The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1881-04-09
1I.s1reHEC ssRxoa AnxsrApED.

the Rcyu5gicaa. had purposed masr tanning
silence, but In justice to myself (for DIS scr
mon is direct reply to mine OF the previous
Sunday, must very briefly snHo'a'e par'
of his discourse A stranger to read 'ha'
discourse must come 10 the conclusion that
and my following are pretty stout drinkers
and are In direct antagonism 10 temperance
reform ask those who heard MI. Is. II there
is rot danger to the unwary hearers OF Delhe
Led TO unfair and incorrect conclusions by his
indiscr,ainate synonynizing Cd words ana
phrases which have radical distinctions; he
sadly fails to distinguish between things
which differ For instance, and aimest III
the same breath, he conglomerates into one
synonym, "wine," "wInes," 1Nuof,' "aico
holic beverage" drinking" "aedioG! drink,
&c. &c. &c. In one sentence he calls him
self a fotG a5stdtner and IN another he tells
us he keeps these Hquors IN his house. al
least aims 10 do 1t, c0asfdnttg!' tear MT
Barnes n even more heterodoY here than my
self, as I simply send for liquors when dire
necessity commands me; do note'en con-
ssana, keep them in my house. In oil kind
ness ask Mr.. B. to guard we'll his phrase
ology, and strictly define his statements l
solemnly affirm | do not yet know what his
temperance platform is. Will he, for the gen
eral good come right out and formulate his
positlons He who studies the Bible refer
eDce 10 wines, together with the Divine ssnc-
tons and prohibitions thereof, must know
that there was Is, and shall be a medical use
and wan,on use; the one approved the other
condemned; that there is careful distinction
to be maintained; that there is q natural VINE
and also an artificial, nalura. asc0hohc wine
produced by natural fermentation, and also
an artificial produced by artificial connection,
and that natural vine taken as prescribed by
Paul to TimG.ny VIII not produce inebrlety
Using it to excess will, Of course. effect injury
IN the same sense as excessive eating. 1t Will
form m interesting study TO dwell upon aud
follow out the two biblical Hebrew words for
wine, viz, "Terosh" and "iayin." 81.
"The intcnt OF the Bible Is 10 do men good. ="
Christ came not TO destoy but save mems
lives" says Mr.. +.
True indeed, reply; who denies itf And
every miracle Jessps performed and every
word he spoke we're and are for mems high
cot good for all time.
There is letter and there Is a spirit we
cannot understand the Bible by any mere
reference to Its le,ter."-Mr. u.
Very true, reply In, Is il not by the letter
also that we arrive q. the spirtS and are we
not 10 compare the letter Of scripture Nth the
letter of scripture thai we NAV ascertain the
mind OF the sprity IL not the decalogue TO
be kept, in its every jot and title, both in the
letter and the spirlts Christ is the end 0ul.
fllmenO of the law for ssghtconsaoss to every
one tha, believelh." VIII Mr.. b. distinguish
between the letter and the spirit (it he thinks
he cam Of Prov. Sl-8. 7, fGive strong drink
unto him who Is ready 10 die, and wine mat. |
aral wne) unto those that tic of heavy he ,rts,
or in extreme pain" we kings that revel in |
the lap Of luxury, give your !nrarteS TO the |
1.e,Gssit0ui, cease your wan!onness that you
may have to give to thoee who truly need cor
dials, as TimolhyP" should enjoy knowing
wherein the spirit differs fsom the letter In
this Perhaps the liquors he Keeps constantly
In his houso will aid him IN this task. He
proceeds To Illustrate the Ietsar and spirit"
by the case Of his two boys just recovering |
from the messes-they are strictly warned, |
&c, but Pred" dies from exposure In the
rain because his "big brother" wouldn't go In
doors with him, &c. IL SCENE to ISe both boys |
should have escaped the ram, as both had the
measles, and II appears 10 Int, scc0rding To
his own logic, as II Mr.. b himself 10 that big |
brother" who stsia out IN the rain, iOr he ai-
sures US he seeks c0astdHtiy to keep liquors In |
bis houoe-liquors which, like the ram to
Fred cause drunkenness and death 50 thou. |
sands Bat with Dut levity, ! SEES neither
point nor application In his illustrators. The
elder brother did injury not only to Fred,
liquor when dying, or when in Timothy
condition uses a little natural wine, Is ply.
sciau 80 himself and gives otfense 10 none.
"Paurs advice was tho, marriage nc not en-
tered into; shall we therefore not marry
Mr. r.
know not where Mr. y. gets his authority
for this statement; assurelly not IN the Bible.
See Cor. Wi. y, sc, IL say 10 the unmarried
anu widows, 1t is good for chem if they abide
even ~ l. suppose this is good for tho prCs-
eat necessity; but speak tk!s by permission,
not Of commandment -and unto the married ]
C liu mand; Aq. I, hut the Lhd. Let not the
wife depart from her husband; but and If
thpn IN .rry thou hast not s!nncd." Aud thus
we tura 10 the law and to the testimony; lf|
they speak not according to th,G word 1t IL
because there is no light in them"
Mr. Z. next gives Us the Red Rbb1n pledge
"For my own good and the good os Others, |,
the undersigned, do pledge my word and hon.
or, God helping me, to abstain from al intoxl
eating liquors rs n beverage, and ths; Will,
by all honorable meaps, encourage Others to
abstain"
now hold in my hand q copy OF the
Ottawa e. X. pledge, whch includes cipe
aud elder Does this pledge allow strong
drink to the diving and natural wine To the
TImothys7 If So ] am ready to sign the,
pledge To- day.
"'fhey represent total abstsiners AZ being
opposed tC the use Of liquors as a medicine.
protest against this Misrepresentation -
Mr.. Il.
Indeed, If Mr.. Barnes comes 10 me shall
name one. two, three and scores Of good and
sincere persons who wouldn't touch liquor
under any consideration. l alec protest against
Hr. BIS Wholesale assertions, and stoutly pro
tl..I amlunsi instrumentation. Let ia have