The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 11, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, APRIL 11, 1895. OPPOSE THE LOTTERY, Clergymen of All Creeds Approve the “Call’'s” Course, BECAUSE IT IS RIGHT. The Press Cannot Urge the People to Obey Laws That It Violates. VIEWS OF JUDGE MORROW. The Vice That Has Made Many Men Poor and That Keeps Them So. There is ho longer room for the lottery advertisement injthe columns of the Carr; | M whether it pays or not, whether it is liked | or not, the new departure is a’'permanent | fixture. The policy of the paper in regard to the lottery and its advertisement was clearly outlined in the following editorial which was published a few proprietor of the CALL i ription agents that a few 1it taking the paper because h the lists of winning We would u pub- lottery not have ¥ for not ing the paper, for we lieve that all of them ing lotteries as an evil to every individual who has dealings with and to every com nity which ir operations. should pref community himsel of the ¢ We every member of this he Las so high a regard for e moral and financial welfare te as to be proud of the ex- fstence here of & great newspaper which has the courage and the sense of duty to denounce the swindling and corruption which lotteries represent. We should be proud to be able to announce that the CALL'S opposition to this rameful evil is one of the very reasons why good man and woman in the community orts it with subscriptions. ere are any readers of the CALL who ine that it will publish anything of a de- g, disgusting or otherwise injurious na- published in the interest of anything slow end corrupting. If there are any rreaders who, in spite of our pleadings warning, still insist on buying lotte th procu ro! :"fickets, and at the san e time can be taking & which gives all the t regard to the cost, nergies not ity against of those ma- e resources e happiness, mate news witho h is devoting all of te and contribute to t ity and prosperity of our e CALL has good reason to believe that the public approves its course. Many of the Teading clergymen of the city, men t are revered by many and respected by d their views on the sub- out an exception these views ments of the paper’s policy. . W. Morrow of the United urt expressed himself as ect of lottery publica- he CaLLin that ortant depart- e United ting and newspap nothing in the o pers_from publishing th t they do not cireulate tk do not violate the laws, trary to the well-known v of the Government. v. W. D. Williams of the Plymouth onal Church said: e that it is j pepers to pu ough the ma > the moral delin- | ntention. We ministers do | &t ‘all, and Iam sure | hat_lottery gambling 1. I have had many be harm it does among the very ple. The mewspapers have a great r good or evil by their example, and 3 harm than could -be done lers and others interested ness. e E. Walk, rector of Trinity 3 his opinion of the move- on the subject of & newspaper int eny matter relating 1o io w words. It is such publication. ALL has made & movement in that direction, and hope that ell the papers will do likewise. Thereis a | great deal of harm done by the printing of £uch matter, for it demoralizes the people of | the country. Charles M. Shortridge is to be commended for the stand he has taken in this matter, and he will maintain it. No good fol- v e publicity given to lotteries or any ind of gambling, and everything that ought to be done to discourage such - Dr. Dille of the Central Methodist E opal Church expressed himself in few words when asked about the move- ment against lotteries. He said: The CALL is to be congratulated on takin nitiat suppressing lottery advertis y right-thinking person will | =0 doi There is too much | this community, and too hing that can be done to much lot stop such uld be done, and the re- fusel to p isements of this class is one way 0 stop it. In our church Ihave fre- quently preached against this evil, and have #i0wn the young men the bad influence of ‘having anything to do with lotteries. The Rev. M. J. Furgeson of the Christian Church is strongly opgvos»d to lotteries of all kinds. On this subject he said: I em gratified to note that the CALL has started & movement against the lottery, which 1 cousider the most pernicions form of gambling. It is demoralizing, and inflicts & great hardship on many people, who could use the money spent in that way for better pur- poses. Ithes been a matter of asionishment 1o me that people who declare that they abhor ambling with cards and the like can ‘deal in otteries. I am ata loss to understand how they can reconcile their actions with their ex- pressed opinions. 