t" we ask. your En" l. -" he a you learn 3ro . = - 0 rite, " Where ai hotel i n New YorYFrenclitiepeak " -1 ' was in li . eat once huntsaltion to;ltte other answerB' who m hire he tri and we set :--• ing guide, A Glacier, which lies 1 and the Wetterhorn, SWITZERLAND—RIDE o ut, single g We have at MEE DAY IN the 3 1,, f rtes beyond. A B between five, at s-ix franca aad; moirg- these little farms; TO GICINDELWALD GLACIIER. , som e four or ~ rough, our horses picking an Correspondent.] . . enT . gum times ab , efsoreatch [From the Note Book of our Europe . , _great care, and never going out of OUT car then then it rph e _ y know every inch of the way, as I ~ As the ascent becomes more their brought travellersthrough th of , ,these paths a Tlage Indy' between the Grand es slower, and we Eiger and the OA times.. We make quite a line in single are now almost of po- site the gorge presently startled by three ( 's' a gaend e sights and the ride. We have We are pre dra'' l o heaTieg the echoes of the Alpine horn, so litiettenberg. music. Long or four delightful strains of ni , . „i ~.ttle4Allontr party starts the pretty song, it Sweet Thy otesl are col . • o_,. l A- . ciihti T'Would die with thee,"and we try to wake I."ifirechoes from Mount ettenbercr as we ride : u 1 b T R,pposite its high rocky wall. The song starts our French-speaking guide, who, as soon as we are through,. sings a Swiss Alpine song in fine style. We 'clap our hands and applaud hini roundly, as he warbles his chorus; mid. passes from falsetto to chest voice with the;utmost ease and precision. We find we have in 'him quite a bird as with his son's .and ; his lively 'conversa tion he 'makes himself' very agreeable. ; ; ITo „car questions •he answers that in w,inter, he is a chas sear—hunter—that he chases the chaMois amona all thesemountains' . and loveshis Wild life in/ 6 - 'Densely. We now come' to another Alpine horn. This time a 'DIM blows it, a better performer than the boy we met an hour or two ago—and being . pear erthepoun ' tain th e echoes come e much quicker and mingle with the tones he plays. This certainly is sweeter tliau anything we have ever heard: The 'same •Mari—fites' a little carmen for our entertainment ..Its sharp bang comes echoing back from M6ttqiiterg instantly, then another and another echp from, the Wetterhorn beyond, then rapid rattling echoes as the vibrations glance from,peak ' to - p l e a'mile above our heads; and the 'Sound dies away. Another Cannon' is fired and the: astonishing echoes repeated. ,when we pay the man for his entertainmept and. pass on., We mow arrive at•a, chalet directly opposite the Grand Glacier of the Grindelwald. Here we dismount and leave our bOrsea, for the last halfrniiie must be done on foot. ' • There is a gra too cut in the Glacier, which ourguide has been telling us we must enter, so the ladies put, on their water-proofs and we our,. over-coats,.,, and each one carries an Alpenstock,. and With 'the lively singing guide we set out. G. W. M. ' iiaci Cimzunitatimut. then the echo came back, clear, sweet, aol mi ... do ... and we all decided it to be the most delightful thing we had ever heard. Oui New York merchant said that •he must blow an Alpine horn too, and wake some of Mount Eiger's sweet echoes. ,So, shutting his eyes he tried, and he nearly blew himself through the horn—he said,—but it only produced a low dismal bray. I tried it myself 'with but little more sucoess and concluded it was better to let, that stout Swiss boy blow his' - brains out than worry myself with the effort. We had often sung of the Alpine born and joined in the " tra laila ' " which we suppcfsed sounded something likeit,but, had 'no idea'that thelorn was a great wooden trumpet three yards long, that took the strength of a Samson to fill. We gave the boy some money, for that was what he blew for ; not to hear the echoes, :not he. We are ndiV fairly opposite the gorge dividing the mountains, and out of it flows a river of ice. The lesser Grindelwald Glacier is before us. Why call it "lesser 7" for it fills the whole val ley from onountain. to mountain; and yon look up the' gorge it continues backward and up ward filling the whole space to the mountain beyond that closets. in the view,. It may be a thousand feet deep, or two thousand, or five, if the valley is hollowed but under it, to the same level As, the,place we:are standing upon.. All is: ice and snow as'far back as we can see, between the two mountains. Bold rocky peaks rise here and` there, with snow lying upon them, wherever they are not too steep to •allow it to lie. The view is .closed in 'by a mountain wall several miles distant, with snow covering it to, the sum-. mit; while here and . there, cold gray rook preci pices and pinnacles stand out above the snow. The air is much cooler, as we approach snch immense bodies of ice and snow. The day has' been hot; but for the last hour the heat has been gradually leaving us, and now we 'are de lightfully cool in this pure bracing atmosphere. 