Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-07-11


| evil men converted into acurse. Tho samo
~, the disalief of the present day converts
the STAFF of life, "the blessing Of God" into
curse--au Instrument of death temporal
and eternal. This "Veritas" is Our otlnion
respecting that Galliean wine which Christ
made of water chat il contained no intoxi-
eating Properties. You charge us with
accusing Christ practising an imposition
upon the Governor aud guests because we
say the wine would not make them drunk.
Would itnot have been as complete mir
ocle to have changed water into the unlrrmentcr
juice of the grape to have changed it into the
femcpted. Or did the miracle consist entirely in
producing alcohol Our reference for sacred
things nie too strong to believe this. But WHY
argue this point farther. Y.ritas" has admitted
hi"'sc!f that the Wine cfthe Jews which they used
as an article at supper was destitute of alcoholic
properties although his ignorance of tle Bible has
caused him to cite this very custom to prove that
their wine contained alcohol
1t is evident" he remarks " that wine was n
common article at tsupper even among the Disci-
pies, else how could the Savior have taken the
cmp and given them, &c.'
Now, we desire the reader TO give particular at
tenton to what he SAYS NIter having settled tl.is
point according to his own notions
"fhNyeno reference" says l,e to the wine used
as the esacrOme'ts about which possibly, / have ms
but say refer to that whiclfwas evidently a COM
| mon article at supper"
Now" Ncrtas" wewish you to infolm us when
and where, aud with what wine the sacrament
WAS instituted if moi at tie Gpe and at She pIqce.
| o"dm'N tie very teiee to which you refer to prove
that the wine used by the Jews.at supper con-
tanned alcohol. Now, we are no theolorian nor
tie son of n theologian but weNgiil venture the
assertion that If the Sacrament was not instituted
at the time and place and with the very wine to
which you refer dat then tho Church Of Christ has
no authority from the New TpstahN ut for ony
such an ordinance. O "SNeritas' say no more that
Christ and his Apostles sanctioned the use ofal-
cohoi when your reference for God and things
sacred causes you to doubt whether the wine
Christ set forth as an emblem of His shed blood
contained property as diametercalty opposed
to every principle of Godliuess, as you know al
cohol is.
Hut when "Veritas" comes to notice the appli.
cation we made of Paul's advice TO the Corinthi-
ans respecting the meat which the heathens offer
ed TO their idols in which the Apostle said he
wonld cat no more meat TO the end of the world
rather than by so doing cause his brother to Of
| fend, he cannot any longer c0mmand his ysibili.
! W but pr"nounces it positively ridiculous" be-
cause he can neith,r see, taste nor smell aGv al
cohoI from the first to the last verse of the Chap
i.tcr Now, sir. we intend to Show you-if you are
capable o' understanding principle when APP
plied-that although. this passage OF scrpunie
does not SAVIOR very strongly of alcohol vet il hns
| an appropriate and direct hearing upon This alro
l'olic controversy. We learn from the Mytholo-
gyof >'r hcatlens tbatthcy had agod or goddess
l0r 0 Almost orq"'" every propensity. There was
f'"cchUs or tie gud of wine, Ceres or the goddess
OF corn'and of hafvcst, Feaus or the goddess of
beauty and the mother Of love. &c DC But what
kmd ol gods were they Why they w re all sim
lar to Nerias," god Of alcohol creatures of their
own evil imagnations, made to pandcr to their
ownperverted appettes and dev vihsh incinat,ons
| iI,,n Ia,
than their own evil desires deiied and conseournt
~ III the worship of which the most consuniatcJ
| service was rendered TO the devil Now. si- it
was to one of those gods of human invention ,hnt
tins meat spoken of by Paul was offered But
you may argee that rs the drvotees of t,lcUol M
! the present do not defy him that they ore not
| ldo!ators But what difference does tEis make
their service Is rendered TO the devil and SO was
that of the idolatrOus hcathcns whether tbev of
Tered their glfs and rendered their services to All
imehtyehess, AmHtlveness, Acquisiiiveness or
amy other of the propcnsies II was all the somo
1t was robbing God ofihe glory, and was to an
intents ana purposes worshipping the devil Con
sequentiy, VIC perceive thut there is no essential
dliierenee between eating meat to the devil and
drinking alcohol to the devil. Nov, sir, to make
We he "PPuCaIon' suppose ior the sake ofarsnment
'hat alcohoi Is blessing of God MS was this
meat offered TO idols, and that YOU can d,ni, il
without doing homage to Bacch,is or to Alhncn.
uyeneSs or to diyest il of all NEUROLOGICAL mvsti
c'Sm to the devil, MS Paul could cat ,his meat
Whhont dong homage to Alimentiveness or tbe
devil and then, sir, lccorlin. 20 this same Amos.
Tie Paul, nu are forbidden to ca NIX it not for vour
e|n SAX :, but a.: The sake oft hers. For you.do
know ityou know anything dat the drinking of
alcohol never III one Instance ID matters moi low
moierately taken makes Il man pious but the con
trary Whenever used so as to produce intoyico
tlon 1t renders him profnne sensual and deviIish
/ "hoa are as q class the most profhne men in onr
land you know the druukards. This Won knoyv
ana dare not deny; and you also know thot bv
your taking alcohol rs n blessing of God, ndmii
ting it to be such) without doing HOMAGE tn iI,e
devil, that there arc thousands in our beloved
Carolina, who, in drinkigit give all their service
10 the devll. This you cannot you dare NOT dem,
erltns sweils, pufs and vnpors about orr
manufacturing scraps of Constitution To suil our
own views as VI tie Constitution did in ,<aiity
5uur"rtee any man or any class of men the priv.
lcge oil engaging IN, and carrying ON an occupn
tion or business which will endanger the welfare
OF The community or interests of their fellow citi
zens. is 1t possible Vcrtas", that this is yonr
position Has your enthusiasm for this monster
OF integrity brought you to thisf, Does not tLo
Constltutlongnarantec us !" the protection ofour
persons and propertyi" And does not tho Oil
article Ot the Consultation of South Carolina eov
that ' '"J
Al power is originally vested in tie people
and all FREQ governments are founded on their am,
!norltY and are instituted for their peace, safcty
Nov, sir do you pretend to argue that the Con.
stItutlon OF the United States, or that of South
Carolina does not afford protection against the ,
justice OF one man or any class of mems carry;;oy-
on business Which endaDgers the welfare of tlie
community or the interests of their fellow c;t;N
zens. Does not the article Ofthe Constitution oe