, 1876-03-26
LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.


JEWISH TEMPERANCE.
10 the Editor Of TIE CHICAGO Tribune:
CHICAGO. March 25.-f two and two make
four, no addition. subtraction, divisions or sub
divisions [ad infinitum) will change tie result
thus proving tho old progerb ''that figures viii
not lie, if we'll handled, yet We are continual,
acting On the hypothesis :hey can and must ps
changed. Thus Gaiileo was. at the instance Of
seven Cardinals, obliged, on his Blended knees
with one baud on the Bible, to Fenouuce his we'll.
authenticated book proving the earth revolved
on it's axis, and performed En- annual circle
around the sun, because it contrayened the idea
that at the command Of Gideon, Of the Bi53e,
''the sun stood still for nearly the space Of i
day." The Bible then and for centuries rfter.
wards was supposed to be the fundamental law
governing and teaching al the science NC need
to know OF the universe, and it took longe,
PERIOD to teach mankind that this world God
made in His own way and time, millions OF years
ago (and which will exist millions to come) be-
cause this also cont1avened the SIX days theory
recorded ia Geneais. But it ia nell " Gods rays
are net our. aya." or else He would be persuaded
this present year to close up business, uot@itt-
standing the many failures as to the set time to
which lie has been limited i'll the minds OF tloee
who teach the second appearing OF our Lord.
In the great desire of hunanitarlaus to do
something to stay tho tida Of intemperance, they
have jumped at conclusions that arc 80 iucom-
patib}e with the fundamental laws of our nature
one would suppose they need not be tried in Or
der to prove them failures. In the beginning of
our race, God Himself had an exempliicat1ou
that man, whom he had created in His own image
and likeness, aud endowed with reasoning facul-
ties, would not be ciIcumBcribed by any prohibi-
God hsd just told him, in person, he must not
Besides We hare p:1l's idea Of prohibition,-in
the following text be says :: II had not known
ain but By the law" How true it is, as said
certain divine recently, "ion tell q man you
s.aA ''ot, and you at once raise the whole an
theories are correct, and God Himself failed iu
his pfobbitory plan to restrain man from eating
the forbidden fruit. how could we anticipate
anything else, as the result OF human doYices.
enacted with stringent prohibitory measures to
restrain our appet,tea, or the Washingtonian
pledge, with the glaring falsehood INSCRIBED
therein, that in one drop Of liquor We Were
made just one drop drunk, should fail
Hence whole orchards Of app1e-trees weie cut
into cider. But still comes the pharisaical
prayer hawked hbout by women on the corners
Of the streets, and in saloons, calling On God to
send down from heaven direct tire to consume
hand ready to apply, as they did In two cases in
Ohio and Indiana And last. but not least, the
divine ordinance established ut tho Last Supper,
by the Lord Himself, in drinking wine, and
then gave to His diacip1ea, saving, - AS oft as
ve do this, do it in remembrance Of me," aud
which example has been rightly adhered to mora
than eighteen hundred years, must now be sup
plemented. or else His followers in tho last
quarter of the ninetecnth century will become
drunkards, proving Divine economy can-
not be trusted
It ia no longer surprise that religious sonti-
ment th9t would require such things must be
founded on q false theology, aud when minister's
preach they believe the streets of the NeY
Jerusalem are paved With gold. because the Bible
says 30, aud an orthodox Doctor of Divinity
recommends Dr.. Cullis' SpirituaIistic prescrip-
tious (healing by prayer. faith, AMI oily. who
himself would not trust the antidote to euro
hydTophobia, OF the measles {thus denying the
power), or sentiment that offers premium OF
IS each for dirty towels on which Moody had
wiped his hands. Such theology must neces-
sarily be like dark-lantern seauces, in which
are prison bars, collins. fiery serpents, dragons,
ghosts, aud demou5 ready to dsyour il you do
not come to Jesus.
The CROSS, winch once was only toerabls
in the Church OF Rome aud England, il
now, through the pride of fashion, worn not only
by all the churches, and the women who believe
in Him, but by every prostitute throughout the
whole land, Us an ensign of-,chat3 Is It any
wonder, then, men Of old tina "deapsed the |
cross aud put Him TO open shame" This much
and VIC know what the fruits are Instead of q |
decrease of intemperance, drunkenness has in
creased, in mauifotd proportlohe, all over Chris.
tendon eVor since these e1pedlenta were tried.
fortunately for the issue, We nave q COUNTER
part to Hhlcd ne can turn With pride for exer1-