Show GAMBLING EVILS THEME OF SERMON The Custom of Betting on Election Comes in for Criticism WINNER AND LOSER GUILTY Newspapers Are Censured for Prominence Given News of Wagers The Tho Rev Hc Charles Chares Curtis McIntyre of ot ofa the Westminster Presbyterian church a to a large preached a 0 strong sermon congregation on Sunday evening e on F the subject of gambling Tho The text was F- F Thou Not Sot Steal Tho The sermon WitS was In part as aR follows follows- F The custom of betting on the el election and other honest and virtuous events Is 18 assuming almont alarming proportions r lions with tho the American people When It becomes such a n feature In our own civic life that tho the records records' of tho tim gambling on the welfare of or candidates or their parties occupy a prominent nt pa part t In th the newspapers thus popularizing popular popular- izing the practice with Its bad moral effect especially especial on the youth of tho the city It Is a time for every pure minded headed clean person to protest and to Instruct and to shape chape hap opinion and ideals on tho the basis of ot principle and honesty and truth Ask any man who bet on the Issue of last Tuesday dR why h ho lie did lid it and his reason reaton will bis bl untenable It If ho he did lid It to back his lois candidate Just what nhat amount of ot support did his betting render If It ho was sincere In IsIs his desire I am sure he could ha have nava counted for tor more had ho he contributed bis ls bet to the tho campaign fund o or helped tho tim nation b by giving to tho the heedy charity institutions In our ctt city or or country countr Friendship In Jet 1 1 0 Or was it just a n little friendly bet het How much honorable dependable friendship do you OU suppose is back ot 01 any such transaction between two p peele pee peo- o- o pie le who consider the the-m themselves friends s Heal Beal friendship Is Is never obligated to pay a or be pal paid l It heartily gives Ive or ro- ro tree gifts gIrts Or did he apologize by b saying I 1 was WL J compelled to back my ray word wOld with mono money About how much muco Is a mans man's opinion on tho the clec- clec c tion or wise worth If Ie It must be bo bolstered with gamblers gambler's cash to secure ro respect or even a 11 hearing T Tim Tho lo effect of ot betting was dt degrading on oil all parties Interested First the tho candidate or part party party- It ranked thorn thom with race horses game frame cocks prize prizefighters lighters fighters Neither eIther Mr Taft nor Mr Bryan Dran nor any other self respecting man could bo be complimented by br show- show I ln nC them the tho list of bets staked ro tu I S or or against thorn them The loser r morally marall has lost vastly more more than his money Money Is hard value It represents toll and personal personal- ity To give sive It out except tot for charity demands deman s returns But Dut the losers o er e mone money noney accomplishes hes nothing It Is sheer waste What a crime crimo to sout i In this generation of need Tho The gainer is oven u more Immoral He HeIs Hels ls Is willing willing- 16 tO t take tate something which represents tho the expenditure of ot energy ind power but for tor which ho ha has put putout putout putout out nothing This Is an In Indication o ui ot tho decay of manliness SUCh money would burn the pocket of ot an any true truo gentleman with heat something like likeS the tire fire In the treasure of ot Judas and S most moRt men who have have- fallen fahien Into this lel have the grace left eft to recognize their own disgracefulness and conceal their action from rom the noonday Ana na ne nethe tho the necessity of concealment proves It to be sin Betting Is wron wrong both In principle and practice It Is based on taking advantage nta e of or your our neighbors neighbor's I nor nor- juice ance or on the tho assumption that the then thet S t n r. r n It fos rosters fosters ers the most mos I Ie l- l oti g-oti mand m and trusts to chance rather than truo true knowledge And where all Is absolute uncertainty betting Involves os committing committing com corn yourself to tn an opinion where the tho truth cannot bo be known This IS 13 demoralizing in the thc extreme extremo making a man unmerciful and un unreal unreal unreal un- un real no longer with the ab ability III t to see Slee and to tu Judge Judg according to the principles principles prin prin- of life life- |