. Social Dynamite: The Wickedness of Modern Society from the Discources of T. De Witt Talmage . iation of the exercise came fromthe fact that it was utterly and completely depraved. But we are not to discuss the customs of the oldentimes, but customs now. We are not to take the evidence ofthe ancient fathers, but our own conscience, enlightened bythe Word of God, is to be the standard. Oh, bring noharsh criticism upon the young. I would not drive out fromtheir soul all the hilarities of life. I do not believe that theinhabitants of ancient Wales, when they stepped to the soundof the rustic har
. Social Dynamite: The Wickedness of Modern Society from the Discources of T. De Witt Talmage . iation of the exercise came fromthe fact that it was utterly and completely depraved. But we are not to discuss the customs of the oldentimes, but customs now. We are not to take the evidence ofthe ancient fathers, but our own conscience, enlightened bythe Word of God, is to be the standard. Oh, bring noharsh criticism upon the young. I would not drive out fromtheir soul all the hilarities of life. I do not believe that theinhabitants of ancient Wales, when they stepped to the soundof the rustic harp, went down to ruin. I believe God in-tended the young people to laugh and romp and play. I donot believe God would have put exuberance in the soul andexuberance in the body if He had not intended they shouldin some wise exercise it and demonstrate it. If a motherjoin hands with her children and cross the floor to the soundof music, I see no harm. If a group of friends cross andrecross the room to the sound of piano well played, I see noharm. If a company, all of whom are known to host and. DANCING. 229 hostess as reputable, cross and recross the room to the soundof musical instrument, I see no harm. I tried for a longwhile to see harm in it. I could not see any harm in it. Inever shall see any harm in that. Our men need to be keptyoung, young for many years longer than they are keptyoung. Never since my boyhood days have I had more sym-pathy with the innocent hilarities of life than I have though we have felt heavy burdens! What though wehave had to endure hard knocks! Is that any reason whywe should stand in the way of those who, unstung of lifesmisfortunes, are full of exhilaration and full of glee? God bless the young! They will have to wait many along year before they hear me say anything that woulddepress their ardor or clip their wings or make them believethat life is hard and cold and repulsive. It is not. I tellthem, judging from my own experience, that they
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