Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-08
ON GAMBLING.

Following is an abstract of Dr. McChes- ney's last nights sermon at Trinity M. E. church on Gambling"
 Text: of those forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain; if those sayest behold we know 1t not doth not he that pondereth the heart con, sider 1t; and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it, and shall not he render to every man according to his works'-Proverbsx xxiv: Il, 19. The speaker introduced his subject by giving an account of the death of the prin- cipal of one of the public schools of Co., lumbus few years ago, who squaudsred his salary and that of his teachers at gambling and then committed suicide.
 Ancient Hindoo literature contains an account of one rajah conspiring to ruin another by gambling.
 He took his pearls and gold and war elephants and slave girls, his four broth CTS and finally his queen, who tore her hair and vowed that her locks should never be dressed until she had beheld the life blood of him who had ruined her house. hold. This should have been incorporated in MT. Arno1d's 'Iight of Asia," a red ight-b1ood red.
 Philip of Macedon encouraged gambling among the Greeks to deprive them of those manly qualities which might obstruct his work of subjugation.
 It was at the gambling table where Cali gula conceived his most infamous projects.
 The day on which Julianus was pro- claimed emperor he walked over the dead body of Pertinax and began to play at dice in the next room.
 Henry " of France destroyed many of the best families of his realm by patroni- x;, Dc, cd !, lers.
 During the war of the revolution the British forces were demoralized by their gambling propensities.
 At that time the British parliament was the rendezvous of gamblers. Rich young men were easily sent to parliament, SC that older heads might easily strip them of their possessions.
 The infidelity and drunkenness associat- ed with the Tom Paine element in this country during the revolutionary struggle gave to the gamblers great encouragement. The same vice ruined many of our sol. diers during the recent civil war. The Louisiana lottery, with Generals Early and Beauregard as superintendents, has been greater disgrace to the state than the Mafa.
 Cards are said to be of Chinese origin The Chinese are great gamblers. A picture of one of their ancient cards represents tree on which arc seven large arms. At the base of tree sits shep- herd shearing an innocent lamb-literally feecing him.
 We are told that the Chinese do not come to stay. That may be matter for ccngratulation.
 Men of any foreign country who came to our shores to open saloons on every street ] l. .ka11 s1l, in the same block are the kind of people tc send back across the Atlantic. They dc our civilization more harm than do the imported paupers.
 Rome is great city for gambling, New York has learned the trade.
 Dr. Wylie in his "Great Awakening iu Italy" has portrayed lottery drawing as he witnessed it in Rome under Plus IX A bishop handled the tickets as they were drawn from the revolving barrel, all of which shows that had Generals Early and Beauregard lived in Rome they might have been bishops.
 The sovereign of the British empire is the visible head of the Church of England. The prospective head of that church has gained unenviable nortoriety during the past week by being on the witness stand as connected with gambling enterprises o1 'no HoplIlCy- w uaU PioePoeU u couAossou gambler to become to political head of the established Church of England.
 In that prospect think trace tho hani of Providence pointing toward two things First-The disestablishment of tho church-freedom of church and state Second-A mighty change of public sentiment in England from monarchica ! toward republican institutions. And when at length the pendulum shal
 swing that way, God save the nobility. But why allow our thoughts to stay ol ' the other side of the Atlantics Wha about gambling in New Haven? The law of this state are sufficiently explicit an, | stringent concerning gambling. When | ever any grand juror shall make oath tha | he has reason to suspect that any room O. tenement is being used for gambling pur poses, the judge of the superior court ma. ! issue warrant commanding any officer t. enter, forcibly if necessary, and arrest an, l parties so engaged.
 Any owner of building who shall neg | lect to use all proper means to eject an l person using gambling devices or permit | ting the same to be used after due notic shall have been given is liable to heav.
 fine or imprisonment.
 The speaker referred to the grand jurors
 of the city as neglectful of their duty il
 not bringing to the attention of the lay the many places in New Haven where tn l vice complained of was indulged in ant l the law violated.
 ! I am told by Q man who is in position
 to know that the city, however quiet il
 outward appearance,is is thoroughly infeste'
 with certain forms of gambling. Poke
 playing by business men, and even pro
 fessional men, in little knots in back room
 and offices. Others dealing in polio
 gambling, selling cheap lottery chances t
 the poorest of thepo Chinese laundry
 men and colored people, women who was
 for living, invest their hard earnings ii
 chance and schemes, not in London, bu
 in New Haven-here where two and a hal
 centuries ago Puritanism came to reseu
 the land from savagery and to lay tn
 foundations for a pure civilization.
 Instead of making strained efforts i
 of the Bible we can throw away, hadn'
 we better try and see how much of tn
 laws of the state are dead letters ! Our text is warning for those conserv
 ative fellows who plead ignorance as req
 son for inactivity. If thou sayest, "Be loved we knew it not" doth not he tha
 pondereth the heart answer it?
 What good will it uo to bind the stron
 man unless we spoil his goodsss Wha place have cards in a Christian household
 Let the original owner of those good
 have complete monopoly of them. l A few years ago party of progressiv
 euchre players in Colorado were arrested
 and fined for violating state law.
 Every form of gambling craze or refun'
 has it's booby prize and it's :booby players
 Any church which gives any encourage
 ment to the first principles of the gambler
 arts deserves to be confronted with tn
 prospect of having royal gambler for it
 visible head.
 Meanwhile the Salvation army with it
 grotesque uniform and noisy processions
 not only winning it's way, but is, as a mat
 ter of fact, upon too high plane morall
 to countenance gambling in any form.
 Report of the Aid Society. l 4e