The Morning herald., 1877-06-08
NofIcH 10 SU1scRBKRs.-Those of our
euhszibess Who are indebted to The AoHH-
ING HERALD, viii obligeby an early re-
uittance.
Low CALUUXY.

Low CALUHNY.
We must put the rum seller in bis pro-
psr place, beside the robber. the horse thief,
tie william. ."-Rer. NJ. Mann.
We quote % near Is We can recollect a
sentence from speech, We heard the Rev.
Mr.. Mann, speak on Wednesday night
last. in the City Hall. and we feel forced
TO ocomment upon it Some allowance must
be made in his case, as his intemperate
mode of speech is we'll known but peo-
feasing Christian, should not be public
aanderer, and preach a doctrine unwar.
ranted BY either the Bible, or the statutes
Of his own denomination. It is = bad
ign to be unco-good. 1t shows either want
Of learning, or want Of sense, to say that one
who sells liquor, is a. criminal, az one who
does that forbidden by the decalogue.
The state licenses, yea almost every Chris.
tian State in the world license men TO sell
liquor. Delaware dses so-and some Of
the money flowing into the Golfers Of the
State, from licenses. may 60 back. in the
shape appropriations to Sunday Schools,
and when it then reaches the Sanctuary it
e not defled. The State does not license
men to rob, or steal horses. Is Brother
Mann wiser than all the law givers Of this
State, and Of Christendom done that he
raises his forked tongue, and classes citizens
under the protection Of the law, and,
felons under its ban, as equal in crimnali.y.
So much for the legal status of the
parties oompared-now We invite Brother
Mann, into the higher plan of morality
We defy him 10 find US passage in the
Bible which justi6es his denunciation, and
if he cannot, he must stand convict as a
caluminator. Nay we go step farther, and
ask him to enlighten us, as to any precept,
or sentence in the Bible viii ch even by
implication, forbids the use of vine. 1t
will not do, to plead that the wine of the
scriptures, was non>into1icating,-from the
story of the Noachic spree in Genesis to
the admonitisn Of St. Paul in the Epistle
to the Ephisians, about excess from wine
it is quite plain it was strong heady stuff,
this wine Of Judean wine presses.
Very many of the dealers in liquor, are |
honest, truthful, moral, fair dealing men,
quite equal to their calumniators.
In the Gospel Of St. Luke we read the |
following, xviii-s-14v:
He spoke also this parable to some who
trusted in themselves as just and des pised |
others.
Two men went up unto the temple to |
pray, the one Pharisee, and the other |
Publican.
The Pharisee standing, prayed thus with
himself: 0 God, give thee thanks that |
am not as the rest of men, extortioners,
unjust, adulterers, nor such as the Publ
can.
l fast twice in the week. give tithes
of all that l possess.
And Publican standing afar of, would |
not 80 much as lift his eyes toward heaven:
but struck his breast, saying: O God, be
merciful to me sinner
say to you, this man went down to his
house justified rather than the other, he
cause every one that exaIteth himself |
shall be humbled: and he that humble.L
himself shall be exalted"
The Rev. gentleman need not remind US
that Publicans did not sell wine. No. butt
their calling was 20 detestable in the eyes
OF the Jews as to be classed by that people
with "harlots, /" Sinners" and "hea,hens."
The Great Master, knowing the necessj.
~ Of their calling, and that it was lawful
rebuked the hypocrisy of his day, BY call. |
ing publican St. Mathew to be one of the |
Apostles.
The Rev. Mr.. Mann has the floor,
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