The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1868-03-26

1868.
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| PROV, %: 31-32.
When we thick of the sad havoc
intemperance is making in our midst
and throughout this land of ours
despite of the judgments of God
and its fearful visible results, it be-
comes a serious question: What
is the duty of the Church, and what
her true position? Not tlIat it IL q
question whether the Church should
oppose it, but in what way she car
be most successful. The work ot
reformation is of great magnitude
arising from: attai ;atf Efs9%
1st. The corruption Of political
jugglers, pandering office seekers,
DC, who seem to be allied to- the
cause of intemperance. s f'oa5o
I'd The Indifference of many pro
Tossing christians. -a+ G... III.
Sd The comparative failure OF
many temperance organizations.
True we can see good results from
most if not all of those organiza-
tions, yet they have come far short
of abating the evil.
However we should be encour-
aged when we consider the noble
stand the Church has ever held, and
must ever hold, if she observes the
teachings of the book of God, the
testimony of which we now call
your attention to.
"This our son is stubborn and
rebellious, he will not obey our
voice, he is glutton and drunk
ard. And all the men of his city
shall stone him with stones, that he
die. So shalt thou put away evil
from among you" ."-Deut. 81: 90
81. e.- -2ft *@ o. i'Hf --'' 80
"Do not drink wine nor strong
drink, thou nor thy sons with thee,
when ye go into the tabernacle of
the congregation, lest We die it
shall be statute forever through
out your generations ''-Lev.. 1853.
ITO the mother Of Sampson: Now
therefore beware, l pray thee, and
drink not wine nor strong drink. -
Judges 1874
cit is not for kings to drink wine,
nor for princes strong drink. -
Prov. 81: 4.
''He that loveth wine shall not be
rich. ."-Prou. 81: II
"Who hath woe ? who hath sor-
row? who hath wounds without
cause ? who hath redness of eyes :?
They that tarry long at the wine
they that go to seek mixed wine. -
Proc. 23: 29-3O. .-.--.,
Drink water out Of thine own
cistern, and running water out of
thine own well" ."-Prov. 5: II.
'For the drunkard and the glut.5
ton shall come to poverty. ."-Prov.
% 81. ra
"Wine is mockery, strong drink
is raging, and whosoever is deceiv-
ed thereby is not wise PROP. 20:
L. ar seAz 3.r .-:T-s a=J','
"Woe unto them that are mighty
to drink wine, and men of strength
to mingle strong drink. ."-IsaiaA "a:
'They shall not drink wine with
song; strong drink shall be bitter
to them that drink it.''-lsaiah 24 =
8. as. ~ N
"Woe unto them that rise up ear
ly in the morning that they may
follow strong drink, that contin ue
until night, till wine infame them"
.Zscioh IL: IA. ..e
"The drunkards Of Ephraim shall
be trodden under feet .''-IsaiaA %:
8.
"Woe to the drunkards
Of Ephraim. lisa. 2S: 1.
''Be not among winebibbers. p
Proc. % 30. @
s'For he' John the Baptist)
''shall drink neither wine nor strong
drink" ."-Luke 1 Is.
'And take heed to yourselves,
lest at any time your hearts be over
charged with surfeiting and drum
kenness s.'-Luke 81: "a. ----.-e, -.-...
~ In the face Of all this testimony
against intemperanee, is it not
strange that any one should attempt
to justify this evil in any way. Yet
there are some who will claim to
Justify moderate drinking as they
call it. .13 a".@ |'tA -f -'
DR. Thompson says that "the' Bi-
BILE allows only unfermented unin-
toxicatinu wine to be used" !"
Researches of Chemistry and
Pharmacy, together with the struct-
ure and Pathology of the human
system have demonstrated that al
cohol is not only a poison, but can
not be food, cannot be digested; ).