'These pretty farms, these meadows, ancl orchards, and rye-fields; all around us, are rich and thrifty in appearance, and yet they are within a quarter of a mile of that everlasting ice bed, that has been nothing but ice and snow' for thousands of years. We had always thought that the Gla ciers were far above the vegetation ; but find, it not so. We now come to a little village. Twenty or thirty men are standing together at thaVstable What are they doing ? They are guides, wait• - .in , Y to take us and other tourists like us, to the Glacier.' We soon arrive at the Grand Eiger Hotel—a' lieit'Wooden chalet,'painted white. -We take a ,! lurieh, while we look 'across Ale valley at the ',millions of tons,of ice and snow!filling the gorge ,opposite,. Our hotel is so high ,that .s . look down upon the lower portions of the• Glacier. Its sdrilice is exceedingly rough, `covered' with hollows, and' ridges, and fissures. Portions of it are white and glittering, other portions appear to be covered with, thin dust which makes it look dim. Far back, however, among the moun ,fain peaks; all is white. and pure, so dazzling as bfie•auti shines upon it, that it becomes painful to took at long. The whole valley is filled with theAolid iee, and it almost appears to flow; .the anthee 131,91100 g downward from a height of sev-' etat thousand feet above where we stand, to' .the bottom of ~the valley at our feet, where you can step 11 it from the ground, and try to climb its rough Surface. On 'each side of the lower por tion of. the Glacier the mountains are covered' with irises, but as you ascend, the growth of pines eeases- 7 --aud all is barren, lifeless, cold. But the great Glacier, is the one we are going to visit. The one t befomns is but a . small affair. So we make arrangements to travel further. Our • carriage is here, put up to wait our return. The road beyond' /18 is little more than a path three 'or four feet wide. " Will We go on horseback or on hand-chairs ?" Horseback of course. There is too much of the American in us to let those sturdy Swiss carry us, as they are anxious to do, on a chair fixed on a band-barrow; handles be 'fore and - behind, by which two stout men carry the riders along. The horses are ready in afew minutes, a guide holding the rein of each. " We don't want five guides, certainly 1" " Yes, but it costs the same' whether you take the guide or not; six francs for a horse either with or with- Lin guide; or six francs for a handAair, all the saute'." "Nell, Which of, these guides can speak Fre.neli ?" Not one answers. They all speak Perman." Oatet, yon get us some French-speak hig guides ?" we ask the proprietor of the hotel.' He calls out his assistant, a young man, who ac costs us in good English, the first we have heard . to-dav, and so unexpected that we are startled. THE AMERICAN iIRESBYTERIAN, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1868. LETTER FROM MOROSE. ORGANS ACROSS THE lil-NE. Probably, jolly people, as a general thing, haye but fintif,cd ,Itnowledge, and proportionate ema cern,* to Inatters,,which are transpiring in, thc iChurches'inthe ‘.! New Dominion!' Here in `the Sain'aw Valley, hOwever, Canadian matters.ha - Ye a•living,interest for many Of us. This region, is full of Canadians; at lea.st a third--sonte say half -of Bay city is made up from that quarter. ()f these people, a large, number are laborers in, the • mills; but many of them are traders, mechanics, ; and professional or business men.. Asl '1 to birth, or national origin, a ecnisiderable portion are' either Snatch; or of 'Scotch extractien ; some are' Irish; or ScotchllTlsh, and 'a , few' Are' English ;. while: France has some representatives More, or less, remote , The Pyesbyterian Churcb in Canada largely &o pal, as you know. The pute English go to the ErneophrCliurbh . ; and a•inixture