1 have noticed that theattention of the minis ters has been called to this matter, and I be- lieve it is right. Iam o(r osed to lotteries in every shape—out of and in the church. I do not believe that such means should be resorted to in order to raise funds for the church. Money for that purpose should be raised by contributions. If every one who attends churcl donated in proportion to his means, churches would not resort to raffles and schemes of that Xind to reise funds. I have preached against lotteries, and will say that newspapers should not print nnymln%ln regard to them. lamin full sympathy with the CALL in its movement egainst this kind of gambling. The Rev. W. H. Moreland, rector of St. Luke's Episcopnl Church, in speaking of the CarLL’s movement in regard to lot- teries, said: I rejoice that the CALL has decided not to publish anything that will advance the in- terests of fotteries. The refusal to publish lottery advertisements is a step in the right direction. It is to be hoped that the good example set will be followed by other news- b |b : o | of its deleterious effect: spect and obey the laws and in the same issue, even on the same page, printed the re- sults of a lottery drawing in contravention of law. These papers which thus violate the law teta.bad example, and when people who see what they do follow the example set and rise in violation of law these same papers are the first to call upon the militia to_shoot down the | men who have risen. 1 should like to see these | papers practice what they preach. A promi- nent member of my congregation called my attention to the fact that the CALL had made the announcement that it had done with lotteries and I rejolced that there was one paper that had taken a step in the right di- Tection. There isa spirit of eambling in the land that is constantly increasing, and every movement to suppress it is to be commended. Rev. Robert Mackenzie of the First Pres- h\'l&-r an Church, in reply to a question, said: This matter of suppressing information about | lotteries is one of great importance. The CALL | is right in the stand it has taken, and, in my | opinion, every paper ought to follow its ex- | ample. ‘What are these lists of results that are | given? Only e showing that a few have won | something; but never a word is said of the | many who do not win anything. I believe that it is right that everything should be done to put down schemes of this character, as the against good morals, against law, and demoral- ize communities in Which they exist. Rev. John Hemphill, pastor of Calvary Church, said: The CALL is to be commended for 1ts course in refusing to publish lottery advertisements. I am opposed to lottery, in fact, to all kinds of | gambling, am ready to do all I can, by Yoice or pen, to assist in suppressing the ev Newspapers ought not to publish lottery lists, for they do more harm than many people have a u_can say for me that I am erything in the shape of lottery, o matter for what purpose. Why, when the Mercantile Library lottery scheme was gotten p I preached against it, because it was wrong. 1 verily believe that the misfortune of the librery is the outcome of the manner in which it obtained its money. If people find difficulty in obtaining the results of lottery drawings they will not_be so ready to invest in schemes that impoverish the many for the benefit of | the few. I am against anything by which a | oppo: fnmbling- We in our church do not sanction otteries or raffies of any kind and I think it would be better for the community if they could be stopped altogether. The CALL is moving in the right direction and it is to be praised forwhat it is doing to put astop to this sort of gambling. As for myself I am against any kind of lottery, be it in the church or else- Where. The Rev. Herrmann Cordes, pastor of the Emanuel Church of the Evangelical Association, said: The resolution adopted by the Methodists in- dorsing the CALL for its siand on the lottery question_meets my views, and I indorse that action. Iam glad to see that the matter of lot- teries is being agitated and that an effort is be- ing made to have them stopped, if possible. I have on many occasions preached against the evil of dealing in lottery schemes, and have addressed myself particularly to the younger members of the congregation.” There are many who seem to think that there is no harm in dealing in lotteries. but there is a great deal of harm in such dealing. Every means, legitimate of course, should be_used fo_stop that kind of Dbusiness.” My opposition to this style of thing extends to all kinds of gambling, and I am as;» posed to any kind of scheme where property s isposed of by chance, even in church fairs or charitable entertainments. Rev. Paul Branke, pastor of the St. Paul German Evangelical Lutheran Church, said: Iam against lotteries first and last, for the reason that they take money from people who least can afford to spend their money that way. Itisnota legitimate way of securing money. Heartand soul I am in favor of any movement that will stop this gambling, and I am sure that the CALL is entitled to the respect of all good citizens for refusing to publish any adver- tisement