My sainted mother and my wife have attended and participated in the dance, but, like hundreds and thousands of girls and women of to-day, they never had the most distant idea that the dancing party or ball was a cesspool of iniquity, for, had they known the things brought to light in this little book, they never would have made one step in that direction. I believe that God has forgiven them, because, like Paul, they did it ignorantly. "I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly."—I. Tim. 1-13. Reader, if you ever go to one of these places after your eyes have been opened, as they must be now, you cannot plead ignorance, but you will sin wilfully and knowingly. See Heb. 10: 26, 27.
Those who are turned into the paths of shame, of vice, and of crime, are described in the Bible in the following terrible language, and where could a better description be found? "Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core. These are spots in your feasts of charity when they feast with you, feasting themselves without fear. Clouds they are without water, carried about of winds, trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots. Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own SHAME; wandering STARS to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness forever."—Jude, 11, 12, 13.
Mothers, wives, daughters, sisters, if there is a doubt left in your minds as to the charges made against dancing, will you do yourselves, and those under your influence, the justice to ask your husbands, fathers and brothers to read this little book, and give you their honest opinions?
VERDICT.
This is to certify that I have carefully read this little book, and give it as my honest conviction—from what I have seen and what I have heard from those who have attended dancing parties, balls and hops—that the charges and specifications are true, and believing them to be true, I here promise to use all my influence against all kinds of dancing, while I live on earth.
(Here Sign Name.).............................
Try and get four others to sign with you.
If this little book should be of benefit to any one, I would like to know it. As it is my intention to get out a second edition, I desire to collect all the facts I can in support of the charges and specifications against dancing. Ministers of the Gospel, physicians, and fathers and mothers, can render me great assistance if they will.