The Delaware herald., 1854-03-29

suffering Tor four days only, When tney were 81
ended IN death This melancholy affair took ai
place about the first of September, 1883. But b.
we shall tire your patience, Charlie, as we are it
hardly entered OH your main arguments. For y
brevity's sake, we pass over, at present, some a.
of your citations from the word OF God, and Il
notice what greatthings you would-be-temper- a
ance men are going to do. - .
Yousav "temperance men" (you viii notquit S
calling things by their wrong name, Charlie') b
"are hooted at by the devOtees OF Bacchus' pc
cause they wish to save men from rum IN TINS iue
and damnation in that which isto come" An!
Charlie, you arc trying to become saviour; {
did YOU borrow that idea from Mr.. Z. who SAID.
that Democrats were saying the Wing party
would ruin the country, and the wings woula
I saw the Democratic party would rum the couil-
trv. but give us the Maine law and save the
country. These sentiments are IN unison with
q sentiment of distinguished lecture on tee
totalism. which we received from under ms
hand. bearing date May 2Ist, 1874. After
telling us what great good temperance had
done, breaks out, as in ecstasy: ooh! blessed
cause, it will take eternity to tell what great
good thou hath done" May we not, with pro-
t priety, tell you--Behold, these are the gods ye
worship: you, dying mortal, presumptuous
/ enough to attempt to sit in the temple of God,
, declaring yourself as God the only Saviour OF
c Men. II the Pope be Antl-Christ, are you not
r his legitimate SONS!
We come now to your Scriptural citations,
+ and take the last first We have read carefully
Y the thirty-third chapter of Ezekiel, aud feel
t glad of the opportunity of warning you wicked
r teetotallers of your sinful ways. Stop not,
IS Charlie, mt the 18th verse; but read the 18th
is and Goth verses, and you will see your charac-
is ter delineated precisely; hear it; Yet the
5, children Of my people say the way OF the Lord
II is not equal; but, for them, their way is not
A., ,of4l 4l,o I Crd MT
ct equal Oh We house of Israel, VIII Judge
lr every one after II swavs." Now, sir, if you can
make it appear that Gods blessed word torblds
r the use Of wine or strong drink, your lang uage
ne is "The way of the Lord is not equal > for it
!" recommends the use of it. Deut. xiv. 26:-
~ :. I'D thou shalt tcstow that money for what
>, soever tlly soul lusteth after, for oxen, for
nd sheer, or for wine, or for strong drink -
in Proverbs ch 81, 9th V: "GIve strong drink
nv unto him that is ready to perish, and VINE to
ny those of heavy heart" besides, more than
IL one hundred texts that might he cited to prove
on the use of if. In the above we have authority
on for buying, using and giving, those blessmgs,-
he the characters described, to whom they are 70
lid be given That there many persons OF a
re-: constitutional make requiring the use ut these
he blessings is beyond Il doubt hut because some
iry persons will abuse these blessings, does 1t seen
ant to Won expedient that such as use them witt
- What blessing of Heaven is there that men DE-
ALT not abuse How many thousands of then
wo abuse their wives And would Charlie wish &
ro- enforce law prohibiting all mon from taking
sir. woman, under penalty Of twenty dollars, be
Mr. cause some have snd Go abuse them Wha
- say YOU to this, Charlie! Th" rrirciPlr of tee
on totalism is taught from ""ul to Timothy. Ou
It'll not from wine, but water" Drink TO l"""o
nd water, but take little w;ro for thy stomach
L. 4Orf VNorF a 90
lion and if you, or any other nov. Will dar" 81
1 of that the wine had no alcohol or spirit
20 " in H. you are Ge:ving its bcir~ miracle ar
in setting at naught the divinitv Of Jesus Chris
YOU and taking part with the rfidcl.
,rm You would mako us believe, when Paul cor
and mandcd his Corinthian brethren 70 touch no
hv handle not" &C. that hc rrcant alcohol. Bu
ers. so far from it. that h., had particular reference
en- such chara tors (tGkc yoursclf) as would
ould Judged holy, by mcn because they abstain fro
this meat and drink, and keep hoiyday, new moC
Oh or Sabbath 1ay. II is not the meat. drink. o.
a,v that is uncleon in the sight of God, but Il
orp trusting in those Things for sanctIfcetion bco
lori God. for it is spiritual adultery for any man
the trust in those things instead OF the Lord Jes
bese Christ for lie alone died for the sins OF such
not hath doth and shall believe on linn, and
es- raised gain for their justification.
we You reckon TO drink ardent spirits is
mod defle men. But what saith the master on {
oc- subject =" 1t is not that which goeth into
! the mouth defeth the man, but that which come
you forth from the heart; these things dehe
man." Some there be who are clean in tn
e or own eyes, but yet are they not washed tr
false their own flthiness,-such are all who wo
lrely make Gods blessed word unequai OF cohsFau
itself You say, some old gray-hcaded II
,dort stand as on the isthmus of time and eternI
! go fold their arms and ask, by action, Am l
= n" n, brothers keeper!" This bomb, Charlie,
L. not hit us, else you would never have seen
So communication. No, Charlie, when we
ELL into your ranks, we'll say ave our brothC
rnars keeper until we get The Maine law and Il
doI'I we will have rule over the antics, as Cam
! ILL., over Abel, and will have the law keep tn
81 and if it kills them we will then ask. " are
li our brothers. keeperl' If those hirelng Gle
,;oIsi that are so Jealous in enforcing the Maine
ra;t shall get it passed. we expect soon to hear til
'a,,o~ begging for some other law III which they
n 800 interested. Yes, sir, those gentry will ne
sa;rt quit crying give give" until they rlvet
- chains Of tthes or taxes on this nation, tigh
.Ine %. His Holiness the Bishop Of Canterbury b
Tb;s them riveted on the people Of Great Britaii
, bove Closing, Charlie, we warn you before ne
i;,,oS searching God and I'LL the witnesses wi
- eyes shall see this communication u rel
St from thy wicked and unequal way, and
iI[u.' Si God that the wicked thoughts of thy hear
I pIun forpiven thee and may the Lord, II consls
make oD,,, psor,r Hind g
you, WIN ttis of nnr vrrefched heart.
r; we @ s.S'. - ,ha de-. of Jesr,s--the only
acher, Orng toa tSa ~ @ srd bsan of the heluless--
latical 'ne 60 ras+ fa- v,sr sonl is the real
'mper- you - ~, Sr;sbes Won uresent. future
hst... eternal happiness. SkE A'FUs
sees Dec 2eth, 1858.
yatve. Np o,o+h;no vve forgot. Charlie. II
he two N.;a"r AZ shn,,Id get q, ]. Bebee to meet
arated CII :; Sohnt % eooxt snrino or summer
which Ooo'noe -, ,''r Wn;ne nyy brethren. be at
erance !ou' o.ro a.'o e. ,ccommnlate the peoplc! S
claim LII tie t. ,,noasssrv ro,4icularv for the la
never Charlie, you surely would not like to see
one ON nnnccommodated We think It would be