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Distorted Reports of Sermon Last
Sunday Morning by Rey. C L.
Greaves Preacher Explains His
Attitude Toward
Gives Reasons Why It is Danger
ous. .
To the Editor of The Robesoniin:
Last Sunday morning I preached
cm the subject, "May a ( Christian
L'anie." The sermon has' awakened
rnuh comment, as. I expected it to
do, p? I desired it to do. I did not
expert that all the comment would
be favorable to the sermon either.
Perhaps I ought also to have expect
ed tnat various and distorted reports
of what I did say would be circulat
ed. At any rate such has been the
cu.e, and I desire space to express
mv attitude on the subject in order
that I may not be misquoted nor
rr is jnder stood by those who did not
hear the sermon.
In the first place. I did not out
young ladies who dance 'in the class
next to the fallen, as I was report
ed to have done. To have done so
would have been preposterous and
slanderous. I know scores of refin
ed and virtuous youne women who
dnee, and I know many genteel fel
lows who dance with them. Let this
t-yl 'me-right on that-seore;
to all the chambers destroys.
My objection to the dance is that
it is playing with fire. It is delib
e'ately exciting and tantalizng man
strongest primitive instinct. To most
man Vi ! c? is ninhn nUnniivnklii -1
the Dance ami , . u- .1- . i.oil- of ;
But perfectly virtuous young wo
men and decent young men may ana
do find pleasure in physical contact
with ore another in the ball room
nl the physical contact is the sweet
est element in the dance." It is not
a iratter of virtue or want of virtue
in that respect; it is a matter of na
ture.
The Almighty has made the sexe9
mutually attractive to one another,
and this attraction is the strongest
instinct of the average young man.
There is a spiritual attraction in the
first place which in the case of
voung people of good character is
itself uplifting and refining. Noth
ing so tones up and improves a young
man as association with pure,., refin
ed Christian women. So much for
the social and spiritual attraction
In the next dace there is the instinct
for physical contact, the desire to
caress, the thing which makes the
familiarity of the1 ballroom danger
ous. ' This instinct also was God
riven, but it is a fire intended to
smoulder rather than to blaze. This
instinct when properly managed is
an element in the sanctity and pur-
itv of the home. It was intended
to be kcrt at home, and to be gua-d-
oi! by all the restraints of prudence
and modesty.
But on te other hand this instinct
for nhvsical contact leads to all the
excesses and crimes of passion This
instinct acconnts for every libertine
pr.il "very scarlet yoman. It ac
counts for murders -unaccountable,
fc theft and scandal and intrigue.
Man has no passion or instinct
which he ought not to have, but he
cm have too mucn 01 any Dass-on
bv crossly cultivating it. The fire
en the hearth warms the house: the
fire scattered over the floor and m-
In the case of many young eirls I
do not believe they really know what
clement it is which they enjoy in th
waltz, but it is even more danger
ous than if they knew. Innocence
iray fall into the snares of mexper
lence
If there was ever a time for pru
derl parents to keep the ban on the
dance it is now. During the last
tour or five years new dances have
been invented one after another, each
more daring than that which went
before until even the Roman Cath
olics, who are exceedingly liberal on
such things, have in many instances
forbidden their people to engage in
them. Whv teach, your daughter to
be good and modest until she is six
teen or seventeen and then dress her
in scant attire and send her to whirl
for hours- in the arms of a young
man to the strains of sensuous mus
ie? The attitude assumed in a bail
room if assumed in privacy in a
parlor would lead the father, detect
in g it to a shotgun interview with the
young gallant in the case. Where is
er who reads these lines who does
net know that his daughter's virtue
is the only thing which protects her
from the gross abuse of many of
the young men in so-called good so
ciety. Mothers may not know this
out fathers do know it
I . understand that some offense
was taken at my quotation from a
sermon by a Georgia evangelist.
