The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-07-21
TURF EXCHANGE is BITTERLY
CONDEMNED In STRONG SERMON

The excitement OF the habit makes men
.woInsh. tney are true to the pattern OF
uiose soldiers nearby the cross.
The Idea becomes such as the scenes
70 which they have been accustomed.
How hardened those gamblers Tor the
robe OF Christ and the pathos OF that
unexampled spectacle.
Habit II Condsmnsd.
ne common social conscience Of man.
KIM everywhere condemns this vicious
habit The followers OF Confucius never
defend IL: japanese. Cinnamon. BURNER
mischief IL works. IL destroys the mind,
biights the character and makes men un-
uustworhy. IL creates troops OF idlers
aud destroys its peace.
The temptation to this dissoIute
every side sometimes innocent people
star ting ia lie with a desire TO better
their social conditions. are led astray
dazzied and blinded to the Immoral In
riuences or this habit.
a thing may be fashionable and ye:
De exceedingly foolish. 1t is a fashion
IN one part OF the world to have finger
nalis two or three inches long. the sign
OF sure standing In the leazured class
IS. but the badge is not desirable in
countries where II Is a disgrace for a
man or any class 20 be unemployed.
Many times the church itself has
gwen very unhappy sanction to the
diluted beginnings of this vice. The
lottery or the raffle at the bazaar and
the fancy affair as obtains IN the Turr
where the high play goes on. The
church has often placed herself In :,
false and huinilisting position before
the world and she has only been rescued
the secular majesty.
The condemnation Is ali the more
harmful and dangerous when presented
under religious pretenses amid eCcleSi-
aSt'cal surroundings. \ few years ago
an Italian member OF the Roman Catho-
mental cup 81 priest aFaiSst wv whom SnST ne
hnd vowed vengeance nut the deadly ir-
ritant had the same action there as at
a meal.
This deadly poison OF our common
IRE - not neutralized when we mix ~
ind this evil mingled with out amuse-
men and recreations in small doses. Tho
poison ~ breat he'd into the faces OF the
siNe ana Impress enable stages OF their
growth. IL games or hazard were evil
upon a little scale. But someone say :
safely aord But oe wSa1 % about y SaR
you can afford. he can afford also Per-
haps his income IS the same as yourI
But do you know what demands are
To audit his private accounts. so that
YOU are certain he can afford small
haN" his pleasure at the cost Of one =
NsNaiton AMI chagrin. To do this is 10
Local Turf Ezeianse.
Her" Rev. Mills troo un and discusses
the evils of the local tart exchange ami
gaN" q To- Doe understood IN no uncertain
terms thar the citizens OF Wheeling
should be ashamed that tIev should have
allowed the evil to exist all this tim'.
The blame. 10 stated. really rested wttl
the people rather than the CitV officiai =.
ami th.t n t:f' citizens would rise M
and demand -" eradication - thu gam
bling evil that tine mayor and chief OF
police would carry ont their wisHcS
Vt this point h. also paid high COM
pliucnt tu Mayor KIRK and ChiCf Lew
land and spoke most complimentary of
the police force itself stating that he
would be to last one To- srlticisc public
Officials whose lot - generally hard
enough
approximately speaking" said Rev.
Mills. "iT" Turf Exchange pays To TWO
uaVa=.r receives S5."0u. about s5."0O -
spent for kilograms and messages .sOin (
and coming over au independent line
from Onto. the 'tl"grapI companies in
the stat" OF West Virginia having re-
+ fused - do their business. about $1,000
BE- sgen; for other purposes. making the
rurf Exchange tost the city Of Mucell ",
about $4,000 year.
On" hricklaNe'ir. ~ was reported. lost
$4,000 on to Turf Exchange iu less tAan
two years. anot her man lost q fine home.
aud "a young lady steuOrra phsr " no sur.
ports v idovcd mother and an invalid
. sister and a drunken Irot .i.r. claims tnaI
her brother squauderei eco IN she
Turf ENr'aus- 81 Jess than two years
Rev. Mills closed 10y saving that .
prayed Cool IS blessing uTun the Taf pr.
t." CHIEF Of police AMI ills staff. and Dr.
the citizens ~ Wh''liuE are a. good -
our Officers. they viii rise ur and con
denim tnis great evil sud demand that 10
he abolished. This heii~,- wil Dee
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