New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-09
THE EVILS OF STOCK GAMBLING.

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4he Rev mr. TdlmoGc at me brooklyn Ta6Fnacie uTFby'
There was not so large an audience in tie
Broo,lyn Tabernacle yesterday morning as usual owing
no doubt 10 the unpleasant weather. Mt Tanage re-
pred tho series of sermons on the plaques OF NewYork
and BROOKLYN which interrupted BY the Christmas
and New Year celebrations. His subject was STOCK
,amhlius" and his renarks were basod on Amos Ill.
TO- As the shepherd tlkeih out OF the mouth OF me
lion two legs OF piece OF shall tho children Of
israel be taken out that dwell in Samaria.'
The Ion Of stock gambling said Mr. Tamage is abroad
to-day. dcyouring the Lords sheep. 1t takes either
body mind or soul and in any there are only ag'
meut, left II Is the business of eSery shepherd "a
o tac, the blow and II there be nothing but Gn caI
NJ the victim left address that There ha not been
durlng nv memory, eny time when more morals ana
,uoncy were being devoured by stock-sambng than
NOW Never wore there many wbe
you'd take trust funds and swamp them
in Wall street widows and orphans, seamsfres'cs
lorl on small salaries and cergymen put theii
all into speculation and take ont nothing Seductive
clr,uqrs are drawn warning people against Infamous
schemes and accompanied by statement OF Api-c
teal enterprise. conducted on righteous pflnci
rIes with a combination by which yol
cam never get swindlcd. Dupes are sent beauti-
mi certificates OF stock. ornate In themselves
that they look like marriage certificates when man
sees one he thinks he Is married 70 good fortune state
t. NJ the result of the combination promised IN
o, r,outh The dupe waits for the coming or the Hrst
tttr ~ Lich is TO announce his Meanwhile Ne
Is at extensive furniture and iue houses lie dreams
NJ fortunes like Vanderb- and resolves that he illnot
a. by success letter comes informing him that
His investment las yielded per cent month ana ne
,gjn looks al expensive furniture and big house In
good time comes another letter, which says that Dy an
unfortunate turn In che money market the whole OF ms
investment is swept away "a well as the pronIs lha
what they call in NowYOrk The royal bounce lLOun
Ia mn N
thousands swallowed uP III the money NM Ao' ''
wat the matter with price OF grant The crops
were peutiful ana price ought To DO cheap but Is
II not he grain gambler who controls the Market ley
do mot call 1t gambling; they call It option An
operator pays 5000 Tor the M TRSSh No grain is de-
uvered on this bargain. Certain sums OF iIIoLoy
are paid II tho price goes up or Gown. 7y
that gambling with greasy cards IN rum shop ,no,
which he has not Let not be msunderstoou con.
denim tho indiscriminste condemnation OF al stoos
operations. stock broker may De soou 1nhans
He has as much right To his commission As
has IN his profits There the Stock ENohansa
who arr examples Of conscientiousness ana intesrYt
hut no evenly balanced man, or nervous msh ~.
enter into that business any moro than he should oe
There se transactions every day in tho stock markets.
,nto which members OF churches are going Tor Whcus
~ tha last Gods Judi viii thunder their promoteIs
Into the everlasting eompanionsmp OF tne TS man
bers who ever pitched pennies Tor drnxs lug man
Who !. say 81 God ho sess man who
mt mn the price OF certain stock lie goes around anu
hears and says ~ not wct,n na than Ss Snsels
down and thanks the Lord Tor prosperity IN gahsx
You call It cornering - call 10 gamons, hish~J
VSnSisS seems 20 DO no discredt done on
large scao We despso the petty thief eoN We 90 Hcs
nnnsh the man who steals BY stoox swinse.
People are not punished In this country oeSsuse 'H''