1879-Robert L. Dabney (1820-1898).-Without fear of being branded a "legalist" or "puritanical," Dabney examines the modern dance and its several attendant circumstances and not only finds it wanting but declares it to be positively prohibited to serious Christians, especially Presbyterians.
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1867-J.R. Sikes (1832-1895).-A scathing attack on the modern dance by a Lutheran minister who advances a series of arguments against Christians participating in ballroom dancing.
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1879-George Clarence Heckman (1825-1902).-An examination and argument against some of the arguments put forth in defense of dancing as a pastime consistent with the Christian religion.
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1849-Benjamin Morgan Palmer (1818-1902).-An examination of the practice of promiscuous dancing and its inconsistency with profession of the Christian religion.
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1846-John Fryer Mesick (1813-1915).-A German Reformed minister shows that dancing is an act of conformity with this world and, therefore, contrary to the Christian faith.
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1700-Cotton Mather (1663-1728).-A clarification of the point at issue together with quotes from orthodox and Reformed theologians and church councils on the subject of dancing.
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1684-Increase Mather? (1639-1723).-A series of arguments drawn from Scripture against the practice of promiscuous dancing showing its inconsistency with the Bible.
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