Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1891-05-14
NoN-lhToxIcATlNG THEORY.
Definitions of Words Translates into tl,e
English by the Terms ssWine," ssStrong
Drink ssNew Wine'' and


English by the Terms tsVine," "strong
Drink ssNew Wine'' and
ssSweet Wine.'
To enable the reader the more fully to
understand the teachings of the Bible
| upon the important subject of wines and
their use, we here give the Specification
| of the words in the original Hebrew and
| Greek.
Shekar-This word is rendered ''strong
| drink twenty-five times and s'strong
| wine" once. According to the best au-
| thorities it is derived from the Hebrew
| word "Shakar," which signifies ssto in
| toxlcate."
Yayin-This word is rendered swine"
| but more frequently used to denote wine
| made from grapes than that made from
| other fruits. Gesenius, whose lexicon is
| generally 1t not universally accepted as a
standard authority, says that the word
| means "that which is termented." With
this definition agrees that of Smith and
/ other eminent Hebrew scholars.
Tirosh-This Hebrew word is rendered
| by the simple term "wine" twenty.six
times, thew winen eleven times, and
s'sweet wine" one time. 1t is generally
believed thar the word was used by the
| Jews to denote newly made wine, in con-
| tra-distinction from wine that had been
made long time. Eminent Hebrew
| scholars tell us that it derives it's name
| from its intoxicating and inebriating
| qualities.
Gleukos-T is the Greek equivalent
of the Hebrew "Tirosh."
| Ahsis-sometimes written "Ausis,"
| and "Asis," is rendered 'snew wine"
twice aud 'sweet wine" twice. In two
! of the four instances in which 1t is rem
dered thus-which are the only instances
| So, xu1ht .aI, .1au1 tee
| intoxicating powers are plainly referred
to, namely: Isaiah xii (: rs and Joel lis.
| Besides the foregoing we have the fol-
| lowing words i'll the original which are
rendered swine" i'll the English: Cha
mar, sometimes written "chamra," six
| times; Shemarim, twice; Chamer, once /;
Sobe, once; Enab, once; Yeqeb, some
| times written "yekeb," or t'yekev," and
1 "yakov," once, and Mimsak, once. OF
these Chamar, Memsak and Shemsharim
seem to be indicated as Intoxicating by
| the circumstances and connections in
which they are found. As for the rest
| of the group, nothing definite can be
ascertained as to whether they were or
were not used to denote intoxicants, as
| they are rendered swine" but once each,
and that under such circumstances as
not to indicate the character of the wine
denoted. In fact, neither of them seems
| properly to denote wine at all. Sobe
signifies simply "drink." Chemer, s'red
or foul drink" 1t may be wine or some
other drink. Enab, "ripe or round
grapes" and Yeqeb, a ''wine press"
BIBLE WINES ALL INTOXICATING.
That the wines of the Bible were in
:oxicating is abundantly evident from
the following passages: -
"And Noah began to be husband
man, and he plarteda vineyard
And he drank of the wine (yayin) and
was drunken; and he was uncovered
within his tent. Gen. 20:2l.
The word rendered drunken " in this
and many other places is Shaker in the
Hebrew, and is the world from which
,Shekay, strong drink, is derived.
And Hannah answered and said, No,
my Lord, / am a woman of sorrowful
4 spirit: / have drgnk neither wine (yayin
nor strong drink (shekar); but have
poured out my soul before the Lord. "
LIST Samuel l., 10.
"Be not among wine-bibbers (sobe-
yayin); among riotous eaters of flesh;
I" For the drunkard and the glutton
shall come TO poverty. Proverbs xiii,
1921.
"Who hath woe? who hath sorrow +?
who hath contentious? who hath bab-
bling who hath wounds withoutcause ?
who hath redness of eyes7
"They that tarry long at the wine
(yayin), they that go to seek mixed wine
lmimsak Proverbs xiii, $3.50.
These passages from Proverbs unmis-
takably indicate the Intoxicating proper.
| ties of the wines mentioned.
These are among the few passages sc
frequently quoted by extremists as fur.
nishing conclusive evidence against any
and all use of them entirely disregard
ing the scores of other passages in which
their use is approved and even com.
4 m anfaod Hnnan NAV GI FIJI 90 at nrnsan
to observet that these passages interpreted
consistently with themselves, their i'm.
mediate connections and the general
tone of the Scripture teachings on the
subject teach only the danger of abusing
these drinks by excess in their use.
awake, ye drunkards, and weep; and
howl, all We drinkers of wine tyavin); be-
cause of thenew wine (ahsis); for it is cut
off from your MOUTH Joel j., 5.
Thre; things are evident from this pas
sage and its Immediate connection:
/. That wine was in very general use
and considered a great blessing, by botl
God and the Jewish people.
2. That wine was Intoxicating.
3. That God considered it heavy pun
ishment of the people to deprive them o
it., and that he did SO simply as tempo
rary measure of correction, while he ad
mitted that the wine itself and in it!
, proper use as beverage asgood, for in
, the next chapter, verses 10 and "a, ant
chapter Iii, IS, he promises them win,
i in great abundance. n
Thus it is shown beyond controversy
, that Yayin and Shekar were Intoxicating
, beverages.
It is important to keep this fact II
mind; for 1t can be shown, as it will be
| | that these same drinks were recommend
! ed and commanded by God to be used a
! beverages, and that God Himself claim
to be the giver OF them, as we'll as tn
: author of their use, then it follows as
D logical and moral sequence, that Prohibi
; ton is not of the Bible, nor of God, blu
: in direct opposition to both.
NOthers Knocking, and, These men (th
D Apostles) are full of new wine lgleukOs
1 But Peter standing up with til
aleven, lifted up his voice and said unit
: them, Ye men of Judea, and all we tina
{ dwell at Jerusalem, be this known unit
!, You, and hearken to my words:
For these men are not drunken, as Y
@ suppose, seeing Ii is but the third hour 9
g the day." Acts Ill, 1915.
8 That this g new wine (ss Gleukos - i
4 the Greek, g Tirosh y In the Hebrew
d was Intoxicating Is evident from the fac
$ that the jews thought the Apostles wer
It drunk on it.
b stAnd he not drunk with wine, (oinos
q wherein is excess, but he be filled wit
3 the spirit. Epheslans ", Ills.
IA Two things are evident from verse Il
8 namely: First, that wine under the nam
It of nOinos was Intoxicating; SECOND
q that twas the ssexcess,n not the model
o ate use, that Paul condemned.
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