Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-03-13


At a large meeting of the Evangelical
Ministerial Association of Cincinnati and
vicinity, called February q, to consider
the movement, reported in the daily press,
of the Roman Catholics to secure such
changes in our statute laws as shall per-
nit lotteries for benevolent purposes, the
following papers were adopted:
ftWHEREAs, A synod or meeting of Ro-
man Catholic priests was held at the Ca
thedral in Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 10th
of February, 1879, to consider some meth
cd of relieving the Archbishop from his
financial EN- mbarrassment, at which meet
ing it was proposed and resolved to in
augurate great lottery scheme' to raise
funds for that object: and .s-..
'FWHEREAs, Those priests, presided over
by the Archbishop, did appoint COM
mittee TO carry such scheme into eXecu-
ton, and also did appoint committee of
three priests, to be known as a 'Legisla-
| tive Committee, to seek the repeal of the
laws of Ohio against lotteries, or to Sc
| cure such legislation as will exempt from
the penalties of said laws, lotteries held
for charitable purposes; therefore
| 1. "ResoJUed, That we protest against
any attempt to evade the following pro-
vision of the Constitution of the State of
Ohio, which expressly says, in article 10
and section 6, that lotteries and the sale
| of lottery tickets, for any purpose what
ever, shall forever be prohibited in this
State, or any attempt to repeal or modify
our statue laws on the subject, so that the
Roman Catholic Church or any other or
ganization, might carry on lottery or
lotteries, for so called benevolent objects.
F'2. ResOlUed, That we oppose therepeal
or modification of our statutes on this
subject, in the name of morality and re-
ligion; and we brand the attempt to cor
rupt the public conscience, and degrade
public morals as an insult to the people
of Ohio; and we blush to think it pOssi-
bic that professed religious teachers
should have the effrontery to ask, in the
name of religion, the civil government
to legaliZe wholesale gambling by lotter
les.
''3. Resolued, That we protest agains
the proposed scheme, not only because o.
its Inherent wiekedness, but also because
it is an ominous attempt of the RomisT
Church to control the legislation of the
State, in opposition to all other religious
bodies, and in violation of the sentiments
of the majority of moral and good citi
zens.
81. ResolUed, That we call upon all OF
der loving citizens of Ohio, irrespectiv,
of party, to unite in opposing the repea
, or modification of the laws forbiddiny
lotteries, or any such legislation as will
in any way make those laws less strin
! gent, or that would tend to render tn
, Constitution of the State imperative il
its prohibition.
FORM OF PETITION TO THE OHIO LEGIsLA
TURE.
"To the Honorable, the Senate and House 0
Representatives Of the Ohio LegisIGiure-
WHEREAS, 1t is understood that effort
are to be made to secure such moditica
: ton of the statutes of this State as shal
o permit, for so called benevolent purposes
). the establishment of lotteries and the sal
i of lottery tickets; and
= WHEREAS, such efforts, if successful
e, would be evil, and only evil, in their in
~ nuence upon the interests of society
to we, the undersigned, request you t
1r use your influence and votes to preyer
,e any legislative action LOOKING * sHc
r modification of either the Constitution q
lr of the statutes of the State as would reT
By der them less stringent in their provil
Is ions than they now are against lotterit
Iv and the sale Of lottery tickets.''
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