The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1867-03-21
The Religious Card Player.

| "A pTiVatc Soluler ny tIc i'iic W
Richard Lee, was taken before the mag
istrates of Glasgow for playing cards
during divine service. The account Of
it is thus given in the English Journal
A sergeant commanded the soldiers
at the church, and when the parson had
read the prayers he took the text
Those who had a bible took it out but
this soldier had neither Bible nor com.
mon prayer book; but pulling out a
pack of cards he spread the before him,
He first looked at one card and then
another. The sergeant of the compa-
ny saw him and said.
Richard, put up the cards, this is no
place for them.
Never mind that said Richard.
When the services were overa con.
stable took Richard q prisoner, and
brought before the Mayor, .,..r
WELL said the Mayor, what have
you brought hint he soldier here fory
'For playing cards in the church.
well, soldier, what have you to say
for yourselfT m ,l ..a
much, sir, ] hope .....l. ..
Very good-if not l will punish you
severely
Il have been said the soldier, about
six weeks on the march. Ihave Meth
er bible nor prayer book; have moth
ing but pack Of cards, and hope to
satisfy your worship Of the purity of
my intention
Then spreading the cards before the
Mayor, he began with the ace.
when l see the ace it reminds me
that there is but one God.
When see the duce it reminds me
of Father and Son.
When I see the tray it reminds me of
Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
When see the four it reminds me
Of the four Evangelists that preached
Mathew, Mark, Luke and John.
When see the five it reminds me of
the five wise virgins that trimmed their
lamps There were ten, but five were
wise, and five foolish and were shut
out.
When I see the six it reminds me
that in six days the Lord made heaven
and earth.
When / see the seven it reminds me
that on the seventh day God reste from
the great work which he had made and
hallowed it,
When see the eight it reminds me
of the eight righteous persons that were
saved when God destroyed the world,
viz: Noah and his wife, his three sons
and their wives.
When see the nine it reminds me Of
the nine lepers tina; were cleansed by
our Savior. There were nine out Of
ten that never returned thanks.
When see the ten it reminds mo of
the ten commandment which God han
ded down to Moses on the tables of
stone.
When l see the King it remicds me
of the Great King of Heaven, which is
God Almighty.
When l see the Queen it reminds me
of the Queen ofSheba, who visited Sol
omon, for she was as wise woman as
he was q man. She brought with her
fifty boys and fifty girls, all dressed in
boys apparel, for King Solomon to tell
which were boys and which were girls.
The King sent for water for them to
wash. The girls washed to the elbows
and the boys to the wrists, SO King
Solomon told by this.
When l count how many spots there
are in pack Of cards, | find three hun
dred and sixty five, rs many days as
there are in year.
When l count the number ofcards in
apuck, l find litty-two, the number of
weeks in year.
l find there are twelve picture cards
in a pack, representing the number of
months in year, and on counting the
tricks l find thirtcen--the number of
weeks in q quarter.
So, you see, pack of cards serves
for Bible, Almanac and Common
Prayer Book"