Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1855-04-13
Shocking Blasphemy.


the lovers Of rum resort 10 justify their
practices. and to condemn those who
desire to stay the evils Of the horrid
traffic. It has been'customsry for years
for them to justify their drunkenness
by Noah and Lot. and their more mod
crate drinking by Timothy. and Christ;
failing in the 6rst to state that their
drunkennessis unequivocally condemn
ed in the bible and in the latter that the
wine used was very different article |
from the stuff now called wine. and
also that il was used only incidentally |
by Timothy-"for his stomach's sake.
and often infirmisies," and that the
wine made and used by Christ was
new and harmless.
But the question having assumed
a new form. regardless Of The blasphe-
my |. implies, the lovers osliquOr
are attempting to justify their opposi-
ton to the prohibitory law. by plead
ing scripture authority. We are cred
IDLY informed that at the "Sanes
Greek" meeting. composed in part Of
professed Christians. it was asserted
tina; the new law would imprison
Christ IL he were upon the EARTH
Such a charge is doubly rsprehen.
sible. It is intended frs. to misrep-
resent the law. This expressly al.
lows the manufacture and use OF wine
in any quantity. and every intelligent
man knows It, But It is far more rep
rehensible in that It stigmatizes Christ
His life was spent In doing good. yet
those blasphemers would teach that
he made wine to sell, and that hc ac-
tually sold il in less quantities than
three gallons. or that he would do so
IL now alive.
We have listened to the ribaldry OF
men who charged the Savior with be-
ing a horse thief. because he sen
his deciples for the colt that was tied
by the roadside: we have heard
heard him called q bastard because Of
his miraculous birth; We have read Of
his imposture and falsehood. but
in character that human deprsvity
has ever chosen to falsify and misrcp.
represent the Son Of God; have we
ever seen more malignity and blasphe-
my than in thus representing him.
To assume that there is the least STINT
larity between the character Of modern
liquor sellers and the doings Of Christ,
is certainly m aspersion upon hi'
. character. unequaled by.anything ever
. before known among his most inveter-
J pte enemies.
But we leave the blasphemers to the
Q lashings Of their own conscienccs. and
: the Just indignation Of the christian
8 sentiment Of this community. Their
argument against the liquor law i
. highly priced by their companions o
the bowl. and the knights Of the rum
u shops. but these form but a small mi
. nority Of our citizens, and they ar,
. generally such as moral men do no
. highly prize as bosom companions.
y Akin to this, but far less reprehensi
,, BILE. is the attempt to bespatter tn
d fair name Of our Washington. l
,. shows, however, that too many Of on
u adopted citizens not only dislike GU
). laws and republican institutions. bu
I" have ahidden hatred 10 the fathers Q
the republic. To intimate that Georg
Washington, IL now living, would b
e making wine or cider to retail. or tina
l. he would countenance any Of tn
10 practices that are guarded agains,
= in the prohibitory law Of Ind
'. ana, is to falsify all history and I
(. defame one Of the purest patriots ths
re ever lived. And we greatly mistak
Of both the Christian sentiment Of thi
r, country. and the patriotic affection c
st Americans II such charges do not feal
= fully rccoil upon those who seek
to gain popularity by them. Neithe
IN the Saviour nor Washin yton. can b
levelled down to the compauionship I
n. drunkards liquor sellers, or their y
a. lies; and no such unholy illusions Gu
@. ever elevate these to accompaniment
il with them. It matters not that
ID part Of the meetings where such sent
he ments have been expressed. have bee
of composed Of Americans. 1t is easy
or see that the platform is constructed b
.. foreigners or those who court foreig
n. influence. But for the large vote th'
a. our foreign liquor guzzlers can 81,
in in this county. no such meetings wOu'
ever have been held.
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