A BISHOP ON DANCING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 14701, 8 December 1909, Page 5

A BISHOP ON DANCING.

GIRLS AND YOUNG MEN. (Pm Unitkd Pmss Association) CHRISTCHURCH. December 7. in the course of his address at the annual meeting of the Girls' Friejidh bocety th, s afternoon. Bishop Julius spoke at, «mo length on the wisdom of promoting social gatherings for girls and their irieiidf. Girls who joined the society, ho said, ail expected to be married. He did not know whether there was a tendency n the society to regard young men will, honor, I'" it seemed to him that it was just-possible that the society mi-ht keen '£* ;T VMy , ; l ! le , h aloof fro ™ . vou "8 men that they would have to leave the society H they wanted to get married. It was perfectly natural that srirls should want their young men, and perfectly proper, and the very best thing the society could do would be to help the girls to find the ngnt young men. He would no t like to think that in order to find their yoummen pis must say good-bye to the s6ciet\? which might he supposed to have a down on young men. Ife would like to ask whether it would not be possible for tho society to promote social gathering to which the girls might brin.r their young men. If he wa6 head of tne Girls Friendly Society he would lake the Art Gallery and have, a big dance once a year, and lead off himself He would not be a hit afraid ol secularising the society. Personally he believed that dancing was one of' tho things which should be Christianised.