of lotteries as the result of the draw- ings. Now that this crusade is on I shall, when- ever an opportunity presents itself, point out o my congregation the evil results following the trading in lottery tickets, and will talk on this subject during my house to house visits. The Rev. W.C.Pond of Bethany Con- | | gregational Church commended Tae CALL | and dec es that he is opposed to all kinds of lotteries. He said: I have noticed from time to time the several N\ 7 REV: J.0.WAHLBERG N REV-M.J FURGESON EV LESUE W SPRAGU! WELL-ENOWN CLERGYMEN WHO COMMEND THE done what it already has done in the matter, and that it will be successiul. I also hoye that when it gets through with this it will turn its attention to other wrongs that need to be corrected. Rev. Frederick Cordes of the Salem Evangelical Church said that he indorsed the movement inaugurated by the CaLn against lotteries, and added: 1do not know of anything that does more harm in this community than lotteries. Itis an alluring scheme that is drawing away from the State a great deal of money that ought to remain here, and that money comes from a class that cannot afford to lose one, two or three dollarsa month. The advertising of lot- tery schemes is wrong, and I am glad to know that the CALL has had the courage to refuse such advertisements. I am strongly opposed to all kinds of lotteries because they in my opinion are against good morals, against the ood of the community and against religion. hope that the movement to put a stop to the publication of lottery advertisements will be productive of good results. We do not counte- nance lotteries in our church and I believe that every member of our congregation is op- posed to them. Rev. J. G. Mangold, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church, said: o1 have not %I\‘en the subject of lotteries in This city much thought, but I know from what 1 have seen elsewhere ‘that it is certainly a reat evil. Itisnot an honest ana straight- forward business, and as such it should not be allowed to exist. 1 have known of people who spent all they had on lottery tickets in the hope of winning a few dollars, and even if they d!lf win it all went back again. The CaLL is doing the proper thing in opposing these lot- tery games, and I fully indorse its policy. Rev. John A. Emery, pastor of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, had an excellept opportunity to study the latter evil during his stay in Oakland recently. He said: There ¢an be 1o two opinions about the ques- tion avall. The lottery evil is one that should | be suppressed as soon gs possible. T have seen itin the parish in Oakland, where often the poorer people would spend their last cent in Piying. tickets, until it would leav them nearly destitute. This idea of trying to make money out of a very small investment, whether successful or not, certainly does not promote thrift or_legitimate trade. I canindorse the policy of the CALL most heartily, for the evil is one that needs attention. Rev. W. W. Bolton, rector of the Church of St. Mary the Virgin, said: Lotteries are evil just as gambling is an evil, and the same fascinution seems to be in both. The clergy should be against it as they are against betting. The idea of gemn§ something for nothing is a demorelizing one, in fact, it is nothing less than stealing, for it is a law of trade that there must be value given as well as received. Iem with the CALL heart and soul, for I think its position is one in the interests o} public purity and morality. I thoroughly indorse its poliey. The Rev. Father P. R. Lynch of St. James Church, in giving his views on the lottery question, said: The whole system of lotteries is wrong. Itis an injury to the community and takes out of the State a large amount of money that ought to be expended in legitimate channels. It is the poor people who aTe the sufferers by these schemes, for the rich have other ways of ac- quiring money. Once in & while we hear that the millions. They secretly steal the delicacies from the laborer’s pantry and the margin from. the clerk’s monthly earnings. Thefiproduce nothing but idlers and gambiers. They bave no honorable place in human society. They sail the seas of business as pirates and fasten themselves to the branches of private and do- mestic thrift as parasites. Public sentiment will destroy them. Let the press, the parlor and the pulplt unite in creating a sound public sentiment. THE CALL APPLAUDED. Its Opposition to Lotteries Indorsed by the Epworth League. OAKLAND, CAL., April 6, 1895. To the Editor of the Morning Call—DEAR SIR: I send the following communication, showing one illustration of the interest taken in your | paper: An editorial in the MORNING CALLof April 6,1895, brings to mind some remarks made the evening before by a speaker, while attend- ing the annual convention of the Oakland District Epworth League, held at the Park- street Methodist Episcopal Church, Alameda. The speaker referred to took for his subject “Qur Opportunities,” dwelling principally on the subject of true manhood and honest busi- ness methods; also the public press, regarding which hesaid: “And I am glad to see thatone aper, the MoORNING CALL [applause], comes Boldly to the front and denounces all methods of publishing the various lottery drawings.” [Continued applause.] 