The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-12-28


the rest of his life in quiet or less haz
arous style of occupation? The reason
is he cannot stop. Nothing but death
ever cures confirmed gambler. DR..
keeley's gold cure rescues the drunk
ard and there are anti-tobacco prepara-
tions that will arrest the victim of nico-
tine, and religion can save any one ex-
cept gambler. The fact is, he is ire
sponsible. Having got the habit in
him, he is no more responsible for keep
ing on than man falling from the roof
of four story house can stop at the
window of the second story. Here and
there you may find an instance where a
gambler has reported or reports himself
as being converted, but in that case
the man was not fully under the heel
Of the passion. The real gambler is
through passenger to death and
perdition. The only use in referring
to him is in the way Of prevention.
He began by taking chances on book
case or sewing machine at church
fair and ended by getting few pennies
for his last va luable in pawnbGoker' S
shop. The only man who CANDLES sue
cessfully is the man who loses so fear
fully at the start that he is disguised
and quits. Let him win a the start
and win again, and it means farewell to
home and heaven. Most mereiless OF
all habits!
Horace Walpole says that man drop
ped down at the door of a clubhouse IN
London and was carried in, and the
gamblers began to bet whether he was
dead O.: not, and when it was proposed
to bleed him for his recovery the gam
blers objected that it would affect the
fairness of the bet. What noble men
they must have been. But more and
more ladies are becoming gamblers.
They bet at the races and have prizes
in social groups which are nothing but
the stakes of gambling. A good way
for lady to get into the gamester'
habit is By beginning gwith progressive
euchre" That opens the door in a
fashionable way. In one of our great
cities invitations were sent out for such
meeting at the card tables. The guests
entered, and sat down and began. At
ter awhile the excitement ran high, and
the lady who was the hostess tainted
and fell under the table. The guests
arose, but some one said: Don't touch
the bell. Let US finish the game. She
would have done so herself and would
wish US, if she spoke" The game went
on for 80 minutes longer, and then
physician was called. After examina,
ton of the case it was found that the
lady had been dead 20 minutes. As
the guests lift their hands in surprise |
exclaim in regard to them, What deli
cate and refined and angelic woman
hood!
Again, if you would be master Of the
situation, and I name it last because ii
is the most important, for you know
that which is last mentioned IS apt tc
be best remembered, I charge you gel
into your heart and life, your converse:
ton and your manners, your body, minc
and soul the near 6, ,OO0-year-old religion
of the Bible. Why so? Because the
large majority Of people quit this lite
before 25 years Of age, and the possibi'
lity is that if you do not take possession
Of this religion, and religion does moi
take possession of you while you are
young, you will never come into ALI.
ance. Mrs. Mckinley, the mother oi
our president, said to me at the White
House, II am living on borrowed time:
i for I am over so years Of age" My re-
ply to her was the reply l make to you:
can those who are over 25 years OF age
are living on borrowed time, since the
majority Of people 60 out Of the worlc
before 25 years Of age.
Young man, start right, and the only
way to start right is to put yourself into
companionship with the best friend q
young man ever had-Christ the Lord.
He will give you equipoise amid the
rocking Of lifes uncertainties. He vii!
support you in day Of loss. He will
direct you when you come to the forks
of the road and know not which road to
take. He will guide you in your home
life, if you are wise enough to have 8
home Of your own. If you live on to
great prosperity, he will show you how
to manage fortune. If your earthly
projects fail and you are put in 6nan-
cial striats, he will see to it that that is
the best condition for your soul, and
the discipline and the hardship will
make you more and more of man. If
you live on to old age, he will make the
evening twilight as bright as and per-
haps brighter than was the morning
twilight, and when your work on earth
is done the gates of a better world will
open on expansions and enthronements
and felicities which St. John describes
sometimes as orchards, sometimes as
shaded streets and sometimes as crys-
talline river and sometimes as an orche-
stra with mighty instruments, blown on
by lips cherubic orthrummed by fingers
scraphic, and inhabitants alwaps tear
less and songful and resplendent, so
that the mightiest calamity Of the uni
verse is the portion OF that one Tho tails
to enter it.
Young man, seek only elevating and
improving companionship. Do not let
the last scion of a noble family, a fel-
low with big name, but bad habits,
for be drinks and swears and is dlssolute
take your arm to walk down the street
or spend an evening with you, either
at your room or his room. Remember
that sin is the most expensive thing IN
Gods universe. | have read that Sir
Brasil, the knight, tired out with the
chase had falcon on his wrist, as they
did in days Of falconry, when with
hawks or falcons they went forth to
bring down partridges or grouse or pig
cons, and, being very thirsty, came to a
stream struggling from rock, and, re-
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