The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1886-11-24
)" TIE FIELD OF'. BLOOD
Z A Powerful setmon by Row. r. De
q Witt Talmage. D. D.,
what Gambling IL. aud the Great ProvH-
iencs Of the Evii-The Many FormA
Under Which 1t Ii Carried On
Its Ruinons Consequences.

took for his text this morning Acts II 10:
Accldnma, that is TO say, the field OF
blood" He then said: 81.
The money given TO Judas for surrender
ing Christ was Rfterward used to purchase
a graveyard. As the money was blood
money, the ground bought by 1t was called
In the Syriac tongue Acelda,na, meaning
1.-THE field OF blood" Well, there is one
word want TO write to-day over every
rsce-course where wagers are staked, and
every pOoi-room, and every gambling
saloon, and every table, public or private,
where men and women bet for sums Of
money, large or small, and that is o word
incarnndined with the life Of innumerable
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. The gambling spirit,
which is at all times stupondous evil,
ever and anon sweeps over the country
like an epidemic, prostrating uncounted
thousands. There has never been worse
attack than that from which all the viii
lagos, towns and cities are now suffering
Whatever your age or calling, the sub
ject Of gambling, about which speak to-
day, is pertinent. Some years ago, when
an association for the suppression OF gam
bling was organized, an agent Of the asso-
citation came to o prominent citizen and
asked him TO patrOnze the society He
said: "No, can have no interest in such
an organization. l am In nOwise affected
by that evil" At that very time his son,
who was his partner in business, was one
Of the heaviest players in Herne's famous
gambling establishment Another refused
his patronage on the same ground, not
knowing that his first book keeper, though
ivtv IN aularv Of nv,lu NM thnil am nd dol.
lars was losing from fifty " one hundred
dollars per night The president Of o rail
road company refused to patrOnize the in
stitution, saying: "That society is good for
the defense Of merchants, but VIC railroad
people ore not injured by this evil" not
knowing that at that very time two OF his
conductors were spending three nights Of
each week at faro tables in New York. Di-
rctly or indirectly this evil strikes ut the
whole world.
Gambling Is tho riskng Of something
moro or less valuable in the hope Of win
ming mora than you hazard The instru-
IN 'nts of gaming may differ, but the princi-
pie is the same The shutting and dealing
of cards, however full Of temptation, IL II OF
gambling unless stakes arc put up; while,
on the other hand, gambling may be carried
on without cards, or dice, or billiards. or .
tcn-pin alley. Tho man who bets on
-,hn aeo,s l., ..sancvr sto..ks no c,,r5uct. a
hus;rnss which h.,.rds extr. ranital or
qnes into transactions without Foundation
hut dey,a,dant unon that men r.a,l "luck. I"
is a gambler.
Whatever you expect ~ got from your
reiphhor withont offering AN eonivalent IN
,rnnov or tina nv sk;l, 10 aitha, tho prod.
uct of theft or gaming Lostery tickets and
lottery policies come into the sa.ue cate
Qpry. Fairs for tho founding Of hospitals,
schools and churches, conducted on the
rafting svstem. como under tho same
denomination. Do mt. therefore, pssOcisto
gambling NECESSARILY with INV instrument
ar game or time. or plaO,, or think the
principle depends upon whether you play
for a glass of vino or one hundred shares
Of railroad stack Whether yu,, pstronize
..suction pools" "Frcnch mutuals," or
..bookmakino " whether you employ faro or
billiards. rondoor keno. cards or bapatelle.
tina verv idea of the thing ia dishonest. for
IL nrofessas "a hestnvv unon yo, n rood for
winch you pivs NO eouiyslent
Th;a c,rc 10 mn raw- horn snr;ta hut a
no,aarJ tra,sv-assion that comes starger.
Inc 1ow, und.,r a msn,ia of ,.urses thr"ngh
manr certmr;oa All na,ions harharons
,nd ';vii;yod hav, hoao oddjrted IN n n.
fors ,sas tho Frcnch Government rcce;ve.,
ravor,,o fror, go,n;no.ho Tn ,h,7 I'm.
.,and for tho ;Snrov,,msn, Of her harbors
;nst;tnte,i n LOTTERY N ha heidi nj the front
door oY r.. paula Cutha,ru ponr hun.
dred thousand tickets were sold o. ten shil-
Inrs each The British Mus,a,m and West
Minister hridoe ver,, nartt,l,v hnilt nv aim.
liar nrorc3wras The ancient Germans
would sometimes put up themselves and
families as prizes, and suffer themselves TO
be bound. though stronger than the persons
,,,h ,u,, .nn,n