The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1897-08-05
l|E's SUNDAY SERMON.
|osPEL MESSAGE.


.Woe unto them that sin, as it were
..rt rope. Isaiah W, Is.
arc some iniquities that only nibble
S.s,t After a lifetime OF their work
s,,ll stands upright, respected and
These vermin have not strength
= 70 rnsw through a mans character.
.,s are other transgressions that lift
n,lres W. M to gigantic proportions and
s'id oi a man and bind him with
,o,eyer. There are some iniquities
go such great emphasis Of evil that
!sa commits them may be said to sin
~ a cart rope. suppose you know
NAV make great rope. The stuff out
a,.S II Is fashioned is nothing but tow
von n null apart without any exertion
Snsers. This is spun into threads.
rbieh YOU could easily snap, but n
Many of these threads are inter-
chem YOU have a rope strong
~ 10 bind an OK or hold a ship in n
.sss 10 YOU OF the sin Of gambling. A
Y.ns in strength is that sin, and yet l
more especially to draw your atten-
u ~, small threads Of influence out
s,,h that mighty iniquity is twisted.
zine Is on the advance, so that 1t is
y, No only that fathers and brothers and
~ ;nterested In such discussion, but
,,yes and mothers and sisters and
A,srs look out lest their present home
srlaeed or their intended home be
a No man, no woman, can stand
,,om such a subject rs this and say.
!. no practical bearing upon my life, !"
ana NAV be in a short time in your
x an experience In which you will
iha the discussion involved three
s~earth, heaven, hell. There are
lInc establishments by the thousands.
n are about $500 professional gamb-
Ont Of all the gambling establish
how many of them do you suppose
10 be honest? Ten-these ten pro-
10 he honest because they are merely
techamber to those that are acknowl-
fraudulent. There are first-class es-
bments. You step little way out of
vay. New York. You go up the mar
lirs. You ring the bell. The liveried
introduces you. The walls are law
tinted. The mantels are of Vermont
The pictures are ''Jephthah' $
ter and Dore's I'D ante" and Virgil's
m Region Of HE'LL" most appro-
selection, this last, for the place.
|, the roulette table, the finest, cost
host exquisite piece Of furniture in
tied States. There is the banquet
bn, where, free Of charge to the
YOU may find the plate and viands
mes and cigars sumptuous beyond
Then you come to the second
ambing establishment. To it you
foduced by card through some
in." Having entered, you must
yamble or fight. Sanded cards, dice
with quicksilver, poor drinks mixed
ure poor drinks will soon help you
lid Of all your money to n tune in
eter with staccato passages. You
TO see. You saw. The low villains
place watch you as you come in.
the panther, squat in the grass,
! fali when she sees it? Wrangle not
rights in that place, or your body
brown bloody into the street or dead
: river.
along little farther and find the
! ttablishment. In that place you
umbers. Betting on two numbers
: a saddle" betting on three num-
called gig" betting on four
is called horse" and there are
y y s Of our young men leaping into
w " lddle' and mounting that "gig"
" ind that horse" riding to perdi-
Aereis always one kind of sign on
" Exchange" most appropriate
he door, for there in that room a
(anges health, peace and heaven
!, health, loss Of home, loss of fam
y immortal soul. Exchange sure
hd infinite enough.
pu ackU Wedge that is a cart
fyil, but you want to know what
lmall threads ont OF which it Is
here is IN many h disposition to
|. They feel delight in walking
! tecipIce because of \the sense Of
There are people who go upon
not for the largeness pfthe pros
Il, for the feeling that they have OF
~ What would happen N l should
There are persons who have
Pd flliped and acceleEated by
~ near an airhole. There are
a Ind a positive delight in kriving
na Inches Of the edge of o bridge.
span isposition to hazard that finds
ien nj in gaming practicesi Here
Wv may stake them. II Y stake
pay lose them, but / may win
loA lcheyer way it turns h@ve the
en1p Shuttle the cads. Lost! Heart
Cn III head ne, dizzy, At it again Just
M MS desire for hazard.
! ere are others who gotinta this
Sheer desire for gain. 1t As es-
Isl with professional gamblers.
,OUS Keep cool. They never drink
@r ihDalance their judgment ! They
but ne dlce so much as they fee the
chad nj the dice, and for thRt they
mid y spider in the web, looking us
,ehs the ly passes. Thousands OF
our In the hope of gain 80 into
lyN YES They say: "Well, my sal
ands hough to allow this luxury. l
Iyhp ioush from my store, office or
thas sht TO have finer apartnh hents.
q cda ave better wines. / ought to
chee'i ichly ilavored cigars. Sught
entertain my friends morts ex-
l won't stand this any longer.
,,,l me brilliant stroke make "a for
u mere goes, principle pr no
", Iaveh or hell. Who caresA"
a. N uhs man makes up his mipd to
ms income, satan has bought
- 'ss. VI'' ana 1t is only a question
ia a 'ne goods are to be delivered.
, ,,,T e' uone' You may plant in( the
>''y J, Es, batteries Of truth and right
J. y ,nun ms Is bound to go on. when
'la'" ~, eIooO n year and spends
80 young man makes $500 ,ind
'm, l.'ss al the harpies of darkness
eN ma! we have himl" And
y" 10 2ei the extra $500 or
Us the question. He says:
Tehl who started out the
one pH ht'!e money, and in one
ne priud "ts N'- luck, he rolled up
,iuatd .1,9!Sands Of dollars. If he
Ne isis y Il IS such dull work,
e- yean VI long lines of figures in
n prS3 oGs", mi pulling down OF Il
i ica ~ Z .ts and selling rem
,ilures , NJ waiting upon somebody
dow " "'o Ia. 100 on the ace and
r. sec insidiously. Other