"The man who says he can dance
with a beautiful woman in ballroom
attire for hours and not have the
physical p!asskns) stirred; is more than
a man, less than a man. or .a liar.f I do
not think that the evangelist meant
that such a man necessarily had dis
honorable designs upon his fair part
ners; if I had though he meant that
I would not have quoted him. He
meant that Jie had under the cir
cumstances dishonorable desires or
if the word dishonorable is offensive,
improper desires.
If any young man who dances will
come to me and tell me that it is possi
ble for him 'o bpend hours waltzing
with beautiful women.glancing at their
snowy shoulders and flushed faces,
and feeling their forms yielding to
his support in the giddy maize of the
waltz, and feel all the time like he
is embracing a wooden Indian; I will
apologize for all I am saying pro
vided he can make me believe him.
There will be an easy way. to
prove - whether - my - contentions are
.right in Ihis matter or not. Let all
our vourg women keep away from
the ba,i'wni for one year, and if ut
the end of the year the cotillion club
is flourishing, the young men danc
ing with one another and having a
large and enthusiastic membership,
I will see about revisig my views on
the subject. The young men can have
all the usual frills; can dress a part
of them in fancy gowns without necks
and sleeves and send flowers and
bonbons - to one another. Try it a
year, let's test the thing right her
in Lumberton. They love to play
I-col together, to cat together,' drink
together, why not dance together;
why not "dance all night, till broad
cay light, and go home with the boys
m the morning?'
It seems necessary for me to say
just one more thing. If esteemed
young men, whom 1 am always hap
py to see in . my congregation, will
i ran rom ' diking , among them
selves while I am preaching they will
pot only show better decorum at
church, bat 'will be able to give a
mor Iocid account of what I " hart
said when the sermon is over.
r;..uLli: Cordially, , . " :'
CIIAS. L. GREAVES.
Lumberton, , N. C.
., Nov. 24, 1915.
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'MODE -.ROUGH SHOD OVER
LAWS AND TREATIES OF U. S.
Alleged Conspirators Indicted in
Federal Court for Sending Neutral
Relief Ships With Supplies for Ger
man Vessels at Beginning i War
New York Dispatch, Nov. 23.
Captain K. Boy-Ed, German naval
-.attache, with headquarters at the
German .Embassy in Washington,
played a leading role, according to
witnesses in Federal Court here to
ts? y, in the alleged conspiracy of sey
f ral Hamburg-American Steamship
Line officials to deceive and defraud
:, United States by sending neutral
re:wf ships with -supplies to German
tnop-of-war at the beginning of the
European war. One of the witnesses
& wore that Captain Boy-Ed personal
ly d rected the exnenditure of ap
proximately $750,000 which, unso
licited and unexpected, had been de
posited to the witness' credit in a
Sevr York bank in September. 1914.
This witness, Gustave B. Kulen
kampff, a German importer and ex
porter, with offices here, and others
testified in the trial of Dr. Earl
Buenz, Adolph' Ilachmeister. George
Ketter and .Toosph Poppin'ghau.-;. all
-ffkials of the Hamburg-American
Line, who ure chanred with consnir--u'V
in having d;r'cte(' the loAdinir
md ii.-patcbina -.f Ifi ve.Kel. ' to the
relief a half (if.f-n or nioro Gc-r-rnun
wa'hips in the AUantic nnl
Pacific oceans. The testimony, which
virtually op' ned the .F'tvyrnmrntV
l;c, followed short address to th?
t'irv liv Roiiir li. Wood, :issistant
1Tnitd." States di.stri-t 'itrncy. jn
-.''hi.'-." Mr. Woi.il said thct th gnv
.rnment would show that he def"nd--snt-
" -rough shod over the laws
-.t;! treaties of th" Unitl St-.c-1--v;s
' 'contemptuous' v as if those law--"d
trea ties- bad l-ec-nmere scraps
i.f pa per."
