, 1874-04-13
THE NEW cATECHiSM.

TO tie Editor of Tho Chicago Tribune:
Sir: In recent meeting OF the temperance
people In this city, Miss FRANCES Z. Willard. Of
Evanston, is reported as saying ssho was in
favor Of getting up temperance -catecl,isn for
Sunday SCHOOLS 80 that tho young people might
BIO furnished with arguments"
Now, in the name Of all That ia reasonable, I
ask Miss Willard to reflect on the consequences
OF Introducing this discussion into
our sunday-schoo1a. or course the children
would bo taught what tho rev. DR.. Briggs, OF
Evanston, in recent Methodist ministers
meeting, said twas pretty we'll established, and
aso what tho Rev. J. O. Peck, At tho samo
meeting, "citod formidable array OF
authorities to PROVE" to wit that Scripture
wines were untermonted. Tho ney. Dr.. Briggs
said he did 'not believe that Christ furnished
mon with Intoxicating drink" This stun must,
Of courso, be taught TO tho childron, md their
young minds thoroughly imprognated with con-
tempt for and hatred OF anything in tho Bhapo OF
wine. And, IN order to do this, Scripture must
bo falsiied and wrestod from its true meaning,
and the young mind initiated in tho very worst
species Of sophistry. For, SO Buroly US the child
arrives at tho ago Of manhood it must learn the
falsity and shallowness Of those Sunday
school teachfngs. Lot us imagine q child
~ py c S2re ia aeus 9no ayne
Henry Ward Bocclor. t'l,le Life Of Christi
Tho child has probably read in tho newspapers
tho glowing eulogiums passed BY Mr. beeeher
that Mr. 3. is q lifelong advocate OF temper:
anco. With wlnt fooling Of astonishnlent will
he then read tho following, and how WILL his
reverence for bis Savior be undermined, when llc
finds TINT 11e did most unquostionahly, accord-
ing to tue overwhelming testimony of the most
roiiablo authorities make, by q miracle, i'll.
tozicating wine. Iquoto from Bcechers !" Life
OF Christ, p. 19o:
Tint the vino created by our Lord answered to the
fermentcd vino Of tho country would never hsyc been
doubled, II tho exfge1lcfes of modern and most
hcnofrent reformation hnl not creatcd strong, hut
NuwiHc, disposition to do away with tie undoubttd
example qf our Lord but, though tho motive was
Rood. and tho effort most ingeniosly and plauslby
carried OUT the result has failed to satisfy The beat
schoars and It Is tho al,ost unrsrsa! conviction q
e sesI siI % S h aa,.r sf 6af Lori dd
tci,es of the present day IN Palestine.
As 4 confirmation OF his Own position, Nfr.
Eeccllor quotoH from tho Congregational Reuie.o,
No. d. PIP. 1898 aud 900. Tho editors, in royiow
Of book published to show that there were two
| kinds Of vine spoken Of in the Bible, one Of
which was Intoxicating and the othor not e. Com
| mlnion-Wino and Bible-Tamporancn, by tho
Rcv. William IL. Thayor. published by tho Ma
tional Temperance Society, 1sG9), say:
tim his stncsrjty unt wo have eone over The ars
ments he has reproduced; wa havo considered his so
called evtdonce which has so often done duty in s MR.
row rauge wo laye Iondored tho discussions of Leea
Eott niiche and Dnlleld, leforo him what IL more,
we hayo gone ovcr tho Greek and Hebrew Scriptures
f0t rovse1s wo new se and '
WIZ aa not anil to% hsyo ;3 ,I @
on G' e saSee sna s9 t@'sisa as WR s%D Hes
70 aom1t that Dr. Laurie q raght ind tha, the Rer
" supported il we mistake not tho Biblical Scholar
ship 1f Andoyer P1ineston, Newt9n Glicago, and