The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-10-06
WARNINGS AGAINST THE WINE CUP.

REV. Mr.. CLEANER ON DRUNKENNESS AMONG
PREACHERS EFFECTS OF CLERICAL Ex-
AAIPLEs
At the Church of the Disciples Of Christ ir
Twenty eighth street, near Broadway. Rev. JOSEPH
b. Cleaver preached in the evening from the text
'.Drnk no longer water but little wine for tho
stomach's sake" He said il wine good to b.
taken by Christian apostle. then why should
it not be good tor Christian preacher. Now. there
those who say it is. and they practice what they
preach point out first that Paul does not here
urge wine beverage. Secondly. Timothy was
not wine drinker. The wine was recommended
incidentally. Had Timothy been suffering from
malaria and Paul prescribed Quinine as
remedy, would healthy men nowadays think
they should eat qulnine in quantities trow not
Timothy was not wine bibber. Do regular topers
require much pleading to induce them to take
glass of burgundy or sherry or a small bottle OF
extra dry? But Paul was compelled to urge Timothy
to drink The best commentary on this text was
furnished by an Irishman who had joined one OF
the Father Mathew societies. friend met him
ana said. "Pat, I've heard You have signed the
..Falih and have. Dinnis; and am not ashamed
of it,"
"put. Pat didn't Paul tell Timothy to take a little
wine for his stomach's sakey
al know that; but thin my name is not Timothy,
and there's nothing the matter via my stomach.
ton. said the preacher, is preachers do now drink
to excess. In proof cite notable cases. Whoever
reads the history of France England sees recorded
there the drinking habits OF bishops ana prelatea
made targets OF in the shafts Of wit and inhdelty
Not all of them at the worst. but the absainers
were the exception.
PREACHERS DAY.
Preachers do drink in common with artists, actors
drowned more souls than Neptune has bodies
well known preacher takes high rank IN
the society for tho propagation OF moderate
drinking. Incompetence aud drunkenness are
rssultans of moderate drinking. The preacher. them
who advocates moderate drinking is responsible
for drunkenness. II he takes an occasional glass
his young friends will take glass semi Internationally.
miracles OF healing wrought. but prevention Is
better than cure. Health preachers must abstain;
good men must abstain; pure women must abstain.
Yet Judgment begins at the house Of God.
INTERESTING MEETING OF THE AMERICAN TEM-
PERANCE UNION IN HAvERLYs THEATRE.
largely attended meeting of the American Tenn
perance Union held yesterday afternoon in
Haverlys Theatre. Fourteenth street. The exercises
were opened with solo. quartet and chorus singing
by large choir. led by Mr.. Asa Hull. Rev.
George H. Carey. after the singing. read
passage from the Psalms. and then offered
up prayer. asking the blessing Of God on
all those engaged in the temperance work
and even those engaged in the unholy liquor
traffic Rev. c. s. Williams. OF the Seventh Street
Methodist church. of this city, introduced and
This work of temperance. he said is second to none
for the evil we seek redress stretches into every
department of human activity and touches every
human interest. Temperance people were not to be
blamed for being sometimes fanatcal in their
ways. We live in time Of rapid social
progress and all activities are intensified.
Mr. Williams pointed out how Indispensable capital
was the furtherance Of civilization, and showed
how the liquor traffic draining the capital OF the
workingmen and thus impoverishinQ the country.
r,a 1oya aft
every year. considering all the crime destruction,
poverty and disease is 81 aud the greater
part OF this money is taken out of the pockets
and content Of the workingmen. is based
the stability Of any nation, and this is supreme
matter for tho nation to consider. Mr.. Williams
drew terrifying picture OF the ravages OF intem-
mans fondness tor beer. he said -'How dreadful
1t is to people which has achieved such great
things smothered in beer tub Gaughtcr.) To-
day society moves as locomotive. and man who
has not character Is crushed under the wheels.
CHURCH VERSUS THE RUMsHoP.
Mr.. John N stesrns. secretary OF the National
Temperance Society, next addressed the assemblage.
The question Of temperance. he said. Is prc-emt-
nentlv a moral and religious question, and that was
all there of it. The church must go down or
the grogshop must go down. Appause.l 1t Ii
the fight Of the church against Satan. What Is
needed to-day il not moro but better workers. Men
were wanted who would stand true to their cause
and principles, and who understood the question
they were dealing with. Men do not understand yet
what alcohol il; but. as DIR. Willard Parker said.
when they do understand what it is. they will sweep
II out Of existence The fompeppa an men should
fused to surrender when everything had been shot
away on his ship.
CENTRAL TEMPERANCE UNION.
Tho second of a series OF temperance meetings.
under auspices OF the Central Temperance Union.
was held in the afternoon in the Eedding Methodist
Episcopal Church. in Seventeenth street. President
Gibbs announced that the trustees OF the church had
generously thrown open the doors to the union for
tho continuance of its good work. and he expressed
the hope that other church trustees in different por-
tons OF the city aid follow their example. Rev. G.
w. Samson addressed the meeting Hebrew Wines
and Bible Temperance" rhe difficulty of the Christian
temperance cause was. he said. that intoxicating
wines were introduced at the Lords Supper. He
argued that the unfermented juice Of the grape
intended TO be used at the communion table, and
cited the custom of the Hebrews using the juice Of
the rsisin at the Passover. Tho Saviour Is made to
say by Luke. II will more Of the frnt Of the
vine." 1t not the alcoholic production
that He meant, but the unfermented. harmless
juice that exudes from the fruit when
1t is broken, and which, when put away for the
requisite time never will ferment. Go through tho
Old aud the New Testament and 1t Is the same fruit
of the vine, and not alcoholic poison which 10
spoken of. But have lost the spirit OF the early
Church and Of tho Hebrews about thai. Early COM
mentators for 400 years said that IL not In
toxicating wine. Learned men and divnes had dis
cussed the subject and had snid.,"It cannot be
that God in His works conflicts with His
Word: that the question would day
be understood" During his: discourse the speaker
exhibited specimens of different varieties OF the
grape. and gave Nh illustration Of what meant
by tho grape of the vine. Tho juice which exudes
from IL. he said when tho covering is broken. is
fine and clear crystal, and will not ferment. Elk.
pose it to the sun and 1t will become dry sacchs-
rino matter. Before IL becomes dry 1t Is =