The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-03-29
THE WAR UPON DR.. CROSBY.
WHAT THE METHODIST MINISTER'S THINK OF
HIS SERMON.
New York Sun, oath

As the Methodist ministers babe each
other ''goOd morning" at their weekly meet
ing yesterday all had something to say about
DR.. Howard Crosby and his bold sermon of
Sunday, and many held in their hands the
newspaper reports, marked at points where
they meditated counter attack. Dr.
Curry, DIR. Foss, DR.. King, w. H. Milburn,
the blind preacher; J. N. Stearns, the teri-
perance publisher, and others strolled in and
talked about DIR. Crosby.
The Rev. Mr.. Lull opered the temperance
discussion by referring to the objections
urged against the praying women in that
they seemed to pray to man rather than to
God He thought vocal prayer was a divine
instrument. His grandfather, after he was
converted was working one day in a sap
BUSH A neighbor who used to quarrel with
him..and get whipped happened by and said,
Lull they say you are turned Methodist.
l believe can lick you now" 'And," con-
tinued the grandson of the man in the sap
bush, he shook his fist in my ancestors
face and spat on him. Human nature began
to show itss,i and my grandfather pulled off
his coat, and instead of fighting he went to
praying, and when he got up from his knees
the fighting neighbor was weeping and
praying with all his might" Cries Of "GOod !!
Good" greeted Mr.. LulPs story.
THE ONE TARGET.
Mr.. Lull made rapid transit from the
subject he was speaking on to DR.. Crosby.
"Who knows" said he, "that Christ made in
toxicating winep Administer answered, "Dr.
Crosby" "Who knows what kind of wine it
was that Christ made 7" CDR. Crosby"
answered chorus Of ministers. no says
that Christ was wine bibber y CDR. Cros-
by" chorused the ministers again. Eyes,"
continued Mr.. Lull, land DR.. Crosby says
that wine is not wine until it is the fer
melted juice of the grape. Then cider is
not cider until it is sour, until adnlteratiOn
is lost art. Brethren, the question OF total
abstinence in liquors is involved, and as the
abuses and immoderation stand to-day no
Christian minister can stand up against the
strictest abstinence" Applause. The Rev.
W. p. Estes of Parksv lie, l., l.. didn't desire
to subscribe to DR.. Crosby's definition of
temperer ce, and would not.
Prof. Lewey, the Rabbi, who has been
converted to the Baptist ministry, was in
vited to give the Jewish Interpretation of
the wine our Savior made. He was sorry to
hear of DIR. Crosbv's words. The doctor, he
said, is one Of the best Hebrew scholars, and
ought to be better informed as to Jewish GUS
toms. Every Friday and Saturday evening
and every holiday in the Jewish synagogue
there is service in substitution of sacri-
flee in which wine is used. The wine is
made from pound of raisins, chopped fine,
and quart of cold water 1t is left to stand
from Thursday evening until Saturday, and
it makes the best wine of all, and so long as
l am a minister of the gospel shall make it
and use it at my sacrament. l believe it is
the wine that Christ made, and 50 do all the
Jews. When He went to
THE FEAST IN CANA
he found no wine and when asked to make
more wnc..used the recipe given, and the
Governor complained that the best wine was
held for the last.
The explanation pleased the ministers and
they applauded. DR.. Tone asked whether
the Jews at any marriage feast used fer
mented wine. Prof Rewey said they did
not, and this seemed to please those who dis
sented from DR.. Crosby's views.