The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-04-16
WATER, WINE AND wHIsKEY.
THE BIBLE AND THE WINE BIBBER-''sTonM
THE FORT"

THE BIBLE AND THE WINE BIBBER-''sTonM
THE FORT"
The large hall OF the Cooper Institute was about two.
thirds filled yesterday afternoon by audience gath
cred In response TO call Of tho American Temperance
Union to hear address from tho Row. Dir. Samson
the subject Of the edible Teachings to the Use OF
winc," ana 10 listen to other exercises. Tho new
President Of tho Union, Walter Logan. presided DIR.
Samson argued that the Bible taught the of the pure
juice OF the grape, and not erme ntcd which intox
catcd "Glvc strong drink him that ready to per-
ish," meant to imply that II should only be given
as a medicine extreme The miracle OF Jesus
turning water into vino at a wedding feast was
planned by reference TO the Egyptian process OF
squeezing the juice OF the grape the presence OF
guests as indicative OF the purity of the liquid pre-
scented 10 them. When the Oxford student repre-
scented TO his Professor in deionco of the of
as beverage that the Saviour had turned water into
wias a. marriage least, the Professor Said
''We, my dear son, you arc welcome 10 use all tho
wine that you can make out OF WATER
The speaker referred TO the practice OF wine drink
mentioned the fact that the late President Pierce
slightly addicted TO wine drinking before no became
President He could not drink glass without being
affected. DR.. Samson said he did not know how i
was with cx-Prcsident Grant. He might take good
many glasses without nl"it being Affected daush-
Of the noblesl Of women" said tho Doctor.
that no would totally abstain from the
Of wine while he occupied the position OF President OF
the United Statcs And he kept that promise tap
plausc.) Further scrptural quotations were given N
regard 10 the OF wine. ST. John uscclic
But Jesus sat down among tho puphcans and sinners.
And those who sought HIS overthrow declared that
Ho was both tho companion OF the hariot and tho
wine bibber But He came from HIS lofty place down
among common men ana women just as Charles tho
Twelfth came GOWN from his throne 10 mingo
among men. DR.. Samson regarded tho TACT
tia, Jesus had made wine at feast evidence
that /. was not necessary to be an ascetic
TO he saved. Christ said:-"Aiter they have
drank OF the cup VIII no longer drink II, until
drink It anew IN the kingdom OF heaven" The pic
ture Of the close oil tho lie OF Christ upon tho cross,
when he refused the profcred touch OF VINE and
myrrh to his parched lips, was portrayed as an index
OF the true temperance principle Archbishop Pur-
CELL OF Ohio, had said, ''Why Will you deny the hod-
man his beer while he Is carrying the hodyn Wine.
he said intended to strengthen but The true text
that II INTENDED TO cheer while bread IN
tended to strengthen Archbishop tnow Cardinal)
McCioskey averrcd that IL was not temperance but
total abstinence mat was TO DO inferred from the re-
fusal OF the Saviour to taste vino upon tho cross
DR.. Lambert followed, In response TO "a call, and con.
tinued the debate upon tho topic INDUCED by Rev.
DIR. Samson. Mrs. Emma Gates Conklin gave
original poem, entitled "water Versus whiskey'' I'm
which water got decidedly the best OF M Miss Pris
ella Smith sang song, written by Mrs. Conkn,
entitled ''Storm the Fort"-
Ger the traitor foe;
Put to flight Runs hosts forever,
Lay the demon low.
A ho