The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-10-04
LAFAYETTE M.Au: PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. BROOKLYN

Sermon by Rev. DIR. CuyIer-MOrc EvaDgcl.
ical Grape and Canister for Wall Street.
Last evening, Notwithstanding the very Indictment
state OF the weather, o numerous and highly fash
ionabie congregation assembled at this church In
antic patton Of hearing Its pastor preach sermon IN
which the late 'god unpleasantness" In Wall street
would be summarily and ably handled; and they
were not disappointed, Tor at the appropriate time
in the services the preacher assembled the pulpit and
announced his text as folOws:
that gceth riches and by rght-at his end shall be
at0o.--Jecmiah xviii. H.
The preacher then said:-The stock market and
the gold room are well worthy visit by all our city
pastors. We see there In what hot ovens some Of
our congregations bake their "dally breadu We
see there with how much lightnlng-rapidty mems
minus can act, and how lnstantaneously vast trans
actions are decided. With nod OF snap OF the finger
million OF gold Is purchased. single bid wins
loses fortune. The thermometer Is always at FEVER
heat No man in the Stock OF Gold Room can be held
fas. to his mo0rlngs under SUCH sudden tempests Of
temptal0n unless he has genuine, unnnchlng BLDG
honesty IL his heart. man ought to be thoroughly
converted before he ever ventures into the atmos-
pnere OF Wall street or Broad street. know more
than one upright, consistent, large-hearted Chris
tlan who Is broker III STOCKS or dealer IN bullion.
Tney are the men who do the permanent, legitimate
business OF the street; tney supply tile legitimate
demand for stocks andpublic securities They trans
act those exchanges winch are required In lawful
commerce. An honest man may deaf as honestly III
stocks or specie rs Ia grain and groceries, But
Whatever trahsccnds the legitimate demands OF trade
In either STOCKS Or gold Is downright, unblushlng,
uauenlaple gambling. In Its essence the gambling
in the Gold Room, the stock Market or the Produces
Exchange Is not one whit different from the gam
bling the ..helsn OF Baden-Badel or on the race
OF Long island. What ls the essential diIIer
ence between legitimate, honest dealing IN stocks or
gold and mere gaming believe the following tests
the transactiOnsS second, does the broker ana the
bullion dealer promote the interests OF hea thy COM
msres OF does he merely III ms own gresay Rugse
OF puolic wealth. or does he only substract from 1t
the product OF his own talent and energy and by
lust 50 luuch make society the p00rerY DO his pro
nus depend on honesG industry or only on chance
ana hulards Does he deprcciate my properly III
order to Increase MS Owar Does MS business tend
to promote oriuJuie goot mofaiss
The man who eau stand all these tests IS pursuing
legitimate aud honorable calling. But all the resi-
are gamesters. They live not for the pubic, but on
ol the public. They are the sharks OF commerce.
saw young man In the Gold Room who was
pointed ont US the lucky winner OF $500 900 10 lew
pity the folly that robbed society OF an abe trades
man to make one more gambler 10 feed Oh society,
RENE ber what my text says, "He that gettetn
riches not by right Is III the end q fOol'
Mr. Cuylcr then gave sketch OF the pandemo-
mum OF passion Witnessed an TIE Told Room lately.
Lawful buslness was interrupted, values were dls-
turbed distress was brought upon thousands and not
one honest penny made III return for 1t ALL society
would be the ncner and the purcr II all the game
stcrs had been consigned 60 the strait jacket OF tue
madhOuse or to the striped JACKET oil the penten-
tiary. oil tile leaders III 5 gold plot Is SAID 20
be vulgar adventurer who descended from ped
ders wagon to the devices OF the gold gam
beers dens 1t Is IA sad proof of deseneracy
that In New York City prominence is now
gwen TO sucn men which was once he t0wed
only on men ike the Goodhues tue LenoXes,
tue Kings and the Primes. But gambling Is
not confined 10 tile Gold Room the STOCK market
II abounds III the ranc III real estate, breadstu1s
ana cotton. 1t arises from the mad haste to get
rich quick and to get rich easy. Young men rush
Ill here from the country TO make IN o year what
they could not earn ut the plough III q lifetime.
hundreds OF them fall into gambling. Money Ii
coveted for social show and sei-lndugence. Wives
push Their husbands oIten IN this guilty race OF ex.
ravagance The Church Of Christ Is getting tainted
with this leprosy oi gold. Beware The preacher
concluded with powerful appeal to his auditors TO
he covetous only Tor Heavenly treasures and to
become rich towards God. CHRIST was held up as
the cone thing neediul," "Wnat shall q man give
In exchange iof Ills soul ~