During the World War II, a group of soldier boys had been on a long hike and they arrived in a little town called Casino.

The next day being Sunday, some of the boys went to Church. 
After the Padre had read the prayer, the text was taken up. 

The soldiers who had prayer tooks them out, but one soldier, a young private, produced a deck of cards, and  he spread them out in front of him.

The Sergeant in charge saw the cards and said, "Soldier, put away those cards." 

After the service, the soldier was put under arrest and brought before the Commanding Officer.

The CO said, "Sergeant, why have you brought this man here?" 
"For playing cards in church, Sir." 

The Officer looked at the soldier and said
"I hope you have an explanation. If you haven't you'll be in trouble. Now what have you got to say?" 

And the soldier said, "Sir, I have been on the march for six 
days. I have no Bible and no prayer book, but I have these cards"

"You see Sir, when I look at the 'Ace,' it reminds me that there 
is but one God. 

And when I see the 'Deuce' it reminds me that the Bible is divided into two parts, the Old and the New Testaments.

When I see the 'Trey,' I think of the Father, the Son, and the Holy 
Ghost. 

Then I see the 'Four,I think of the four Evangelists who preached 
the Gospel; they were Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.

The 'Five,' reminds me of the five wise virgins who trimmed their lamps; five were wise and were saved, five were foolish and were shut out. 

When I see the 'Six,' it reminds me that in six days, God made heaven and earth. 

And the 'Seven,' brings to mind that on the seventh day, he rested. 

Then I see the 'Eight,' I think of the eight righteous persons God 
saved when He destroyed this earth; there was Noah, his wife, their 
sons and their wives.

And when I see the 'Nine,' I think of the lepers our Savior cleansed, 
and nine of the ten didn't even thank Him. 

I see the 'Ten,' and I think of the Ten Commandments God handed down to Moses on the table of stone.

The 'King,' it reminds me once again that there is but one King of 
Heaven, God Almighty. 

The 'Queen,' I think of the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is the Queen of Heaven. 

And the 'Jack' or 'Knave' who is the Devil. 

When I count the number of spots on a deck of cards, I find 365, the 
number of days in a year. 

There are 52 cards, the number of weeks in a year. 

There are 4 suits, the number of weeks in a month. 

And there are 12 picture cards, the number of months in a year. 

So you see, Sir, my deck of cards serves me as a Bible, an Almanac 
and a Prayer Book."

And the charge against the soldier was dismissed.
