Year: 1872

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1t was agreed on, and parlor was soon
stripped and fiddle brought, but it
would not work alone, and who should
be sent for 20 play it? Wesley sug.
gested that there was good fiddler in
the choir at the Rev Mr. Ebert's
church, and If he was good enough TO
sing in their worship he was good enough
to fiddle for our dance. You know they
are given 60 music over there, and play
Oratorios of DAME III their sacred
place that the ancient prophe; would
never have dared to ask the Almighty
if he might put that play on the boards
of the ancient temple, and worldlings
mimic the suferings of Gods weeping
pcnitent people over the christians pull
pit baptistry. The fiddler was ordered
but how should he be paid, by the
church or under the old rule, that those
who dance should pay the fiddler ? That
last rule smacked so much of the public
ball, we thought it would have less the
appearance of evil if it was paid by the
church, and ordered him to present his
bill and collection would be taken up.
Did we do right in thus introducing the
new era Terms of payment being
agreed on, the fiddler took his place aud
announced that all was ready for the
Fantastic " toe" The invitations had
been general to the young church men,
bers of the place, especially the new con-
verts, and few others. The numbers
were called. You know Order is
Heavens first Law" and so we had to
have numbers. The gentlemen were
busy selecting their companions, and
Wesley and thought we would select
some who were not church members, as
it might have good influence over them,
but Judge Of our surprise as on the other
side of our set came UP two wild, rattle
headed, reckless fellows, each leading
young lady teacher from our sunday
school, and were Just going to off set cur
good influence. Wesley and | withdrew
for consultation; here was a point on
which you had not given US any light.
He had his testament in his.pocket, and
we searched the Sermon on the Mount;
Peter on Pentacost Paul before Agrip-
pa; and Johns glorious Vision of Heav-
en-; but like yourself they had all in
advertantly omitted to state upon that
point.


Should these social exercises be limit
cd or unlimited Should we narrow
and puritanize the dance down to those
who have washed their robes and made
them white in the blood of the Lamb.
or should we fling wide the doors and
send the invitation broad as the COM
mission to the Apostles, unto all the
world and to every creature ?


We decided to refer the question to
the liberal clergy of this age, and said,-
son with the dance let Joy be unconfned;"
meaning of course that the dance should
only continue until "bed time," the hour
you had fixed but those children of the
world caught up the unfortunate strain
and shouted,


''No aleep till morn when youth and pleas-
ure meet,


10 chase the glowing hours with flying feet "
At half past ten Wesley thought it
was time to close and made the announce
ment that it was "bed time;" but the
sisters said they could not see it, and the
deacon's youngest boy broke out that
some had already gone to bed. The
hours flew on, the amusement grew in.
tense-the sisters who had attended balls
before experiencing religion, were per.
fectly delerious, but poor Wesley and ]
were not used to such scenes, and it wore
upon us terribly.


At half "a past three, be threw him
self onto my shoulder saying he would
give FIVE dollers if Bro. Otis was only
there to pronounce a bcnediction ant
wind up that eternal dance Yet like


Peter, we continued until the Cock crew
thrice before we remembered the word,
of our Lord


For week Wesley aud / could hard
ly move, were so sore and lame; while
those worldliugs appeared as well as ever


I spoke to him Of nv suGerings anC