Show RAPS IMMORAL Pastor Says l Relaxation el Needed on Originated d Th Theatre There was never ne an nn ae age in which men wore were 80 so 6 Interested In Inthe Inthe Inthe the pursuit of pleasure as M In It this age ae and there Is Is no part 0 of the United States where amusements predominate more than In Utah h stated the tho Rev Harold Harol 1 E Moo Mayo In his sermon Sunday morning in inthe inthe the First Congregational Congre church lie He went on to say that this situ SItu SItu- SItuation situation atlon has hM become e even more sert- sert seri eert serious ou ous of ot Of the attitude of churches Int In certain amusements nELAX Tho minister stated staled that th-t hun human n l nature craves amusements as we need relief from rom sadness and sor- sor sorrow rowe row relaxation from responsibilities ties tics and relief relict from drudgery But oven even It If human nature craves cravel docs doce not religion tell tellus tellus us that the tho th natural man Is ot at enmity with tho the spiritual Ye We answer ans that the carnal nature Is at war wal with the spiritual The carnal Is not the tho same sami as a th Hirt natural It Is another term for forI sinful which Is abnormal and unnatural un unnatural natural for tor sin Bin meana means something wrong rong with tho Iho Individual Hu- Hu Human man matt nature Is a social product while sin Is ie social anti The The question b 1 often onen asked If there thero should bo be cheerfulness and joy In a world of ot sorrow antI and tragedy Is not the tho too great Irea Wo Yo answer that It is not wise for us to t cease eatIng eat cat Ing because someone In the fam- fam fam family ily lIy has lockjaw or or 01 to den deny the satisfaction of ot the hunger instinct because there Is Is-a Is a f famine ip InIn In In- thu dia But we can share plenty and we e should be bo perfectly natu natu natural al at In order that we may sharp share our Joy and and cheer with those w wh o omay may have need I ONCE CU TORTURED D MEN lEX lEXI I Cut But flut hasn't hunt the church proved pro of amu amusements emer s pl plays plas ys the Maypole the tho circus duncing and theatres Yes and the church has also tortured men on they rack and burned Innocent women at the tho stake But Dut you say Isn't the church following the tiie exam exam exam plo pIe of ot Christ 7 U It If Jt It were were fol fot following lowing the example of it Jesus m men n would have more respect for It than they often show eho The Tho tac fact Is Ie that It If Christ were as i narrow I a as selfish and as gl gloomy ollY as ns many ma who claim to love hl him 1 u I admire him very cr much much you ou Then The what about JC Jesus us Jesus was one of ot the most popular popular lar dinner guests In Jerusalem John the Baptist began bega- to dou doubt t thim him because he was so worldly 80 0 o friendly with men The stor stomy sto ot of the first miracle at c Capa Cana ot of Galilee l shows his sociable nature Then why wel were the early earh Chris Chris- Christians Christians ascetics and h hermits hermit's and and to the world In Inthe Inthe Inthe the first place Ule they 1 that the world was utterly utter bad place of dreary probation probation- through whIch the they must pass pas mlle awaiting I forthe for the early coming ot of Jesus In I the second seco d place the I churches b believed evel the statement ot of a a Roman Roman governor that Jesus was rever never known to tt laugh Can Caim you yon oU Imagine anyone anone who loved childr children p as did Jesus and u d 1 had d C in ln men men And wom women n such M e see e In tn hili his relation the co rupt tax herer ga an anIth ant Ith tie te woman woman taken In adul- adul cry el cry king being so so gloomy and pessi peed M ne never t to to ugh laugh But Buta a 11 a cl l se se study of t the G spes brands this el statement as a lie ChURCH ChURCH- TID r DRAMA The The fart fact that aJl a drama dramn or- or orIginated orIginated or originated In religion ard ard religious and and Ions tor for Ion centuries It was a necessary to go go to to church It if you ou wanted anted to to see a play or 3 dramatic performance o ot of any sort 01 for not nor only In the religion of or Greece but in the church diu-ch It if Christ dj dramatic matic foud 1 their and and presen presen- presentation presentation tation tation- In ln In religious Th The reason tn t they they they were put pat putout out of ot t the e church was very simple Ip In I tte e miracle plays tM the devil l as s mall thas mans S enemy enemy and tempt tempt- tempter er cr always ba had J 0 apart part and and was WO al- al alwi's always al always ways wis ways filed d and defeated FI Finally IJ begar begar t to look fo for forthe th the appearance of ot the devil an and to be highly amused when he came o on the tho stage arage ft t became II a problem i of ot tho th o church when folks th their lr t ot of the devil and Cpr hI ranc with of pleasure and ancl f so O In order to set get ge the devil the dc 11 out of ot the church tile the plays them them- themselves themselves selves were ousted But should commercIalIzed be bo patronized Well ell what hat about commercialized d pork fork and beans algebra and ancl geon- geon etry etry The question Is not whether iiI er or but iut what is s tHe character ot of o the producer ari ard or the product If It you put cop cop- cop copper p per cr r In pea soup sell rotten JIS or O sanded sugar or 01 give shOr weight you are 16 to be lie It If you Ou put amusements with Im Immoral moral tendencies or with a pur purpose pose e ot of o exploiting sex as In CB co rain pictures and some w iero sex is js exploited at n ft profit you forfeit the patronage o of Christian ChrIstian people When one olle sell sells opium or wild cat stock wo do donot donot 10 not condemn business but tha that kind hind ot of business We Wa do not condemn amuse amuse- amusements ments but we condemn the Im- Im Im Immoral moral kind of amusement Then what hat is your our motive as an Indi Individual vidual as os you take tale part In amuse amuse- amu amusements ments Are Arc you honest and ora sin sin- ln- ln wre eFe Do you OU take a girl to a to see sec a show for tor an auto trae for tor the pure social enjoy enjoy- int nt and entertainment nt or with witha U a sensual purpose I am told that thit young oung folks folls go to dancus dancs after aCler night and leave leae empty empt bottles behind them It if this Is true there Is something wron wrong Regardless H o ot of our attitude certain laws so 50 long Ion Ionas as llon Is on the statute books It should be he enforced POLICe PAY S LL L Hero In n as In other t I am told that t police fOil fOil- sal salaries aries alles are so BO low that the tho b best t types of ot men can not be bo obtained Cpr r the police force and anti we wo do donot lot 1 have ha enough policemen en o ty atty kind But In ITS the last ana air 1110 the citizens ot of o Ogden aro are res- res responsible res responsible for any Immoral con con- condition con conditions dillon that may fOr tor it If there were sufficient public senti- senti children would be bo so IO train trained ed od In our wards ards and churchEs churchE's that they could use their heads as aswell aswell w well as their feet and ou 1 would 1 have str strong ng moral standards If were ero truo wo we would emi rt lo-rt our police department with I pit pit-nty ot of o money and In fact tad we need n ed less officers for peo people eo- eo pie ISle would do ao right It If they had If n trained wisely Develop your JulIc sentiment and your our moral standards so that entertainment J will find l the t- t tye te e ot of entertainment profitable sus would condemn the ab- ab abl abnormal ab abnormal l normal ormal the unnatural and the sinful and would demand that e ery e ry professed Christian take a ad d decided stand tor for amusements amusement ot of moral and social nature 00 |