The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1901-02-20
DR. Brown Talks Plainly.
In His Sermon Sunday Night
He Handled Some Social
Evils Without Gloves.
PAID HIS RESPECTS TO THE
GAMBLERS.

a stroog sermon at .she Baptist Church
Sonday nigbh Feb 11tb. We give
herewith q synopsis of the discourse,
from which he introduction is omitted :
Belsaazsar vas feastiDg when he
should have been looking cut for the
welfare Of bis city. A man may some
times e,joy teast. but rot unsll the
greater duties of life have been attended
to The world is set too much on costly
amusem eu,s that border upon dissipa-
tiou Destruction vas facing the
feaster, bot he did not seem to be
aware of the tact The closing verses
of this chapter say: In that night was
Belsbazzar slain To every uso.
death stands just without the gate. end
sooner or later. will get 10 his knock
out blow Aoy manuer of life is
vicious which forbids man from
thinking about dying Sau ue! Johu
500 said: Death is so much dreaded,
that men spend their whole lives trying
not to think about it.
Belsbazzcr feast was prcfapipg
feast. He was not satisfied sha. be or
bs lords and concubines should drink
from he ordinary cups of the palace,
but sept and brouebt the vessels oace
used in the holy service of '6e temple
at Jerusalem [, is easy TO learn TO
pro aae ho!y ,biogs. l have read Of
drup ken jewellers who. to carry OUT
their olsspheuy, sought to celebrate in
ucctery the ordinance Of the Lord
Supper.
B.lshsZ2ar bad at Els feast the three
elements that commonly combine to
uake tue tdicg onple.e-neo, women
aud wina From that day to this, the
feasts bsVe rem2;oed the same. aad
mec and women, uoder such cIfcum
Stances. will be guilty Of deeds that
would bring a blush to their faces in
Gamer aud more feoughsful moments
TIE testimony of physicians is that, 10
the so-called higher orders OF society,
tbe drink habit is oD tae increase. .ot
! ooly With the men, but with the
wcucn I myself have seen a woman
carried through the streets IN buggy,
IS if she we're sick ; but upon iuquir
ing. / fouod that she was drunk. acd
bad been picked up from the bail
room floor.
God writes upou the wall for every
map, 10 some sort Of way 10 times
Of hilarisy, men pretend got to see the
writing. or they refuse TO read it, but
God cont!oues to write. just the same
The warning can be despsed or DOT.
just as we see fit, God writes some
things 1hich aoy one can interpret !;
Others caa ooly be read by the help Of
tee Holy Spirit Gray hairs Interpret
themselves. aod ,ell OF ,be coming end,
as co also s,iEened limbs acd weakened
physical erergies The debaucbse who
is compelled to driok freely 10 the
uorniog before ne has p3war to dress
himself, is but poor ftol If be cannot
discern the meaning of bis condition.
When ooe 6ods that playing cards has
become passion, ho needs GO one to
interpret h;s case. Excepting the use
of mcrphioe, 90 habis taxes SO strong q
hold upon nau as ambllOg First,
it ;s Gone ter pleasure. then fer prc6t,
asd 6oa!ly simply to crafty an lnoFdi
pa,e desire which ope cauDot refuse. A
case is on record of gamblers, who.
baviug heard ths. one of their number
was dead on the street below, began at
once 70 bet among themselves as TO
whether he was really dead. Gambling
is of aucieut origin. AID began With the
oWrersaip of property By whatever
pane it be called. whether betting,
wagering. lottery, crap shooting pro
gressive euchra or dealing in futures, 1t
is one sod the same thing The game
played 10 the parlor or in the social
circle. anywhere for gaia or for prize,
is just as bad as that played 10 bed
COOu1 vi ~ 46lu Os ~ Wv Wv
BruusoD house little lower doWo the
street There is the same element Of
risk in one as 10 the other, and ao
attempt 10 get something for nothing
Hence gambling-.be attempt TO get
something for nosbiDg-is .viclatioo
of the oommsDduent, Thou shalt uos
steal i" President Dwight told the ez
act srusb when be said. There are but
two possible methods By which we can
acquire from others honestly-usue'y,
either By free gift. or by rendering an
euuivaleu, for what We receive" do
rot believe this statement can be COP
,roverted by any fair minded man.
Yet, that which is obtained gambling Is
obtained By neither one OF these meth
DDS The gambler does GOT Intend to
give an equivalent for what he re-
ooi0ns