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ATLANTA, GA.
DANCING, CARD PLAYING.
(Continued from page 11.)
ditions existing among us which we
believe, in the light of God's word,
and the history, experience and teach
ing of the Church should be correct
ed. It is commonly reported in our
community that quite a number of
the members of our Church are given
to the practices of dancing, playing
cards, and that some have even wag
ered money on horse races and other
things. Also that some are given to
the sins of intemperance in the use
of alcoholic drinks, profanity or some
other such sin, which, in the eyes of
the world as well as the Church, is
a reproach to the cause of Christ,
whom they profess to love.
We clearly recognize the fact that
these things, in all probability, are
done through thoughtlessness and
lack of proper instruction, more than
from any other cause, and that a word
of warning and entreaty from those
who have the oversight over them
should be all that is needed to recall
them to the path of faithful, loving
and self-sacrificing obedience to th'e
Master. We also recognize the fact
that there are a few who do not seem
to see any harm in some of these
things, especially the dance and the
card game. We earnestly ask such to
atterd carefully and prayerfully to the
consideration of what follows, with a
mind open to conviction, and a real
purpose of heart to do v/hat appears
to be right and proper for a Christian,
and for the best interests of the cause
of Christ.
The Dance,
1. It Is an established fact of his
tory that most forms of the modern
dance were not allowed in good so
ciety in ancient times on account of
their indecent and immoral tenden
cies.
2. Dancing is viewed, both by the
majority of those in the Church and
by those without, as a worldly prac
tice, and the church member who en
gages in it has not the confidence of
those without as a thoroughly con
sistent Christian.
3. The highest authorities in prac
tically all of the churches condemn it
as inconsistent with the best interests
of religion. It was strongly con
demned in many instances in the
early Church, shortly after the time
of Christ, even though it was not
practiced in its more seductive mod
ern forms. The Roman Catholic
Church, in its plenary Council in Bal
timore and at other times, condemns
it. The Episcopal Church, through a
number of Its bishops, e. g., Hopkins,
Meade,' Mcllvaine. Coxe and others,
speaks in no uncertain tones in con
demnation of it. To this also agree
the deliverances of the General Asso
ciations of the Baptist and Congrega
tional Churches. The Methodist Book
of Discipline, paragraph 24 8, provides
for the discipline of members for this
offense. The Church of Christ, the
Disciples or Christian Church, is as
pronounced as any through its recog
nized authorities.
While leaving the matter of dis
cipline to the session, where it natu
rally belongs, the General Assemblies
of the Presbyterian churches have
time and again expressed their disap
proval of the modern dance as a
"mournful inconsistency in church
members," and have required them to
"heed on this subject the. ad*nonition
of those whom you have chosen to
watch for your souls." (Assembly's
Minutes, 1818 and 1827.) In 1865
our own Assembly reaffirmed all that
had previously been said on the sub
ject and declared that dancing is "in
direct opposition to the Scriptures and
our Standards," and is "indisputably
worldly conformity." This same As
sembly called for "enforcement of this
position by instruction from the pul
pit, prudent admonition"; but when
all other means fail, then "such meth
ods of discipline as sl^all separate
from the Church those who love the
world and whose practices conform
.thereto." In 18G9 the Assembly "ear
nestly and solemnly" enjoined all ses
sions and Presbyteries under its care
the absolute necessity of enforcing dis
cipline against this and similar of
fenses. In 1877 the Assembly con
demned all dancing "as tending to
evil," so that all dancing 1j against
the rules of the Church.
4. We would urge briefly "that it is
not usually the more spiritually mind
ed who are the dancing members; that
a dancing minister would shock the
sensibilities of even the most worldly;
that at the approach of a revival all
dancing ceases," or the revival is
killed; "that the world claims the
amusement as its own"; that a large
percentage (in cases that have been
investigated, 70 to 80 per cent.) of
the girls "that have gone wrong"
trace the beginning of their fall to
the dance; and that its tendencies are
in a sensual rather than in a spiritual
direction. Surely these facts should
cause the most thoughtless to pause
and consider, and for the sake of
their own spiritual life, the purity and
progress of the Church, the honor of
our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ,
and their responsibility for others, bo
willing to give up once and forever a
practice which at best is doubtful, and
which contributes so largely to selfish
and sensual gratification.
Cards.
1. In regard to cards we would call
attention to the fact that they are
practically always grouped with the
dance and other forms of amusement
that are classed as worldly. _
2. We would submit that so far as
the card itself is concerned there is
not necessarily any harm directly in
it. Some kinds of cards are not es
sentially more evil than others, ex
cept as usage and associations have
rendered them evil. It is for this
reason that the games in which the
common playing card is used have
met with the condemnation of the
Church. This game has for centuries
been used as a gambling device and
is so largely associated with gambling
that those who would be obedient to
the word of God and "avoid every
appearance of evil" should have noth
ing to do with it.
3. Numerous instances might be
cited where men and women have
learned to play cards in the parlors
of professing Christians, many of
them in the homes of their own par
ents, and have gone from there into
the gambling dens and become pro
fessional gamblers, and whose lives
have been ruined and souls destroyeJ
as a consequence. "The wrong of the
card game lies in what history has
shown them to lead to."
4. The cards as well as the dance
hinder or destroy the spiritual life of
the individual, and nullify that per
son's influence over others for real
spiritual uplift is beyond question.
And it has been a universal experi
ence that whenever these practices
prevail to any marked degree, the
Church in which such persons are
members has little or no spiritual vi
tality, and there is not a case on re
cord of a church whose members per
sisted in these practices where there
was a real revival of religion and the
conversion of souls until these things
were given up.
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Horse Itnring,
As for the sin of betting, or wager
ing money on horse races or any other
matter of chance, including the play
ing for prizes in games of skill or
chance, we would remind those con
cerned that this is always and unques
tionably a sin in itself, and therefore
a reproach to the cause of Christ and
a blot on the soul which only true
repentance and renewed faith and con
secration can remove.
We deplore the increased practice of
the sin of profanity and call upon
all of our members to guard the doors
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