The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-18

| you anu ODycet VI SohPiaii tudt tiC III.
uses the christian mode Of conducting his
labors in the cause Of temperance. Now,
will for once admit that your objections
are objections, and not merely com.
plants, but as have not hitherto an
swered them as objections, will do 70
now, but briefly, as they are objections
which are so tllreadbare, and have been
80 often answered that they ceased long
ago to have any weight with any man,
woman or child who has any regard for
the Bible, or who sincerely desires the
downfall OF intcmperance and the road
Of sinful habits which follow In its wake.
AS 1 animated before, the reading OF the
scriptures with the sincere purpose OF ar
irving at the truth, would cause these
Cycopeana and Brabdanagian heroes OF
the old serpent and his deluded followers
to dwindle into the microscopic mites.
To the answer: 1st. AS TO the pledge
which he accuses DR.. Reynolds of writing
and objects to Christians signing. lie
does not quote correctly, and an answer
to his misquotation and misplaced ebjec,
tons is-givc the doctors pledge as 1t lie,
and escape the merited rebuke of all
honest minded men by swallowing up
your unfounded and unjust objects and
complaints, which honest Turk lnflel,
or MohOmmedan, would endure for a
moment. You wrest the Scriptures by
hurting against their whole spirit teach>
ing and doctrine dlsiointed and disnem.
bered passages by forcing upon them
foreign applieation--just as Satan did
when he tried to tempt the Savior TO turn
stone into bread. Now, in this answer
have again been very good by re-sug.
costing that we read and try the Scrip
lures by their own rules.
I'd. You also object to the Doctors
mlngling religion with his temperance
work, but you do not. tell him how to
preach Or teach temperance and leave out
religion. Why, my good hoodwinked
brother, defy, you In friendly way,
however, to utter one word against in
temperance, or one word in favor of TEN.
psrance, and not be guilty ii The same Of
tense Of which you complain In the doc
tor. Why think Of it? Have you for
gotten that the word Temperance is sy-
nonomous with religion, and that the
practice OF temperance In It's comprehen.
slve and honest sense Is indeed nothing
more or less than practical religion.
Why 1t was on this very theme that Paul
reasoned, and that Felix trembled:
Righteous temperance and judgement!
Righteousness what9 why practical
temperance and judgment to Gomez
how? Why in administrative
justice measured out upon
that degree OF temperance or in
temperance, religion or lrreligloa, which
the case should demand? Would you
chain the doctor down to the inns
possibility OF teaching temperance
by taking away the means. by
which alone it can be taught?
But why pile mountain upon mountain.
Beware, brother, lest when they fall they
bury US beneath their awful weight,
Beverage:
Look not upon the wine when 1t mov-
eth itself Alright. Who hath contentious?
who hath bablings? who hath -edness OF
eyes! they that tarry long at the wine
cup, they that look upon the wine when
it is red. Wine is mocker, and strong
drink is raging, and he is not wise who
is deceived thereby. Woe unto nm who
putteth the bottle to his neighbours mouth.
No drunkard shall enter into the king
dom OF God.
Incidentally:
Give strong drink to him tho
Is ready 10 perish, and wine these who
DO Of heavy heart; let him
drink, and forget HI, poverty, and remem-
Der his misery no more. Take little
,ciae for thine stomach's sake, and for thine
often iyirmity.
Worldly pleasure and riches:
BY oxen, and lands, and strong drink,
rejoice, . young men, in thy youth, ETC.,
etc.-let thy heart cheer thee, walk in
the sight Of thine eyes," but for these
Things God will bring thee into judgment.
Antithesis:
Answer fool according to his folly
answer net a fool according to folly, ETC.,
etc.
Now what have written have writ.
ten parenthetioally, the wounds of
friend and faithful, but the kisses Of an
enemy are deceltful. Farewell, good
brother,
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