of all people go with the:Methodists. As the 'result of origin', the modes and:methods • which concern tli9 Churches of Scotland, concern their descendm96 in Canada, with such variations as the circum stances prOduce. There are two Presbyterian Churches in Canada, viz.: the ".Canada Presby teria,nChureh," and the Old Kirk ; or that which stands for it. An effort; is on foot, to unite them, which may, or may not soon succeed—probably not. One of the questions which now agitates the Canada Church, the matter of organsin churches. This , hap bebn tussled over in. Scotland, and meas urably settled there, by referring it to the cpn gregations themselves, only so that no church. law shall be i r ufringed, and the peace of the church not digturbed. In Canada the 'Synod of 1867 was occupied largely with this question; and' the overtures, discussions, and judgMent, are AO-. lished ip.,n pamphlet; from the ,size of which, I judge the debate must have lasted some two or three days. - The matter ca - rneup-from- Knox. congregation, in Montreal., T i .gather, that, this church, after the manner of us 1 - ankees, ,get . them a "Cabinet Organ," or perhaps a melodeon—though it'is all the way dignified with the larger name, " organ" —for tbp• use of their Sunday-school. That lik ing the ,sound of it, the question was aftd, , "'Why not make it go with the Binding 112' All& n 'And sure enough they did; iridliidn, women and childrert,--iminiSterincladed- 1 -were 4ile.aseit with the result. But certain people, outside—some ,of ,them from country districts—were scandalized at the " Kieefif whi'stle's;" in the Lord's house; and madd'aisturbadee accordingly. So to have peace, congregation asked leave of Presbytery to keep , the instrument. From the Presbytery it went to the;Synod, which met at Toronto in June, 407., Here Greek met Greek over the organ. " The debate is of roach interest; as much for the incidental mentions, as for the direct argu ment. The cquestion is treated historically, scrip turally, practically, and legally. Several of the speakers do not fail to get Davids help, where he commands , a joyful voice, with " psaltery, harp, cymbals, timbrel; trumpet, and organ." ' One de- Cl'ares, that a trial of three hundred years, in their way, 'is a "complete failure;" that it is no better, but worse, than it was thirty years ago; and that as a general thing the singing is "wretched." An old church in Montreal, after a sermon on attitude in worship, were 'called upon by the minister to 'sing the Doxology in long metre, standing; ,c to show that they ilid not need 'the aid of instru mental music ; and in three trials broke doyen: In short "the music is to many an annoyance; and a large and influential number of members throughout Canada desire a change. - It is the testimony of several speakeri, toe; that great, many persons are leaving the Preabytetian Church, and especially the young people, for other communions; and this indeed is declared to be true, in Scotland, England, Ireland, and the British Colonies. They are the more inclin ed to this, that they join in Sunday-scbool cele brations, and learn thus abroad to sing the songs they may not sing at home. The fact, too, which they confess, that while the Scotch Churches thus lose their-yortitg people, other Churches such as Baptist, Methodist, Independent, and American Presbyterians, grow, increase, and flourish, is not lost upon them. They are sure that their disadvantage is not in their doctrine, nor their preaching, for their pulpit is able; in which I (to not think Ahem to claim too much. I have heard a number of the Canadian ministers—indeed they are not unfrequently com ing over to us—and I can testify to their general ability. The trouble then, they argue, must be in their church music. Yet after debating the subject in the Synod, as stated; although the ability of that body was immensely on the side of the organ, it was voted down. The offending church was ordered to re move the thing, and praise the Lord "with their voices" the best they could. When the action of the Synod reached the church, some of .therrowere inclined to show .fight atilt; hut the pastor informed them, that ,disobedience ;to the. Synod might "ungown" him ; from which phrase you may infer that the Cana ministers wear, gowns; which is true; at lea St-a- a general custom. So I suppose' there is •not tin organ in any Presbyterian church in Canada, and if