Sabbath-Keepers and Circuses
By Editor
THE season is here when circuses and shows of various kinds are traversing the country, and a correspondent asks whether it is right for Sabbath-keepers to attend or to send their children to such exhibitions. We think not. We know of no good that can be obtained from, nor anything that can be said in favor of, a circus. A menagerie is a different thing. A large and judicious collection of animals from all parts of the globe, exhibited in a respectable manner, if such can be found, have the advantage of affording instruction, by giving the young a view of animals as they appear in nature, about which they will be almost constantly hearing or reading. But whether this advantage is sufficient to justify the appearance of the thing, inasmuch as the world would take no pains to make any distinction, each one must be his own judge from the circumstances of the case, and the disposition of his neighbors.