The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1868-06-26
For the Jasper Courier.
Open Letter. On Religion.
TO DR. WELLMAN. JAsrER:

receive q few remarks on our !ast converse !
ton; my it also please you 10 respond loI
them.
The principal points OF our controversy
ore. 50 far. sbou, The following: \
la. You are not bopr2sd ard yet believe
yourself to be better christian lhsn am
or Cs,ho!ics in general are.
| Cd. Your sole guide In religion 10 the b
BILE, you want no other book to read. be.
csuse ell Others aie representing the opn.
ions OF fsl5le men.
81 Every five cen,ss2en, for beer. wine,
ETC., when not incidentally needed, are sin.
fully spent.
j To No. !, my reply is: My good Doctor,
you are no christian o, all, bur a heather.
Search your Bible and id the proof OF nv
assertion. You Do not belong 10 the (an,)
church. And Christ ssYs: 'fIe who neg.
'llecis 10 hesr The church. let him be unto
thee es a heather man end q publican
Mat xviii II. Secondly. you are not hap
l'iH-u W s's uhu 'bS tS-o"EN ~" - v 49,
lii. S: Except, man Le born Of water and
lof the spirit, he cannot eater ia'o The king
dom OF heaven See nnoihtr pssssge in
Mat xviii. 10 Il 20: Go ye therefore and
teach oil nations. bsp'izing them in the
ama OF the Father and OF The Son snd Of
1.-The Holy Ghost, teaching III m 10 observe
~ a. ~, ,1cd
you and 10, am with you alwsy, even unto
|,he.end Of the world. Amen. See also s,
John iii. 90 &c.
TO No 2. have 10 reply: No book hn'
lie Bible! And you, Doctor, think youJ.
-elf competent TO explain and understand
The Bible thoroughly. This principle mus'
NECESSARILY cause the ruin of the Protestant
Churches, because it is The spirit Of pride,
land pride was The first Gin ever committed
and threw DOWN the hiehes, angels from
: heaven to bell. O'her books msy explsin
The Bible and may be written By men, much
more learned and inspired lhsn yoo snd
.re, my deer Doctor Why should 10, reac
such bovl;s srN ll.fpr ?" srrh NE" chi',
also Chris, ceiar1aeasr +. ,ns chu 81
ard ccmmsnds hi. t.eipIss sud spes'les I.
oresch unto ell raiicns.
I.is q well known fact that The pr:n -ip,.
aIor doctrine Of selt.expounLing of the Bi5!'
sp.i,s The Protestant Church, ear ri'er.ear
into more and more sccis and denomin q tons
and endless confusion IL the natural conse
E quence.
To No 3 my reply Is: Eqp,ly EMU
olit 10 to speuc five cts Tor roffse or tea etc.
}. namely: 10 s.imulGie. TIE excess in .h'
use OF nnvihing ia sin!u'. hn. MT :he TEN
lpc,ste spj reasonable use Of il. W'ne sn'
beer ste beverages TO me as crEte aad ie'
are TO you. And hall a gallon OF beer doe
not hur, my system, while halt gallon o
eufee wculd make you awiu!iy sick. ! sup
y pose. / s.ked one o! your Rav. Bre,hre'
- once. III il ia wrong 10 use any stroni
drink, why did Jeeus Christ ch,nge wat
Into winew (betwepn 40 and IL gslIcn-.
Isl John I. o, he said: "Christ only di
that 10 chow his divinity; therefore, h
wrought Iha, miracle" 10 this reply
Was not the wonder equally great, II Chris
had changed the vine, winch was fret Q
the Welding table. into waterl Then he woul
have shown himself, also, as tho fsihe
Of your iempersnce-totsl abstinence so
lcie,ies- Du, 90 Jesus increased the qusn,it
aud qasli,y. He C.'en psr,ook Of the win
setting Q, the table with the Pnsriseee; an
Indeed, lie thought 90 much OF the wine. thu
lie found il . worthy substance and embleI
TO represent bis hol blood and be change
INTO il. Why did He not take milk whic
much closer iemsembles blood2 No. | hav
no doubt, il Jesus now-in cur beer sn
coffee house ,ime-wou'd pace through u
town Of Js.per. He would stop a, Fl. Sami
Ter and drink a, least uRe quart OF bee
especially il invited 70 il. II thIs ressoniu
does not safety you. take your only boo
snd zee in Ecclssisstes TX. : s and 9: G
thy way. eat thy bread with j'y and dri's
thy wine aim q merry heart etc." 81
also, Psalm 104. IA and Is, and you "
lind there: ."That be may bring forth 10
d.. ouf of lhe earth and wine. that NAL eth ul