Evening journal., 1920-11-15
PASTOR REVILES
CITYDANCEHALL
DR.. Carlisle L. Hubbard AS
sails Night in Hades" at
Auditorium
CALLS ON POLICE
TO PROBE AND ACT


One or the most vituperailve al
tacks ever n ade on dancing and dane,
halls ever maze In this city was de
livered by the Rev. Or. Carlisle l.
Hubbard in ST. pdurs N. Z. Church
last night The preacher characterized
dance halls generally as a gateway
TO the slime-piis OF the earth and b.
eternal hell" accused a local hall OF
catering TO the lowest that Is In
men, and d manded that the oty au-
thOrities make an Investigation and
close such an institution as a public
nuisance"
Paul r. Thompson. manager OF the
Eleventh street Auditorium. which is
located within a few blocks OF ST.
pau's and obviously was the hall
specifically attacked, listened atien-
lively 20 the sermon and later issued
a statement in which he remarked
senlentiOusly that someone's after
free advertising" DR.. Hubbard said
IN part.
I'VE Methodisls have been scored
again and again for our opposition
90 the dance and 10 dance halls. We
did not imagine that there could De
In our city an institution whose mora
Il NNAA| D" NIN NN NNAN ~ AAlNn' "ANAA NAA az
I peal as his 10 our youth.
The modern danch hall is indeed
The gateway tO the slme-pits Of earth
and 10 eternal hell. No wOndfr thai
In a recent editorial. quoted by NJ G.
Morris in his book on the modern
dance. We read
"The trouble with questionable
dancing Is that there Is nothing Ques-
| tiOnable about it-it Is unquestiOn-
ably bad In the great up and down
/ OF the dance from IN very beginning
Of history. each periodic dip has
reached s0me revolving level Of vul-
garty ihat has forced a revolution
of feeling and blue laws.
80 now, at the very outset Of on
comments. let us warn those who
may seek TO excuse th9 preseni-dal
spasm OF dance depraviy that unles.
there is a quick and well-ordred bet
tCrment OF conditions, inauglrateg
from within The ranks there Is sur
I 20 be coming from OUTSIDE the dane
ing fold a recreation that. for a gen
Grafton at least. will plane an inds
terminating ban upon social enjoy
| menis.
There has been a gradual under
mining OF The sensitive feelings Of
large element Of thn public. until 30
day actions are tolerated and mOrali
O. r accepted In connection with so
cial functions which. until recently
would have subjected those who gayi
| them 10 instant Ostracism. History
broadly speaking, repeats herself. bu
she always does so with certain ariis
tic variations. and the characteristic
as We see it. OF the present period o
dance derneratiOn is that 70 attack
most virulently the very young 10 D
striking at our boys and girls. Ou
young women and m n. and this a
the very roots OF our future society
Parents. an institution has Openl,
invited your boys and girk 10 spenl
a night in Hades with HIS Satani
! Majesty as floor manager. And Wha
may we expect neXl2
"A public Institution that even 10
one night cOnfesses itself turned int
Hades and under The managemen
Of the devil is not no place for on
youth and II there goes on there wha
lhe Night In Hades' would lead Ons {
suspect, / should say that the cit
, authorities responsible for the mOra
, conditions surrounding our y0ut
ought 10 investigate.
Mr.. Thompson. manager OF the Au
% dit0rium. in a statement says:
IT was my privilege 30 attend On
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