the music is, as they say, "wretch ed " it will ,stay wretched; at least till the ma jority of votes, joins,the majority of braing. PerJ hap the queation was up again this year; if so yoti may knoW; but I have not seen the proceed ings. Probably •year readers, by this time, may have had 'enough of the General Assembly, and of Union 4br- a while; =so • I will not dwell upon 'eith'er nnw. We in Michigan are not so imme cliatelY interested in it as you are, farther 'East; there being in this State, but a few 0.8. church es.l, Still we are for the Union—on general prin ciples; providing we feel sure that the 'Churches are ready for it. Some of us out •this way were in a minority; in the Assembly, as you 'knew'; not, so much from any technical difficulty --at least with some •of us—as from a Want of Satisfaction on this point of readiness. We went to the Assembly to get • light as to that...point: We obtained some--.no great thanks to the Union leaders in our body. I have no idea thatthey intended that we should be kept in darkness, and be. Made to swallow the Risis blindly... Yet it . had that kind ofa look, fer some.days. The, Report of the Committee of Fit ,teen,olwhielt has been so much praised, was to us ;an exceedingly unsatisfactory document., ltrwas 'an'argninent'fbr union', from men who didi not - Perceive th 6 'teat' obstacles to be reinoved. Of •eciniselt overshot, The tenacity of our New York friends for that Tenth Article, ,confirmed us in the rear, that our suspicious, of, a want of .readi , ness for union in the 0. S : hody, were well founded. That fear was a good deal obviated, by caring the 0. S. delegatels. 1. .1f thet spoke the al ,'sentiment of the majory in their bOdy, hich s&kt tl:4ln te lig iVe of , the ' minority Were relieved in 'a,copsiderable measure ; ::But we, do not want our Tresent rquiet disturbed... May we inot reasonably ask for, some assurance, at ,least while the N. W. Presbyterian utters no uncer tain sound in our ears'? ' - The thing is now with the Peesbyteries. I wish • it were, zn such shape that our Basis ;were the Con tesiiOn o f Faith- and, Form of Government with 811911,Arrangerne.nts, with regard. to conditions,las the. Committee . haVe , recommerided.. But we must vote on the Basis; - as it is adopted; and'trust to Kthe futaire.; di to Tenth Articles—if so we shall be' united I suppOse the 0.5., friends of union " ``‘l.:'"'' to it inth— are wor -mg like eavers carry their Presbyteries. It will, probably take uo great amount of work to carry it in ours, , though,it is guessed that there .may‘ be minorities. 3 i'j Speaking , of the Assembly, the record of their faces, as given by the HarriSbnic , artist, has just ireaphed The picture has a preasantlook: The good Moderator— good a manand a minister I b 0 0q as , mean—is the fit centre head—with the brave Governor above him—encircled with . a galaxy 'of the' Doctors. The rest of us are peppered about . promiscuously: I find this correspondentihob-nob ;biog. with the .man: that a: blond him _up !! for some unlucr.y utterance, in debate.. Be has, a good chance, to whileola friends are in state of gyeat e,atterthent. Friend SWazeiflee 'has the tright ear` of the 'Governor. I hope •he ,will be-wise in his privilege. If he does not, his pastor on . the , other side,may correct him, • ' THE WEATHER. is hot; we lave , had 'more than twenty days among the nineties ; with three or four sseents of the ruereury . above -100 0 —Up in one case, to 105° Pretty well for Northern Michigan: 'As ewe' regult, - I 'hear of many •'WhiSky=diinking sun'Strokei , or'congestion. Whisky is very uhsafe with the 5t,100.,° ~Yours truly, • A MBROSE Bay Cit y, Mich:, July, 1868. REV. A. M. STEWART'S LETTERS-IX. (AUSTIN, NEVADA.) A city of the hills and valleys—a town loosely scattered about in the'gorgesof a barren motto: for-human beings two hundred miles from , any other place—a , ; busy, bustling populationOf ,four' thousand 'Peoille, who have hauled to them in ox and mule wagons a distance of from three to four hundred miles, across are=' gion-'without.'ihhabitants, everything they eat and wear, together with all the lumber for bu:ild- ing their houses;—no tree within sight—hardly one within twoihundred miles, and scarce a cul tivated' aere`within the 'same distance. Its loos: Lion is seven thousand feet above the, sea. ,5 11 , Di mer and'wiriter struggle together for the mastery nearky all the year