Some Important Cases of Conscience Answered,
James Dodson
1755-Samuel Pike (1717?-1773).-A useful discussion concerning whether or not playing cards is ever an innocent pastime and the propriety of Christians engaging in card playing.
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Card Playing.
James Dodson
1892-William Addison Alexander (1857-1909).-A tract on card playing from a time when Presbyterians still thought certain pastimes were inherently sinful.
Read MoreGaming and Gambling.
James Dodson
1864-George Scudder Mott (1829-1901).-The differences between gaming and gambling addressing the evils attendant upon both.
Read MoreConsiderations on Lots.
James Dodson
1807-John Mitchell Mason (1770-1829).-A series of articles taken from the “Christian Magazine,” in 1807, on the use and abuse of lots (i.e., dicing, card playing, games of chance, etc.).
Read MoreA Testimony Against several Prophane and Superstitious Customs.
James Dodson
1687-Increase Mather (1639-1723).-A series of chapters each devoted to bearing witness against the most popular forms of public sins of his day most of which continue under some guise unto this day.
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