1 send this short communication to show that the chief aim is for the right, and its ob- ject could be reached more readily if other ranches of the publie press were to~ throw off their old and worn out mantle and come more boldly to the front, clad in robes of honor and PrOpET Tespect for our country’s interest. C. N. Woop. SPEAKS FOR PARENTS. D. 0. Taylor of Oakland Says the ' Call” Is Right. OAKLAND, CAL., April 5, 1895. Editor San Francisco ‘“Call”’—DEAR SIR: short editorial in to-day’s paper you mention the loss of some subscribers because you do not print lottery drawings. Iam only & layman, but I desire to congratulate you on the advance ground your great paper has taken on this iniquity, and I'trust & discriminating public, Wwho love the voung and would protect them against that insidious vice of gambling to which the lottery business leads, and all parents and societies who love & clean press and good morals will take note and see that your efforts for the public welfare are anrdiallf‘ appreciated and that your subseription list will steadily grow. I called my neighbors’ atten- tion to it to-day. D. C. TAYLOR. A OLEAN PAPER. Words of Praise From a Stationer at Los Gatos. Los GATOs, Cal., April 6, 1895, To Charles M. Shortridge—DEAR SIR: Permit | me to say that while a few here may have dis- | continued the CALL because of your stand upon | the subject of lotteries, etc., I am sure many | more a:e profoundly grateful to you for fur- | nishing us at last a good, clean morning news- | paper. We are receiving splendid value for our In a| INSTALLING A MINISTER, Rev. F. A. Doane to Become the First Pastor of Mizpah _Church. THE SERVICES ON SUNDAY. Organization of the Mission to Advance the Cause of Tem- perance. The installation of Rey. F. A. Doane as pastor of Mizpah Presbyterian Church at 3 | o’clock p. M. on Sunday next marks an im- portant chapter in the history of the mis- sion. It was formerly the Howard Band of Hope, and was organized on January 11, 1884, Its object was to advance the cause of Christian temperance among young people, by having them sign a pledge against the use of intoxicating liquors, to- bacco and profanity. The following were charter members: Mrs. W. Churchill, Mrs. John McKee (nee Boole), G. D. B. Stewart, Herbert Folger, ‘William Rieger, Wales L. Palmer, Thomas M. Gardiner and Fred A, Doane, directors; also Miss Fannie Perkins, Miss Lina Fraser, Miss Annie Eatwell, Miss Gracie Grant, Miss Annie Perkins, Miss Margaret Coutts, Miss Edith Grant, Miss Ada Smith Miss Lauretta Wright, Miss Alice Good- ridge, Miss Florence Mayhew and Walter Bolton. From this beginning the band rapidly grew in membership, and the desire to ex- tend the work became so strong that the Christian Band of Hope Union was organ- ized in August of the same year, under the auspices of which it was purposed to organ- ize Bands of Hope upon strictly Christian prmcirles. Within a year two bands were started in Oakland, and another in this city. Several interesting conventions were held, which were promoters of great good. The Sabbath-school was organized in November, 1887, with four teachers and fifteen scholars. The school flourished, and as the months rolled by the mission rew in membership and strength until 893, when the Mizpah Presbyterian Church was organized. A beautiful chapel ‘was built on Harrison street, near Fifth, and was opened last year. i Rev. Mr. Doane, who becomes the first | pastor of the church on Sunday, has been Vi E/ ! REV. F. CORDES “ CALL” FOR CLOSING ITS COLUMNS TO THE LOTTERIES. . RUSSELL LA HS REV w“.tm&ufl' person expects to_get something for nothing. Again I say, the CALL is right in refusing to accept and publish advertisements of lotteries. Rev. W. E. Goodwin of the California- street Methodist Episcopal Church has n but two months in this city, but he en the lottery evil here, and knows He said: th the movement i church are in sy e ade to eradicate doubt of the bad effect o and I have often wondered how it was that the 1 advertisements and the publication of ning numb rs has not been stopped 1 ore this. I believe the CALL is doing just the right thing under the circumstances, and I am sure that both our church and myselt in accord with its ideas. Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger of the Temple Emanu-El said: I am opposed to lotteries, for I do not bel it is the proper way for people to make mone It is gambling, and there can be no_two opin jons on the subject of gambling. The evil of the lottery haps, not so much in its di- rect evil eflects; it leads men on, and hasa tendeney to develop any taste for gambli which a man may have. Iam opposed to it, and would like to see the evil stamped out in this city. Rev. A. M. Russell, pastor of the Hamil- | ton-square Baptist Church, has spent many of the years of his life in the South, where, perhaps from the poverty of the lower classes, the evil effects of lottery gaming is very marked. He said: Gaming of all kinds, but particularly lot- | teries, I have always fought against, bothin my | private life and in the puipit. 1have preached ageinst it in my church, and in my own case I withdrew my patronage from & storekeeper because I found he sold lottery tickets. In the South its effects are terrible. The negroes and | the Ignorant whites put every cent they have in the world into lottery tickets, and it keeps many poor who might otherwise be able to live at least decently. The CALL'S stand in the matter is an excellent one and will be indorsed by every good Christian in_the country, and cannot fail to do great good in the cause of | public moralif Rev, Dr. C. 0. Brown, pastor of the First Congregational Church, has had personal experience with the lottery-ticket sellers. He said: 1 am glad that some paper is willing to take the matter of iottery gaming up, and I can say I most emphatically indorse the attitude of the CALL against it, for the suppression of this trafiie is one of the reforms badly needed in | this city. 1have had men and women come right here to the door offering to sell tickets, and they seem to do it openly and without feat of the consequences, 1 am in favor of the movement, and_the CALL'S policy I think a most commendable one. It is the pioneer in the crusade and should be supported. Rev. Dr. A. C. Hirst, pastor of the Simp- | son Memorial Church, was emphatic in his | denunciation of the evil, and in his in- | dorsement of the CALL's efforts to stamp it | out. He said: The stand the CALL has taken is an excellent one. It s the right move in the right direction | and in the right kind of reform. Iam heartily in accord with what is being done,and I be- ljeve it is going at the matter in the right Way. There are not many of the effects of the trafiic apparent among my people, but it is an_evil which is hard to locate. I have seen its effects elsewhere, however. I have seen it impoverish families in the East, where the people have been led on to buy with promises of fabulous returns on the money they invest, until it gets to be e passion with them. It is gambling, pure and simple, and I am in favor of any steps taken to prevent its spread and to diive it out. The Rev. J. A. Schroeder of St. Johannes German Evangelical Lutheran Church said: The CALLis certainly to be praised for the step it has taken in relation to lotteries and for refuslnf to publish adyertisements relating te such. Iread with a great deal of satisfaction the editorial addressed to ministers, and am glad that the attention of the ministers has been called to the evil. I, for one, am opposed to everything in the shape of lotteries, whether in the general community or in ecelesiastical circles. In our church we are opposed to lot- teries and to all kinds of gung ing. I have often preached against them and their baneful influence, and shall continue to do so when- ever the opportunity offers. I approve of the resoiutions adopted by the Methodist ministers indorsing the CaLL for refusing to advance lot- tery schemes. Rey. J. 0. Wahlberg, émqstor of the First Svy;dmh Methodist Episcopal Church, said: I am glad to see that the CALL has taken up the lottery question, and what was expressen by the Methodist ministers by resolution I fully indorse. I am strongly opposed to any apers. Notlong since I preachéd on the sub- ject of lotteries and deplored the fact that me zewspapers on one page printed s high mosgd editorial calling upon the people to re- thing in the snape of lottery and have often spoken against that business. It does s great eal of harm to poor people, who stint them- selves to satisfy & passion for that class of articles that have appeared in THE CALL on the subject of lotteries, and I heartily approve of its efforts to discourage such schemes. I am opposed mow and anliways have been to sny scheme by which a person may get something chance. I do not believe in any kind of dealing in which both parties to a transaction bave not an equal opportunity. 1 have often preached against the evil of gambling by lot- tery, and on one occasion I preached a whole sermon on that subject. 