Milford chronicle., 1903-10-23
a Rule with No Exceptions.

A Rule With No Exceptions.
But" SAYS some one again. 1t is
not certain that | should lose. If
win at the gambling table | am guilt
less of the wrongs against parents ana
children that you are denouncing.
Well. my brother. with a gambling
tendency YOU have no right to suppose
any such case. All gamblers-shal
say all? Yes. practically all-ultimate-
" lose every cent they ever win at
For.una's altar. There are practically
70 exceptions to this rule. Fortun9S
temple was built for the goddess Of
chance, but in gambling there Is no
chance; the devoted practically loses
all. If this statement is not true how
can YOU account for the fact that every
year the annual expenditures to run
Monte Carlo are $5000,OOO. and yet
each year the shareholders of that eNll
resort divide nearly S3OOO,OOO proits;
II This statement is not true how can
Won account for the fact that the Lou
isiona lottery was able to eXpend MIL
lions upou millions Of dollars every
wear for corruption and bribery ana
.public improvements" and taxes ana
vet was able to make its owners MIL
lionaires many times over? II THIS IS
not true how can the great gambling
establishments of the large cities pay
TO the police departments thousands
upon thousands Of dollars as sop for
them TO keep their hands OF. FOR no
L =, is in a large
/ citv without the connivance Of the po-
4 lice. and also to furnish their patrons
course dinners. with wine, all free of
| charge. and vet make hundreds OF
/ thousands Of dollars besides? over
eyery gambling den Of the world you
cnn write the words. "Only the deludnd
enter here" Over every gambling ta-
hle YOU can see the trembling hands
Of dying men lifted not to take money
bu; ultimately TO leave their all.
All systems" which have ever been
devised to break the bank of chance
were failures. and they are always sure
10 be failures. In a Chinese temple
have seen the poor invalids before a
! bidcOus idol Of wood make a prayer to
their god Of health and then select
ct random an arrow out of wampun,
with certain medicine marked upon
Il. and expect that that medicine would
care them Of their disease. So have
seen poor dupes in Monte Carlo in the
same foolish way trying 70 work out a
system" by which the god of chance
would give to them unlimited wealth.
ftilrTrng and
viii always be failures I would today
give yOu a System" which. if worked
out. win bring cOmpentency and eter'
nal happiness. if not unlimited good
This is my system: Never in your life
try to possess Il dollar unless you are
ready to give an equivalent in LABOR
a.d sweat and toll Never spend
dolIrr unless you have first earned Il
Crl have it in your possession. Never
r.n into debit Never by speculation
or bv progressive euchre party or 10y
.prizes'' at church fair or by rattle
countenance in any way the develop
ment Of the gambling spirit in others
Draw heavily from one bank only. an'
that the great bank of divine grace
. Circulate in every way its bank note
of kindness and forgiveness and sym
, pathy. Let your one great purpose b
! not how can make others serve me.
but 'show can | serve Others" lie
, YOUR faith. hope and peace be centere
in Christ the Saviour of men and max
him the Guide and King Of your life
Such a system" as have marked OF
is a sure system. 1t is Christ's system
o It will never bankrupt you this side
the grave except of your sinful meal
ness. And it is sure to bring you pc
n feet peace beyond the grave and giV
o TO YOU all the limitless wealth of Il
z treasure city Of God. I'm the sweat
r thy brow shalt thou eat bread"
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