their downfall TO the dance.
In hts attack on cards he called
tA<ra the playthings Of the scarlet
wssnan and saloon hanser-on. and
then asked. "wili the church people.
tDoss who call themselves Chris
iaAs. make them thstr Dlaytbings.
t0of'
s'WhersveS We hays conducted .
Sssi,sl.- he ssid. tho hrxt people
pk4nted out are the card players and
asa0sfs who belong 10 the church.
fh~ outsider who might pose as
youv friend points you out ss Q
by1oerits. 4
80 you tno~ VINO killed Jssus
Cks1st? The hypocritss In the
eesrcA. y0uf crowd. Now. Il card
DlAyiBe 10 sll right. why don't the
MIA. WIS ere looking aftSr the car
iaS Tor your souls pisyy n your
pAstor ~Ias . wine drinksr or = card
DlAysr 700 would soon % looking
for snethsf fnaA.
'"rhe. suchrs dsct 10 the worst
Sstu ef ssmbliho. A. care game has
been hgured ont a. three per cent
skili and ~ per cent chsnce. No
eIucetios or culture 10 necessary 10
play .csfds. Some Of the most illit.
crate pefs0AA n tie world are card
slsayhs, The nns srt OF conversation
- beiBa i6st In this country because
q e6r4s. 1he art OF letterwritinT
= idieAppSasint. too. How often
nv 10 yss Sst 4 long. rambling, ea
t4stsinin& letter from . frtssdf Now
they @ 70 TO- The drug store and
bog . susrters werth Of fool post.
cards, Lola ef yeu wemsn enter.
tain a. oaeds bscAuse II 10 the cheap
eat and easisst SAy. No trick 10
tAAt. ~, -
Card Dlsyiat sssns To AFFECT
wives like Alcoholism does nus.
bands. ptrst stinuiatiop, then In
tosica. Ion and insbristion. The hus.
bead, afser drnting most OF the
nixht, wants Ms 'mornine's norning
- soon 90 bS rolls cot Of bed. And
the wife VINO played cards until the
csvit hours cen hardly walt tor the
card party the asst aftsrMsea,
'As far - csa BE- learned, ,sards
vtre Arst introducs1 to sntsrtain !
bMe4tusA Asistjs tiaS, They amus
q Nm. sad then sil the buehouss
DcoCoo soetno that TIE hing plsysd
SoDoD, thse aIoe Stasts1 - Disy