Middletown transcript., 1874-06-06
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE s, 1874.
Local and State Affairs.
DR.. s1atlack ON Biblical wines.


NJ. E. Church, on Sunday evening last, on the
above subject from the words, "Shall leave my
wine, which checreth God and man !"-Judges
tx. ID. A very large audience was in attendance,
manifestng the interest," as well as curiosity,
which is taken in the matter. The following
brief compend contains the pith and mo of the
strength of the argument
There is wine which provoketh God and
curseth man. The wine of the text is another
kind. Both are named in the Bible. Tho differ
ence is that between things hurtfu and sinful, or
beneficial and innocent
or one, we read "The new wine is found in the
cluster. There is blessing in it, Isa. xviii.
8. "The cluster thereof brought forth ripe
grapes. And took the grapes and.pressed them
into Pharaohs cup" Gen. xl. IL. Thy
presses shall burst with wine" Prov. iii. 10.
"The mountains shall drop down new wine"
Joel. iii. II.
Of the other it is said: "They have erred
through wine-Woe to them that are overcome
with wine-Look net on the wine-lt stingeth
like serpent-Be not with wine bibbers. 1sa.
xviii l, prov. xiii. 20. 81.
Intoxicating wine was of necessity contrary to
the custom and character OF Jewish ieasts as d.
vinely appointed occasions of social worship
Jewish Rabbis and Christian scholars testify to
the historic fact that in Christ's time fernented
wines were prohibited at the Passover.
The ritual of God for the Tabernacle and Tenn
ple forbid all leaven. Fermented wine is eaven
1t was not allowed in the house, nor in all the
quarters, during passover. Unfermented grape
juice was a common article, the best authorities
assure us, thousands of years ago. in the eastern
countries The feast of Tabernacles Was held
near the vintage, and grapes were brought to the
festival and laid heaps on heaps, and called
wine. Fermented wine was neither allowable or
necessary.
The wine of the Last Supper-being the Pass
over-was unfermented. The words Christ
used show that az will not drink henccforth
this (Hampeon) fruit of the vine until ! drink
it new, etc" The word Hampeon is never used
to signify inebriating wine.
The law of the priesthood to which Christ was
subject forbade the Of intoxicating drink,
when on duty, under penalty of death. Lev. K.
g. Christs priesthood was perpetual routine
of official service, day and night, before Cod
He could not touch inebriuting wine and be
faultless.
Christ, as God, in the B ible forbids ntoxcat-
ing wine. which he therefore could not furnish
for use, without selEcontradiction-a violation Of
his own lava forfeiture of his integrity-the
surrender of his supreme authority-and the loss
of his Godhead. AS all this is literally impossible
so it is absolutely inconceivable that he should
;nto VII yina in anv her
else.
The words of the governor shows that he did
not. iJohn ii. l0.( When he tasted the water
made wine, he said it was (Kalon) good wine y
This was the name for fresh, pure, sweet unfer
meAted grape juice. Referring to another kind
he calls it chat which is worse " (Elasso) =
That was the name for sonr vinegar like fermen
ted juice. A literal paraphrase of the passag
would be:
Every man at the beginning doth set fortl
fresh, sweet unlermented grape juice-then, tina
which is sour and fermented. But thou has
kept the fresh, pure sweet grape juice unit
now"
Other wedding parties had two kinds of wine
"good " and "worse." This party had tn
good first and then that which was better thai
good
But for the presence of Jesus they would hav
been drinking intoxicating wine. BY his agenc,
his watcr-wine made this temperance wedding
party.
The dying testimony of Christ is remarkable
Roman executioners gave victims intoxicating
wine mingled with myrrh to stupfy them
Jesus tasted, tested it, and "receved it not,
prior to being nailed to the cross. He trod tn
wine press of the wrath of God alone and with
out stimulant. When all was over, ere he died
al thirst" he cried, and let them wet his lip
with vinegar, and then gave up the ghost.
Such high priest became us-holy, harmless
undefled, separate from sinners. On the eros
he stood upon the threshold of the sanctuary
The Holy of HOLES, in the heavens, awaited hi
entrance into it. And, from the crushing agen,
from the closing prayer-from the dying invo
cation-from the last expiring cry, the Grea
High Priest passed the vail, true to his priestl.
VOW true to his solemn pledge at the Last Sup
per and true to His own infinitely pure and per
feet nature Jesus died as he had lived, tota
abstinant from all intoxicating drinks, witt
sweet breath, clear brain and spotless robes
A Curiosity.
A young lady living not far from Middleton
came across curiosity few days ago in tn
shape of an egg. 1t was an ordinary duck eg
but as large as goose egg. When broken ope
It was found to contain another egg, with sbe
and all complete.
This attempt of the duck to lay double eggs
or two eggs at once, is supposed to have bee
made through fear caused by the criticism o
"Max Adeler,' on the nature and influence
the statute passed by late Massachusetts, Lsgis
laturs to regulate the size and weight of eggs.
AsorHER-Thomas Eliason, son of Mrs. J.
Scowdrick brought up to the office and showe
us, few days ago, small chicken with fou
legs. Its legs were too many for it, however
and it had collapsed under their weight and gon
where good chickens 60. Really " Max Adeler'
will have to stop or we won't know what to d
With the chickens after while.