New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-10-02
MR.. TALMAGE AND THE GAMBLERS.

An unusually expectant audience gathered
In the Brooklyn Tabernacle yesterday morning to hear
Mr. Talmage preach on the subject "Shall the gam
blers be triumphant in their present movementP' In
the course OF bis sermon Mr. Tamadge said;
The gambling evil in our day has taken on imperial
airs Ii has put multtudes to spiritual or financial
death. 1t must be stopped All Of you who read the
newspapers know Of the great attempt made by
the authorities OF the two cities to put down this evil
and OF the great attempt by the gamblers to defy the
law. The great question Tor all who are interested In the
welfare OF these cities whether the gamblers shall
be triumphant Sir Garnet Woseley prophesied that by
September ID he would have the nsurreoton In Egypt
put down and Arab Pacha prisoner. He prophesled
marveously true The gamblers, with as much preci-
sion prophesied that on September 25 the pool
and gambling dens would be opened again. and they
have kept their promise They are being opened In
Different parts OF both cities There one open IN Long
Island City The authorities say they cannot stop them
One OF the gambling dens has its entrance through
COroners Office. He must have had an eye to business
for such places productive of dead men, Last week
there sixtyfour gamblers arragned They had the
best Of counsel and pleaded not guilty, OF course Inc
Distict-Atorney warned by anonymous letters that
no had better not prosecute the eNlHoers'
The politician is told that he had better be
quiet or he will never be elected Mayor
or DistrictAtorney or member OF congress-
What the churches and all good people want TO do IL TO
rally a strong public sentiment that the authorities
backed I'D by the churches and decent people, will have
the power to put down crime and elevate virtu" NO
one can sny this matter has no interest for IN u may
proye 10 have fearful bearing for you three words
Heaven Earth and He'll. 1 do not suppose there are
less than OF families represented zero nr oIn
ing who are not toucned by IT, IL will LEAK out lhete
are Young men mere with gambling tickets In their
pockets There here who have taken Tue nIst
second, third, fourth step. shall we preachers tax
abont the nquiies OF the Httites and Ahahites and
other sins that have gone by WINE ths present o'h "
destroying the land 1900
In these cities and their vicinity $500 profess
sonal gamblers As mucn as II Is your business 10 IN
port ana sell goods manufacture goods, IL - tlelr
business 10 despO everyone they cam In ali These years
how many gambling houses have protested 10 DC hohes
ones Nine. And these nine were only antechampeIs
TO those acknowledged TO be frauds. We go hundred
feet Broad way We pass up marble stairs nSeiled
seryaat meets tho door. The walls arr tinted Ihe
room has piece Of asRu Near NICE by e. the
banqueung saloon Free cigars, irte uIId,hs' ~ X ~,
free Picture of Jephtnas dauShter ana OF Datv ,
frozen re, ion of hell on the walls Most appropriate
picture thai last. ILaughter.I ,,
In the secend-csss gambling house are introduced
loaded dice mixed drinks. Pretty soon your money
going a tuue written in short metre ana WIN no
crOucbing ready TO sprlhg know can When ne sees ~
Don't to wrange tor your rights IN den IKE that
the Inside OF poOlroom Two numbers are called
saddle" three numbers gig," Tour numbers
&" horse" Thousands vi men spring into the Saddle
mount the horse and tide pel-meiI 70 peiilon' ne
sign says Exchange" Wonderfully Significant sign !
Where "A wealth, honor, sOul, ana get III
return loss of money, loss OF family, loss OF heaven
Infinite exchange! Awfn exchange Everlasting e&-
A great many people wonder why men OF education go
down INTO evil IL easily explained Iney may nave
been with Passion Tor hazard. Ii IL aJOy 10 sole
people TO y pOs5.ble 10 "a pIcc pee. IIey
cInD Jungfrau for the landscape, but lOr the feeS
Of might happen If they shodd fall. such per
sons blood eXhiardted by skating near an alf-AOIe
They delight DIVE within two inches Of the edge OF
bridge blame people Tor their passion Dut
way they develop it, one says, Here Is 1000
may lose and / may $1,000. ohulile the cards
Lost Heart thumps-heau DIZZY. They nave had the
excitement. Som are drdwn 10 gambling Dy lhIst Oh
gam: Professional gamblers are sucn lucy h d
Drink Iuucn. They the money Dehlnu the u!ec
They Ike spiders that appear TO Do dead un the ny
pusses When "a Young inau Olu man gcts TO hVlng
beyond his satan has bought MN out III Is OhV
"a question wnen tlie goods will DE delivered
One main pipes To tnls cNl 10 Duslhess excite
meut. Nearly ali the day gambling dens are III proA-
im Mall-st.tio excitement OF lle otock Exchange
-w.en ihey are crying Lake ohoTc, Rock Island, New
YORK Central, carrying pools, b.eaks from 50 To 10
man lis Intrcess mcriless In presence of God
arraIgn all st enterprises furnishing material Tor
gamblers have NO alth IN the cIatty that opens the
i.ws OF the mons. or mat has swallowed 50 many. y
friends, be one VI Two Things. BE honest OF ue'