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Show FURTHER ANSWERING MR. M'KAY The prencher-politlcinn (and wc uso H this statement In a general wuy, and H not in any sense as a reflection on H air. McKay, whom wc believe is trying H to bo fair in this controversy) has the H advantage over any other politician, M because of ihe high calling he Is sup- H nosed to have received, and because H of the sometimes superstitious rever- 1 enco given to him by thoe weak In H Intelligence and moral courage. M Preachers who take advantage of this H condition are unworthy of the minis- H try. but fortunately they arc not as H -numerous as tho noise they make H would Indicate. H To establish the fact that the manu- H facture. sale or use c-f an alcoholic H beverage is In itself a sin would re- H quire the absolute repudiation of the H Bible In accepting! the Bible as the H Inspired Word of God, man renounces H any right to amend or repeal It, as H there is no provision In It for either H amendment or repeal. The Bible Is M -supposed to be the constitution of, each H ecclesiastic when he takes his ordina- M tion vow, and as an ecclesiastic ho M has no right to utter a single syllable H I upon any subject, except as the Lord M puts words in his mouth through that H constitution. His creed is an authori- H tatlvo testimony of God and not a speculation, and what he proclaims H should be with the "infallible certitude H of a faith and not with the hesitating H assent of an opinion." M Ecclesiastics have no right whatever H to advocate the doctrine of "prohibl- M tion" as beinq in accord with the H Word of God. It is not only the privi- M lege, but the duty of ecclesiastics to H teach temperance, which Is always a j virtue, as it is taught In the Bible, not H onlv with reforence to the uso of an H alcoholic beverage, but to the use of H anything else. H It is doubtful if there has ever been H a more severe reflection on the intelll- M gence of the world and a more cm- H phatic indication of its gullibility than H has been practiced by the "prohibltlon- ists" when they have undertaken to H sail under two flags, "Prohibition and M "Temperance," claiming that "prohibi- Hon" and "temperance" have the same M meaning. The historic meaning of M temperance is "conservatism and mod- M ratfon," neither of which can be prac- iiced negatively, as both requiro action H Df mind or body. "Prohibition" denies 1 I these rights. For instance, good eth- H CS demands tempenvnee in speech. In H rder to attain this under "prohlbi- ion" the tongue would have to be H paralyed, since as long as man Is Bln- ful ho will not practice temperance in H speech. "The tongue no man can ' tame.. It is an unruly evil, full of M deadly poison, therewith bless wo H God, even tho Father, and therewith M curse we men made after the slmllltudo j . of God" James III, S-9 Gluttony Is. H! a sin, and in order to avoid the sin of H gluttony, according to "prohibition," H man should not eat. H The Bible commands us to be tem- H perate in all "things. If "prohibition" H and "temperance" are synonvmous, M then we should abstain from all things. H In short, the gall of the "prohibition- H Ists,'' in claiming that they represent M temperance, Is so absurd that the fact M that they have deceived so many peo- M pie can only be accounted for on tho H theory that "prohibition" is fanatio H ism. and that fanaticism is. and has H been stated bv an eminent philosopher, i "a malady of the mind more contagious M through personal contact than small- M pox." The absolute correctness of this M definition can lie readily realized M when ope has knowledge of and lakes M into consideration lh history of the ''prohibition waves" In America. H Wo respectfully submit the follow- H Jng in addition lo yesterday's quota- H Ecclesiastcs IX. 7 "Go thv way, H eat thy bread with joy. and drink thy .wine with a merrv heart, for God now M nccppletli thy works." M This verse shows that bread and H wine are among the greatest of God's H temporal blessings, and my be nsed by M those highest in his favor Song of Solomon, I, 2 "Let h5m kiss me with the kisses of his mouth, for thy love is better than wine " H This refers to God's love and the H comparison to wine shows that wino j was regarded as certainly one of the H greatest of God's blessings. This su H gests the enormity of man's sin in H stigmatizing as a curse that which is. H so highly honored of God. H Wo beg to refer you to: H Song of Solomon, I, ! H Song of Solomon, IV; 10 1 Song of Solomon, V, 1. H Song of Solomon, VII, 0. 