t weed. It has been snowing since yesterday; wind-today, June 15th, the snow. covers the around to the depth of six inches. This, •however, is declared by.the 014e0ii4bi tantg, te''belnuntisual freak of the elements; - What poSsible induceine.nt, - it may could draw four or five thousand people so far UNION. away from all the appliances of civilized life to build and occupy a city under • such conditions, and at an expense, also, equaling the most sump tuous living in our Eastern cities. During my sojourn here, a little room is occupied in one part of the city and eating obtained at a shanty-built restaurant in another—no hotels or taverns pros per in Austin—and the expense of my divided establishment will equal that of a like stay at the Continental. Some six or seven years ago, as a rider belong ing to the Overland Pony Express was resting his jaded horse in the canyon where Austin is now scattered rationt, he chanced to pick up a curious looking boulder, carried it with him two hundred miles to Virginia City, had it scientifically ex amined, and it proved to be rich in Aim.. This led to the discovery that through these mountains overhanging Austin there run numerous veins of silver ore. "Wheie the carcass is, there will the eagles be gathered together." Prospectors and mineis flocked here—speculators, traders, in'echanics, re finers come.doctors, lawyers, ruinsellers, gam blers and commercial women folloWed—people came the longs journey on, foot, on horseback, in carriages, in long trains of ox and mule wagons —came in every way; and a city went up, was or ganized and inhabited as'by Magic: Other classes of persons also Caine: Nuinerous companies with large capital were formed in the' East. in order that the stockholders : might become still richer from these mines. Thoroughly educated and , scientific menwere sent here for the erection and guidance of the various buildings and 'machinery. Others of the best experience and business capa city came to look after the outlay and incomes. Not.a few of, these men, brought their families with .them—families with all the education and refinement of our towns and cities—and, better tlian all, some of them Christian' families. A stranger 'conglomerate, a more diversified, mixed up multitude, than this population of Aus tin, the world has not perhaps init. , A place of deep interest for the study of the philosopher, the historian, and especially for the Christian minis ter. A 6en, sharp intellectual mass. Nearly everyone here has for years had his wits sharp ened; many even to razor sharpness in some call ing or other of life--honest or dishonest. Few here but can follow to perfection the advice of Burns to his young friend; "But keek through every ither man, • VT sharpened, shy inspectlon." Many of the conditions of society here remind me of carap and'army life, and thus perhaps have for me more° interest, and tendlo make me feel so readily at home. Here have I been sent for, a month to preach, to look after and consult about church interestss- 7 chnrch erection and eitension. Never, did a place more heed the gospel, and there are'fes% . lbealities the . PeAc Where it seems !moreimpoitant that we should have' a successful church' efganization,:_and certainly: •.few" places where it, will prove more• difficult, successfully to maintain one. The Catholics, as usual in such places, are well organized and have all their ap pliances of deception at wOrk. The 'Methodists also haefit ;hopeful ;society. - 'Our , church ; •too, has forisome tithe been fully prganize,di• but, ex isting irresolution, m 4 with perykap, all matters injudiciously managed by those sent to take Charge. Th - few of our• people here had • become 'discouraged.' One stieniaFcause• 'of dis: Couragement With. respect -to - permanence is,. ,that ,perhaps not a person in Austin .is Imre with any seiliousintention of making it,a permanent home —to die and be buried 'here. They come to make a pile, or break ; AO.jeve. They are all very glad hoyever, that I came. There had been no preaeitiagifor'setne time before.- my A wide and effectual door is nevertheless opened in • this strange, new, far off city. May the, Holy Spirit open the windows of heaven and pour out rich, full and free blessing Upon thisneedy, care= 'less; ungodly collection of People. ;',== • • A. M. SrEwAnT. TiiiiiTOUT.4o"*WdliGOr L A CRITICISM. .