Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1885-02-06
Bible Wine.


Bible Wins.
The following report was adopted
unanimously by the Woman's National
Christian Temperance Convention.
which met at Newark, n. j., 1876:
The word Wine is used in the Old
Testament two. hundred times and is
represented by nine different Hebrew
words. Only three of these words come
into the discussion concerning Bible
wine, Of the rest are used fer grapes
Impressed, to represent plenty, etc, etc.
Tirosh. new and sweet wine, is men
toned th%irty-eight times. and is used
in connection with coln and Oil, and is
plainly the unfermented juice Of the
grape. 1t is spoken Of but once in CON
d%emnatlon.
va yin is a general term, and is APP
piled to the Juice of the grave in all
conditions.
1t is spoken of as assign of plenty and
Il blessing, while its use AS Il beverage
is prohibited i'll many places, indicating
that when applieGto sweet wine, it was
Il blessing; when to fermented wine, it
was IL curse,
IL 2 Samuel xvi 2. we are told it was
useG for faintpess. and only to De given
90 those overcome. In Proverbs it is
prescribed for the heavy-hearted, .thos.
suffering from severe mental trouble.
Some have supposed that this applied;
to persons about to he executed, or t.
undergosome severe surgical operation
It WAS used as a drink-offering. but tlu
| priests were forbidden to drink it. as
were the Na2aritrs and the kings, and
I'LL in official positions.
When used in disobedipnce to God's
regulations, it brought trouble and dis
aster. The sin of Noah. of Lots daugil.
ters. and Jacobs deceit, are all connect
ID w;th-this.
Saicar is a general term; but il i:
used usually to designate strong drink.
or mixed wines to be given only t,
chose who ARE read, to perish. 1t wa
forbidden tothe priests and official me
of all classes. Deut. xiv. 6 Is The stron@-
est argument inI ii, .Dui this passag,
only legali2es the method OF purci,as.
ing it at Jerusalem by those who q III
up to worship from a distance, and as
it Isl generic term, the sweet wine may
be meant.
Wine is used forty-two times in the
| New Testament, and is rendered fron,
seven Greek words. John, the fore
runner of Christ, was forbidden to ust
it. The word is not rsed at all in con
n~ection with the last supper. Christ
said the cup" and The fruit OF til.
vine instead.
OBSERVATIONS.
/. Alcohol is not tolmed in nature, is
not an original creation. but is the re-
suit OF decomposition, decay, and death.
md thegiape and other substances lose
their essential elements in iermentu-
ton.
2. The simple unfermented Juice OF
the grape may De used and is sanction.
ed by the Bible. 1T is free from alec.
moi.
3. Fermented wine is allowed in
rare cases as a medicine, while its use
as a beverage is forbidden in the most
solemn manner.
4. The Bible pronounces a curse up
on the mar who induces another tc
drink. This covers all Who sell. and
all who "treat"-a common practic,
among us.
s. All the liquors of commerce are
mixed drinks, and may be classed with
the forbidden article. They are MKT.
ures, and to secure their purity, would
be to destroy the traffic.
G.. The Bible teaches total abstinence
from all intoxicating drinks, except, as
a medicine in extreme cases.
I. The Lord's Supper was instituted
in connection with the feast OF Tho
Passover, wien all fermented articles
were forbidden and banished from thu
tables aud houses OF the Jews, so thu
VINE used could not have been ferment
ed.
8. The wine of commerce in this on
day is so mixed and impure that wher
it is offered at the table of our Lord, W,
do not know that it has one essential
EQUALITY of the grape. or that it has
drop of grape juice IN it. so in usins
it we do no not know what is Offered
us a symbol of redeeming blood, an,
we have nc warrant to use the cup Il
a symbol, unless it contains the frui
of the vine.
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