Randolph County journal. [volume] (Winchester, Randolph County, Ind.) 1855-1862, 1859-07-07
VOL. 2.--NO. p
From the w. {. Advocate
Wn lor the Snrrannnf

of the readers Of the Advocate to ihls
subject. No one acquainted ~iih the
facts has failed TO see the propricts. II
no, the necessity, Of preventing the re
voting sacrilege Of using sncn villain
Gus compounds a are sometimes. AMI
not nnfrequently. employed in cclebra
ting the holy eucharist. To the strict
ly Temperance man 1.-THE emp" loses all
its haliowed meaning. Some have ab
sented them selves from the table Of tho
Lord on this account. And we have
heard of reformed inebriates who were
neccssitatcd. as a measure OF sclf-pro-
lection. TO pass the Gu? without tas,
ing: and one who was, by IT. seduced
to drunkenness again. and ever after
blamed the Church, which should have
been his protection. for his downfall
1t may be said that such persons
should stay away from the sacrament
altogether. But this is in direct OPP
position TO the direction of Christ and
the express iniunctions of the Church.
Rather let Christian ministers and
people procure and use the divincly-
appointed memcnto. than those filthy.
drugged fluids called wines, and sold
as such. To remedy the evil some
have Iesortcd TO the fermcntel anil
adulterted native wines produced and
prepared from the vineyards OF the
country for drinking purposes in res
tanrants. beer-shops. etc. Although
this may be an improvement. it does
not entirely remedy the evil. We
doubt very much il Jesus ever tasted
drop Of fermented liquor. or author
lied its use in single instance: AMI
almost any student Of the Bible knows
that fermcntcd and mixed wines are in
every instance condemned in the Scrip
lures.
But the chief object we have in view
is to call attention to a simple process.
by which the whole difficulty can he OBJ
waited. and the pure juice of the grape
preserved as fresh as when first ex-
pressed. When the grapes are fully
ripe let them be carefully selected so
as TO exclude all that are imperfect.
and by press extract the juice at
once. Take this Immediately and put
it in bottles. cans, or tight Jugs: place
them in water and gradually heat it.
When near the boiling point. seal or
solder as in preserving green fruit,
and it will keep for years if necessary.
This is not mere experiment. but
practical and thoroughly y-attested fact.
The writer hereof has used no other
in the sacrament for the last two years.
MIR. James Reynolds. of Ripley. o.. a
member of the Presbyterian Church
of that place. has been putting up and
furnishing it to the neighboring con.
gregations for the last three or four
years. Should the approaching vintage
bo good one. he purposes putting up
a large quantity in quart bottles. that
he may he able to fill orders from
abroad. He will. probably. establish
an agency in Cincinnati. The expense
is not any greater than for the other.
but rather less. We trust that our
Church stewards will see TO il. and put
up for themselves the pure, harmless.
and expressive Juice of the grape. or
secure it from Mr.. Reynolds. or some
one else who will honestly takc pains
to prepare purely 1.-THE fruit of the vine
for the house Of the Lord"
l.. L. VAN CLEvE.
The foregoing article upon the
subject of the Sacrament, is n move
in the right direction. Below is the
opinion Of another exchange. which
is still more liberal.
Wine nt the Lords supper.
They have banishcd wine from the fireside
hearth,
From the fcstal hall, and the scene Of mirth:
They have warred against il, in camp and
field,
And its dark and terrible power revealed.
They have cast il away from the social board,
But It's left on the table OF the Lord.
They have sung in wild and mournful songs
OF the drunkard's woes, and the druukard's :
wrongs;
They have sought to lead him from error =
way,
And often for him do they wce,, and trav,
Yet they stand nj the altar and taste the Gun
That carries destruction in every drop.
They have told Of its strange and mighty
force,
Of lie sin begctting and hcndish course:
Of sorrows tear, and misery's groan--
Yet the half of its mischief remains un
known,
But oh! can the soul-pollutcr be
An emblem of Christian purity
Oh. well NAV the archfiend sriile with pride,
When I've marks the flow of the ruby tide,
Oh. we'll may he count the victory sure,
When the Chrisfiaa will bow at the shrine
impure;
For monsters and hends satanic swim
In the liquid that floats round the goblet's
brim.
Why should not the gushing spring bc
sought,
And Natures own beverage thence be
brought
Though il bears not the purple hue of blood
Yet the Lord Himself hath pronsuneed il
"goOi."
IL would strengthen thee more than the
sparkling wine.
For il comes from the Fountain Of Life
Divine. x.L.s.
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