New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-09
CRUSADE AGAINST GAMBLING.
MAssMEETING DENoUNCES THE EvIr~REso-
LUTTONS PASSED.

A MASSMEETING DENOUNCES THE EVII~lsEso'
LUTONs PASSED.
An ntigsmblnC mass meeting was held yester-
day afternoon AT 3 p. IN. at Chickering Hail. flt'h
ave and Eighteenth-st. The Rev. DR.. j. Elmcndor
gave the opening PRAYER. l.. A. Maynard. the chair
man Of the committee arrangements, made Few
remarks and read number Of letters. Among them
a communication from Dr. ParhhurSt' IN whcn
he said "You cannot doub, tho deep sympathy with
which look on your work Ex-Judgc Noah DAVIS,
the chairman. made an earnest appeal for the sup
preston OF the poolroom, He referred 70 inc meet
Ing held AT Chickefng Hall about two wears ago Tor
the purpose OF influencing public opinion against
licensed lotteries and he said he hoped the movement
against poolroom gambling would be- as successful In
It's results ar the crusade against the Louisiana Lottery
had been. H. said Of the policy shops: know OF
no evil % das,ardly dirty. wretChcd and mean as
these houses Of shame. these gates Of hell III"
Rev Madison e. Peters. Of the blooming Ialr ioi'eu
church. Boulevard and sixty eieLth-oi. treated 'he
,o,,oous a. omen violations OF existing laws which
were not enforced. The Rev. Alfred h. Meyers 81
the Marble Collegiate Church. Fifthave and Twenty
ninth.sr.. then made short address. ana he WIS
followed by tho Rev. Or. J. II. Knowles, OF Jersey
gov Tn. Rev John t. Scuddcr Of Jersey city. also
,.oh. and described his visit Ia the GEtcnburg race
,r.ch John Phillip Quinn. formerly a gambler. VINO
Z. pushing crusade against gamblins spoke al some
length on embezzl'ment statistics. ana shp"eu uh'
large part Of business dishonesty had It's origin IN
gambling.
R..outions Endorsing the work oi the society Tor
the supprcsSon o. VICE ard that OF ID. PaFkhurs' ;
snc,c,v were adopted a. were The following;
Ecsolved That call upOa the Christian 'hufchfs ="
"a, o,nt-y l their ndi,cGal and In thor collective ca
,ac,c. In a,s.mbes conferences. and conventions upon
%, pol g,us and secular pres, and upon al ois"h''
.,,o,. and ss.ncies having for their object The promotion
~ mo .ll,y and righteousness TO JOIN IN vigorous anu pr
-, x.,,a,e against the gaublinr wee In all ~ many
forms. ... ,h.,
p..olved That regard with special abhor'hc' tha'
,,n, ~ gambling colu,ctH with ING a. o''"s
o,oau,ye o, more crime snd misery than any oher FORM
., this wee and rmphacally condemn the practice "
.nr otherwise reputable newspapers IN 'ncou'agn; ana
noro,,oz turf gambling the publication OF ups on
49, ~, ,,,,.
Rs.olyed That condemn the Lees ron Ia" VI N"'
State a. gamblers license law, measure ifancd III .e
,,o,es, ~ vice and crime and call upon all Ia"eou
~, and Christian people this stetc to labor Tor us
repeal. ~ ,, ,o.o,or
R,solved That We condemn the gambling eHl wherever
- amman. or in whatever form. whether n th' mArtS VI
trade on r,cecourscs pooroous. or AZ chuich ia@ anu
charity ba,aars and earnestly urge all rpn'ao'o men
and women tn fire. thcm.el'cs IRON All co"P'''" WIN
this fearful and soulfestro'ing VICE
Re.olv.d That we favor the immcdat" Organization vi
Va, onal An,anhIng League which shall have Tor us
ti.c, the Offering OF strenuous and un'oWpFoh'ihs
n,o ,, every form Of "a nbing. and the education
o.. nconle with regard to the extent aud cnormy oil
his cyl