The Andrew County Republican. [volume] (Savannah, Mo.) 1871-1876, 1874-03-27
Woman and Whlsky-Sermon by
Rev. G.. w. Elsenlohr.

The Rev. Mr.. EIsenlohr, pastor Of the Ger
MN Evangelical Church OF 81. Paul, on the
corner of Rae. and Fifteenth streets, Cincin-
natl delivered on sunday morning, March |,
lsii. the following disc 'irsc IN that church, to
large and attentive audi nee:
lie hal chosen for his text Luke VII. 3l-3s.
81. And the Lord said, Whcrcunto then
shall likrn the ncn Of this generation And
10 what are they like?
-. 1h.y are like unto children, sitting in
the market place. and calling Onr to another and
not danced: We have monrned 10 you. and ye
have not wept.
''si For John the Baptist came neither eating
bread nor drinrns wine. and ye say: lie hath
81. The son of man Is come eating AM,
drinking and ye say: Behold u gIu'tono,S man. .
nni u wue-b.bbcr, iriend Of publ.cIns and
sinners.
''3j But Wisdom Is justified Of all her chill
drrn.'
l have intentionally chosen this text In order
10 discuss the merits Of movement which is
now stealing, like contagious disease. over the
country. by quoting som: Of Jesus own say
tngs, refer TO the Crusade which the praying
sisters Of this country have under erfaken, NOT so
inl III AZ giinst the iinmrd ate use OF intoxicating
or spiriuous liquors, Il. in favor of total absti
nrnce from she sIn,. fntrinjirraucc Is IN Jst
assuredly u great evil, and ought To he sup
pressed; but not only In rcgtri to drinking IL IL
,leplorablc, but likewise in all other things.
Int mperLte drinking Is II great evil, and nobody
ucplurrs the suIerings CAUSED by the SAM inore
than mysclf; But is no. imnodcrlte eating also
highly injurious and docs II not produce sIiler-
ingS without number? Are the cInSc,Iu, n.cs of
gliiltDny not disease and death! Yes. even these
temperate apostles, who proclaim that the in
dulg'ncc in spiritiDis liquors. even though these
liIu RS b. taken in u moderate degree. Is sin
against God AMI man, ARE only too much u'i-
'lirted u this species of ntenpcrance. rney do
not say u word against ovrrlua,iing their siom-
arh TO degree that renlrs them unit for mental
OF ply II uc;Un. Is this not injurious Us
th bu:h they had ruined themselves by drink2
And is the luxury in dr-ss not also sort Of
int,mncrnnrr, an intempcrTncc principally by
those who have Instituted s,ch II ianaticai cru,
sa,le agIins, drinking? Do they not attempt to
excel each other in the splendor OF their attire?
How many happy hon's are desOiat.tl by the
desire of the wife To outshine her neighbor-
without thinking Of the expense she III rs
thereby, beyond her husbands means? dow
many new happy home. might be four ID IL the
cNtrayagant lists for dressing Of the women did
not frequently msSe IL impossih'; for men 10
enter into married life! In thi" wav / could GO
on for u long time showing r. 4 lnt,mpprance In
every shape Is II greut eyi'
We can even io too r .Lch of good thing fDr
You can also he INN .deratc and unreasonable in
working, and thcr by impair Your health ana
intellect.
But there IT, nothing new under the sun, and
We iiud T. same struggle already IA Jesus
times: John the BAPTIST belong u tou sect,
irih' inS neither wine, nor eating meat. But IL
li' not attempt Ia coercc anybody into doing the
,me. Jesu. NJ. and drahk both, but neither he
nor John cou satisfy the people. rs the text l
have chosen sh wa only too plainly.
In our days people are mol satisfied In practice
ing abstinence themselves, but they want others
| To do as they do. Twill procer. to show the un-
christian Olaracter Of this movement.
In tn iirst place they accuse thereby Christ
himself OF sin. Ii il Is sinful 10 drink WINE,
Jesus Rracticc,i this sin during his whole lite
! Did MOI our Savior transform water into wiz. :,
at The wedding of Una, that the guests mi' q
drink and be merry? No matter whethcr We
take this literally nr rs allcg,ry. the dc,'cton
drawn from II is the SAME. Would Je',is hav.
offered wine 10 the guests II the dripaing OF II
Were sin? Or would such an all gOrical tai,
of him been incorporated into the SCRIPTURES IL Il
hail been sinful drink but T. Is not to b,
taken in an allegorical sense, for We read every.
| where In the Bible that Chrs. was frequently
invited 10 festivals and banque by the rich mci
OF the country, and pnrto X of their ho.pi-
| tnlity. At these banquels WINE was never miss.
ing, and Jesus par,oOk Of the same without hest.
tatiou.
Does it not appear from our text that Jesu.
was addicted tO the Use of wine? Did he not say
to John the Baptist: Tn. son Of man eats and
drinks?
Any attentive reader of the New Testament
must know that wine was the psual beyerag,
! OF Jesus, and that he animHteJ offers to drink
and so, II We to believe these praying sisters
and bXtoerltical women. be n6t only sinnes
himself, but melted others 10 sin. According
to theip they are hOlicr than the Savior. for h
said himself that he drank Wine, for which rea.
sog his egemics called hin wine bibber. Ii'