1818 in Canada #CanadianHistory #history A #Methodist #missionary says #dancing creates expense, injures #health, promotes drunkenness, inflames passions, destroys the soul forever etc. https://dai.mun.ca/PDFs/archives/John_Lewis_Journal_Transcription_8.pdf (scroll down the transcript to "Wednsday 4th I Married[....]" on pg. 4) See also: Recreational Dance https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/recreational-dance