Juniata sentinel. [volume] (Mifflintown, Pa.) 1846-1873, 1873-03-19
For the Juniata Sentinel.
READ THIS AND SHOW 1T TO YOUR
NEIGHBOR.
BY REV. d. N. BLacKwELDER.

with JOY and drink thy wine with
merry heart" The same great preacher
has also said, Prov. 20: l, "Wine is {
mocker, strong drink is raging; and who
soever is deceived thereby is not wise.
Solomon has further said, Prov. 90 90
80, "Who hath woe who hath sorrow
who hath contention! who hath wounds
without causel who hath redness O.
eyesl They that tarry long at the wine
they that 60 to seek mixed wine. Lool
not upon the wine when it is red, whe,
it giveth its color in the cup. when i
moveth itself Alright: at last it bitetl
Ikea serpent and stingeth like an adder
In the'tirst verse above quoted Solo
mon speaks of wine as blessing; in tht
other verses he speaks of wine as curse
Does he contradict himself? Why does
he speak go differently of wine ? 1t il
not because wine is used temperately III
the one case. and intcmperately in the
other; but the reason lies in the kind Of
wine spoken Of In Feel. 9:7, and in
all other parts of the Bible where wine
is spoken of as blessing, sweet, unfer.
mented and unintoxicating wine, so com
mon at that early day, is intended. On
the other hand, in Prov. 20 j: l, and in all
other passages where wine is spoken Of
as curse, "a mocker,' raging, biting
like serpent and singing like an
adder fermentel and Intoxicating wine
is always meant. For this interpreta,
tion and complete reconciling Of one part
of Gods word with another, the very
best authorities can be given, prominent
among them the name of that great
biblical scholar, Prof. Moses Stuart, for
merly of Andover, may be mentioned
The Bible also says, Hab. 2: 10, "Woe
unto him that giveth (or handeth) his
neighbor drink, that puttest thy bottle
unto him, and makest him drunken also. -
The whole liquo, traffic is embraced in
this one verse, and shows clearly in what
light God views it. Liquor sellers, as
well as those who treat others with strong
drink at the bar, or at home, or else
where, and also those who countenance
and uphold the liquor traffic. are in this
verse strongly addressed and severely
denounced. This verse, and many others,
DO as truly reveal Gods will on this SUBJ
ect as if the sale and use of intoxica-
ting drinks were especially prohibited in
The Ten Commandments, or were express
y included among the six things hated
BY the Lord, mentioned in the sixth chap
.er of Proverbs
As an advocate for mo License" we
would kindly, yet earnestly argue
lst That Local Option would rot
put Christ in prison." but give him the
perfect freedom his nature requires. That
Christ made wine at a marriage is GER
ain. That he did not, on that occasion,
make intoxicating wine is just as certain.
The wine Christ made was by way Of
pre- eminence called "IHe good wiac-
That kind of wine which iutoxicates the
Bible calls "a mocker,' raging" biting
ike serpent and singing like an adder"
hence cannot be the "good uiae" which
Christ made To be candid, would
Christ be the Savior of the world, if he
lad made and sanctioned that which is
everywhere in the Bible denominated as
| curse and symbol of Gods wrath ?
Would lie not rather be the worlds de-
'toyer ? 1t is beyond all question that
Christ made sweet unintoxicating, inno-
:ent, and most delicious wine-We good
cinc-which Horace, Plutarch and Pliny
md others Of that carly period, say was
common at that time among the Jews
md Romans, and which is fully admitted
~ learned students of history and the
Bible. Why then SANDER the Lord
Jesus Christ Why then brand linn
md blackeu his character with such in
amy? Why pronounce the "woE"
gainst him for giving drink to his neigh
'or, and for putting his bottle unto him,
md to make him drunken also. Mortals,
Who shall yet stand before Christ's judg-
nent bar, would do we'll to tremble at
uch profanity and blasphemy.
2nd. Local Option does not take away
ur liberties, but confirms to us their full
njoyment. Statistics show that there
re at least 100000 drunkards in our
State. Not less than one half this num-
'er are bound hand and foot, and are to.
lay the meanest slaves to dram, while
he other $4,000 are now having their
lanking chains strengthened and tight
ned every day. License is rivoting
hese chains on those already bound and
n those now being bound. License is
Ding its utmost to bring forward fresh
ictories. The young, the unsuspecting,
nd the most noble of our citizens are
and enslaved. Once enslaved,
he license system seldom gives up its
ictim until mania potu,' or drunken
is, lays him down in the grave. Do we
eserve to be called free people, with