The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1843-03-25

oil Inc vine ana most oil them charged
with 40 to so per cent. proof spirit.
should not be abandoned, and the church
return TO the use of VINE, that is The real
fruit Of the vine always pure, and as new
as can be Obtained" This then is the only
question agltaIed in The churches. For
individual whim," and remark we DO moi
hold ourselves responsible.
We are also charged with forming all
"unholv alliance" with infdelity. Not
true. We neither adopt nor defend its
principles. OF "se king assistance from
infdeliiy." Equally untrue; We allow inf
deIs TO be sober men if they will, but with
their sentiments we have nothing to do.
This cause he says is "nursedn bv inf
deity. An egregIous error; it is 'nursed"
by the warm benevolence of patriotic and
christian hearts; by tn, grateful tears of
redeemed thousands of husbands, wives
and children, and by the blessing Of
Heaven.
He still hangs on to the scripture term
'temperance" with the utmost tenacily,
conlending that we must use it without
any qualification or not at all. Let us
apply his principle of criticism. He gives
and receives the term "Revd." Now this
term occurs but once in the Bible. Psi. cxl
9"f1oly and reverend is his name" We
charge him with assuming to himself that
awful majesty which belongs only to God
Nay says "Vindex" use the tile in
restricted sense. But why use it in ID
restricted sense lift be bible term2 You
must either surrender it or lie under the
charge. | have supposed that "Vmdex"
is a clergy man; if am mistaken, it will
only show that "ike Casars wife he is
not above suspicioh.' Is il so2 that in
the 18Th century and amidst the meridian
light now reiec acknowledgements re-
form, that solitary Minister of the Cos
pei can be found TO object either to the re-
form or the means of lis accomplishment?
TEL il not i'll Gath, publish it not in the
streets Of Askelon; lest the daughters of
the Phiistines rel ice, lest the daughters
Of the uncircumcised triumph"
Vindex has discovered that drunken
ess is not disease but only a "symp-
tom" Well if II be a Symptom" only,
IL 10 al ie'HI'ilS 'IiC. IL GAN hiIu mas occH
effect, ally g. finally removed in thousands
o: instances by the application Of cold
wate. Will Vlndex conlrovcrt this posi-
tion2
His references to scripture would be
jus. as appr"pos to the "comet' as TO the
question al issue. Why does he not Ii, once
meet the question:" us it RICH, or wrong
10 abstain wholly from intoxicating drinks
for our own aud others good,'--is the
| temperance cause good or cvil
"Flndex" would not SO much oppose
the temperance reform, (lhrugh he calls
II mon STER" aud would crush il as
he would an insect in his path, were it
not so formidable, and though he con-
sIders 1t anu-scriptural to carry the reform
beyond moderate drinking) as the means
Of lis accompIi' hment. He docs not tell
us what means may be employed, but on
y talks abou! the deficiency" of Christi
anly. Has not christianity a soul as well
as body,a spirit as well as form, and does
not its spirit pervade every enterprise Of
benevolence and mercy2
"Vndex" is entitled to the cretit Of
new discovery, vi2:--lhat christianity is
behind the times, or in other words that
some benevolent spirits in New England
"lmpalien!' of Its turdy operations " ould
not longer wait and got up this "mons-
teri reform.
They even dared to profane her term
[baplizedl by attaching it to this same
monster. Query. if this be "a prolana-
ton" of the term, how much more SO to
associate ii wilh "beef and fish" Perhaps
however, the term is consecrated by be-
ing in company with Lent" Lei US now
suppose that this great reform is thrown
back to the time of its commencement in
New England and tina, 100000 drunkards
u a nation of moderate drinkers are assem-
bled( while dense cloud of murky smoke
ascending from $4,000 disIilIerles DER
hangs their heads,) to receive their in
slruclons from "Vindex," as to ovarian
table means of reform" Gentlemen
moderate drinkers, says he, am surprised
that you should have assembled, you
are perfectly scriptural in your practice,
60 IN peace, and lou gentlemen lopers
mus. come back again to moderate drink
ing! A scene to make "angels weep and
devils laugh "-Should The wives AID
children of those drunkards demur at the
remedy as insufficient and dangerous
never mind is the ready reply you must
not doubt the 'efiiciency" Of christianity,
or be ''lmpaienl' Of its "opera,ions," and
be cautious to do nothing which would
"charge christianity with imbecility;" 60
in peace.
"Vindex" has failed to present soil
tsry solid objection against our Cause,
and he would still fail to do so were he
10 write till Doomsday.
Should he appear again in your columns.
we hope he will confne himself to the
question at issue, and not descant upon