The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-11

person expects TO get something for nothing.
Again say, the CALL is right in refusing to
accept ana publish advertisements of lotteries.
Rev. w. E. Goodwin of the California
street Methodist Episcopal Church has
been but two months in this city, but he
has seen the lottery evil here, and knows
of it's deleterious effects. He said:
am with the movement in every way, and
and my church are in sympathy with every
effort made to eradicate the evil. There is no
doubt OF the bad effects OF lottery gambling,
and have often wondered how il was that the
lottery advertisements and the publication of
the winning numb RS has not been stopped
long before this. I believe the CALL is doing
just the right thing under the circumstances,
and I am sure that both our church and myself
are heartily in accord with its ideas.
Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger of the Temple
Emanuel said:
am opposed to lotteries, for do not believe
it is the proper way for people to make money.
1t is gambling, and there can be no two opin-
ions on the subject of gambling. The evil OF
the lottery is perhaps, not so much in its di-
rect evil effects; it leads men on, and has a
tendency TO develop any taste for gambling
which man may have. ] am opposed to ii,
and would like TO see the evil stamped out in
this city.
Rev. A. NJ. Russell, pastor of the Hamil-
ton-square Baptist Church, has spent many
of the years of his life in the South, where,
perhaps from the poverty of the lower
classes, the evil effects of lottery gaming is
very marked. He said:
Gaming of all kinds, but particularly lot
teries, have always fought against, both in my
private life and in the pulpit. Ihave preached
against it in my church, and in my own case
withdrew my patronage from a storekeepeT
because found he sold lottery tickets. In the
South its effects are terrible. The negroes and
the ignorant whites put every cent they have
! in the world into lottery tickets, and it keeps
many poor who might otherwise be able to live
at least decently. The CALLS stand in the
matter is an excellent one and will be Endorsed
! by every good Christian in the country. and
cannot fail to do great good in the cause OF
public morality.
Rev, DR.. c. 0. Brown, pastor of the First
Congregational Church, has had personal
experience with the lottery ticket sellers.
He said:
am glad that some paper is willing to take
the matter of lottery gaming up, and can say
I most emphatically indorse the attitude of the
CALL against 1t, Tor the suppression OF this
traffic is one of the reforms badly needed in
this city. have had men and women come
right here to the door offering to sell tickets,
of the consequences. l am in favor of the
movement, and the CALLS policy l think q
most commendable one. 1t is the pioneer in
the crusade and should be supported.
Rev. DR.. A. G. Hirst, pastor of the Simp-
son Memorial Church, was emphatic in his
denunciation of the evil, and in his in
dorsement of the CALLS efforts to stamp it
out. He said:
The stand the CALL has taken is an excellent
one. 1t is the right move in the right direction
and in the right kind of reform. am heartily
in accord with what is being done, and | be-
ieye it is going at the matter in the right way.
There are not many of the effects of the traffic
apparent among my people, but it is an evil
which is hard to locate. / have seen its ects
elsewhere, however. L have seen it impoverish
families in the East, where the people have
been led on TO buy with promises Of fabulous
returns on the money they invest, until it gets
to be q passion with them. il is gam bling,
pure and simple, and am in favor OF any steps
taken to prevent its spread and to dl i've it out.
The Rev. J. A. Schroeder of st. Johannes
German Evangelical Lutheran Church
said:
The CALL is certainly to be praised for the
step 1t has taken in relation TO lotteries and for
refusing to publish advertisements relating TO
such. read with great deal of satisfaction
the editorial addressed to ministers, and am
glad that the attention of the ministers has
been called to the evil. /, for one am opposed
to everything in the shape of lotteries, whether
in the general community or in eeclesiasticaI
circles. In our church we are opposed to lot
teries and TO all kinds of gambling. / have
often preached against them and their baneful
influence, and shall continue to do SO when
resolutions adopted by the Methodist ministers
indorsing the CALL for refusing to advance lot
terry schemes.
Rev. J. O. Wahlberg, pastor CT the First
Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church,
said:
l am glad to see that the CALL has taken up
the lottery question, and what was expressen
by the Methodist ministers by resolution /
fully indorse. | am strongly opposed to an
thing in the shape of lottery and have often
spoken against that business. 1t does great
deal OF harm to poor people, who stint them
selves TO satisfy q passion for that class OF