Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1895-02-06
INDIVIDUAL COMMUNION
CUPS.

At the present time, there is. per
haps, no question in church circles sc
interesting as the question of ''1udi
vidual Communion Caps" Leaders
in the church and ministers are not
unit on the question. Same are
for and some are against the individ'
ual communion cup.
The Pennsylvania Methodist of last
week selected and published as fol
lows few quotations FROM ministers
On the subject.
Rev G. NJ Steele, D. D, remarks:
81 hGvs no disposition 20 belitttle the
atention demanded in the interest of
health and the prevention of disease.
Religion enioins care for the body as
well as for the soul; but there is a
limit beyond which carefulness be-
comes affsctation, and prudence some
thing like whimsicality. 1 do not de-
sire to say anything savoring of sac
riIege in connection with sacred
Ceremony; but would it really be
much more ridiculoIs to suggest, as
a substitute for the proposed change,
the use of tea spoons provided for the
participants? After all, wou!@ not
this meet every demand, and at the
same time be more simple and less
was:eful?'
Rev. Hugh Montgomery, says:
"Imag,ne, NJ Editor, one of the
least of The afliic;ions that delicate
lady must suffer in taking the cup
dir. ct from the filthy l;ps of a man
WHO is in tie habit Of using tabacco,
There are many ladies who could not
endure it, though We are sorry to say
1usn; Ed!es are 81 unfortunate as to
be obliged to endure an endless
stfiic:ion of this filth in the person OF
their husbands; but they are used to
It aud may endure it. Not 50 with
the woman unaccustomed to 1t, # she
be advanced IL years and sensitive.
and We have no right to shut her
from the communion table by any
form Of filth.
Rev. David Sherman, d. D writes:
'The use of the individual cup stands
Opposed to the practice In celebrating
the Passover, which really suggested
the mode of administration for the
Lords Supper. In the Passover the
children Of Israel ate the paschal
lamb and the uDleavened bread,
broken and dipped III the charose,h
sauce. Then tollo ned the cup OF
wine mingled with water, tasted first
by the celebrant and then passed 10
tie rest of the company They ali
drank Of the common cup.
Rev. II. +. Forest: Il plead for
The individual communion cup on the
cryund Of decchcy simply. What
would hot ne decent as II social Gus
tom Is not decent As a religious cere-
mony. An action OF Il custom is al
ways Just what it IS, ana its alliance
With religion does not change its
character Ill the least degree. What
would not be decorous and proper in
a drawing-room would not be de
corous OF proper in church. And
who would think IT decorous IL
social life to ask a hundred persons
10 drink out of the same cup or
glass? Who would be wiling TO do
it,"
But good Baptist brother in
Chicago seems, to US, to deliver a
sensible ard correct verdict on the
subject. He says: IF you listen to
these bacteio!ogisis. you cart cat,
can't breathe, cant kiss your wife II
be friendly with your family, can't
hang by sl-ap III street car when
there isr't anything else to cling to,
without coming IL contact with some
microbes. The only way to do is to
seal ones self up bermetIcal!y. Why,
they're making 1t so uncomfortable
fol IS that l nm beginning to thiuk
this World is 1t to live in any longer
As 70 this idea OF individual cups, it
is originated ant urged on by men
Interested n their manufac ure. who
gain the'r hold by frie htening panickv,
fastldIons people, and appealIug to
the prejudice Uf some who are a lit
tle su-p!cious OF their neiehbors. es
pecia'ir if there are a good many
poor people Il the Church. 1 look
HNoA - - gong to sep farther IN
me modern trend toward da:ntiness
md eNclusiveness, which has aIre Il Iy
goue far enough Il indicates, !
tA'Lk; an exclusive feeling that bas "a
.. deal mors underlying it than
mere physical fear. Then, l thil k,
there Is danger # a certain d~tractior
from the spirit of brotherhood tina,
Is supposed to De present when the
zap is passed from hand to band.
There Is less Of the feeling Of com
muriun where each ole takes his
own little cup from a tray and has it
a. to bip.seif.
We Bsrtists are supposed to b.
close Co.lmun!euIsts, but this is the
worst case of close "mmunion ] ever
heard on