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of the necessaries of life�察�in the den of iniquity at dice�察�in the drinking

saloon at the slot´machine�察�in the people's fair at the wheel of fortune��

in the gambling den itself at every conceivable form of swindling trick

and game。  Gambling has come to be almost an omnipresent evil。  In

treating this subject�察�it is our purpose to point out something of the

nature of its evil�察�not only that we may be kept from it but that we may

save others whom it threatens to destroy。



Gambling grows out of a misuse of the natural tendency to take risks。

A social vice is some social right misused。  Men have the social right

to congregate to talk over measures of social and economic welfare。

But if they discuss measures which oppose the principles of free

Government�察�their meeting together becomes a crime against the

State。  A personal vice is some personal right misused。  As some one

has put it�察 �Vice is virtue gone mad。;  It is a personal right and a

personal virtue to be charitable�察�even beneficent。  But since justice

comes before mercy�察�if one uses for charity that which should be

used in payment of debt�察�his virtue of beneficence becomes a vice

of theft。  So it is with gambling。  It is giving the natural tendency

to chance�察�to risk an illegitimate play。  The person who is afraid to

risk anything accomplishes but little in any way�察�is seldom a

speculator�察�and never a gambler。  Usually the gambler is the man

who is naturally full of hazard�察�who loves to run risks�察�to take chances。

Nor will one find a more practical and useful tendency in one's make´

up than this。  See the discoverer of America and his brave crew for

days and days sailing across an unknown sea toward an unknown

land。  But that was the price of a New World。  Note the hazard and

risk of our Pilgrim Fathers。  But they gave to the world a new

colonization。  See the Second greatest American on his knees before

Almighty God�察�promising him that he would free four million of

slaves�察�providing General Lee should be driven back out of Maryland。

General Lee was driven back�察�and that immortal though most

hazardous of all documents�察�from man's point of view�察�was read to

his Cabinet and signed by Abraham Lincoln。  All great men have

taken great risks。  Not a section of the United States has been settled

without some risk。  No business enterprise is launched without some

risk。  To secure an education�察�to learn a trade�察�to marry a wife�察�all

involve some risk�察�much risk。  The tendency to risk�察�to hazard�察�to

chance it is a practical and useful tendency。  Only let this tendency

be governed always by wisdom and justice。  No person ever became

a gambler until consciously or unconsciously he forfeited wisdom

and justice in his chances and risks。



Gambling takes a variety of forms。  First of all is the professional

gambler。  He has no other business。  His investment is a ;pack of

cards; and a box of ;dice。  See him with his long�察�slender fingers��

with his shaggy�察�unkempt hair�察�with keen eyes�察�and a sordid

countenance。  He is prepared to ;rake in; a thousand dollars a night��

and would not hesitate to strip any man of his fortune。  The professional

is found at county fairs�察�on railway trains�察�in gilded dens�察�and at public

resorts。  Being a professional outlaw�察�and subject at any time to arrest

and imprisonment�察�usually he has an accomplice。  Sometimes a gang

work together�察�so that it is with perfect ease they may relieve any

unwary novice of his money。  They know human nature on its low��

mercenary side�察�and soon can find their man in a crowd。  But few

persons have started out in life having it for their aim to get something

for nothing who�察�sooner or later�察�have not been ;taken in; by this gang

of swindlers。  They know their kind。  The end of the professional

gambler is final loss and ruin。  He will make 100�察�he will make 500��

he will make 1��000�察�he will make 2��000�察�then he will lose all。  Then

he will borrow some money and start anew。  And again he will make

200�察�he will make 600�察�he will make 1��200�察�and he will lose all。

Like the winebibber and the professional murderer�察�the professional

gambler has his den。  Not a large city in the world is without these

haunts of vice。  Who is it that feeds and supports them�拭 �The novice

at cards and dice�察�husbands and sons of respectable families�察�just as

the occasional dram´taker supports the saloon。  As one has asked��



    ;Could fools to keep their own contrive��

  On whom�察�on what could gamesters thrive�拭�

                                                     GAY。



The penny novice seeks the penny gambling den。  The aristocratic

speculator seeks the gilded gambling den。  The expert trickster of

large luck and large fortune makes his way to Monte Carlo�察�the

gambling Mecca of the world。  Monte Carlo is a famous resort

situated in the northwest part of Italy。  It is notorious for its gambling

saloon。  This city of nearly four thousand inhabitants is located in