1 have been asked if lottery is any worse than other methods that are looked upon as legitimate. I haveanswered that lottery and any kind of gambling are hurt- ful to the community. I am sgainst every scheme to obtain preperty by chance—even in church circles a lottery is a lottery, be it in a church or elsewhere. In our church we have fairs and bazars, but no kind of lottery is per- | , & gentleman | mitted. Why as far back as 1 idc of the church with which I was then rected_gave & great assistance to it, on one e occ church. He was allowed to do so, but when he | offeredto sell pleces of cake in irhich a ring had been inserted, I told him that such coul not be permitied, and 1 have followed that rale eversince. 1 am very glad that thisis being agitated, and that THE CALL is doing so much in the matter. The Rev. Joseph Worcester, pastor of the Second New Jerusalem Church (Sweden- borgian), opposes lotteries and lottery ad- vertisements. He said: I am opposed to lotteries and to the pubiica- tion of advertisements, or any kind of notice of them, and am pleased with the course of the CALL in relation to such. The movement is & rone and should be encouraged. As to esor rafiiesin church circles, I loathe the idea and believe that a church that cannot prosper on its merits and has to resort to such means to raise funds ought to withdraw. Any movement to suppress lotteries and advertise- ments of such has my hearty approval, and [ am ready to do what L can in my quiet way to help it. Rev. Leslie W. Sprague of the Second Unitarian Church said: 1 have read the editorials in the CALL against lotteries, end have also observed that the Methodist ministers resolved to stand by the paper in its attitude against that class of gambling. Dealing in lotteries is most de- | moralizing, and it is a disgrace to our age that | the law! lated. v, not long since a boy was selling lottery tickets and & policeman was standing not twenty feet away. I do not think that even in Louisiana there is as little sentiment | | | | ston offered to get up a fair in aid of the | | ainst lotteries are so openly vio- | some one has won something in a lottery, no as a fact, and those who know the person named say, “Well, if he won, why shouldn’t 1?7 and so they invest their hard-earned money. But the thousands who lose their money every month we never near a word about. The money that is passed over to the lottery people comes from a class that can ill afford to spend it in that way. I have read the editorials in the CALL that were directed against lotteries, and (hink they are proper ones. All that can be should be done to puta stop to that kind of business. The Rev. William Schuldt of the Ger- man Methodist Episcopal Church ex- pressed himself as follows on the subject of lotteries: As you are no doubt aware, the Methodist ministers adopted resolutions’indorsing the CALL for its efforts to suppress lotteries. What w individually. Iam very glad that the paper has taken the stand it has, and every good cit- izen should help in the good work. Not only"| should the publication of any matter in refer: ence to lottery schemes be discountenanced, but lotteries themselves should be suppressed, for they are productive of & great deal of mis- ery in the community. The CALL has taken a step in the right direction, and I am very much pleased that it has done so. In our church every member of our congregation, I firmly believe, is against lotteries, not only in the general sense, but against lottcries in every shape. I hope that the movement to put a stop to this form of gambling will be successful. The Rev. Eli McClish of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church said: Allow me to thank the CaLL for the stand taken against lotteries. It is & pleasure for me to unite with yoe against this widespread and insidious form of gambling. 1 use the word “gambling” advisedly, alt! ou{h many who have lottery tickets in'their pockets this morn. ing would resent being classed with gamblers. What is gambling? It has been well defined as “an attempt to gain by chance or hazard or | supposed intormation the money or property of others without giving any fair equivalent, any valuable oonsideration for the gain sought.”” In short, to gamble is to try to get foufimhi“ for nothing—to get rich by a lottery icket. Every ranch, every gold watch, every crazy quilt, évery ring cake, costs something in toil and skill and time, and no person can honor- ably take either of these from the owner except as & gift or for an equivalent consideration. The man who secures a ranch for his $1 ticket against lotteries as there is here. Isuppose | in a State lottery and the youth who secures a the early days. What hes astonished me' is the number of women who purchase lottery tickets. -1t is disgraceful, but it is a fact. | There are many who indulge in this kind of gambling becanse of its being “a clean way” | | thatit is a part of that spirit that prevailed in | gold ring in a piece of cake for his 10-cent ticket in a church lottery are both in posses- | sion of property for which they have given no adequate consideration. And there is no sound principle of morals or of trade that would jus- ify them in holding this property or that of gambling, and it is because it is clean that it | would justify the people who managed the lot- is dangerous. gambling, but as the ministers say will have its effect. 