Excerpt from The Presbyterian Monthly, 1870, Vol. 5 The question Of popular amusements is one that cannot be settled by statute. It has to do with the Spirit and the life of Christianity, rather than with the letter of its law. Hence the impossibility Of specific enactments. But the very fact Of its near and vital connection with Spiritual life justifies and demands for it a thoughtful consideration. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.