Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-05-27

ick Jshan, proved perhaps the most
pleasing offering yet of the Redpath
ChautauQua to the general public
here when it was presented in the tent
on the Smith lot last evening to the
largest audience that had attended
any one OF the chautauqua entertain
ments up to that time. From begin
ming to end the rollicking comedy in
spired constant gale Of merriment
and laughter. The plot which was
woven around young broker who
wagered in the sum of $4,000 to tell
the absolute truth for twenty four
hours, was indeed clever and was pre-
sented by a. company Of accomplished
actors and actresses. The situations
which. the young broker got into in his
attempt to tell the absolute truth were
often and awkward; but as it turned
out he kept the faith and received the
money reward and incidentally the
girl of his heart along with 1t. The
play carried..a moral lesson. in addi-
tion,to it's great humorous side in that
while it is. indeed a hard matter to
tell, the truth at all times in the bus
mess and social world, at the same
time it pays. During. the performance
last evening preliminary arrangements
with a;;view to having Redpath re-
turn for an engagement here next
summer were made. A canvass OF
those Of the audience who would
agree to buy one or more season tick
cts for next years performance re-
suited in the securing Of pledges for
more than 200 tickets. In all probabi-
lity the chautauqua will return, al
though it will be necessary to sell 400
tickets.
The three agencies that contribute
most largely to modern moral delin-
'quency was the subject Of scorchine
sermon delivered Sunday evening by
Rev. ]. K. Walker, pastor of Trinity
Methodist church, to his congregation
"Those three agencies" declared Rev
Walker, ARE: /. The modern dance
2. The present mode Of dress. 8. Au-
tomobile night riding. The most DAN
gerous and might say the most dam
nable Of these three Is the modern
dance: I would not tell you that al
dancing is sinful and wrong. I.woulo
tell you that there is no comparison
between the old time Virginia reel. anc
cotillion and the modern disgraceful
sensuous, wicked, beastly performances
that are staged from time to time un.
| der the guise Of dances. Neither have
these modern agencies sof the devil
grown out Of the old Dances" Speak
ing Of the present fashions and style:
Of women's clothes, Rev. Walker said
| Many young women and older womer
as we'll, are laboring under q halucina
ton or wrong impression in wearing
short skirts and peek boo waists anc
other repulsive and repugnant crea
tions that they do wear. They thinl
that the wearing Of these clothes ten'
to make them popular with the men
But if you think that, you are 'mistak
en-. want to say to you that if it wer
possible for you to hear the, commen
of some Of the men after you pass
you are Of that great number who wea
these clothes, you would immediately
rush home and. array yourselves Il
garments more in keeping with decen
cy and the best teachings Of moralit
i and the Christian RELIGION" Speak1n
Of automobile night riding, Rev. Walk
er said: 1T is most dangerous thin
this matter of young couples goln
night riding in automobiles withou
any Shaperon. Amy mother who ha
the true instinct of motherhood WI
surely hesitate before she allows he
girl to go riding in an automobile a
night unchaperoned and she will surel
be very familiar with the character
that chaperon.'b Members of the con
gregation who heard the sermon char
acterized it as powerful denunciatio
of the evils mentioned. ''.'