The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-01-28

heres II IN principle, in her rnfies and the only
difference between her and the regular gambler IN
hs case is, that he perhaps does his part rudelv,
pr OfnDelv, ana In place apart to ain while she
ioes hers genteelly, piously, aud in the church
Ihs abuse of holy things, this profanity, this
OF the sacred office OF the Church,
ought TO be stopped, even II be necessary TO stop
Inc talrs Fairs may te made useful but they are
not lalt so important as the man tenance of tine
Church's purity. The Church has been poor and
can ford f need bo, 10 be poor again but she can.
nor afford, DO matter what may be the bribe, to be
the pimp of WORLDLY lust We therefore bow peni.
tently under the worlds accusation and confess
that we deserve the scourge OF the old proyerb
. 'Physcian, heal thyselt
One OF the great evils like'y 10 result from this
vast dood.tde OF gambling Is the Tepea of the laws
by which most OF the STATES had suppressed lotte-
I1es Indeed, this Crosby scheme has already shown
that our lottery laws are dead letter our statute
books. Tire law of PeDnsy lvsnia, as we understand
H. orbds LOTTERIES in the Stae and makes it pun
isbable ofense to ofi-r ticket for sale to ad.
veTtise lottery IN the newspapers. And yet, how
many papers here have been filled with advertise.
ments on this great ''g,It enteIpTlseS The authoI-
thing one Iota. komlsh priest, when caught at
the house of Protestant, and obliged to stay to
dinner on day on which he was allowed to eat no
meat, taw the cruel hereto cook putting q piece of
bacon into the pot hanging over the fire. He in-
stantly bpthoupht him of ms miraculous powers And
as the meat ent down, he repeated TO himself 600
down CANNON, and come up salmOR." "And when
dinner was served, the meat" slys the tradition,
chad been tfaneubstanhated into good fisu." SO
here, Mr.. Crosby says 20 IN lottery and come ont
"pift enteIpIise," and "glt enterprise" 1t 49, fhe
now the danger is that lottery men generally will
be able through this transp arency, and will
seek 10 revive the d cushioned lottery, and that
the poor and ignorant ana supersutious will be
heeced at every corner just rs the Rentee and re-
spectacle have been lately Then will come back
the time so well remembered by some of u.s. when
lottery iandb1ls, promising fortunes to everybody
tell all arOuI us thick as the famous leaves m
NalOml rosa WI en- screen ike that of the door of
a " oggeTY marked the lottery office; and when
the Goddess OF Fortune, spreading her charms ON q
thou,and signs, and poised in air, poured wealth
for the mi lion on the eXpoctant crowd that stood
Another effect of such schemes as that of Mr.
Crosby will be, we fear to brlng 10 the surface and
I9lse 10 honor such men as Mr. MOrrssey Indeed
we think we see law by which the same wave that
brought the "Opera house gift enterprise" ana the
glory of the ocean yacht race ought also to have
brought Morrssey into Congress Ii the principle of
playing for stakes and ennching ourselves IN that
waV comes to be accepted as right the rest is all
matter of taste, and the difference between bully
gamblers and gentlemen gamOlers will only be like
the difference between a farmer ana a lawyer.
difference Of rough ana smooth And when Mr..
MOTnssy gets into ConB ress, II he chou be twted
with his old calling OY those VINO have had chances
~ the fashionable git enterprises, he may we'll vim
dica'e himself by their examples and as to The dit
ference III the meIe mode OF gambling, he need only
reply, "theIe Is no disputing aOOut tastes"
Fnally, we see in tins lTruption OF gaming great
dan9er to cur Christian civilization "lnOu shalt
not steal" il law OF lhat ciVlzauon and the for
bldden act Is at ouce sin and disgrace. But if ln-
dir ct methods OF swlnd ng such as gtt enterprises
undoubtedly are, should come INTO vogue aud be-
come the accepted morality in regard the transfer
involves so much chicanery and deception in the
carrying out, that the very foundations Of morality
Will lie Iendtred insecure. Pa sion, lust greed, am
bitten, license, viii become dominant Spiritual
lealties will fade away in the popular mind intc
shadoWy fupelsuti ms; and, If 1t were possible
Christianity would share the fate of the DO lshed
beatherHm OF the age of Augustus And it Is noss
BILE tCT tie progress of the Church to be stayed by
her GWn WantQn toying with the world. 1t Is pos
sible for Lef 20 become small and feeble again
g most hidden under the mountains Of worldly lusi
and wicked ias ion and Gus ON.
