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Show because It Is the only institution In the community which zealously struggles strug-gles for the fundamental principles of the Coming Kingdom. At last we may hope that the women's wom-en's clubs will succeed In Impressing upon the community that life Is something some-thing more than fiddling with a deck of cards or waiting for the next social function. MERE AMUSEMENT NOT THE ONLY THING IN LIFE In one of his regular "pulpit editorials." edi-torials." Rev. Noble Strong EldeTkin, at the First Congregational church lait night, scored th- Increased desires de-sires lor public amusement. The "eilitui ial" follows: I were foolish to deny the neces sity for relaxation. The need of ptnuscmcnt. I do not do It Hut we face another sltuatlou when the cry is for a dance every night. A notion no-tion is gaining currency that life Is one ceaseless quest alter diverting experience. The chief end of man. according to the new catechism, Is to be relieved of serious moments. We count days only as they are to bestow upon us some pleasure. The day which marches out burdened with stern calls to duty, marches out into ignominious darkness. The day with a dance at the end wears the halo. The church has entered the amusement amuse-ment business with a vengeance. Perhaps Per-haps the amusement hall attachment to the meeting house serves ItB purpose. pur-pose. I hope it does. But we misjudge our serious young people We dangle a chocolate drop , on the end of a string and fancy that that holds them to the pew. Wo flutter flut-ter around asking, "What can be done to keep our young people Interested? How shall their enthusiasm be roaiu tained?" And we answer our queries by planning a series of entertainments entertain-ments for them. For thoso outside tho church. It may be a problem of wholesome amusement. I am sure it Is. But within the church In these unauthoritative unauthori-tative days are the thoughtful and purposeful We mock them when wc think they are Infants crying for a sugar plum. To me the young men and young women who gather here from week to week are potential leaders. lead-ers. I should wrong them If I thought them less I have heard each one ay time and again, with Emerson, "I wish that Hie should not be cheap but sacred " And not much sacred-ncs sacred-ncs s attaches to a "hlghlonesome " The Ogden Betterment league Is waving its hands traiiilcally and protesting pro-testing against the excess of Sunday amusements, when It might better be protesting against the modern demand de-mand tor "a hot time la the old town every night." In reality the problem of the poolroom pool-room and the public dance and the cigar store annex as they touch our Lest young life Is c problem ot sup-pl.intiug sup-pl.intiug the desire for ceaseless diversion di-version with a desire for fragrant usefulness. That these lnstIlu:lons do touch our best young lile will not be denied when cue studies their Influence In-fluence upou the young people of our high school. Hut we have net up the Ideals for them. We make them believe that lite Is all In the perpetual smile, or the silly tete a tete. or the new gown, ind quite naturally they begin to believe be-lieve that we know what we aro talking talk-ing about. They must go nowhere save as they are amused. I rau across a product of this false philosophy not long since." He was formerly a trustee of a Gentile church in tosvn. It was noticed that he absented ab-sented himself from Sunday services shortly after the advent of the new preacher. Inquiry brought out tho reason. He went to church Just as he went to tbe theater, to be amused and entertained and when the new preacher didn't amuse and entertain him, be dldnt' propose to waste his time loitering around tho sacred precincts. pre-cincts. That may be one way of looking at It. The church may interest because j tho minister Is gnnd at buck and wing specialties or It may lD'erest |