The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-11-21

tullu hcILlnl vi pollulbI dIIuotAiNhNa
at the Fourth street NJ. L. church last
night, his subject being card Play
ing" The series OF talks" as DR.. Riker
calls them, is evidently OF deep intere.t
to the church-roins people OF Wheel
ing as he had great audience, the
largest OF the month.
lie said that though there was no
special command against card.paying
it should be stunned on the ground
OF expcdioncy. The outlines OF his
talk last night were the game as the
Others.
Card playing was brought to Europe
from ASIA in the thirteenth century,
and was OF Asiatic origin, probably
having been invented in China. These
innocent looking little pieces OF card
board are IN themselves harmless.
There is nothing in the marks or
emblems printed on them that is
dcmoraIiziug. In the influences and
associations OF the game, the same can
not be said. On the introduction OF
the gamo into Europe, il at once sprang
into extreme favor with ali classes, in
fact became . craze. People neglected
business TO follow the new and lacinat-
ing game. AS consequence 1t was
prohibited by several governments.
Those persons who ask ministers il Il
social game OF cards is or is not harmful
are mostly young people, and their de-
sire Tor Information ana enlightenment
shuu d be respected. The game of
cards rs an institution is distinctly
baneiul IN its influences aud should DO
excluded from every Christian home.
Social intercourse between young peo-
pie is 10 be encouraged always, but /
would appeal 10 the young as well as
the older people 10 hold up and main
tain high standard OF social life.
Where is this fascinating and alluriug
game played? In the Christian home,
in social "a herIngs, in the camp OF the
soldier, on the village green, at watering
places, in the saloon, in
THE GILDGD GAMBLING HELL,
in the lowest haunts OF vice, in the
brothel, and in all tho lowest and most
degrading places OF life, The game as
played in The home and in society is the
same as PLAYED bv tho lowest, basest
and most DEGRADED persons. Is the as
ISOLATION creditable 10 Christian peopieP
Can you play cards tho glory OF,
God, or to the enlightenment OF your
mind? No, it is but means OF killing
time. II you persist in killing time, 1t
will end by time killing you. This
wasting OF time is terrible to contcm-
plate, and more time is killed. in the
pursuing of this game than almost any.
thing else.
BY diligence and carnestness, on the
other hand, what cannot be aCcomp.
lished? A young man came to Chatta-
noo.a, Tennessee, from Chicago, and
applied for position in bank. He
got it, and il was but four weeks, until
when clearing house was established,
be was made manager. That young
man did not kill time, or allow oppor-
tunities to glide by unnoticcd.
4 mother complained OF the alicna-
ton OF her grown children's affection,
and their loss OF home interest. On in
vestigation it was found that the moth
cr had wasted her opportunities in
early life, and was not capable OF inter.
csting her sons after they had reached
manhood. They had outgrown her,
and sought other places OF amusement.
A. an example Of what application to
the business OF life will do, he told how
a Columbus man, who had failed in
business, applied at an establishment
Tor something to do. He WAS at first re.
fused, but was finally given the Job OF
cleaning the cellar ut
THREE DOLLARS 4 WEEK.
He did this so well that at the end OF
the week his salary was doubled, and
in six months he was getting a salary of
q hundred dollars a month, and when
heard from not long since was drawing
the very comfortable salary oil fifteen
thousand dollars year.
Cards iascinate and draw its victims
into an almost ineXtricable net, Speak
Ing OF his own experience, he said he
learned while on a farm, following it up
later when in college. The fascination
OF the game got such hold on him he
neglected his business and studies. He
failed in mis- lessons, headaches came TO
him from playing the game late at night.
Finally he MADE up his mind to quit,
and II owe to that resolution whatever
! now am"
He asked If prayer would be appro-
PIRATE at card table. Ii prayers arc
out oil place at card party, then cards
are out OF place in Christian home.
Inthe language OF the Bible, some things
are lawful, but all things ere not ex-
pedient.
Gambling, the natural consequence oil
cards. which are the tools OF the former,
is rated as the third OF the great evils.
First comes indifference to religion,
next Righteousness, then gambling. In
progressive euChrG, the favorile game
in social gatherings, the same tools arc
used as in the lowest gambling he'll
What is the genius or attraction in
card playing? Il must have something
oil the kind, otherwise it Couldnot have
Tor xix centuries remained favOrite
and popular amusement. II Is the love
OF chance that makes it such n favorlic;
the peculiar, facinating witchory OF
chance Is the genius. Need it be asked
II Il is dangerous? An example is
found in a young man who had about
made M his mind to join the church,
when ho wa. invited by young lady to
participate in a game Of cards. He &C.
cepted. The next night he was At the
church, but not in front seat, and
coon
DEiPrED FROM CHURCH INFLUENCES.
Years ailerward, in Il drunken frenzy
he struck his father who laid between
life and death for long time. His
CO Ger was ruined forever. " hen that
man lies tortured in the depths OF hell.