The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-09-19
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The Gambling Palace mt Baden.Baden Visited
by an Albany Divine-His Views and impress
siOns Of It's AIlurements,


The Gambling Palace at Baden-Baden Visited
by an Albany Divine-His Views and impress
sions of It's AIurements.
Letter from Reverend R. w. Clark, D. D., Albany,
n. Y. now in Europe-published in the New York
Observer-Od school OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES l6.l
Last evening went to the famous gambling rooms
here. Everything In and around them Is made as
attractive and entcng as possible: In all the world
there Is probably no gateway to hell so magnhcenty
and beautifully decorated. The grounds, walks,
trees and flowers are arranged in the most artistic
A most elegant pavilion, brilliantly lighted, holds
a large musical band, that fills the air with the
sands OF the fashionable all lands who resort to
the grounds. On the exterior OF the edince there
are three signs AT tae let Restau.ation; IN the
Certainly, very innocent words At the door, under
the first, one may obtain refreshment II weary and
hungry Here his physical nature may receive IRE
starvation" AT the middle door he Is invited to tho
benefits and pleasures of conversation" He can
converse with princes or blacklegs with vistuous or
In this HAL are the gambling tables. At these there
no ,S TIM I SAID deeds eds only
decides fortunes and destinies flies rapidly around.
The victims place their SILVER and gold upon the
the deepest anxiety for the ball 70 lodge in partcu.
lar cell. Gray headed men and fashionable ladies,
as well as young men, crowd around the tables to
OF tine amount suceessively placed upon the tables
1 should Judge from two-thirds to three quarters
were swept into the vortex OF the bank. few dol
lars would be here and there thrown to the outsiders
and occasionally gold piece, but the lions share
went into the pocket OF the proprietor II this Ia
the result OF mere chance should ike TO see the
proof.
company for $4,000 year and stipulation to ex-
pend IN addition $50. 900 forms on the walks and
buildings. Everything in and around them ndi-
Gates profusion Of wealth. II the gambling were
fairly conducted upon the doctrine OF chance 1t 10
reasonable to suppose that In the long run the pro-
prletor would lose as much as he gained. Whence,
then, comes his immense prontsY The only infer.
ence that we can draw from the facts in the case
md frAu, tha wi n unnhl pr1V
Is that the company pay the government more than
100000 annually Tor the privilege OF swinding the
people OF Europe and, with the swlnding, poison
ing minds and blasting the hopes OF young men,
hardening gray-hared sinners and adding to the
pronigacy OF pfofieate women. And what shall we
say OF government that fills Its treasury and fat
tens upon TINS villainlyY
We have been accustomed to regard a govern.
ment as established TO MAKE and execute just laws
to promote the interests and protect the rights OF
the people. Bat mere is government In the midst
OF enlightened Europe in the middle OF the nine
teenth century Kept, in measure, alive and vigor-
our by the SPOTS gathered night after nlght this
splendid gateway through which men and women
are aured TO win. through which souls bearing
Gods image 20 down to everlasting perdition. Il
there Is any power IN Europe, or on Gods earth, to
sweep this gamblidg hell out OF existence, that
power ought to be exercised. Those false words,
these enticing hes "Restauration,n Conversatlonn
frescoed and gIlded walls should be leveed
t to the dust dust ana ground to powder the
n 'sna 0 Ss4 to RUINS be Of 10 pass
OF the liking OF Darkness" Or, If the ednce is per-
United 10 remain the signs on 1t ought to be changed
for OBSTRUCTION" death In Silence" and Intel.
lectual RUM" that the throngs at this watering
place may know whittier they are going when they
pass the threshold OF these fatal doors. Little ara
parents IN America aware to what their sons re ey.
posed who come here to make the usual Eur lSin
tour, which includes BadenBaden.
As stood at one OF the tables last evening was
startled to see a young man well known to me-
them upon the table, and as rapidly losing Oh EN-
Disappointed at his want OF success, he got void
piece changed into silver, and then placed these
singy upon the table. He won one piece about the
value OF dollar, out lost know not how many
Napoleons Ia Napoleon being four dollars Of
our money. l LEFT my position to 10 to
him ana warn him Of his danger; but before
I reached him he withdrew, and was Lost ia
my sight in the crowd. sought to find him. but in
vain. This young man belongs to wealthy family
In the highest social rank In one Of cities and
could hts father, mother and sisters have stood aS
the point which | occupied and seen one upon
whom they had lavished every advantage and the
warmess directions thus caught In the snare OF this
sumptu0us temptation they would unite with eyerI
friend Of virtue and humanity In the desire for 10
destruction. In the case Of this young man his
tive for gambling could not have been the desire fer
money for he has In abundance all that no. desiress
and mad this vice been presented TO him In It's naked
and hideous feature he never could have yielded IA
IT, But the SplendOr and Vaccinations around him
lad taken captive his whole being, and there he
stood Dartering away every good principle for go0
that he did not need selling mis- splendid blrthrght
his grand opportunities IN life for usefulness hon0b
aud happiness for that which to him was less than
meso OF DotaQe.