„ EDITOR:—In an editorial article of the PiElil°.lx-PREPTREILIA.I4 some time siuce, on the " Social Pleasures of Christians.", I was much interested, and laid the paper aside with -the ,iu tendon to examine it again, and, atsome future time when I had more leisure, notice on c e thing I ; Nought objectionable. I now propose to giye it at I need not say ; I approve a much which was said on the subject, our subject of vast importance to , the interests of a holy religion. It ;must, .be admigte,d, that the power of the Christian Church for good is very much diminished by, allowing her members to conform to the sinful customs of the„world:r ,In. our cities and villages the _most, devoted pastors are mourning,over this evil. The younger members, encouraged, often Iby parents and even ministers, resort to amusements which can have no other effect than to destrdy 'iSit for 'serious thing ,'and unfit them foany. 'Christian duty. ISnch is the fact withr char .acter of certain- partiesiwhere great expense, and show is the.ruling ; principle, but especially where card-playing and dancing is introduced.' The point to Which I object in — Your remarks is here Yen *rove of dancing but make ex ceptions. You. ay "Waltzing and the kindreds_ of dancing should, be forbidden," and remark that "it is certainly surprising that such a rule should be _needed in the social asseniblies of Christian people, &c." Truly it is so. But are not these exceptionable forms of dancing, the le gitimate. fruit ofi promiscuous dancing of " sim pler sorts,',to,which you say there is no objection just as gambling is a very, 'lawful result of card playing for amusement ;' or Itrunkenness, of the simpler sorts of wine-drinking? To me it is strange that. any Christian family can allow the practice of parlor-dancing, and yet inveigh ,against ball.room dancing, when one is the nursery for. the other. To me it is alsustrapge, that ministers of the Presbyterian Church, 'N. S., can 'diSreoard and dpenly- - dety theiaetion of General A:senablies, , Whic4lJhave.not only solemnly ,declared- their dii ap_pr,oval,•lit,,have enjoined - upon the Chuiches the exercise of discipline when theii members shall" be guilty, not ofwaltzing"" 'b of On y,ut promiscuous dancing of any kind. The writer has conversed with more than one city pastor, who have declared this evil was one of the greatest they have to contend with. Per haps you will find in another part of the city, pastors of the same denomination, who favor the evil and send their children to dancing-schools, by which the drawing-rooms /of their parishion ers have frequently been turned into ball rooms. It is melancholy to see what has been the results —in some instances, irreligion and infidelity. Christian parents have led 'their children '"away from Christ, in this broad way of sinful indul gence, satisfying their consciences by the plea, " children must have some amusement. and if not allowed.this, they will have worse ones." One of the difficulties rural Churches have to meet, is the loose,pract'ic'es of, many of the city Churches. This is one. - It does seem strange they will advocate praCtices which a great Major ity of ministers and churches of thenr own faith condemn, and by a city influence weaken the hands of those who would keep the churches pure. lt D. -IL LETTER FROn.A.PASTORTO A. MEI I 4BF4 OF HIS CHURCH, DEAR FRIEND informed thatyou at tended a party not long since .at one of our. yub lie houses and danced. lam also infoinied, that you have been subsekiiiently active in getting . pp another party erthc - iat6' kiiid at the same plant., and that you used influence to get other church; members to join with_ you by at least in viting ,them to be present, and attended that party also. Without enterinc , into a discusSion of the evils of dancing in itself,-my opinion being, as I sup- Pose fully known to•you' and yours to.me,—l wish with candor. and ;Christian charity, as your pas tor, in the Providence of God, to show you in a few particulars, how ,you have violated your Church vows, grieved your brethren, and injured the cause of our precions 'Redeemer, in the course you'llave pursued.; ; Conceding, if you desire it, that you can see no evil in dancing, as you say you have been edu cated in that way, yet, as a sensible and intelli gent young lady, you must, I think, see thatiyour course is wrong in the following particulars 1. The practice has been repeatedly disallowed by all the judicatories of our Church from, our sessions up to the General 'Assembly. You must be aware that this church disallows the practice and has hitherto deemed it an` offense worthy of discipline. When you-solemnly covenanted be fore God, angels and men, to walk with this church, you said you would ',cordially join your self to this a chigeh of Christ, engaging to sub mit to its discipline.""YOU must see that you are not Subitittan,g Co Vs' "disCipline when you are vie lating its rules, andfyou have broken through its church government. 