The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1902-01-31
A VOICE.
CONTRIBUTED.

from IN luOlatrOus people, bu'
what is idolatry? Coyctousncss
is idolatry, 80 says the good book.
But what Is covctousncssp Covct-
BUSINESS is greed for gain. This
greed encouraged will prompt one
to try to get something Tor nothing
or in other words IL will prompt
one to try to get what some one
else has without fairly compensate
ing him for 1t. But prey who Is
guilty? Every one who is dealing
in Futures Is trying to get some
thing for nothing and IL therefore
guilty before God and In the eyes
of honest men. How sorry. oh
how sorry to see our people en-
gaging In thing In which We can
not wish them success. II is csti-
mated that not more than one In
hundred who deal In Futures is sue
ccssful. How then can you cx-
pcct one to wish you success In n
venture which means financial
disaster to the ninety and nine
who are quite M deserving as your.
self. Then what are the associa-
tiOns2 Are they such as that n
man would not hesitate to take his
wife with him2 Who would dare
say yes. a deal. winning and
n drinking, or deal n loosing and
n cursing and gnashing of teeth. |
can think of but one thing lacking
to make II n vcritablc hell on
earth. Shame ON the man who
would he seen In such associations,
except to mark well the extent of
its iniquity, and n double portion
OF shame to the church member
who would frequent such u place
from half past nine In the morning
until one In the afternoon. My
dear brother In the church II oc-
ours to me this way, that II you
are dealing In Futures In you, avar.
Ice has won victory over princi-
pal, you have practically said tn the
young man, Get money atall haz-
ards even II you do have to gamble
for IL, for lcgalizcd gambling II the
mildcst expression you can give It.
You are not dealing In commodi-
ties, you are simply CHANGING your
money ON the future prices OF COM
moditics. II L. not necessary to
argue this point for professional
gambler 80 TAR ns know say Il IL
gambling and they ought to be
authority In their own profession.
Again you said when you joined
the church that you would rcnouncc
the devil and all his works, and
instead you have joined yourself
to his workshop and become a tool
with which he will make gamblers
galore. Gambling is not stealing
but there IL this similarity In both
cases, the intentis to get something
for nothing. Whether we admit II
or not our influence Is greater than
we suppose and IL Is much easier
to follow down hill than IL IL To
follow one climbing the rugged
steps to higher life. So then need
1t astonish you II some young man
following the precedent which you
have laid down Of trying to get
something for nothing should
follow 1t to the gallows. Or need il
astonish you II persons outside
the church should refuse To join on
the ground that church people do
everything tnht any one else will do.
Why 90 to the expense of build
Ing churches and maintaining them
Ii there is no difference between
those who are members and those
who are not? II our religion docs
not restrain US from evil then To
me IL Is meaningless. Suppose
you go down to the Buck at shop,
Il guess that's the way to spell it, }
any how its "A place where smart
men loose their money bucking mt
another mans game, but suppose
you should buy corn, corn did |
sayp moi Is not corn, 1t Is wind
that's the reason it is bought in
fabulous quantities without regard
to its existence. 1t may be all right
to gamble on, but its too thin for
feed. Yes 1t was wind you bought
and wind will be what you'll get
for your money and you will use
that to curse the day you were SC
, foolish as to bet on another mans
tricks But suppose you shonld be