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About Weekly Chemawa American. (Chemawa, Or.) 189?-198? | View Entire Issue (May 23, 1902)
8 CHEMAWA AMERICAN. A Sermon on Dancing, Trout for Chemawa. By Itight Rev. HEORUE F. SKYMOI II, 8. T. LL. 1 , Protestant Episcopal IH-hop of Npilligileld, 111. Large numbers of excellent, re'luiouM people condemn dancing in the severest terms of reprobation aud forbid iheir con verts to dance with the same breath with which they forbid them to kill or commit adultery or steal. The effect of such teaching Is moat per nicious. It ii in itst If; It pronouces evil what Go,t has not cursed nay, what, he ha recognized as an offering acceptable to himself ar d which he has" even command ed nien to make his glory and praise. Dancing is the poetry of motion. It is the expression to the eye of what music conveys to the ear. It is oftentimes spon taneous and involuntary. The hand, the head, the body, will without our thought or consent keep time with the tune which floats in upon us from t he voice of the sweet singer or the notes of the Instru ment, To teach, therefore, that dancing is in itself evil and is to be avoided as sin is hb grave an error as can be committed. It is an impeachment of the truth of God, it Is an indictment Against the. hand iwork of our Maker in the highest and beat insiinets of oiirna'ure; it is calculated to bewilder the moral seime npclnlly of the young, as to good and evil. Dancing is not inherently evil any more than money is or the drama is or muic is. It may be and oltem is abused. There are lascivious dances and there are bad pt-ople who dance, and there are occasions when ont ougnt not to dance. 80 precisely are the lewd songs and improper plays au l vile purposes to which money is put, but these are no arguments against the legit imate use of music or the drama or money. One can no more consistently condemn dancing than be can condemn money or iuUic or the drama. fJStutestuan, , Salem, Oregon. May 20, 1902. Hon. Thomas W. Potter, Hupt. Chemawa Indian School, Chemawa, Oregon. Dear Sir: By order of the Rod & Gun Club of Salem, Oregon, lam directed to inform you that said club has procured from the Government ano" caused to be planted in La Bista and Ford creeks ten thousand young trout and that under the law no "lie will be permitted in either of said streams to fish until after the expiration of two years from the date of placing said trout herein, which was done on Sunday, May 18,1902, under the provisions of Uni'ed Htates laws which inflict a penalty in case of a violation and I give you this notice in Older that you may inform the employees and the pupils at your school of the facts and the law. Before we could procure these trout lh club had to apsnre the Government that the owners of the land along La filsh creek or ditch and Ford creek, would inter est themselves to protect the trout, for said period of two years. These owners have promised and agreed to do so and they will report to the Govern ment immediately any violation of thelaw by any person whomsoever. Trusting you will give this matter your immediate attention. Very respectfully ynurs, J. Baumgartner, 8ec'y Marion Onntv. R.ri JtGun Club. "Do you play football?" asked Presi dent Roosevelt in ft recenl letter to a boy who had written to him for some advice. "If sc. here is a motto for you: 'Don't foul, don't fliuch. Hit the line hard." There will be no suits for the establish ment of proprietary riyhis if others besides football-playeis adopt the motto. Ex, Renew your subscription. BSrYOUI