1 am very much posed to every class of gambling and lotteries, and for that reason do not care to take the | And tl Ishould like to see our mer- | chants take part in discouraging this class of | money received for the tickets that ave been | blanks. All attempts to get without asked to assist I hope that what thef may do or | eat without working, are vicious. teries in the State or the church in keeping the rew ijvmg, to hey are op- | unjust to society that digs and coins the gold toil produces every monthful of food. and b; i;e man or corporation that takes the goid initiative in the matter so long as the object | or eats the food without giving society a fair ught—the suppression of lottery —is attained. advertising | equivalent is a leech or a robber. Such are lot- am glad that the CALL has | teries. They fatten on the small earnings of REV, DR, DILLES PRONOUNCED VIEWS. Reverend E. R. Dille, in speaking of the policy of the CALL on the lottery question, said: "I heartily congratulate the CALL upon its public spirited and noble stand upon the lottery advertising question. infamy is an offense against law, welfare, and the public The 1lottery morality and it is most praiseworthy for a great journal like the CALL to lead a movement against the adver- tising of an institution which is an assault upon the best interests of the community. "It is no wonder that a paper which has so manifestly the courage of its convic- tions, and is so devoted to the welfare of the people, is enjoying such public favor and increased circulation." s done by the ministers as a body I indorse | | money withcut ehromos or coupon privileges. matter whetner he has or not, it is advertised | I take every opportunity to commend your pa- | | per to others. J. H. CpaLL. Yours truly, EDUCKTION OF CHILDREN. | Interesting Lecture by Profes- sor Bailey of the Uni- versity. Lifting the Common Up to the Ideal | to Reach Absolute Per- | fection. The lecture-room of the Mark Hopkins | of San Francisco, Ozkland, Alameda and Berkeley, who assembled to hear Professor ‘T. P. Bailey, assistant professor of peda- | gogy at the State University, deliver a lec- | ture on “Child Study,”’ yesterday after- | noon. The professor said: | Manis an animal, and is guided by his in- { stincts. I believe a person’s deepest instincts | arise from his deepest interests. Education must proceed along the lines which will satisfy the child; therefore, that education is the best thing for him. | herited and acquired. When some instinct of & child is mischievous the energy displayed during its exercise should be drafted on to some good, inherited instinct. It is a wise hing to cultivate the child’s natural gregari- fake him social s well as individual. wn the distinction between the two | sexes, and make them help each other as well | as furnish discipline for their own control. |~ This is the right sort of socialism in which individuality does not lead to individualism, and properly trained children are socialists of the highest order. Sanity is equipoise. Children should be educated through thefr order, education should begin with nature and roceed from that toscience. The earth is a 'glrmany, sometimes a symphony, and what more beautiful to the youthful mind than the | contemplation of nature’s beauties. | Estheticism must be reached through the | ideal instincts. Even the adult can acquire | scientific knowledge best through a faithful study of nature. ‘As the instinct of religion or the conceptior of duty is weak in the child, and isa late de- velopment, better results are obtained through example than by forcing rigid ruieson chil- dren. Superconscientiousness or deceit are sure to follow the latter course, and will pre- vent a child from making his own living prop- erly. | Dan’t forget that there are two kinds of per- fection, relative and absolute. Strive for the absolute, but cultivate the relative in the mean- time. hearers to lift the common up to the ideal, and they would then come very near per- fection. ——— THE CALENDAR TO BE CLEARED. United States District Judge Hawley of Montana Will Hold Court Here. Very little has been done in the Federal building since the close of the strikers’ trial. Judge Morrow has been indisposed and in consequence there has been no session of the District Court. A suit against the Singer Sewing Machine Com- pany for dnmafes for the infringment of a patent, on trial in the Circnit Court, and the income-tax returns pouring into the Internal Revenue office are the only signs of life around the big building. This will all be changed in a week or so, however. Judge Hawley is coming here from Nevada and will probably try the Howell counterfeiting case, while Judge Morrow will hear the evidence against Professor Burke, charged with sweating and passing $20 Fold pieces. Judge Mc- Kenna will hear civil cases and the crowds of witnesses who will be in attendance on these three courts are ex; d to give ql‘llliw a busy appearance to the corridors of the building. ——————— Tmportant te Mariners. Notice i{s given that on or about April 20, 1895, the first-class spar buoy, black, marking Fauntleroy Rock, Crescent City harbor, Cali- fornis, will be rfimed by & bell buoy, painted black, and marked with the letters “C. C.” in white, placed about xmir ards east of Fauntle- Rock, and must be leit on the pert hand in entering the harbor. 