The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-03-25
PROHIBITION IN KANSAS.
How IL Interferes with Celebrating
the Communion in Churches.
Troy fKansas) Chief.


n The prohibition amendment, and the law
nassed to enforce it, have truly proven TO be
4 boomerang, and the ones who were fore
nost in pulling through the amendment are
now the loudest in squealing at its enforce
nent. Reverend DR.. Bentley, of the Epis-
copal church, Lawrence, long regent of the
Ante university, spoke as follows from his
uulpit on recent Sunday;
"Most OF this congregation are doubtless
WARE of the fact that a temperance law has
{. Been passed ia this state. But few of you,
zthink, know that it absolutely forbids the use
Nof wine in the sacrament, with two years
in the peniteotiary, and shut
<ting up the church IN which the act was
Rdone as public nuisance. lneed not say to
you that shall go right on with our services
in spite of this law. The bishop and clergy
of our church have decided 10 pay no atten-
ton whatever to any such law. We are,
under our ordination vows, obliged to admin
lister the sacrament in accordance with the
law and usage of this church. live did not
do SO we would be stripped OF
our ministry. We are willing to render
unto Cesar the things which arc CAESARS,
but we still give to God tho things that
arc His. say as did Peter, Judge 70 whether
y we should obey men rather tnan God OF
\ one thing you may be assured, we shall never
recognize for q moment the attempts Of
human legislation 10 destroy the great sacri-
ment of the Christian church"
A minister at Topeka has expressed SINH
lar determination not 10 respect the law. 1t
is characteristic Of the or thodox churches.
y They will come down rough-shod upon any
Il thing that does not just suit their views. and
h invoke tho law to assist them in enforcing
Z their notions; but when the same law plnches
& them, and interteres with some OF their
& mummGries, that alters the case, and the law
y is infamous. The churches shouldered that
amendment as a thing of their own, ana
K every preacher in the state made ii his busi-
ness to speak, work and electioneer for it.
They imagine that it was to interfere with
" other peoples business, not their own. Now
that they lind that they are tho first ones hit,
ssa howl goes up from the pulpit, and they de-
clare their intention to violate the law.
.They place their obligations to their church
higher than TO the civil law; and rather than
forego the useless iummeries anu hummer
33ltS VI tbO ShuICL, tupJ VIII NiOlStS tho law
that they were the chief instruments in
forcing upon tho statute books. There
are cases of sickness in which
apirituous liquors are absolutely neces-
nary, and that without the loss Of time in
Roing through the forms required by law.
\ II was all well enough with these preachers,
no matter st what risk of human lite-whst
cared they for suffering or death? But
whom the sacred tomfooleries OF the church
were encrosehed upon tho thing became
kiust infamous and Undesirable.
IN Some ministers could not discharge their
Z duties and obligations without the use OF
III genuine fermenled wine. That is the blood
", of Christ, and there can DO no substitutes.
M Other preachers say they will use the fresh
"a juice Of the grape, when they can get it, and
N when they cannot, they will take sweeened
"A water, ora decoction Of raisins, or some
~ other innU cent stuff That also is the blood
N of Christ. If il answers tho purpose for
IA one, why will it not for all They should
n grin and bear it, when their own club
81 thumps them on the head. They may rest
M assured that they will be well watched, and
n whenever they violate the law, they will
VI have an opportunity to test whether it ia
u good for anything or not.
"a The best joke about this whole business is,
N that the Catholic church WAS the only one
n that did not bum in favor Of the amendment;
"a and now it is the only ono that the law can
N not touch in the matter of wine at COM
N munion. Tho Catholic priest does not ad'
IA minister tho wine TO his member; he presents
NJ them with consecrated waite RS and drinks the
.& wine himself