The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-01-23
SEX DANCES TO
CO IN WHEELING
DR.. JOS. L. THOMPSON pELLNERS
INTERESTING SERMON ON LAS
GRACEFUL DANC1NG.
war To BE waRsd on Ungrace'"
Dances In Tho Wheeling D!s'ric'
by Many Organizations

In I,7o With tn policy being Hd>"-
: Gated to stop the uN1raCcful .,rN d1il'rS
! al the various dance halls ~ me ", ,,iI
, ing district. nr. jos. l. Thri"iS"h; W..
! known evangelist and pastor "'
! FIRST Christian church, a Ni'ISAH I''H.
! Mo-. last evening dcilE"r'd = >'liu"n 4.
th,' First CHRISTIAN church. =, h'ti'SH
| CitN. Mo. last evening d"i!I"r"G 4
Sermon at the First Christian, chuiCh w
this city in which h" took real h'n&
at tho society dancc anu ~ M"'J Jar az
stated instead Of the In"dSrn uanC
being graceful. that II - d!%crarcl III
and 50 much - that every s"ll-rSSpsCt-
,ng woman OF pure mind, would shun
Referring to "a Time 20 Dance" he
! stated: 49,.
| The question Is often, asked Of the
minister. Nv young people: Is /, any
| harm TO dane and you have my per
mission providing you dance by the
Riblc rule That is: By tn" Iui" OF
was when Israel danced.
! 90 In day time.
! i2) By one of the sexes nj time
! go As an act OF worship
| Now you have my permission II you
dance by this rule. But you don't 90 II
that way in Wheeling. Fancy Your DIG
/ husky boys swinging each other l"
music until three Il. M. The old areu-
mcnt in favor Of dancing was: That IT
would make you graceful. But tn"
, modern dance is not intended as Il
means nf grace. either Of licaIlh or
Rody. Nov long would II take .M!, rrtHr
Bunny Hug" The Turkey Troi. or
Walking the Dog" The Kitchen
| Stove" etc.
! Perhaps your daughter might improve
some over the sons efforts. by dancing
The Frisco Rag, The Tango DIP or
THE broken Hip
several years ago I visited well
known tcac her of physical culture who
90 Ct ~ IN
was somewhat shocking, and ! asked II
il was necessary 10 wear skirt like
that. and WAS Informed. That you sim
ply could not do the thing except IN
Slit-skirt" In fact the ball room dress
| has always been it's shame. No modest
woman would appear al church in such
a dress. They call II full dress. when
in reality some Of them are hardly hnit
dressed. No one thinE in all the Wor.a
has sent so many boys and girls TO
Hell. as the ballroom. You have hearu
people talk Of nice dances. club and Sc
IcCts. Listen My sympathys, tonight;
il should make a distinction. would
be in favor Of the poor girls dance.
which is generally in some somky old
public hall She goes there because II
tho only place she can co. while me
society girl. with all her advantages
chooses TO fit from one function 10 an
other as 4 Prodigal Time Killer.
No Sir. The ball room and the Church
Of Jesus Christ must always be enemies.
The minister. who chrtstcns at tho
cradle. wcds At the altar; and prays a.
tho grave must ever condemn the thing
that breaks hearts. wcakens bodies, and
incapacitatcs minds.
Young people. whose minds arc satu-
rated with Tango and Jazz can't be
brought under the Influence OF eHIclen'
cy Do you know. that excessive dane
ing, produces muscular intoHication,
One Of he most dangerous diseases OF
the present day.
Something must he done to check this
craze. which has been exaggerated dur
ing the war. Paris is dance mad. Lon
don - danCe-nad. Washington is dance
mad. What about Wheeling? Are there
not enough pure minded men and wom-
en- in Wheeling 70 put the old town on
the man In a nationwide crusade. OF
social REFORM
Somebody. will. hear me tonight. the
day is coming. when business efficiency
and Christian Ethics will demand an
improvement.
Don't wait to come in on the Trail
err. take front-seat on the front-car'
and be leaders in the worldwide move
mcut for It's social-reform.