2. So when, you, ,with the rest of the church, covenanted with me as pelfr paster, among other things,'you promised '"to receive the word of truth from My - mouth, with Meekness and charity, and to Submit; to me in the church exercise of disci pline." You must be aware that you are not do ing this when you act in public defiance of my teachings on this subject, and thus by example enconrage confusion' and di'Sorder in the church. Reipect for your'iirtimise in this particular should . ", have restikiried , you 'froth the course you haie pursued. , 3.•,.Y0ar course is contrary to Christian char ity, ,as laid down 1. Cor. x. 31-33. Yoa cannot be ignorant, that 'dancing is an offense to a large majority 'of this`churehi and that a majority also of the 'people of the world lotik upon it as wrong :in a Christian, and compromising her profession. You thus violate your church covenant, by 'crivinc , offense to your brethren , and pursuanig course which *grieve§ them. There can be no jus tification of such a' course <when the object of your purAnit is-purely-pleasure. It is plainly your ,dnty to, forego any .pleasure which may be one injuring to others however you may regard it yourself. 4. 'Your course is contrary to sound Christian morality. You are , exhorted!by the Apostle (1 Cor. v. 2) not to keep, company with vile persons and (in Eph. v. to have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of, darkness. Do you not knOW that there were young men at, those parties who are in the habit of being frequently, some times largely, intoxicated ? To associate with such tin en. on such, terms' as custom imposes upon you in the, ball-room, isylainly,in violation of apoStolic rule. This 'I am aware is not necessarily an ob jeletion'dancing'. .p - arties';` but that it is liable to be, all MuSt'See. 'You' cotnpromise your moral as well•at,your Christian standing, by going into such eompanv. -5. There is anetliet: serious objection to your course. You know that. jt i is a principle of the plainest Christian - ineral4 and`charity, not to do anything for mere pleasure; thabwill have a ten deney .to draw others into. the way of temptation. You must see that your presence at a house where intoxicating liquors are sold, almost without dis criminatioin, to all classes, does as much as your influence can do to draW the young men of your ac quaintance where they are tempted and persuaded to take of the beverage ofdeath. The rapid strides which some of yonrppluppions in pleasure are making towards a, drunkard's grave, if known to you, you be a most;fearful 'Waiting to you how yen yoUr , eianiPle'to drawothers where they are tempted totamper with this fearful enemy. , 6. There is still another thought about this to 4 which I.call your attention. Your pastor and some of the , churchbave, been earnestly lahoriii:: and prayingfor a reviv-al of religion, to save the souls of our friends and neighbors from amend legs death: Instead of laborie. ° with us, you have done what your example. and influence, in some cases exerted directly, could do, to draw sonic of onr _younger churchmen:l4ra and others into scenes Where, your own good sense reaches you, there is anything but the spirit of revival— where all serious impressions are almost surely destroy ed. I know that you would not intentionally do anything to injure the souls of your companions , but do you not see that what you have been do ing must have such a tendency? And will you not abandon the sinful habit hereafter ? Your most sacred vows, a proper regard for the kJ' ings of the Church at large, respect for a sound Christian morality ; a proper regard for the safety , of your associates, and for tie salvation o f pre- ' cious souls, all press Upon ion the obligation to abstain from such amusements hereafter. Re ceive this as a faithful and earnest admonition from you ß PASTOR.
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