Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1881-10-22
The Bush Converts Last Gun.

EDITOR SATURDAY PRESS This contribution
to your journal expressing with the others the
Bush Converts convictions as to the principal of
gospel temperance, will be the last he will have
the honor of seeing 30 oourteousy accepted by
you. In the Bulletin of Sept 21st last, We notice
this paragraph: "Of II arrests in Portland, Ne,
during the last week in August, 81 for drunk
enness, and yet Portland is the largest community
in the world under the operation of thorough
going prohibition laws" Again, in another place
we read 10000 people emigrated from Arkan-
owing to the prohibition law in force there"
This goes to prove-if these are facts-the inoper-
ativeness and effectiveness of those laws which
interfere ON the one hand with the liberty of law
abiding citizens. and on tho other try to make peo-
The principles which govern this act OF depriving
man of his wine OF beer because, forsooth, thore
are some one foolish enough to abuse these very
useful and agreeable beverages is entirely ignored
when applied to other similar abuses. This Simeon
sistency is quite consistent with those who "stran
would be true friends to humanity, Should not
try to deprive wise man OF any advantage to his
health, which they seek TO restrain from fool,
that which, being restrained, will be no hindrance
The laws Of Moses were eminently theocratic. yet
no such pretcnsions or prerogative was assumed.
Even the Nazarite was FREQ to drink wine except
when under the eight days vow Of initiation.
"After that tho Nazarite may drink wine."-Num.
6:20. During those eight days " He shall separate
drink no vinegar OF wine or vinegar OF strong
drink, neither shall he drink any liquor Of the
grapes, nor eat moist grapes or dried, Mum.
6:3. would here remark that many If not all
total nbstainers assert that tho wine used at the
marriage feast on the occasion Of the conversion
Of the water into wine by Jesus Christ was nom
intoxicating. should like to know since when
wine not intoxicating, @, did not possess alcohol:
II such was the case, the name wine" would
have been altered or another word attached
to distinguish its denomination but We notice
Christ using the same term, Matt. DAT. And that
in connection with fermentation, He speaks Of the
folly OF putting new vino into old bottles etc.
| gas induced, by yinous fermentation being very
likely to burst the old leather bottles. But mark
the distinction in Num- 6;3 used He shall sop
| arate himself from wine, neither shall he drink
any liquor OF tho grapes !" except on these
and similar occasions. There is not ono single
injunction in Scripture against tho use Of wine
wine Ii a mocker," $780," who hath Voc, etc.
Hab. 2:I5,-"woe unto him that eiveth his neigh
Dor drink, etc." Tim. 3:3,--" DO not given 10
wine,' and like passages, only CONFIRM my last
remark, AZ the sequel obviously explains.
Let US analyzs those quotations little. "Wine
10 mocker. strong drink Is raging and whose
ever Is deceived thereby is not wse" where Is the
| prohibition here Scripture does not contradict
itself IL not inconsistent nor Whimsical. simple
yet important fact AZ TO the inherent qualities OF
wine Is stated. Wine Is mocker In the sans
sense that cold water Ia a mocker 10 Thirsty yet
over heated person, or that fruit u amocker both
| oso s<s.PsAAak eae k,~st w ~ ,shaSs va @s1
warn the young and inexperienced especially, that
70 indulge too freely on the former while the body
| il over heated may bring on pleurisy or Other
evils, and the too FREQ indulgence In the latter may
| bring on collie. Vino IL mocksr; II 10 very
good and tempting but don't deceive yourself
| into the notion that You can take any quantity
without its injuriousy affecting you. Take what
you can safely bear moro than that viii make
you drunk. ,Asaia--. who hath Voc, etc. They
that "tarry long" at ths wine." Here the act 4
qualihed not 70 thoss who tarry 20 take, but who
| tsrry ion2i" they that 90 70 sesk mix wine "
This giving ones self too much wine, In the same
sense that Paul means In Tit. LII" not given v
to filthy iucre," this plying OF vino 10 your neigh
Dor with an evil intent--see the sequel This
inordnats love, long tarrying and rsvelling In
Il accounted sinful.
Ons can understand from the great general use
fuluess and agroesblenesx Of wins, Why should b
repreoenfed the vintage with lie wine prssA typ
cal Of Gods blessing" 90 thy way, eat shy bread
With Joy and drink thy vine With merry hsars
fos God nov Acesptsth thy vork"-Eoclss- u
conclnsioa. psyuats 70 slAte that The soul vh<
sbuass ths Ga ol God 10 thAnhlons and migrate
Iron whom al blessings eov" ] take also Mi
oeeaAion " remind sonss psops that vAslefuinss
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