, 1870-09-04
CASUlSTRY.
EEeuFY Wnrd Rccrher on Tksrco Quass
tl0nH OF tks&Ats.css And kecltRaon.
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We have received throe questions, With |
the reques, that We would reply iu the Ledger:
l. Ia il sinful to make bottles for a mhisky |
CT bEnuas bother
2. Is it sinful to sell an instrumen.-inno- |
cent in itselt-to gambler, for gaming?
8. II one takes billiard table Tor debt,
should he sell it for public pfaying
These ouesti0nA belong to ! very large COM
pany OF like quettisna, which spring up in |
business life, md which aro extremely per- |
picking 10 tho Christian cAsaist.
The root OF the difficulty is created by tha
ethical principlr that no man has q rtgh. to
lend his influence, dit<ct1y OF indirectly, and
still less to derive hia advantage from. the |
promotion Of evil. But whiis this general
statement is true. there a1u many csses in 1
In regard to crimes agxinst life and pnblic
veal, men hardly hesitate a. to 3uty. NO
one would sell pistol or knife, knowing that
1t was to be used for purposes OF murder.
Ano yet, II ons koeps magazine for the sale
which more likely than not will So into
brawls, shall the merchant refuse to sell 4
temperance man refuses to sell whlskey. bnt
shall Le refuse to sell corn to corn merchant,
knowing that it wilt e. from him to dissil-
a.nne1 hecsnse It viii lbs used in dis@ill,ng. 70.
stra,ners? and, if yes, shall he retuso to aell
nails, glass. and paint to he used in repairing
distillcry7 And, it yes, shall he tefl tea,
coffee zud flour, bzoadc!oth shoes, and hats
to the .distille-, knowing that ~ these vii
nees2 And II to this one sAys yes, theu 1t
amounts 10 this: That Temperance man
should en1eaTor to prevent distilliHg and ecll-
ing OF liquor by commerciAt on-inscrcour.e
tion: Will moral reform be promoted. on the
whole, ty coercion and by social disfelloW-
! ehir!
of Congress for New York, the Hon. John
!. Mcr1it.eJ. w1shes to opens EiInh!lng taloon
: losn, III. Stewart wonld refuse It on the
, ground Of It's immortality
But If, instead OF = loan, Hon. Ar. Norris
! esy rejected five Thousand dollare' worth IT
! carpets, curtains, linens, etc., ahon1d Ms.
steurt refuse to sell them9 Ii man bound
, to t,sco ont tho ten thousand veins aud a1te-
i Eies hy which bad mAn Is socially connected
I with bis fellows, and refuge drop Of blood to
7 any Of them, lest he participate IN thAt mans
! sri? Would that mode Of action, on the
I whole, best promote the cause OF virtue? II
It would, then there Is no doubt rs to the line
| OF i1uty. Every man must beoous Judge Of
| his fellow-nnan's pursuits, and, II he be evil,
must ssparata himself from htm IN Ill things,
But such course would mske society 'im-
possible. It would do to social lite Whit tho
donA for religion, splitting up the Christian
world into splfntetB, and consuming the
power Of religion il. quasrels. The genius Of
the Old Testament w1t to separate from evil
man, and keep them aloof. But when menhaa
grown morally robust new principle came in,
! and good men are to lire with bad men, tc
restrain them by their example and By kind
ness. God dSes not produce evil. Dut Ut
lends bj. hun to the good and to the evil, AND
| sec1s raiu On the lust and on the unjust
! With such explanations, I would say, spe
! i. II you are manufacturing bottles for ths
MARKET 1t large, and distilIes wished I lot,
| should treat bin like any other customer, o.
the ground that, on the whole. taking On
csre with another, commercial non-intescouts
!. I ~pu1d mjnre rather than promote tho caus
OF temperance. -
2. III hid saet horse I would not eel hir
: IT Ill, IL could help it--prorided he was ver
i" fsst; but II wAs going to sell At anctaon
SHOULD not refuse any reEpensible nsns bid
, would, il could, sell to Mr.. Bonner, wh
pcyer beta: but II he would not buy. 1 EouE
Z sell to Mr. Vanderbilt, eyen though he shonl
be known to bes on horees. aud to be fond {
bsntenng men who he knows Mnn't bet
s. should ce1tAin1v sell billiard tAhle
\ public saloon. Billiard playing is not nenel
sa1tly evil Tho old cancomitAnts Of it. drinl
| ing and gambling, should b stripped on fro
= II b. moral Influence The way TO cure b1
!. saloon IN ! village ir to open good enc, witt
out any er1 surroundings, and nuke the your
people txfe ttere-
!, 50 long - Christian men refuse TO tai
o charge Of Anusements. nnd abandon them
= eelfsh men, 20 long they VIII h1ve inclacus
1, mlschiefe Dnt.. Christianity ought to cast o
Inc i1eyil from amusemeues. aud restore the
q Ia their right mind, and they will eerve rAli
iop as nov they too often serve evil.