3 Institute of Art was crowded with teachers | Chlldren have two sorts of instincts—in- | esthetieal instincts, and, as nature is first in | In conclusion, the professor advised his | associated with this work from the com- mencement, and has met with marked | success. Rev. James Woodworth will pre- | side at the installation, and Dr. Mackenzie will preach the sermon. WANT A HIGHER RATE, Railroad Men Think Coal Oil Is Shipped Altogether Too Cheap in This State. The Board of State Railroad Commis- sioners heard arguments yesterday in fa- vor of advancing the rate on petroleum and its products. Vice-President Stubbs of the Southern Pacific, R. X. Ryan, gen- eral freight and passenger agent of the San Francisco and North Pacific, and Gen- eral Freight Agent Bush of the Atlantic | and Pacific made the complaint that the present rate on coal oil is too low to leave any profit for their companies. hey wanted an increase in rate, and to support their appeal they made a very plausible showing. Formerly coal oil is less than carload lots was classed as ‘‘double first-class rate,” but the western classification freight rates reduced it to third class, which railroad men contend is too sweeping and inequit- | able. On the other hand, protests from | dealers in_paints and oils were read at the meeting, in which it was stated that the | prevailing rate here is high in comparison | with that of other States. Mr. Stubbs argued that the risk attend- | ant upon transportation of coal oil should | be considered, and he submitted figures to | show that the proposed advance would be | only a trifling matter to consumers—not | 50 cents a year to a consumer in Fresno. What was wanted is a first-class rate on less than carload lots, which would be from 15 to 20 per cent less than the old rate. Mr. Ryan said that petroleum should be | carried only in tanks, but it is necessary to carry it in ‘small lots here as an accommo- | dation to people in thinly populated dis- tricts. The matter was laid over till the next meeting, when dealers will be asked for an opinion as to the advisability of changing the rate. s i M S0P S WAS OUT OF WORK. Complaint of Mrs. Mary Merhle Against Her Husband. Mrs. Mary Merhle, living at 247 Oak street, made a touching complaint to Secre- | tary McComb yesterday against her bus- | band John Merhle, a varnisher by occupa- | tion. Mehrie worked at his trade foryears in | this city, but on getting out of work some time ago, he despaired of being able to longer Erovide for his family. He became melancholic and acted like an insane man, and finally deserted her. “I saw nothing of him for some time,” said Mrs. Merhle, “but a week ago he returned to our house, and without saying a word, broke up nearly all of our furniture. He must be crazy. He was no drinking man, but constant_brooding over our troubles has unhinged his mind."” Secretary McComb has detailed Officer Wells on_the case, and it is likely that Merhle will be arrested to-day. It islikely that on his wife's complaint he will be examined for insanity. R Northey’s Slayer. Judge Sanderson yesterday granted a divorce to Lizzie Thorn from Harry Thorn on the testi- mony of plaintiff and Mrs. C. A. McCauley. The defendant defaulted, and the plaintiff was re‘pre!emed by Attorney Ackerman of Naph- taly, Friedenrich & Ackerman. It was shown that Thorn had willfully neglected his wife, and on that ground the decreé was granted. The custody of & minor child was awarded to the mother. Harry Thorn was the man who fatally shot Frank Northey in Garcia’s saloon :llllf 4;;:34 acquitted of the charge of murder for —————— Library Association Meeting. The next regular meeting of the Library As- sociation of Central California will be held at the Free Public Library, new City Hall, San Francisco, Friday evening, April 12, at 7:30 o'clock. Subject for discussion: “Should the Public Have Free Access to the Shelves of Library?” All persons interested in librariés and in library work are invited to be present and to join the association. NEW TO-DAY. ONCE MORE WE REMIND YOU ——OF OUR—— GREAT CLEARMCE SILE! | Chicage Clathing Company 34, 36, 38 and 40 Kearny Street, Positively Retiring From Business! PREMISES to BE VACATED HAY 1, 1895, CLOTHING ——FOR—— Man, Boy or Child —AT— Enormous Savings. 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