IT, with this serpent OF gaming singing the very
sources OF pubic morality, the great body OF the
people should ial INTO spiritual delirium, and
grow, even partially oblivous of the great, the
diviee law OF right, how would tue guiding stars o.
life fall from their or bits ana become common as
DIRT I'll der mems feet and how Wo0ld the age rush
hack 10 the mpurlty, the skeptlcism, 1he slavery
the cruelty OF the ancient pagan world Wha
woUlc hir DER then the re.estaOshment OF slavery
If mola1tY is baseless, nothing Is sin. II man
property may be law!ul y taken away by asWinale
why might not he himself be OwnedE
If pr ze.f9hts take place der the eye, almost
Of the ponce, and it, i'll the commercial capital o
the nat on, a rich pr!ze-fRhter may be elected Il
Congress, why may not the gladiatOrial games o
the ahclents be restored, and men hack each otAe
to pieces in the ampht1eatre amidst the applauS
OF ladies, as OF old 1t Is reported, indeed in tn
ewspapers, that the great Worlds Exhibition o.
lans this year Is TO be graced by several bul-ghts
| Ibis ls in keeping with the universal fever 10
games il rhy mes admirably with the gift enter
pIises yacht race, ana election of MOrrissey, an
seems 10 come quite naturally from an Empero
who won his empire by a sort OF military "gil
J
heatnen luleE, IN whom he chooses to find type q
himself aud hs Government. Let the Bonapart
beware! revolution IN France that was meant
betTiend men, fell by ITS denial OF God Reacho
/ towards heathensm may do the ike ior Napoleo
and his house,
/ IL this rush of the ord towards gambling is nc
soon checked, there is no telling where will enc
Let all, and especially the young, according TO tn
provtTb "beware of beginnings" "Behold no
great matter a little fire klndIeth." No one sue
denly GecOmes totally corrupt. Dallying with vIc(
mitigating it, apolOPizing for it, always precede tn
embl ace Of IT, and the ttle wees, so called, are en-
| brGced first No one suddenly becomes what
called backlog. The begInn ng OF such characte
lies tar lack, perhapsIn the boys winning OF toys
or II in mature Ie perhaps in Church fairs IN socii
card parties or "art GIFT enterprises" First tn
hook with bait, and the bait Pllded and scente
with the tnsel and cologne OF Iespectability an
fashion, and then the naked hook in due tune b'
comes itself q charm.
Shy at first, but deceived and drawn on by de
gfees, we by-and-by lose our power OF dlscernln
between good and evil, ana roundly laugh at I'll
scTuples OF those who slll refuse to yield up the
| honesty and simplicity. Even religion opens ht
aims 10 receive SIN, and tine Church places it o
her affairs. AT the rate at which things are mo-
moving, without providenual preVenuon we ma ma
expect to ee cards have an bonored place IN ever
Christian family, ana parents ana lhelr chlidre
| playing for small change.
W g may expect TO see realized in spirit, at leas
wi at Is said 10 b. common among certain Romis
pnests who play cards for the prayers laid on the
ior ptnance ana the loser does the praying OF Gu
winner This is mdt ed a remarkable instance OF I'll
extremes TO which gaming may be carried Bat IL
not al all stranger III the Catholc Church that gl
VhtSI pilees' among ItOtes anus huu lioLh PiS9S
appearances, we need not wonder to see Churc
faro bank at a Chi Tch fair.
Indeed, have already seen one substantially
what is called the wheel OF fortune; all that va
wanting was the substitution OF cards Tor number
q substitution which would be quhe IN Keeping VII
the 81 mll Of the times. IL would only be taxing u
bait fl the hook, or presenting the tnorn Wltho'
the CeCelIiul flower.
We do not pretend to judge the many Christian
In anu out OF he ministry, who may have mad ticke
III tie late lottery; we dea with principles an
act ons; God IS the judge OF all The eaLth' ID
against the wrong we must Cry out ali the mo-
carr esllY, the moro numerously and respectfully
Is JatTonize0, Again we say, AVOID Deglnnlng
Ratuse N 10 even a doubtful thing. ALWAYS