The New York herald., 1871-03-27
LAFAYETTE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH.

Total Abstinence q Divine LaW-Dr. Dur.
Yea Rebulked.
The announcement thar DR.. Cuyler would preach
upon the total abstinence question In connection
with the fact that 1t known that his opinions on
that question connicted somewhat with those set
forth by the Rev. DR.. Duryea, drew q very large
congregation to the Lafayette avenue Presbyterian
church yesterday morning. Before announcing his
text DR.. Cuyler said that he had prepared his
mon in compliance with q suggestion or the
National Temperance Society, made several weeks
ago. ard would have preached upon the subject
even had 1t not been presented by any Of hts
brethren in any other Christian pulpit. He selected
as the text Of his sermon Proverbs Xxx, levine
is a mocker, strong drink is raging and whosoever
Is deceived thereby is not wise." He said that he
proposed to discuss the very important question,
"What ts the m9rel duty Of every good man and
woman In reference to the use Of alchoics-intoxi-
eating drinkss" No question at present agitated
more minds than this one, aud none had better
right TO enter the pulpit than this one. The pulpit
ought to make the path OF DUTY SO clear that the
wayward man that falls shall not err thereafter.
The minister should carry
NO DARK LANTERNS.
Up from the seething caldron Of sin arises the
question today-What ls my duty in reference to
the use Of OF ofering these destructive drinks ?
Surely awise Father has not left In the dark
upon so momentous question OF Christian ethics.
Ii our Father has made known to rs His VIII in re-.
gard to ALCOHOLIC intQxicants where shall we qis-
cover it9 We shalt discover il IN two clearly iegbla
laws-the one Is the law written upon our bodies
the other the law written In this blessed book the
Bible. What Is written upon the one never contra.
diets what Is written upon the other Truths never
conflict. An established truth OF science never
tradicts an established truth OF revelation And
when any man or minister attempts TO prove that
the Word OF God justines or encourages the use Of
intoxicating beverages he puts q fatal weapon into
quickly retorts Know that @ alcoholic % smuianis S1nn
are deadly polsons TO The body and mind II, there
FORE your Bible Justlfies and encourages their habi-
tual use your Bible mustbe false. prefer TO stick
TO what know rather than TO believe what you
make your Bible say" You may be sure that am
not gong to put
SUCH LOGICAL BLuDGEoN
into the hands OF the scepical; neither shall put
lating Gods law, whether written upon the human
body or upon this heaven-sent inspired book. Our
bodies were made tor temples Of the Holy Spirit not
place, what law in regard TO the use Of alcoholic
lntoxicants God has written upon our b0diesP To
this question science and universal human expert
ence give answer IN voice as distinct as the thun.
ders OF Niagara. Science has made laws upon III
vestigatlon Of the statutes Which the Creator has
written upon the human organism and has estab-
lsed the fact that alcoholic intOXtcants are poison.
Science holds her inquest over the bloated disfg-
the verdict, "Thls man is p0lsoned.n There Is not
reformed inebriate who docs not carry in his brain
Srop Of We a s
Bible science would lnscribe upon the body OF every
habltuai drlnker, "wine is mocker," Gc Science
declares as second testimony that alcohol Is not
creature of the God OF law. While the Almighty
has created innumerable fountains Of water God
chemical product Of the lermenting vat and distia
tion; God made the golden corn to nourish His
mighty family, but dlstllation pressed out Of the
and human experience have q third testlmony
They reveal 70 as that God has NEtle9 upon every
cans S0as ,ha, sSa F9 lesson n1k 4:
muscular power, diminish the animal heat and de-
range the digestive organs Of the human body. At
bon gin and wine under the idea that 1t VIII aid
ans sEssng sosr sgAaSgs sE dtR9SG; t1 YcssX
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on hand there e nothing IKE cold water and the
Gods law written In the Bible, but he knew too
much Of Gods law. written upon his body to
ssao posoE ~ Eanbs b. SusgE SsssRg wa q ones ss
Ss t. ssry mo
nce points to the ss at every living human beay
Recognizes alcohol as an enemy and tries to expe IT,
but mpoyerislss @ it. Instead Of WARMING f it. 'si alcohol a
first scorcnes and then leaves It to 1reeze Instead
proOngng life i ,n breeds disease Now let US
spired book. We must come to it In spirit Of de-
yout candor. Each passage must be studied in the
or Gods glorious wordp None Will dare to deny
that the aim Is to elevate man. not degrade him.
therefore say, without fear Of successful contradc-
ton, that from the first syllable in Genesis to the
last note in Revelations the whole spirit Of Gods
word Is In favor Of an entire abstinence from every
practice which tends TO degrade and destroy the
human body ana the human soul. The divine law
in the book comprises the divine law IN the body,
and all attempts to drag these scriptures into sup
port OF modern drinking customs only end !,
IN MAKING MEN SCOFFERs AND sCEPTICS.
aver that the holy Word OF God enjoins the duty
OF abstinence from alcoholic intoxicants Before
this assembly, as before a court, we shall summon
witnesses to that declaration. DR.. Cuyler then re-
ferred to Noah and Noses and said that the words
strong drlnkn as mentioned IN the Scriptures had
very omlnous sound; but 1t was incorrect trans.
latlon OF the HebreY and which slgnlded sweet
drink pressed out Of fruits, often drank In unfer.
mented state. Facts showed that the ancients re.
garded unfermented wine with great Iavor. Dr..
Cuyler referred to solomon, who said:7-"Who
hath woe? who hath sorrow who hath
strifes who hath wounds without cause who hath
blurred eyes Those who tarry long over their
wlne." &c. Was there any one In that house who
could torture that into moderate drfnKingq 80
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