Project Gutenberg 2014-05-18 Public domain in the USA. 205 Crane, J. T. (Jonathan Townley) 1819 1880 Crane, J. Townley (Jonathan Townley) Crane, Jonathan Townley Janes, Edmund S. (Edmund Storer) 1807 1876 Janes, E. S. (Edmund Storer) 32001030 Popular Amusements 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. 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) "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.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/45677/45677-h/images/titlepage.jpg Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Amusements -- Religious aspects BV Text Category: Religion/Spirituality 235929 2025-07-18T12:08:55.576000 text/html 215857 2024-10-24T07:17:32 text/html 846132 2025-07-18T12:08:59.316973 application/epub+zip 847025 2025-07-18T12:08:56.368073 application/epub+zip 166360 2025-07-18T12:08:55.970038 application/epub+zip 923870 2025-07-18T12:09:01.806005 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890743 2025-07-18T12:08:58.901034 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213495 2022-09-20T19:25:32.720199 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206785 2025-07-18T12:08:55.199106 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 186903 2024-10-24T07:17:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17823 2025-07-18T12:09:01.934074 application/rdf+xml 16420 2025-07-18T12:08:56.050061 image/jpeg 2681 2025-07-18T12:08:56.010065 image/jpeg 675891 2025-07-18T12:08:55.656036 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