, 1843-07-29

the temperance reformation to be the
means of saving many.
But Mr.. d. saws there is no char.
ter in the bible for a Washingtonian
society. say there is no charter IN
it for a declaration of independence
nome for township schools, & none
for an Agricultural society, none Tor
pursuing any one calling more thar
another. Int The gentlemen himself
does not wait for charters in az
stances--if he did, ! am sure he would
never drink distilled liquors, for the
word, distilisry, whiskey, brandy nor
rum, can be found in the bible-these
are TO use the gentleman's own lam
guage) the "rudiments of the world"
and are to perish with their using, and
they that use them frequently perish
with them.
But, said Mr.. H., let us see if we
cannot find a charter and example al
so. The vow ola Nazarite is in sub
stance a temperance pledge, and may
be found in the 9th chapter of Num-
bers. He that vows the vow of a
Nazarile 10 separate himself unto the
Lord, shalt separate himself from
wine and strong drink, and shall drink
no vinegar of wine or vinegar Of
strong drink, and from moist or dried
grapes. But the vow. what is i'll
the individual taking it. does so vol
u~ntarially, and is to abstain from all
that is made from the Grape. Now
this is in effect a temperance pledge.
But Mr.. D. says there are no Naza-
rites here. We do not pretend to
be Nazariies, but we conclude that if
the Nazarite is justified in the word
of God, in abstaining from all hat
was made of the grape. we, the Wash
ingtonians, are justified in a%bstainine
from wine as a beverage when it be-
comes Of an Intoxicating character;
but again, the R%echabites drank no
wine-Jarmiah 35, 6. Neither do
they build houses, nor SOW seed. nor
plant vineyards, nor have any. But
Mr.. d. says there are no Rechabites
here. We say if the Rechabi,es
were justified in abstaining from wine,
from sowing seed &c. we will surely
be sustained in abS,aining from wines
of an intoxicating character, as a bev-
erage.
As to example, We have that set
by John Baptist. Sampson. and the
RechabItes, and that Of Paul. when he
vowed the vow Of NazarIte. or join
ed in 4 pledge with others. Acts 81.
&C. Tie was found purified in the
Temple. Purified from what? from
wine and other things according to
the VOW of a Nazarite. Acts Of. 10.
What would have been said If the
temperance people had canied their
principles to The extent that the
Rechabites did Il rlrs. or to tie ey-
tent OF the vow of a Na7arite. 1t is
altogether probable that if MI. ID.
had lived in hat day he would have
accused them of having a dlvil, or Of
offering insult to Heaven, but the
Lord of Heaven thought differently.
But we have heard it said here to
day that a minister of the gospel j,
setting an unwholesome example
when lecturing on temperance, that
he IS not within his proper sphere. ]
have always understood my bible to
teach that we are to be instant in sea-
son and out OF season, thoroughly
furnished to every good word and
work. Ministers should show them
selves patterns in all that is good, Tit.
9, Z. But we will notice the exam.
pie of a liquor drinking preacher.
How does my friend Mr.. d. look,
standing up here advocating the com.
mon use ofintoxicating liquor--what
kind of light does he send out to the
world? a very dark light-a kind of
blue blaze, that is calculated to blind
and mislead its victims-ba Joas not,