The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-11-25

: he can give it to church, why can't he
; rattle with it ut q church fair? The money
belongs to him, and to gamble with ii is
not to violate u law OF God"
at is violation OF u law OF man, though
isn't it''
"Well, am not enough OF n lawyer to
know Just how far, il any, this railing al
church fairs is illegal. In New York State
to be sure, gambling is illegal, but that
doesn't make it immoral. In Louisiana
for example, the lotteries are legal. Gen
eral Beauregard is the President OF one
company very good man, believe
There is no inherent sinfulness in lotteries
At the policy shops in the city, as they
are called, good deal OF swindling goes
on; n man hasn't a fair chance to win, and
when he has won, what he receives is often
almost worthless. Therefore it is well for
the State to protect its citizens from such
swindling. But at n church fair it is to be
presumed that the controlling motive OF
visitors is not cupidity. They desire to
give money for the glory OF God, for the
establishment fan institution which will
further the interests Of religion and chart
ty, in other words, of Christianity. Or
else they wish to crafty personal friend
who has charge OF table. Or else they
like the pleasant excitement OF the risk.
1t is not to be presumed, however, that
their motive primarily is cupidity."
"lfaman assumes the risk OF losing ten
dollars in 4 rattle, in order that he may
promote the glory OF God, does the end,
in this instance, Justify the means?"
"The means doesn't need iustifying. 1t
is not sin TO rattle or gamble. II II was q
sin the end would not justify it. 1t is n
great mistake 10 suppose that the Christian
Church ever taught that the end justitics
the means. The Christian Church never
taughtsuch doctrine"
"But if | gamble away hundred dol
lars in order to help build q cathedral for
the glory OF God, the motive irradiates the
act, doesn't it,"
Certainly 1t does. ItsanCtities it-sanct-
ifics, not justiiics. You see there are mil
lions ofacts that in themselves are in.difer-
cnt-they are neither good nor bad These
acts become sanctifled by q good motive.
Suppose yon go out and take n walk.
There is nothing in the act either good or
bad. But suppose you go out in order to
visit the sick. The end illumines the
means. Every step you take is holy
step, and tell you tho recording angel
Just takes note OF them, every ono Of
them"
81 should like TO ask you one question
more. When at the Cathedral Fair OBJ
served small round table, ut which a
young priest stood, surrounded by dozen
or more eager boys. The table was mark
ed off into twelve triangular sections, the
apex OF each triangle being Mt the centre
OF the tables surface, where was inserted
pivot on which an arrow turned. The
sections were numbered |, 2,3, and SO on
up to 70, and on each one OF them lay n
cent contributed by one OF the boys. The
priest gave the arrow rapid turn, md
when it stopped he picked up six OF the
cents and handed them to the boy who
had contributed the cent that had lain on
tile particular section over which tho head
OF the arrow had stopped. The other six
cents he kept for himself. noticed that
the boys were pretty eager In tho sport,
and that the priests exhortations to them
to invest were earnest unsuccessful. Now
was there any harm In thatY"
When tho reporter had little moro than
begun to ask tho question, Father Nc
Glynn OWNED the gist OF It and smiled
He waited patiently for the end to come
and then replied, lightly!
"Well I suppose, as amatterOftaste, such
games might perhaps have been dispensed
with. But it is at best question Of taste.
You may say, OF course, that those boys
will acquire love for gambling, and will
DO tempted hereafter to visit Objectionable
places. But tho danger In their case is IT.
mote. As for their net it is innocent In
itself; it is done in church, and, it is to
DO presumed, with their own money
money given them for the purpose. Now,
surely It is not wrong to do an innocent
act; II is not wrong to go to church and
do II; it is not wrong to do it with your
own property. So far rs ultorior Conse-
quences arc concerned, why, suppose
somebody should object to our taking n
glass OF wine together because we might
acquire an unfortunate taste for liquor
and become drnnkards, or because our OK
ample might lend others to become drunk
ards. That would be voted the highest
OF fanaticism in many countries. In this
country, where there is so much drunken
moss, It Is, doubtless, well for many persons
to practice total abstinence. But it
wouldn't follow from that, would it, that
you and shouldn't take friendly glass
OF wine? You Sec" continued the good
father, III oathedrals ar0 to BIO built We
must have money TO build them with.
They are good things, they are centres OF
religion, distributors Of charity, opponents
and promoters Of what beauties and
renders loveller our lives. hut In this
country you can't levy money by law for
erecting them; you can't send n sheriff
around and dlstraln peoples goods. So,
rs We can't force money out Of people We
must coax II out OF them, and in this pro.
cess OF cOAxing the church winks at some
things TINT con iOssGdly are not among tho
most approved means OF SanOtiiiCation.'
Tho house OF Cardinal McCloskey Is not
hGhlnd tho cathedral us some newspapers
have recently said, nor Inns 1t brown
stone front, rs others have asserted. Its
front Is Of red brick, and its site is No. 2l5
Madison avenue, on tho northwestern cor.
nCr Of Thirty.sixth street. The parlor
looks like any other plainly furnished city
parlor, except that on Its walls arc large,
modOstly drapGd oil pictures OF liio.sIze
sants and presumably llfo.sl&e angels In
various attitudes OF reverence or fraterni-
zation. After sending his card TO the Car
dinal the reporter was informed by the re-
turning attendant that ellis EmlnOnue Ia
sorry, but is unable to see you, sir. II the
matter about which you have called isvery
important His Etninence will be glad to
have you communicate itin writing" Pa
per and envelopes having been brought to
him, the reporter wrote as follows:
"Thc Erming Post desires TO ask tho
opinion Of your lminenCe on matter Of
some practical import, Docs your Eml.
ncnte think that any OF tho games OF
chance now playing Mt tho Cathedral Fair
nrc Mt all OF inc nature Of gambling, or IL
able in any resrect to be injurious to the
yngng7"
AitEr putting tho paper on which this
was written In an envelope and sealing
and addressing the envelope, the reporter
entrusted the missvc TO tho messenger.
In about three minutes the lattcr came
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