, 1881-05-04

9b she Editor 0f The Chjedoo Triln.
Chicago, May 1-Thuru Ia sumo feuni...
fact Tor tho account Of my rcu,arks IN .hs
!Aters mcettn9 on Mondny, which an,ms,. ,na'
yfstorday'a paper; but would bo rina iaI",ssla .ms
your readers moro corrrct version, " s's
]. Inn DOT In favnr Of Tho "lurgest ntsr,,.
INC subject Of temperance and did M, ~. w
taht was. ! nm In favor only u tho .!ih.s.
waerewlth enr'st makes Ills people free" ~!
do1nttiy bounded and qualified t,y ,ho sl't ssl
saw at Christian Sxpetiioncy M cn,,noI.,ssa a.sA
tho Apoat'e Paul III tho EpEsi!es 10 tha po,s.sv'
and tho Corinthians Il neo,t nut have haon 4.a' .'
unaorHtDod upon this point, for / ,,.uI ,,,.1'
plalnncss Of speech" I'VE"
=. did not sAy that was "1pposed IN that.
terferenct Ut women In the goyernrncnt ~ ~. ~
Church." 1t was stated that tie Wo,non's w. a'
poraneo Union were seeking to enlist ths ..s
port OF tho ministers in farpr VI tho nrooo.,1s.
Iev0lo four Sundays IN tho year of y.bhrs
school instruction TO the subject nf tcmper.nsss.
Tor, said TINT was not In fayor Ut Sas oass.tsa saa
tt1t tho specific Sins OF tho age to e tptc4e.1s.
te.tlt with IN the way proposed. My yIewa %ns5
1ss r.! scs 2%ssSn ;qo wsse s se nnnpy
to the Textbook fur Sabbath. sehon lnstrusuna Sua
and that tho Con,mittue having III charv. t,s
preparation OF the international seheno ot ts.s
nm u,f
Scripture incnleattnR temperance snI usts.
Christian VIRTUES rs thoy, In theIr d..
cfctton, might deem a1vsahlo. In this Gun.
n neston l t''tiats ny belief tat Up to s,e,s
were still capnbIe of regulating tho ualrs of ia
Presbyterian Church without inatetial aid i,csH
outside and unecclestnstfcal organizations. I
persuaded TINT tho comfort anil lIsut4ncs, III
Hruat mMuy ministers would bp promoted Il th;s
warc lnoro xotiernlly ui,lcrAtmnl.
IN any o,hor sense than that 0a nads iem p1oss os
servaHons tn which expressed very c.rts
apptovMi Of q portion OF the paper while sentur.
lng to diner with tho @ aa.h9r ii respeet to some
III tho llfnds Ut tht,sc whU heard me, that llI
n0t Dol[oye that tho distinction bctweuu fet.
lnente1 and unfcrtnentcd wine Is exrgettcaIy
tho high Christian priyi!egc. in iho exercise * x
MI a1truatl0 spirit, to rorraIl rrotn tho exarrse
OF ChrIattan liberty In tho moderate usa ut
wine--a privilege which most ministers put
Into exefclsb-t for one would not ullnw that
lthGrty ~ DO nut In jeopardy. And mlSht h4ss
safd, though did not. thnt whtle the enlRht.
oncd conscience Ut tho individual mny Aud In
makes total abstinence duty for the iudysl.
uni. 1t ls very difficult to construe the ductna
Ut cxpedle!lee As touching tho cthIcal maxim Of
whit Of saforty 10 It Is to ~ 10 II .seatr NJ s1a. i. s
There is 4 distinction betweasl duty for The !nl.
yiiual as affirmed by the fnt'lyIdunl conscience
u tho oxorclae ot its a'ltonoi1 power Under
Clptes it1c,Gtnted III Scripture; and duty nhIser'
salIy bending nll cQnsciences and basel upa1
tno p!aIrs an9 unniatakable maadAscs OF The
|. Funatlctsm" Is, I confess, a strong xnrl
to Use In connection with Il lnosenent whcd In
~ ,nny Ut !ts fcaturcs IA an ROtnl. Rli Respecting
snen and women whom Mtl Chrlstia,,s should dtd
naents oixht l,nt tu la blin.siy pushed With tad
lu9tu and iamo Gxesosts: Nor thouId axsl mn
10 mule tho subjects Gf 1splt1'ytlE criticisms
uceaIse. though lnt0rlnE ns they haye oppor'
| futttty Iii tho direction OF refnrM and In uPpsl.
ton to t1ltcnpcraliue, they nevertheless M Rfe nni
nbto to accept all thu Positions nr fall IN Mith ~
tho methods thAt Ghnrl0t9rlzu dletlnetseT so1az
Of tho lealcsa of tho to.npsrcG, J., meIsn Ss 1ss,r,
| as a rilo, are practical tptll ahstalnets: ~
pledge. or that they Will tasto sae ua1er no n,
por So u DO ". ut that II ho peeulia
uungcrs Ut our aKo ana climate; IN v!es o. ~ ta'
notorious !mpurlty OF tho wlt'ea altered ior eaN
fur the aako of perso!a! pfotectioo a9a,nst r.
III t,bcdlonco to tho grcAt INV Of Christian a. snst
| lily: In nccotdanto with tho Apust!os Won.. q.
"Co,lsetcnre say not thine OWL. nas o. y. ~
oournge habitual indulEetlco n esc,. ,sxis tnS
| ntodsrlts usc OF wine, which, tnonKn 'amaM .,nn1
n,ay not bo cxpcdtent. Thls. perhaps, n.us1 wuu1
not ftll far shUFt OF expressing tue eetlssna'J
less not - FUR enuuHh 10 snttsfy thS BE- eftse ~ n
tutnl abstinence advocates Hut y WI 10 ua
rortunnte Ut the wedtp ot stpaFAton - ut's 10 i
t,ctwecn tho friends 1f temperance " W H. T..
tempt tn forco all mon to accgt extrcine eplIg
Ions. And II tho friends Of total absticasou
not Wish to intiut IN rrcparAt,!o thjns} ep II
tl1r cause, th0y must HOT Attctpl, In'so sr NJ
ot 81 Sf rstsx
to commandments In tho n!lt'nlstTauqWu. W.,os " =
| Lords Supper. FAAHcls u" F"AA1