Monaco�察�the smallest independent country in the world。  Monaco is

about eight miles square�察�and lies on a ;barren�察�rocky ridge between

the sea and lofty�察�almost inaccessible rocks。;  The soil is barren��

except in small tracts which are used for fruit´gardens。  For centuries

the inhabitants�察�the Monagasques�察�lived by marauding expeditions��

both by sea and land�察�and by slight commerce with Genoa�察�Marseilles��

and Nice。  But in the last century the people have converted their

country and city into a world´wide resort。  In 1860�察�M。 Blanc�察�a famous

gambler and saloon proprietor of two German cities�察�went to Monaco��

and for an immense sum of money received sole privilege to convert

their province into a gambler's paradise。  Soon immense marble

buildings arose in the midst of such beauty as to make it a modern

rival of the gardens of ancient Babylon。  Costly statues�察�gorgeous vases��

graceful fountains�察�elegant basins�察�and beautiful terraces�察�all of which

are made alluring by blooming plants�察�by light illuminations�察�and by

free concerts of music day and night��these are the attractions in this

gambler's paradise。  Here fortunes are won and lost in a night。  For�察�as

has been sung��



    ;Dice will run the contrary way��

      As well is known to all who play��

        And cards will conspire as in treason。;

                    HOOD。



Then we have the speculator in commerce。  He is the denizen of

the Board of Trade hall。  He speculates on the prices of next week's��

of next month's meat and breadstuffs。  And still this sort of gambler

may be a book´keeper in a bank�察�a farm hand�察�or a clerk in a

grocery store。  It ha become so simple and so common a practice

for persons to speculate on the markets that any person with ten

dollars�察�or twenty´five dollars�察�or a hundred dollars may take his

chances。  Tens of thousands of dollars to´day are being swept into

this silent whirlpool�察�the gambler's commerce。



Also we have the pool gambler。  He is actuated by love of excitement。

He is found at the race course�察�at the baseball diamond�察�and at all

sorts of contests�察�where he may find opportunity to be on the outcome。

It is a common thing for young men to steal their employers' money��

for young girls to take their hard´earned wages to stake on games and

races。  Recently 175��000 were paid for the exclusive gambling right

for one year at the Washington Park races in Chicago。



Last of all�察�we have the society gambler。  He is growing numerous

to´day。  He is the same person�察�whether clad in full dress in the drawing´

room of the worldling�察�or in common dress around the fireside of the

unchristian Church member。  Like the professional gambler his

instrument is ;cards�察─�and he can shake the ;dice。;  His games are

whist�察�progressive euchre�察�and sometimes poker。  The stakes now are

not money�察�but the gratification of excitement and the indulgence of

passion。  One�察�two�察�four hours go by almost unnoticed。  Prizes are

offered for the best player。  As a Catholic priest told me after he had

won a small sum with cards。  Said he�此  �We just put up a few dollars��

you know�察�to lend devotions to the game。;  So prizes are offered in

the social gambling ;to lend devotions to the game。;  It is under such

circumstances as these that young men and young women receive their

first lessons in card´playing。  A passion for card´playing is called forth��

developed�察�and must be satisfied�察�even though it takes one in low places

among vile associates。  ;A Christian gentleman came from England to

this country。  He brought with him 70��000 in money。  He proposed to

invest the money。  Part of it was his own�察�part of it was his mother's。

He went into a Christian Church�察�was coldly received�察�and said to

himself�此 �'Well�察�if that is the kind of Christian people they have in

America�察�I don't want to associate with them much。'  So he joined a

card´playing party。  He went with them from time to time。  He went a

little further on�察�and after a while he was in games of chance�察�and lost

all of the 70��000。  Worse than that�察�he lost all of his good morals�察�and

on the night that he blew his brains out he wrote to the lady to whom he

was affianced an apology for the crime he was about to commit�察�and

saying in so many words�察�'My first step to ruin was the joining of that

card party。';



In all of its forms gambling is loaded down with evil。  In the first place

it destroys the incentive to honest work。  Let the average young man

win a hundred dollars at the races�察�it will so turn his head against slow

and honorable ways of getting money that he will watch for every

opportunity to get it easily and abundantly。  The young girl who risks

fifty cents and gets back fifty dollars will no longer be of service as a

quiet�察�contented worker。  The spirit of speculation�察�the passion to get

something for nothing�察�is calculated to destroy the incentive to honest

toil and to honorable methods of gain。  As one values his character�察�as

he values h
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