Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-03-22
EVILS OF GAMBLING
Vice Arraigned in All Its
Forms.
BY REV. M. S. COLONNA
He Discusses the tubjsc ct From Monte
Carlo to the Progressive Euchrc
Table. Rev. T. j. haCkay Dis
course Sunday Morning.


PROV. 1913.
This was the text for the evenin &
sermon at the CtelSynut Avenue church
Sunday.
1t is customary in MANY quarters, -
saGd REV. NJ S. Colonna, Jr, to deal
with SIN IN the bulk. When IA. par;ic :
ular evil is Singled out and attacked.
dts friends invariably feel hurt. The
pulpit would be dIsgraped, however
did II from personal or other collsli-
erat.51lS fail to cry out against ce,r-tslln
forms OF iriquity.
The gambling evil has ATTAINED such
proportions THAT the church must make
ready for a stubborn fight ii it is to be
suppressed. The disposition To ga nlbt-
lis tnveterate. Under certain circum-
stances games calling for the exercise
OF PHYSICAL prowesS or intellectual skill!
may be really beneficial. The fasci-
nation of the ordinary contests does
mot consist in legitimate benefits to be
derived from them. The event has
significance wholly apar, from itself
IN determining the fortune or fate OF
some one. The opportunities for THE
wHuld-be game,.ter To apply his Wit
sal'e aoundint. Tine ;uilcGlu alnSdeS i'll
the natural World offer 4 tempting field.
In India rhere is systematic gam bling
Sn The weather. The rlce track Invites
him. The dice box lis we'll adapted to
his use. Nothing can suit him better
than deck of cards. 4 b ssta ball or q
ltOl Ddl game atic"S ullfI 10 use mrs
Judgment a Presidential election or
"a pttze fight serve equally Well AN
occasion for winning or losing money.
The practice is not confined to any one
class of persons. The professional black
9sg of s,o1rrse has HIS room fitted up
with all the necessary paraphernalia;
Cine little negro shoots HIS craps in THE
alley; the society belle plays her pro
s1'ess.iv We <-uelre i'm the Ihtrlors; the
y7oairr colh.gian puts his money UP ON
the home Steam: the speoutarar takes
his chanrtg3 in the bucket shop, THE
i1J!v GOOD Fellow It's always ready for
q, ,ra,nt. Of nolser and the working man
h,iyls mis- lotteFX ticket. Among all
Glasses of people, En all grades of So
ciety. this propensity I,sis asserted !tseH
THE practice us IN s A.retilFly VICIOUS
one It is dishonoTnible. 12 receive with
out nraaang any comp snsa iss53El cannot be
su..t. Isflse laws off, the sT-di ~
siam pai the business as nefaripus. ne
English courts have decided THAT n'e.-
ting on the race course and elsewhere
i'm England is tMesnl. So THAT one ,I.
dulg:1Hg in the practice to-day violsii II
she law of the land as we'll that of
God.
.sOne addicted to the habit of gam
ihl.n, is thereby d. qualified for ihe
duties of life When he can Win more
i'm a. single might ait the table or AK
the wheel than he could earn in month
by The patient performance OF his work.
the temptation becomes almost lI7t'7sf'-
u:Eb,e With the curse vi Illness a long
train OF ills comes in. II Was a Wise
nAsuto Of Livingstone: Fear God and
keep busy.
..,Tfhe u:l innate effect is the complete
demo: a,iza..Cn of the subject. whether
me wt:,s or loses. Does he win to-day!
1t is emily to lose tonn"riow. Is M,
l,lr(ky? Then he becomes intoN!tTated
,w-:cil this own SUCCESS until all HIS inner
feelings AND pui-er Passions are r'uslleu
by his mama for gold. Does ne hose
Then there follows a despair thttas ah-
s'-tGutely reckless. Monte Carlo. beciu-
tifri of s.'tu4a lion is the shrine WElHt'hel
go thousands of pilgrims every year /"
eu,la.l,ier their fortunes and Sac!Hilcr
s,.,<ir hopes. a trlveler mas recently
TODD us Uf his vait To TIN. SUICIDE Gene
merry matnlained by tins. great gaming
houses there. Having heard there was
such "a place he set curt TO lind II. IN
uur!iets made of attendants and ppI,ten'
Sr,aW from them only an ihcreduNous
ssurila and a denial OF any knowledge Cf
lis resistance. But he dld 1lIAa VII, los
thA old priest directed hhin fhNHher
1yhiwty-five- unfortunate persons ended
t,ha;r lives there only last year
There is rs, qiiick or easy nlt7uho/
Sor. n,he. approaching of this evil. 1t can.
Il,,rwewcr. be greatly abatel. let tine
ia Me- NOW on our statute DOCKS pe cii
forced by men tlNlt fean. God In thIs
ky,ay g,he- RESORTS that allure so many
yonlp,g men, VIII be broken up. One OF
The former mayors of indianapolis mas
decided THAT if the civic !aushorIsAes
ve,. 81, ta order within ten days every
gambling den. in every City IN tAe
IJrIrn could be closed. For the class
rf Respectable gamblers other INGENIOUS
must be found. 1t lis high t4ne 40 uu.t
cfnx.cr .c:,y their offem5ts and treat n!'s1l's
els we dr. others 'thit V.olate saws y,
yr,orari,,y. This dGisls not intimate uhai
,r.ey- sEsG,ld be oSttIaCiZed. Tor we WIN
newer save people by hating them, ou.
us:t;h howe in our hearts Tor N1Siii iet US
show our rncompl+onnls!Tg oppos-'1Aai ~
tEleir sinful practices. ,,,st
"ass IN our own conduct we iliust
studiouAly avoid the very appearance w
Vffs evil 1t is with bad grace indeed
that a church supported by ldlhl ,
OUTFITS dsnOunces the methoos ON 'aie
professional The business is WRONG III
nrinciplss land Tuinous in RESULTS Wlpeo'
t.r praIc.ieed on large OF esmabl SCALE
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH.
Az the Second Baptist church Sunday
,,nrnan,e.. Rev. Thomas J. Mackay, pas
t.r eight persons Ws,e received iii.o
membership, ard one was tap;azeo III
the evening. ,,.
sermon the first chapter and twenty
fiffh verse OF Janes-"But he THAT 10 X
eth into the perfect law of liberty, and
cont nueth therein. e being mot a Tor
fyetfuH he3reE, but doer OF lie "olh.
Mr.. MacKay said in part:
."rhe words of our text We're USED by
James, a practica! pastor-one Who had
the interest of his people at heart and
desired to give them some kind advice
in relation to their spiritual development,
telling them to receive with meekness
the eng afted word. which is able TO
save your souIs. H.w beautifully James
CONVEYS the Thought OF one looking into
a glass and S2on TO-: gets what manner
of man he was. SO are those that are
simply hearers only and not perform
ing the work. They do not lock into
the perfect law of liberty.
1.-THE DAVIS of the universe mot only
teach Us Gods handiwork. bat they also
teach the law OF Spiritual development
We see the opera tions Of Gods hand in
THE universe about us, but we do not
see the hand. We see the spiritual DE
pelopmenit of Christian character. bui
= we cannot analyZe its power. We dc
know It's force. for 1t has brought US
from death into life; We frs. received
the milk OF the word, then the strong
meat that we may be able to look into
the perfect law OF liberty. The Chris
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