The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1902-04-22
.PARLOR CARDS
MAKE GAMBLERS
Rev. Dr. MuRha|I DenOunces
Gard Playing in Homes
DANCERS ARE ALSO SCORED
Progressive Euehre Is classed as
Gambling BY Law, Asserts the
Evaneelist-Theatre-Going Is
Declared Sinful Also.

The Rev. DIR. L. w. Munhan preached
last night to a congregation which filled
the house from the first seat nearest the
altar to the topmost seat of the gallery
as well as many chairs plac I'd in the
aisles. The subject of the sermon was
Dancing, Card Playing and Theatre
going--Are They Right In the Sight of
God?'
The preacher was suffering from such
a severe cold that he could hardly be
heard over the entire house on accoun.
of the hoarseness and part of the time
he was compelled to occupy chair.
The announcements for today cover tn
last services by the evangelist. He will
leave for Philadelphia Wednesday morn
Ing at o o'clock. This afternoon at 3
O'Clock he will preach on the Law of
Separation The subject will be divided
into four heads-marriage pastimes and
pleasures, business, and benevolent under
takings The night services Will be of =
Jubilee nature when special sermon will
be preached to the recent converts. for
whom reserved seats will be provided near
the front
The text for the sermon last night was
from the 10th chapter of Matthew and
in the Path verse: Then said Jesus unto
his disciples: If any man will come aftet
me let him deny himself and take up his
cross and follow me-
WORTHLESS Without Sacrifice"
II selecting this text the preacher
said that If a religion required no sacrifice
then that religion was worthless and not
of the making of Jesus or the Father.
He said true religion required much sac
rifice, the greatest of which was the
stunning of sin.
Scattering remarks from the sermon
are:
THAT per Sc card playing, dancing and
theatre going are sins or of sinful nature
will quote passages from the Bible
passages which could be multiplied and
added to by many others. They are:
No man can serve two masters. All
are either against me or for me-
=" BE ye not confirmed to this world
Love not the worldly, nor those
things of which 1t is made up
Be ye not unequaly yoked together
with unbelievers'
Whatsoever you do. do all for God
Whatsoever you do in word or deed
do all for the Lord, in the name of
Jcoho anu BiFih6 tndihS " 1Od
Progressive Euchre Gambling.
Then followed the statement from the
evangelist:
Under the laws of the state of Ala
bama anybody who plays progressive
euchre may be convicted of gambling just
the same as IL 1t was poker or as If the
person was gambling at a roulette
Wheel"
an tho confessions of n reforD,od
gambler the statement is made by that
man who ought to know. that profess
sioDal gambling was not to his mind as
bad as playing cards at social game,
for the reason that the gambling hall
was always tightly closed, With windows
down. cur tains drawn and mostly playing
done by gamblers. Whereas the social
game was In the open parlor, where re-
were served and decorations
placed to add to the attractveness of the
game. This same man asserted 1t was In
the homes that the young man was
taught the games and given his thirst
for carda-pot in the gambling houses.
Parlor games are simply colleges for
gamblers
Il have met hundreds of young fellows
In gaming places in the West, along the
borders of California and other states.
and have heard them say that their first
knowledge of cards came at home.
Plays Are Indecent.
The theatre is sinful because of the
fact that nine-tenths of the plays pro-
duced are indecent and nine-tenths of the
people who do the performing immoral.
Dumas. the producer of Camille" and
other vile plays, said that 1t was a good
thing to keep the daughters from the
theatre on account OF the fact that the
producers appealed to the passions.
Dancing Is sinful for 1t is not of God
nor after the footsteps of Jesus. Unre-
ligious people nave no respect for Chris
tians who dance. We are responsible to
God for the kind of example we set, and
any man who dances is not setting the
kind of example which will convert an
unbeliever or help his church in any pos
sible manner.
For the proper following of Christ
there is required:
Sacrifice.
Service.
Sorrow
His life was made up of all. and every
true Christian feels all at some time OF
his career"