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LoC No.: 32001030
Title: Popular Amusements
Contents: Introduction -- Recreation a good thing -- True recreation -- The theater -- Horse-racing -- Base ball -- Dancing -- Cards, chess, and billiards -- Novels and novel-reading -- Social gatherings -- Appeal to the young members of the Church -- Appeal to the Church.
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Summary: "Popular Amusements" by J. T. Crane is a religious treatise written in the late 19th century. The book addresses the subject of leisure activities and recreations from a Christian moral perspective, particularly within the context of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Crane evaluates various popular amusements, arguing for a careful and conscientious approach to recreation, aiming to align such activities with spiritual values. At the start of the book, the author introduces the importance of recreation as a positive force in life, emphasizing that activities such as play, laughter, and leisure are beneficial for individuals of all ages, provided they are pursued wisely. He discusses the necessity of considering the moral implications of our choices in recreation, setting the stage for deeper examinations of specific amusements in subsequent chapters, including theaters, horse racing, baseball, dancing, and card games. Crane's assertions are grounded in scripture, aiming to provide a framework for his readers to navigate the complexities of modern amusements while maintaining their spiritual integrity and Christian values. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Crane, J. T. (Jonathan Townley), 1819-1880
Author of introduction, etc.: Janes, Edmund S. (Edmund Storer), 1807-1876
EBook No.: 45677
Published: May 18, 2014
Downloads: 215
Language: English
Subject: Amusements -- Religious aspects
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
LoC No.: 32001030
Title: Popular Amusements
Contents: Introduction -- Recreation a good thing -- True recreation -- The theater -- Horse-racing -- Base ball -- Dancing -- Cards, chess, and billiards -- Novels and novel-reading -- Social gatherings -- Appeal to the young members of the Church -- Appeal to the Church.
Credits:
Produced by Chris Curnow, Ron Stephens and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive)
Summary: "Popular Amusements" by J. T. Crane is a religious treatise written in the late 19th century. The book addresses the subject of leisure activities and recreations from a Christian moral perspective, particularly within the context of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Crane evaluates various popular amusements, arguing for a careful and conscientious approach to recreation, aiming to align such activities with spiritual values. At the start of the book, the author introduces the importance of recreation as a positive force in life, emphasizing that activities such as play, laughter, and leisure are beneficial for individuals of all ages, provided they are pursued wisely. He discusses the necessity of considering the moral implications of our choices in recreation, setting the stage for deeper examinations of specific amusements in subsequent chapters, including theaters, horse racing, baseball, dancing, and card games. Crane's assertions are grounded in scripture, aiming to provide a framework for his readers to navigate the complexities of modern amusements while maintaining their spiritual integrity and Christian values. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading Level: Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Author: Crane, J. T. (Jonathan Townley), 1819-1880
Author of introduction, etc.: Janes, Edmund S. (Edmund Storer), 1807-1876
EBook No.: 45677
Published: May 18, 2014
Downloads: 215
Language: English
Subject: Amusements -- Religious aspects
LoCC: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.