The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1914-01-17

Episcopal church, and the teachings
of the Baptist, Congregational, Chris
tan and Methodist churches.
At this juncture bench in the cen
ter Of the building collapsed and Gre
ated a stir. Don't gawk about that
way" exclaimed the evangelist to the
crowd as it stood up to look back at
the catastrophe. You are not from
the country. Where they have cleo
trio lights and pavements, as you
have here, they don't do that way.
Pretend you're from the city any
howl"
Right Amusements.
Il am not an enemy of amusements.
There isn't a man in town who is
more enthusiastically in favor of the
right kind of amusements and sports
than l am. But l believe any Chris
tan should cheerfuly sacrifice any
thing that stands on debatable ground.
1T is the mother in their own homes
who often pave the way for their boys
going to the gamblers hell. Nine
times out of ten you SOW card table
and you reap gambling son. | have
a line on your boys here, and could
tell you mothers some things that
would turn your hair gray as you sit
here.
What difference between deck
All the difference between heaven
and hell. People will gamble with
anything. In Delta, O.. man who
knocked my meetings. bet IS that We
wouldn't have $50 converts. A doctor
took him up. But the deck of cards
you always find in the saloons and
brothels.
Origin Of Cards.
Cards were invented to amuse an
idiotic French king. Silly people have
been playing with them ever since.
Nine-tenths Of all gambling is done
with them. They are the gamblers
favorit tool 1t is easier for a boy to
get into the gambling game who is
familiar with cards.
You should listen to the confession
of professional gambler. He is al
ways sure to win. Only a country
'greeny' will play professional. John
Philip Quinn. once the greatest pro-
fessional gambler in the country. said.
I can truly say that the parlor card
table is the kindergarten of the gam
blers' hell.
In view Of these facts, it takes
more than the ordinary amount of
brass and cheek for a person to say
there Ia no harm in cards. You ex-
pose your ignorance in saying that
Your boys right here in Richmond
have their clubs. where they are gam
bling. The women In Covington. Ind,
went to seed on cards. but l don't
know that they are any worse than
you Richmond women.
Il wouldn't have Sunday school
too in oh uyho
II I were mayor of Richmond and
you asked me to stop gambling, |
would first stop it in the homes of
Christian people, where they play for
prizes. What's the difference between
playing for a $40 cut glass dish and
for the 500 with which 1t was bought?
Violates State Laws.
You can't play cards without vio-
lating the teachings of the church.
You can't play for prizes without VIC
lating the laws of your state"
The Rev. Mr.. Honeywell then turn
ed his guns on the theatre and con-
demned it unsparingly. He argued
that the theatre has been condemned
by the best people from the very be-
ginning, and cited number of au-
thorities.
The conservative estimate" he
SAID, is tnat 81 per cent OF tnose
upon the stage are corrupt and i'm
moral There are some good people
there but they are hopelessly in the
minority. My question Is, Are our
Christian people justified in giving
their presence and their money to an
institution where the majority are
known to be bad?' You can do as
you choose-but as for mel pick
nv company. The old Spanish pro-
verb says, II you lie down with dogs
you will get up with fleas'
But Of all amusements the great
! est in its unholy influence Is the