The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-04-07
DOES H AUS OF RELIGION NEED DANCING?

In order to get rid of the evils attending dance halls, Dr.
Gated dance halls installed by churces, and even placed the
O. K" on dancing in church buildings, before a Religious Edu-
catiOnal Society convention in Chicago. We cannot see much
religious education in that position: He sad that it would Sc
a saloon, a gambling and pool room and a moving picture thea,
ire; a baseball lark in ne yard a foot bali team. With these
the church a holy place instead of a place of amusement and
social entertainments sanctuary where one may have cloister-
ed meditation and shuttle off the world for a while-such per
son might be driven to druid soitudes under the unsophisticated
tree to commune in some peace in fit environment. The sug-
gestion is an outrage on the only place where one may go at
p Iner1d1tr ana ana get away Wd from o. tn the eternal pursuit lt and noise of
ticularly the heaIthful sports and harmless enjoyments of ex-
if removed, removes much that goes with it. The struggle to
secure attendance at the churches is a very serious one, and has
TESS the good of such attendance, and know the need of it. Aside
from the beautifying spirituality of the very edifce, the music,
the calm, the freedom from pickering and world suggestions,
there is material morality in it-constructive morality. Howso-
ever poetic and charming even harmless or innocent dancing is,
It IS decidedly inconsonant with sacred premises. The very idea
mind a KIND of shock which the plain and simple soul feels
deeply and can never approve.
by Mr.. Geo. ?. Money. There is a deeper significance to what
is stated ate than the casual reader will perhaps get at first glance.
tendance" Might not the fact-if it be afact-that the church,
has tried ito fall in with so many things and to keep step with
the business world in a way, be the underlying cause for making
II necessary to struggle" to get people to come to church? Is
1M4 our Of cfq t5ca leaders d"dr+ mi mindfu5 enough Of the wishes and con
with the church-it wont do.
When Gov: Russell went into office, he found a State tax levy
his aid and encouragement to 8 mills. Five million in bonds bonds have
been issued. Salaries were increased for the county officers
winch cost the tax payers over 81 900, 600. State appropriations
were increased from ID, 100000 to 1900, 900. The Governors q
own s salary was raised the day before he took the oath of office
winch raise was approved by the State Senate over which he
then presided. The price Of School Text books were raised over
sWhat they were before to the point where it will cost the State c
durnng the i've years about $4,000, 600. And it must not be I
overlooked that school books which can be bought in Tennessee, l
5or example, for Ga cents costs the parents of school children in
MISSISSIPPI SIG, and this is but an illustration of the cost of a
Host BOOKS. ana, besides many other things, the State Tax i
sommlsS1on, which Gov. Russell swore by, has raised assess y
Enents III over the State. These are just a few of the MANY >
Kings that Russell has done to the people of Mississippi.
III gu. -U-= La
Inc CHRISTIAN Statesman says: "We believe that anv party
ould WIN with a platform and candidate boldly and sincerely "a
ev0ted to Jesus Christ. Some time it will be undertaken" "a
Feli, II therd ever was a time when the lessons Of the hour
I n1u db seem t TO adm enl the people to turn unresetvedly to the d
ut who will be the Moses? There is no record of anybodv's
eelng a burning bush in these parts. But is there any one real M
looking for burning bushes?
Inc LEGISLATURE has remained in session as long as there was L.
my money to appropriate. NJ