, 1874-04-07

Whceler Ely Keith Brian philpot Peter Van Bchaack.
1Axrnafes-aurton 8. Hubbard, E. b. Phillips,
ian r. Hoolless.
The oo,,ootie.~ .uauo III .uu cu,,rcu On Easter
Sunday amounted to q little moro than 5000.
METHODIST MINISTER'S" AssooIA-
TIoN. 49,.
Tho regular meeting OF the Methodist Minis
ters' Association WAS held yesterday at No.
81 Washington street, the Rey. DR.. Jutkiua in
the chair,
Reports OF divers committees, On subjects Of
small Importance, we're first hoard aud dis
posed Of.
sAoRAs1ENTAL WINE.
Then camo up the question Of sacrafnenta1
whether the ministry could not procure unfor-
meuted vino, SO as to remove the temptation to
;intempotance from the sanctuary.
CALIFORNIA WINE.
DR.. Briggs, Of Evanston, stated that there
was 8 kind Of California vino which waa the
pure juice Of the grape, and which was unfer-
Inented, and might be used with perfect safoty.
Indeed, there wore como old topers who pro-
lacked ''body' tlaughtor]. that is, the element
of bofuddiing tho poor souls, and making their
poor heads 60 round. TAoto wero mom-
bers in his church who did not daro
to drink tho ancgamontnl vino because OF
the alcohol therein containod. The newspapers
had written much concerning the ma,riago-feast
OF Cana, where tho Savior converted wafer into
wine. Ho believed it was protty well established
mented. It WIS impossible to ferment wine in
momout. A nun might as well undertake to
call foul q 3-yoar-old colt. Laughtorl Ho
did not belioye that Christ Furnished men with
Intoxicating drink. Ho wanted to know where
saoramental nine in common use WAS chiefly
procured.
The noy. DR.. Dandy thought that such wine
VAS generally purchased by the stewards ut the
groceries, or drug storoa. It was worry rarely OF
pure quality.
INTERVIEWED WINE.
!, Dr. AlckoTn moved that tho stewards of
the Mathoulst churches bo instructed to procure
proper vine for church-purposeB. Unfermontod
vine was entirely preferable, because there were
actually casos in wllioh reformed drunkards re-
1apsea into sln because Of being tomptel by the
sacra1nentn1 fluid.
thae there were instances in which mon Lad
paese,a, lue cup rather than incur the danger OF
Tho Rov: Dr., Thomas said that most Of the
:Aeoho!lo atimulantB in common use ,yore misor-
able doooctions at bost-a compornd Of nlcnhol
logwood shayings, vinegar, and other Btu1f of
that klnd; a; Il He thought that they should pro-
eure g g9oa 'ao wne, l. i 1ermontod although unfer-
much more aousiblo not to trouble thu con,
sciencea Of tho pooplo with tie Question w To1s
~9g; IN fact, danger ct going too far.
declared carried fA' 'AA@
The Row. Dr.: Washburno thought that tle
resolution would do good in tho yillagoa' m II
would create sontment against intomnoranca
among the people. Ho would not Wish tie idoa
to get abroad that they Ind not faith strong
enough to guard agninst temptation.
DR.. BriggB hoped 1t would noyor go abroad
that they religion weak enough to proaont
typical Of tho blood of Ghrlat cr,loliied.
{Applauao.l The Church was, in one ao1.so, q
hospital In which weak souls wore being healed,
Was 1t good to oifor them unwholosome no,lriYk-
meut In the way Of religion?
THE WINE AT CANA.
Tie nov. 1lr Btrowhrlge wanted to know
now they were sure that God laad supplied tho
m1,arriago-feastorH Of Cana with uufermonted
il uorB.
Tho 1ey. DR., Peck. by way Of answer, citod a
formidable array OF authorities to prove that
6cripturo-wlneB wore unfermented.
nITTEnS.
DR.. Briggs said that DR.. Thomas Ind spol1eu
about the adnltosation OF btters. Now, aa ro-
gardcl DR.. Tllomas' bittoFs--
Dr. Thomas-Not my blttora. tLnughtor.1
Pr: Dflggs apologizod. Flo moanE Hostet-
tora' aid other toVaragoa OF that kind.
THE BILLIE ON TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
Tho Rey. Mr. Youor Ito Dr. Thomas}-Is 1t
true, aB reported In The In1nuNE, that YOU said !
In your sermon that tho Biblo did not, In any
part thoroof, onjoin tho doctrine Of total absti-
nonce2
DR.. Thomas--1t THE TRIBUNE did 30 roport |
rue, 1t waa correct. The Bible does not advocate |
total abstinence. |
Tho Roy. h1r. Youkor-Thon, II It does not,
question. II tho Bibio Is not for total abanonco
Ro had bottor " tlry up" [Langhter].
Dr.. T4omas-An Independent would say that