William K'nd. counsel fov the 'de
fendants, offered to concede certain
f Varies, involving I'l s-t earners, nnd
irHj-tajnreaionijbiultd
Buenz and his associate had sent out
he vssels as charged. Mr, Rand
.said Hi rents' were- acting upon lp
r'timate orders from the home office
rf the company in Hamburg.' Put
the government lawvers rejected the
concession and sought to prove heir
case bv witnesses. "The defense i
r.ot willing to admit the facts, it is
tryine to smother them," was Mr.
Wood's retort to Mr. Rand's offer.
"Quite the contrary," replied Mr. Rand
smilingly. "We are willing to admit
that $750,000 has been spent as the
government is trying so hard to
prove. Why, we are willing to go
much further than that we will ad
mit that $2,000,000 of German mon.
ev was spent in chartering and sup
plying vessels for relief of German
warships." "And how much more?"
asked Mr. Wood. "That is all I
know of," was the reply. "But, ad
mitting the facts, we don't admit
the intent to deceive or defraud, as
chanred in the indictment."
Is the motto of the Lumberton Bargain House
We want your trade only on a Square Deal Basis. We are going to sell
you the best merchandise that the markets afford at live and let live
prices. We sell only for cash and we want to show you just how cheap
good honest merchandise can be sold for cash. Note our low price
Saturday we will sell all day yard-wide Sea Island worth outing Flannel in neat Colors per yard . . . I
7 l-2c a yard, and Hanover Plaids, worth 7 l-2c a yard for uC
Qc - - ; - -
' J 8-qt. Galvanized Buckets each . . , . 1 Oc
10c Dress Gingham for Saturday . g 2iC '
' ' ' $1.00 large size Galvanized Tubs, each . . . ?Q
10c Percals Salurrlay . . . . . . g 1 2c
1 : - 12-qt. Galvanized Buckets, each . . . . 1 . Ortj-
Saturday all day or as long a? the lot lasts we will sell 7c JG
OXJ go just where
you drive
straight, sure, in all
weathers when
you equip with
United States
Chain Tread" Tir
Ladies' and Misses' Coat Suits, Dresses, Coats and Hats will be
especially reduced for Saturday's and Monday's selling. Every one
is made in the New Fall and Winter styles. Be sure to see them.
Ladies Patent Leather and Gun
Metal Shoes, worth $2.50 for $1.98
Children's Skuffers, , the best
school shoe made, prices $1.48 to
Si.y.x.
Old -Ladies Comfort shoes, extra
soft, flexible sole and rubber
heels for $1.48.
Ladies heavy work shoes per pair
Children's Patent Leather cloth
tcp shoes worth $2.25 our price
$1.89.
Boys' solid leather shoes air sizes,
also Boy Scout shoes $1.19 to
51.98.
Men's wotik shoes $1.69 to $3.48.
Men's dress shoes $2.30 to $4.00.
.Men's heavy fleece lined under
wear 50 value per garment .3 4'c.
Beys' Norfolk corduroy suits with
two pairs of pants, worth $6.00
a suit. L. B. JL price $3.98.
Boys' 50c Knickerbocker 'knee
pants per pair $39c
Boy's Shirts and blouses each 25c.
Men's suits in all the new fall
and winter styles and a perfect
fit is guaranteed in every suit
$15.98 to $14.98.
Men's and Boys' caps 2ou to 50e.
Men's $1.25 Flannel shirts each
98c. .
.Men's hats 98c to $1.89.
Men's 35c neck ties 25c.
Comforts and blankets at bar.
gain prices.
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$1.25 alarm clock 98c.
$1.00 Ingersol watches 89c.
2 packages cf envelopes for 5c.
Writing tablets 4c.
Si'k and woolen dress goods
will be specially priced for
Saturday's and Monday's selling.
the famous, popular
priced, loiJg-mileage,
antiskid -tires.--
Ask us the price of the size
you use and let ua show
you why . "Chain-Treads'
are real economy tires.
People's Garage
Lumberton, N. C.
This "storewill be ithe-home of Santa Claus. .We; will soon have on
display the lamest and prettiest assortment of Imported and Domestic
rtoutiay goods ever shown in L.umoerton.
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