1 Song of Solomon, VIII, 2. H Theso passages indicate the love of God for His church, and are further H proof of Solomon's exalted regard for j Icaiah XVI, 10 "And gladness is H taken away, and joy out of the plentl- H fill field, and in the vineyards there H shall ho no singing, neither shall them H be show tine- the tread ers shall tread H out no wine in their presses, I have Hl made their vintage shouting to cease." H A withdrawal of God's blessings H from the people because of their dis- H obedience. Isaiah XXV, 6 "And in this moun- H tain shall the Lord nf hosts make unto B all people a feast of fat things, a feast H of wines on the lees, of fat things full B of marrow, of wines on the lees well M refined." H A few of the people remained true M to God and these should be blessed aB H Indicated in this verse. H Isaiah XXVII, 2 "In the day yo H sing unto her, a vineyard of red wine." Hl This shows the care of God for His vineyards, and in this connection tho 1 third verso is aa follows: "I the Lord H do keep it; I will water it every mo- 1 ment; lest any hurt it, I will keep it H night and day." H A number of passages from Isaiah H condemn excesses In Intoxicants. Wino H 1b not tho only Intoxicant one may H become Intoxicated with pride, envy, H emotion, temporal power, religious H zeal, etc., as an example: Hl laalah XXIX, 9 "Stay voursolves, 1 ' und wonder, cry ye out, and cry: they H are drunken, but not with wine, they 1 i utngger, but not with strong drink." ' 1 Isaiah XXXVI, 17 "Until I como Hl nd take you away to a land like, your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of broad and vineyards." An effort by tho Assyrians to tempt the people to'rovoIL Isaiah LV, 1 "Ho, everybody that thirsteth, come yo to the waters, and he that hath no money, como yo buy and eat, yea, como buy wino and milk without money, and without price." This shows the freedom of the grace of God to all those willing to accept ac-cept It and wine and milk, because of the great value attached to them by tho people, were U6ed to illustrate the value of God's grace, also it shows that winq was an article of commerce. Isaiah LXV, 8 "Thus salth tho Lord, As tho now wine is found in the cluster, and one salth, Destroy It not, for a bossing Is In It; so will I do for my servants' sakes, that I may not destroy them all." God's promise to the Jews that they should not again be robbed of their corn and of their wino by their enemies, ene-mies, thereby setting His seal of approval ap-proval on the use of wine. Jeremiah XXXI, 12 "Therefore they shall come and slag in tho height of ZIon and shall flow together In the goodness of the Lord, for wheat, and for wine and for oil, and for tho young of the flock and of the herd and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not sorrow any more at all." This is after the restoration of Israel when mourning shall bo turned into joy. Joel II, 19 "Yea, the Lord will answer an-swer and say unto his people, Behold, I will send you corn, and wine, and oil, and ye shall be satisfied therewith, and I will no more make you a reproach re-proach among the heathen." . Joel II, 24 "And the floors shall bo full of wheat, and the vats snail over flow with wine and oil." The blessings promised after an exhortation ex-hortation to repent. Joel III, 18 "And it shall come to pass in that day thai tho mountains shall drop with new wine, and the hills shall flow with milk, and all the rivers of Judah shall flow with waters, and a fountain shall come forth of the house of the Lord, and shall water tho valley of Shittlm " A promised blessing after the people should have recognized the Lord as their God. Amos IX, 14 "And I will bring aguin the captivity of my people of Israel, and thev shall build the waste cities, and Inhabit them, and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof, they shall also make gardens, and oat the fruit of them " After prophesying the certainty of the desolation of Israel and the" destruction de-struction of the kingdom from the face of the earth, there was a promise made to the people that the Lord would not utterly destroy the house of Jncob. although ho would sift It among all nations. God promised to raise up the tabernacle