The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-09

as know OF no temperance lA''Orefs VINO M
yOcate their use. Surely he Is not creating Nh
imaginary ObjectOr for the fun Of " flooring
HIM"
"Diet means food, ana the question whether
alcoholic LIQUORS may be used AS II food Is n
question OF science, which teaches that the.
are absolutely withou, food value.'-Mr' Is
Let us shake hands oven this, Mr. Is. At least
so far ~ | AN concerned, TOR | neither touch,
TASTE nor handle these ar',fi'ial liquors io'
food, though | believe in the scripturdl nse oi
natural vine as medtcN part oi diet. accoi"
ing 10 |. Timothy 5-23 Diet means food fr"
consists in either meat or drink or both. which,
Yields any natural nourishment. Cumsul'
lexicon; see "dietdrlnk" or medicaled liquor
consult family ply stefan.
1.-THE question whether they Qiquors) are al
lowed rs stimulan,s by Tie Bible l., question
science must answer. MIR. b
| understand tho Bible, and not science, I"
be- its own Unexpectedly The tde AMI To lh'
testimony.
| admit that temptations abound now to h
much greater degree Than IN Chli~ts and Eau
line days; also drunkenness more prevalent
and natural wine more dIticult Ia obtain, ana
therefore We should be nOst guarded an"
watchful. But temptations, AMI drunkenness
and mixed liquors existed, nevertheless, then
us now, and natural wine may be had io'da,
from thousands OF Gods villages, ana tins
VINE, used under the scrip,ural prescriptions
and with the same necessities now rs then, l.
as good and lawful today a. when Jesus
blushed the water into wiEe Al Cana
Let me also add here that as for myself, ]
have not tasted u drop Of the simplest WINE
even tor months past and may not Tor months
to come, and have not ~ drop either ni wine
or liquor in my house |, with MIR. t., don't
appreciate the minister who tIcklcs hi, wits
by the glass before entering his pulpit.
If Mr.. Il. prays for the hearty co operation
of forces which differ in the temperance rank
in minor matters, think, in all charity, he
might have withheld hls uDrOmpllmeparl
remarks of DR.. Howard Crosby, n devoted I'll
vine who has done IA much H. any other man
in New York toward the suppress I'll HE
liquor traffic. Yes, the spirit of persecution
should he abhoren, TO u.s." but are We striving
IN the spirit OF love to avoid Ivy May Goi
ever preserve me from >eCtarian or denuminh
tional bigo,ry and hate; may He grant me n
heart, not that shall simply hold the good l
see I'm my own particular church ana creed,
but rather one so enlarged and heaulifled
by the charity of l. Cor. Is, that shall hold the
good aud the beautiful in all churches, men
and Crceds. Let us as moral rcfprmers re-
of the icen,ious and ungodiy to virtue and
sobrlcty by the bitter spirit Of controversy or
abuse. This spirit simply proyokes opposi
ton and retaliation. Lei us ponder the Woo
ing sympathy Of Jesus words, And II be
lifted up I4s the suffering, loving Lamb oi
GOd) will draw all men unto me" The pa
Hence iorlearance and the logic of Love are
the sweet and potent forces God has placed in
our hearts and hands to establish "a heaven OF
righteousness in the lives Of men. .! let us. ,
brethren and friends, lay aside the accoulre |
nents and the thunderings OF the giant OF
sa.h, and gird us with the sling and stone ol |
he sh pherd.king Mot 10y might nor h> |
over but by my spirit saith the Lord" OIL
low much our poor world needs 10 be lifted
Up into the light aud love of Heaven Ma, |
Tod bless the churches and the pastors of " |
ava; may He direct and sanctity every gont |
word and work of the temperance, the moral
md the oocial movements In This town. On
or untty of purpose and heart and hand IN
III these spheres Of higher and better effort.
ind may God save the best and the worst III |
his place for Christ's own sake.
If, IN this article, have caused pain or
yiven Ofirnse, | sincerely regret II and ask for
JearaHCe and charity.
For the last time in this controversy,
-. Z. McPHERsON,
Ottawa, Al, 81. Baptist Pastor.