St. Paul daily globe., 1895-11-18
DIR. M,kINLEY ON GAMBLING.
He Handles theGencraI Subject
without Gloves.

without Gloves.
Rev. William Mckinley delivered the
third of series of sermons directed
along the lines of the social questions
of the day at the Central Methodist
church last evening. The subject of
the discourse was "The Gambling
Hells," which the speaker character
lied as the most insidious and ruinous
curse with which the American people
are beset. To the pernicious habit of
gambling he traced the evolution of
forgers, drunkards, murders and sui
cides. mo habit" said he, .is so
easily acquired nor, so terribly difficult
to break away from" In his arraign-
ment, DR.. Mckinley was particularly
severe upon the seeming Indifference
of people and society in general for
the view taken of this question. Social
card parties were, in his opinion, but
the first glance into the tigers jaws
Stock gambling was denominated
simply more extensive form of the
passion. The country was too eager
to bow down to the man who had in
any manner achieved success. Means
were discarded, and too often only the
result determined a mans position in
Iu6 SOcldi anu DutSlueSS WOTlQ.
liant rascality," said the speaker,
whether it be in the low gambling den
or the notorious Wall street, should
be condemned" A powerful invective
was also directed at the government
which relentlessly pursued the crimi-
nails said to be graduated from the
gambling helIs,'' and at the same time
protected the cause of so much evil.
needed to crush these dens out of
existence, but mighty public senti-
ment which would make them an i'm.
possibility.
'"These are difficult subjects upon
which I have been speaking of Late
continued DR.. Mckinley" but they are
questions with which every respectable
law-abiding citizen is deeply concerned.
The gambling habit is responsible for
the ruin of a great number of our best
young men. l know of young man,
at one time in a most enviable posi-
ton. Home, wife, family, and all the
blessings which these ties bring, were
his. In an evil moment his cupidity
led him into gambling, then heavy
losses, forgery, and finally the prison.
were the awful results of his conduct !
IL liiIS NCiSi oil lSOidlcu case IL WOulu
cause only momentary consideration
but there are hundreds of similar Incl
dents within the knowledge Of most
cf us. There are mothers and wives
in this city to night whose homes have
been wrecked and hopes blighted by
this insidious evil.
"It is termed 'bucking the tiger, and
is we'll named. The tiger is the most
4,.o.o o1oo
Thirsty animal Of the Indian jungles.
Once within its grasp and life is. de-
SPARED cf. There is rarely a gambler
who does not drink. When notorious
criminal is sought by the authorities
he is generally taken in a gambling
house or a kindred brothel. In large
cities the wine rooms, saloons and
gambling houses are combined. We
are told to look not upon the wine when
it is red, for it biteth like a serpent
and stingeth like an adder This ap-
plies to gambling as we'll as to drink.
All sin presents itself in the guise of
harmless amusement; but entwining
itself about the victim, his life pays
the penalty. There is another form
of gambling. 1t is called speculating.
Fortunes are made and lost every day
by its cunning and trickery. Men who
have made fortunes and social posi-
tions by the manipulation of stocks
would be affronted by the appelation
Of liar and knave, but they are such, as
much as the professional card shark,
cnly' they are made exempt by pop
ular consent. ''''|
eve must be rid OF these moral
ulcers, but it is not enough to 1egislate
against these places when social rela-
tions demand their methods as means
of entertainment. Such condit tons in
dictate a. mental poverty verging Upon
moral bankruptcy. I am not dealing
with remote conditions, but with what
you all know to be facts Cupidfty is
the main cause of the wide prevalence
Of gambling-a desire to get money
without working for it. I cannot do
better than quote to you in this con-
nection Horace Greely, who said: The
worst Gay that a man ever sees is that
day he decides there is a better way
to get money than to honestly earn it
Young men and some old ones will do
we'll to ponder this statement. Gam
blers, as a rule, end their lives in pow
erty and rest in pauper's grave
Next Sunday evening d. Mckinley
will deliver a sermon upon "The Social
Evil"