Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-10-24

after aWnlle VIII uecohS oo -,
love that If necessary he will be Will
ing TO gamble upon his own mothers
coffin lid" You say that Is mon
strous statement. l say 1t Is not he
NAV not do that but the gambler wiii
do worse. He will destroy MS chill
dren. 1t would be infinitely more hu-
name for me to gamble upon my motn-
er,s coffin lid than to gamble away my
children's education and opportunities.
The cold lips of my dead mother could
NOT rebuke me. while the cracked DIS
tering tongue OF the outraged ana dis-
honored and disgraced child OF hear.-
less gambler might curse my SOUL ih'o
the black pit of eternal woe.
A RuIe with No Exceptions.
But" says some one again III -
NOT certain that | should lose. TX
win at the gambling table l am guiit,
less Of the wrongs against parents anu
children that you are denouncing'
We'll nv brother. with gambling
tendency you have no right to suppose
onv such case. All gamblers-shall
saw all? Yes, practically all-ultmate-
lv lose every cent they ever WIN at
Fortuna's altar. There are pracucaily
no executions to this rule Fortuna ;
temple was built for the goddess OF
chance. but in gambling there Is no
chance: the devotee practically loses
all II this statement is not true no"
can Won account for the fact that every
wear the annual expenditures 10 run
Monte Carlo are $5,00O,0OO. and yet
each year the shareholders OF that eVii
resort divide nearly $3,O00,0Oo pronts:
If this statement is not true how can
Won account for the fact that the Lou
i.,ana lottery was able to expend MIL
Ion. unon millions Of dollars every
wear for corruption and bribery anu
'nublIc improvements" and taxes anu
vet was able to make its owners NIL
lionaires many times over? IL tnis ID
NOT true how can the great gamphns
esta blishments Of the large clues pay
70 the police departments thousanus
unon thousands Of dollars az a sop ror
them to keep their hands OF, for no
gambling den is ever run In a large
citv without the connivance OF the po-
lice. and also to furnish their patrons
course dinners, with wine. all rree Oh
charge. and yet make hundreds Oh
thousands of dollars besides! over
every gambling den Of the worio you
can write the words. "Only the deiuaeo
ent.r here" Over every gambling ia
ble Won can see the trembling hanus
Of diving men lifted not to take money
hut ultimately to leave their all
All "systems" which have ever beer
devised TO break the bank OF chance
were failures, and they are always SUR
70 he failures. In Chinese temple
have seen the poor invalids before
, hideous idol OF wood make prayer u
7 their god of health" and then seiec
: at random an arrow out OF wampun
, with a certain medicine marked upol
It. and expect that that medicine woui'
cnre them of their disease. SO nav
= seen poor dupes in Monte Carlo IN IN
,. same foolish way trying to work OUT
"systemY by which the god OF chanc
would give to them unlimited weai'r
;, As all such systems" are failures an
win always be failures would toda
give you system" which, II worke
:. ont. will bring a compentency and etel
: nal happiness, If not unlimited sooe
- This is my system: Never In your III
try to possess a dollar unless you al
ready to give an equivalent IN labc
. and sweat and toll. Never spend
:, dollar unless you have first earned
. and have It IN your possession. NeV'
y rim into debt Never by speculate
!. or by progressive euchre party or
"priges" at church fair or by "raf1s
couptenance In any way the develol
'e ment Of the gambling spirit in other
III Draw heavily from one bank only az
,e that the great bank of divine grac
IL Circulate in every way Its bank not
81 of kindness and forgiveness and syI
nathy. Let your one great purpose
l NOT show can l make others serve me
III hut "how can l serve others" l.
er YOUR faith, hope and peace be center'
ir in Christ the Saviour Of men and ma
he him the Guide and King Of your hi
al Such system" as have marked 0
On ia a sure system. 1t is Christs syste
he It will never bankrupt you this side
Is the grave except of your sinful mea
ut ness. And It Is sure to bring you p
a feet peace beyond the grave and 81
mt to you all the limitless wealth of I
lly treasure city Of God. I'm the sweat
IN thy brow shalt thou eat bread"
'le Copyright 1903. by Louis Kiopsch }