Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1905-05-02

"'iS gwen ny INSPIRATION Ol GOu.
They are found In the. xx chapter of
Exodus and the 18th yerse-more com.
monty known as the eighth commando
ment--'Thon shalt not steal
Before proceeding, however. TO our
subject we lius, pause that my posi-
tion be clearly understood. am not
here tc attack any individual or body
q: men. would not DEGRADE my puIpit
To deal with any subject other Than
ioIn;I in The word OF Cod Nor do |
speak because Of any reere, ilai The
Elk: ara coming IN ucoupy home
| CpnNSltc our church. 1t Is no unfricnd-
liness 10 innpncnl an,usements lila; in
poil. ne tn speak. stand before you
III the interest Of honesty ana Justice,
| IN the name IF God To say "fllou shalt
Not Steal.
| THE Almighty writes Il lcgiblc han;l
W. can all read IL He speaks i'm a
hnpwn tongue We can all understand II,
whist every man approves nf that
which is written and '!c,nantis tnat
every other man recognize his property
rights. Whatever liberties you may
accord yourselves, you exact Of your
associates rigid compliance with The
divine communication shalt moi
steal
vested rights are transferable by
three conycyaices. by Gift; hy pnr-
chase AID by ihcf,--cihcr than these
! three there nc 'uic :.ay give ven
The. llihlc frGm This sacred desk or you
may purchases the same by Il 3alisfac.
90; compensation. lnl il this book
comes Into your possession any other
wh%. IL will have lccn stolen from ihc
raurrh. io'i may he worthy or I'M
worthy ol !oilr sif,; you may make =
arnd or Il had bargain These conli.
iicrs in no way alIect The legality of
the transfer nor The honesty nf The
ael. - hi lie preseason Of goods ar
''iia'icl" in any Gtlicr way obtained,
however. invalilaies your decd ana
"nnliatatcs 10 The Slate your property,
h"!.':n:: YOU AT the same time crimi.
n:!y liahlc
m! uif"n' g" are moi equally repre-
IL n"ihle, There are Things wlong in
llln'hS"lrc:--pCr go a:s WE express il
Other matters innnc"nt ia themselves;
M n,oI,iLiird by law become like.
Uiio sinful And Furthermore many
acts whilst neither inherently cor.
rubt nor legally prohibited are never.
ih'''cSs CnlolHod bccauec Of their Der.
nlricus tendencies. To do that which
s essentially wrong is had 70 be
/ guilty of both a wrong deed and nro-
h!bitod act Is worse, All uci which Is
wrong per So. mtertlictcd by law, and
&C iruplin% IN its Influence belongs cs,
arn'ially tn the category of The worst
IN Slri,i partaicS of this lhrec-foltI
criminality and to gamble IL tho NOS.
subtle line IF theft.
l.et rs mel be deceived Into mag
lninG that rcsEcciahility either OF pat
| ronaS~ place, CT personnel ameliural cs
rui Snllt in fact rs q blind tiger or
Srenk-caay' is more conducive 10 law
| '-''' ''''''' ''i'ii AT 'i'tH lHT SO Tie pro
Eeiainnal gamblers len is less PERM.
cio;i:; III its influence than the ANA
tours. To The former 10 Only ti,.
shameless. To the latter are invciplctl
The innocent.
Nothing unless il be The LIQUOR
traffic. is mora disastrous in lis con.
sequences than the gaming llahIt. Tho
gambler lives in an unreal world Of In
Hated imagination and is consequently
ihcapaciiatcd for serious thought OF
Soll'l lnil. lie lacks every element ol
stability and is deemed O>as total and
speedy collapse as Il balloon II is one
or the most magic wilcs of the devil II
cnmeihes tile youth and the maiden
ami draws into it's vortex The strong
with The weak Said n gentleman to
mt When The ordinance TO regulate
The liluor lrallic was before tho com
Ell, Mr.. Wexford. what we need most
nf all is an ordinance against gambling
that is The most Injurious and extern
slvc evil amongst us today. running
mere of orr young men That was
not preachers fanaticism but city
fathers sober thought.
This reminds MS that n number of
Ignorant cry Gown any anti-gambline
crusade ms blue ribbon and archaic,
and ultra purnnic war! Utterly ohliv-
i"os TO the fact that they thereby con.
Tess to the world their stupidity! Ii is
wei within The recollection OF these
VINO Lave just obtained their majority
HAT the United tatcs has refused all
|. OItPriCI the uSn If ia unniI,. [. ~.