Project Gutenberg 2004-11-27 Public domain in the USA. 116 Penn, W. E. (William Evander) 1832 1895 Penn, William Evander ca07006255 There is No Harm in Dancing E-text prepared by Susan Skinner from images in the American Memory Collection "There is No Harm in Dancing" by W. E. Penn is a controversial treatise written in the late 19th century, specifically in 1884. The book serves as a lecture published in book form, addressing the moral and social implications of dancing, which the author condemns. Penn seeks to persuade readers that dancing is detrimental to the moral fabric of society and argues that it fosters a range of social vices and corruptions. In this passionate work, Penn draws from his experiences as an evangelist, where he claims to have witnessed the negative effects of dancing first-hand. He argues that it leads to dishonesty, jealousy, disobedience to parents, and other moral failings. Through a series of illustrations and examples, he outlines how the pursuit of dancing creates an environment conducive to sin and misery, suggesting that it is responsible for many societal ills, including alcoholism, gambling, and even murder. Penn concludes with a solemn exhortation for fathers and brothers to protect their womenfolk from the perils associated with dancing, ultimately advocating for a complete rejection of this pastime in favor of higher moral standards. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Dance -- Moral and ethical aspects Antidance Literature GV Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Religion/Spirituality 100946 2025-06-06T08:11:01.408297 text/html 98023 2020-12-18T18:44:01 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 107713 2025-06-06T08:11:06.280801 application/epub+zip 107579 2025-06-06T08:11:03.365271 application/epub+zip 107579 2025-06-06T08:11:02.131315 application/epub+zip 222144 2025-06-06T08:11:08.423802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212338 2025-06-06T08:11:05.523767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 173979 2022-09-07T14:59:09.743718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89748 2023-10-06T12:03:49.087202 text/plain 15656 2025-06-06T08:11:08.559745 application/rdf+xml 13364 2025-06-06T08:11:02.694288 image/jpeg 3791 2025-06-06T08:11:02.407290 image/jpeg 107478 2025-06-06T08:11:01.419286 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia