Gambling.

Waipawa Mail, Volume XIII, Issue 2498, 29 August 1890, Page 2

Gambling.

The conscience of the Christian Cborcbif of England is getting awakened, though very slowly, to the true nature of gambling. It is very strange to some of that there should be such a difficulty recoguisiug the immorality of the practice

it various reflection on the moral insight,?* EJnglish Christianity that it is not yet able definitely to make up its mind that gambling is a sin. However, the tree ia becoming known by its fruits. In the dear school of experience our Churches are being tauaht the deadly nature of this too long tolerated vice. They are beginning to-day to say that something moßt be done. Tw° important meetings have recently been held that will help to give ooheeion and deomteness to the general consciousness that the present state of affairs is gravely wrong, and that the Chrietian Churches tnnst set to work promptly and earnestly to mend matters. In one case the Vioar of Leeds called together the Christian ministers of that town to confer on the question, and to consider what action should he taken to diminish, and, if possible, pat an end to, betting and gambling- And the other meeting to wnioh I refer was, of course, the Demonstration of the National AntiGsrabling League in St. James’s Hall. Methodist Times.