The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-05-15

sstute took against the exisssss 4 this v,ce, aad he
did not think tAat either q thsss monunsutu would b
removed This society had, howsver been met With
oejurgstion. ffcm portions o. the PRES They wers
de-ccrstng papers q Tia city With being spss and ths,
tune was also struck up in response and found sot u
echo in one Of tho excessively conservative
tenpts to prevent all sorts Innovations society.
sung the very sofest kind of lullaby TO vice tself
sSdencs he have mot SesS By Of .hs
singing or by any OF their ourgaons but have gone
on in the performance Of our duty quietly and ~ressy
do not prevent accomplishment Of good On the con
trary they have rather helped with regard to wha
class for the
sion Of thu vice ofgambpg because has been very eec
tu No threatening letters however had been written
the association and they had been charged with being
spies, II right the public should understand tina
there has ~ yet been no victim to the spy system but
on the contrary more than one had come to then
with thanks for their m1crrience me prsAasnt pro
oeAA then TO change the authorities with ncso
and conRivance with cupr Most of the police he said
were in the pay of gamblers and it therefore almost
impossible to procure an indictment prosecute gam
bier in the city Of New York assert the laws in
respect because gamblers all in police and in ou
tS; lAPpsuse Facts will not be wanting and
fearessness to tell the truth-that We mean to do zap
plause and as far as We command public attention
we mean that this evil both in the gambling saloon
and IN the police Office shall be corrected
The SEcRETAnv pead abstract of tho report Of the
society large portion Of which declaration Of
against the CITY authorities 1t charged the police officers
chiefs justices. and aldermen, with collision with the
gamblers, and related several facts which had
the knowledge Of the Society, aordng the stronyest
proof Of this collusion 1t congratulated the public
however that through the instruenality Of the Nyv
ionK HERALD the Art Union had been required at least
ior the present to suspend its operations (Great ap-
pause) The Court Of Appeals had fpally to decide
whether the institution legal illegal in her
words, whstaer lottery is lottery is nst u lottery
ceases TO exist all other similar institutions will cease;
but should It lie declared legal of associations
based on the same principles will spring up in all drec-
tons FOR the sale OF pictures farms and all
sorts Of property and AL the evils of gamb lg will ,in
per'ads the whole community (Applausc) Inooncu
sion the report stated that The receipts Of the Society for
the past year. So 655 10 and the expenditures
S4a3 20 leaving balance against the Society Of Ss2l so
Rev. RUFUS W. CLARK. of Boston delivered very
eloquent address holding to view The deception prac-
tised by gamblersthe fraud on banks merchants ana
employers which the habit induced those who become
infatuated by 1t to commit; and the misery, ruin and
destruction which are its inevitable results lie had
lately read in the New York Tribune journal to which
owed deep debt Of gratitude for its noble
answering stand IN opposition to gambling and every
other species of vice(applausc)he had read in that
paper statement showing that according the
mates hve millions Of dollars annually lost In this
city BY gambling. and thousand young men ruined
he related an affecting incident of young man who at
years OF came to this city confident the strength
OF bis religious principles, and resolved to avoid all
temptations of theatres gambling houses One eve
ming however, he stroed down broadway alone after
his business was ended and read the bill at the Park
theatre-he was seduced to enter it, He continued to
attend that theatre and fell into the society Of
young men, VINO brought him 70 bowling saloon and
gradually introduced him to billiards and gambling lie
was fast falling into the tolls Of the gambler but one
evening being at the theatre. play represented Of
an rreigious tendency The boy left the heatre feel
ing that he must either give over his habits and
association or be lost for He returned to his
boarding house and found the family at prayer He cast
himself on his knees and Joined in the family dev,ton
and then feeling his heart strengthened by Divine nu-
he firmly resolved again to enter theatre or
gambling house. That boy adhered to his resolution
and n-said the sPeakerhe had not done would not
nave occupied the position before you which do to-
on the scaold manifestations OF deep interest The
reverend gentleman concluded by impressvcly urging on
his youthful hearers never to permit their steps
to theatres or gambling houses.
society about 20 adopt the modern plan intervcn
ton against the gamblers for the sake Of nonnterven-
ton but in orer to out their plans wanted
little material aid That material aid they now pro-
posed calling on the audience for He hoped that while
the collection being taken up Mr. Greeley would ar.
he would also como among them, and bring his person
with him. if it possible for him to bring it with him
(Cheers and aughcr)
collection was then taken up. amounting to S157;
and during that operation the Hon. Horace Greeley en-
tered and received with applause but whether Mr.
Greeley had his real person with him by
Secretary whether 1t only his second self and
that his alter present elsewhere engaged in spirit
ual communication our reporter could not definitely
decide.
Rev. DR.. BACON delivered brief address, and was sue
ceeded by MIR. Greeley. After his remarks were con-
Guided the society not half satisfied with the collection
they had received renewed their operation ipures
Of the assembly and sent round the Secretary to solicit
ing inclined to submit to o second fleeing.
Kew, MIR. Wrs1coTr next addressed the meeting. in
brief and effective manner, and the proceedings
closed by beneliction