Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-09-04
Pastors Of the UNCONVENTIONAL
Churches in Salt Lake
Express Their Views.
DR.. SHORT IS VERY EMPHATIC,
Says That the Party Making the BID
10 saloons should go Down
To Defeat.

As election time draws near the vices.
both gross and petty. of q metropolitan
city are rearing their heads unmolested
by tho police whose sworn duty 10 BE- 90
suppress evil During the past few
days the order has gone forth that The
pernicious slot machine viii be allow
ed to operate without suppression. AS
a consequence the machines n cigar
stores. saloons and restaurants are
rafting merrlly under the constant
stream 90 nickcls which are being
placed la them BY the individual who
Is anxious TO secure something tol
practically nothing.
The worst feature OF tho slot macnin
Is the chance 10 gives boys and young
men 10 contract the gambling habit A
visit % any cigar store in this city dls-
closes the fact that the majority of in-
dividuals who play these gambling con-
trivancos is made up OF young men.
With the object Inc view OF ascertain
ing just how tho pastors Of the var-
GUS dCnomlnational churches 100 this
city regard the installation Of the dot
machine la public places, the Dessert
News herewith presents some inter-
views from the ministers OF SAT- Lake
REV. ELMER L. GOSHEN. First
Congre gational-l have just returned
from a trip and did not know the ma
chimes were running II they are, ]
say u is "a very bad thing for the city
II teaches an incipient form 81 CANT
bling to the young ana offers nothing
IN return except enormous profits FOR
the saloon keepers 10 ia unqualinedly
bad. and / am sorry 90 hear the slot
machines have been started again I
am glad the Desorct News is on the
other side. and hope to see the evil
crushed out.
REV. T.. \. SIMPKIN. Phillips
CONGREGATIONAL Church. think thar
the petty gambling OF slot machines Is
more pernicious than even gambling by
the poker game. becasse a man Of
moderate means can not aif0rd 90 break
into such game. The clerk and the
youth who can afford 20 play the MAJ
chimes ought 10 be prevented. The sun
preston works for the best interests u
The community. II Il could be stopped
sor six months Il can be stopped for
good and ought 70 be
REV. FRANCIS BURGErTE
SHORT. First Methodist church
When Rev. Short WIS asked his opin-
ION Of the opening up of the slot ma
chimes he expressed surprise to learn
that they were In operation again. and
said: "Wen, that's too bad I can
not understand who should give the
authority for starting them up again
II II Is done TO gain the support Of
the saloon element for any political
, campaign. the party making the bid
should go down 10 defeat. I am mighty
sorry that the machines should be al
lowed to open up again. II is "A very
bad thing"
REV WILLIAM ". PADEN. First
Presbyterian church-The buzzing, hiss
ing sound OF nickel-in-the-slot ma
chine Is an offensive and terrifying one
to me as the rattle Of rattlesnake. IL
Is one OF the most vicious forms Of
gambling and ought not to be tolerated
REV LOUIS S. BOWERMAN. En-
manuel Baptist church, have my
opinion Of any kind of gambling.
am opposed TO IL whether Il 10 for ci-
ears or money. The slot machine is
run on gambling principles and I am
most assuredly IN favor OF closing every
one Of them 40 tight that they viii
never run again. The closing OF the
slot machines is especially for the sake
OF young men, 10 tends 10 generate
that fever OF get something for moth
Ing but get II quick which is one Of
the most harmful things that can hap
pen 70 young man.
REV. ". W. DIES AUTELS. Muir
ray Baptist church, certainly con-
slider the slot machines great evil and
they should not be- tolerated. I have
not been here long enough 20 become
acquainted with civic affairs 10 any ex-
tent, but IL b. certainly detrimental
10 the morals OF a community o. allow
games OF chance. slot machines are In
reality nothing more than games ~
chance although they may Boz marked
trade machines" In the east slot MAJ
chimes are taken out us fast as they
are found Most Of the cities forbid
them. ] am certainly not m favor OF
them as they tempt people 60 play them
who can SD afford % lose their money
Even persons who can afford 10 spend
more than they should IN hopes of rct-
ting back what they put Boo. The slot
machines have bur little effect imon
my neighborhood and / confess I DO
not know 90 what extent they are be-
ing conducted in other palts of the
city I ann certainly not Boo favor of
amy young man using slot machines
Slot machines only help the persons
Who put thom boz and why should ID
community maintain something which
is An eYil 60 many and "a help 90 but
onef never have favored them and D
can sec no reason why . ever could
RABBI FlEUNn-You ask ma,
npnlon as to the rCupeuIng of tho Slot
maCninet Nm our f1r cts, J. answer as
foioNs-N We 1ll rest under heavy re-
spunsihilltN to dn nothing that endan-
gers the Wcll-bc'ug of our commuultN
Slot machiucf N their use Boz same.
Toned hy laws Hf present Ou our
statute books. should bee kept f'om the
fight ana ueo pf 0ur eroRlnc youth
Tho habit 90 play Thorn may hc th.