of David that had fallen and to restore the ruins, and promised wine as one of His blessings Mlcah VI, 15 "Thou shalt sow, hut thou shalt not reap, thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anotint thee with oil, and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine " A prophecy of deprivation of blessings bless-ings because of sin. Luke V, 39 "No man also having drunk old wine straightway deslreth new, for he salth. the old Is better," Christ, the greatest of all teachers, used Illustrations, the truths of which were self-evident. His utterances prove the general knowledge of the fermenting nature of wine. Luke VII, 34 "The Son of Man Is come eating and drinking, and ye say, Behold a gluttonous mnn, and a wine- v bibber, a friend of publicans and sinners." sin-ners." Luke X, 34 "And went to him. and bound up his wounds, pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, and brought him to an Inn and took care of him." This Is Christ's narrative of the good Samaritan, whose care for a wounded traveler is held un as an example ex-ample for mankind. Wine in this case was used as a medicine. John II, 3 "And when they wanted wino; the mother of Jesus said unto Him. They havp no wine." John II, 9 "When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew no whence It was (but the servants which drew the water knew), tho governor of tho feast called the bridegroom " John II, 10 "And saith unto him, Every man at tho beginning doth set forth good wine, and when men have well drunk, then that which is worse, but thou hast kept the good wine until now." This was the beginning of the miracles mira-cles performed by Christ when He "manifested His glory," and which caused his disciples to believe in His dlvlnty This was a joyous and convivial con-vivial occasion, and it should be noted that wine was used to promote Joy and conviviality. John IV, 45 "So Jesus came again Into Cann of Galilee where he made the water wine, And there was a certain cer-tain nobleman whoso son was sick at Carornaum." This -is a treferenco to tho miracle a Cana. Thore are some people In this country coun-try today who do not eat meat. These people have a perfect right to abstain from meat on the grounds of health or expediency, hut on the ground of Biblical Bibli-cal authority, for God plainly declares in His word that He has provided tho flesh of animals as food for man, just as Hq has provided wine that maketh glad thejnoart of man. If n man overindulges over-indulges in either meat or wine, the responsibility rests on him alone and not on God. Those who abstain from wjne have no-more right to force others oth-ers to follow their rule than the vego-tarjans vego-tarjans would have to force all men to abstain from meat. f Epheslans V, 18-t-"And bo not drunk with wine, wherein is excess, but be filled with the spirit." A warning agalnst-lntemnerance and alsoabsolute(propf that, the wine referred re-ferred to Ins'tho -New, fe'stamenVwas intoxicating. Flr?t ' Timothy CM, 8 "Likewise must tho deacons be grave, not double-tongued, double-tongued, not given much to wine, not greedy of filthy lucre." i The qualifications for deacons, show- 'ing that they were permitted to use wino temperately Flrot Timothy, V, 23 "Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy Btomnch'a sake and thine often Infirmities." In-firmities." First Peter, IV, 3 "For tho time past of our life may sufllco us to have wrought the will of tho Gentiles, when we walked in lasclvlousness, lustB, tx-eess tx-eess of wlue, revclllngs, bnnquetiiigs. nml abominaUlc Idolatries." Condemnation of lascivlousneso, lusts. Idolatry and excess of wine. It is well lo note tliat certain things cannot can-not 1k Indulged In at nil without sin. while the use of wino only becomes sinful through excoss. Revelation VI, 6. "And I heard a volco In the midst of the four heists say, A measure of whent for a oonny, and throe measures of barley for a penny, and see thou hurt not tho oil and tho wine " This statement Is preceded bv the vision of tho third soal, In which appears ap-pears a black horse, and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hnnd. Tho balances were to indicate equity and the price mentioned for wheat and barley Indicated their abundance: abun-dance: tho care of the oil and wine indicated in-dicated that thoy wero hold in tho same high esteem as wore whoat and barley. |