New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-04-28
SELECTIONS FROM THE MAIL.
THE USE OF THE CUP"

WHY NOT ADOPT .INprvIDUAL CUPS" AS WELL
AS A LIMITED NUMBER. SUCH AS MOST
CHURCHES Use At PRESENT?
To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir In reply to an article in the Sunday tribune
Of the lith inst, | would state that it Is no argu-
ment whatever In favor Of 1.-THE cup NO frotes-
tant Church except perhaps the Episcopal 'na'
| am of, uses the cup 1here are WE'VE
cups used in the church that l attend in East Or
ange y. j. 1t is very evident to many that AT the
Lords Supper there was only the cup used, yet
some would say that the word at referred TO the
wine. There only twelve at that time 10 drink
from the cup" Are the churches of this Gay 10
confne themselves strictly to the cup? DO not
think any person will deny-no matter how he may
interpret the Scriptures-that at the Lords table
they either used the cup they used individual
cups. Matthew says: And lie took the cup ana
gave thanks. and gave 1t to them. saying DrlhK
We all OF it," The language in Mark is very SINH
lar but says: And they all drank of it, The
Lords command Is for 'all to drink OF IT uhe
winc). not that We shall conilne the NhutCh " Tic
use OF the cup"
quite a number OF communicates toll me that
they only touch their lips to the wine mat GER
tainly is drinking it. one person. An officer III
his church. said he did not even do that nut only
held the cup the under part of his lip me rea-
son Is very evident why many do not obey The com
mand to drink. namely. while Appearing TO those
around them do so. they actually refuse 10 40 "
thing in church that they and all decent people
would refuse TO do and consider nasty thihs u
do outside OF the church
My wife and attended communion services one
Sabbath afternoon n few summers ago IN the
nrick PRESBYTERIAN Church at East Orange, y. D.
Our sittngs at a short distance from 'he
table where We had unobstructed view OF H.
As I took my seat wondered what use "ouId
he made OF the two teaspoons on each front corner
of the table Just before serving the VINE some
o, the deacons or elders. in manner thht
seemed very usual thing for them to 49, us'u
them to take the flies from the several cups Ill!
wife was so unfortunate as 70 get a ny IN het
mouth with her portion Of wine. / think person
had better refuse the wine there untI can NC
served In a sanitary manner. Many men nave IN
er-dinner cigar OF cigarette am 20 -. 49,,
communion service with their muSta'h"s SAT- l".' w.
with nicotine. there are some persons "'o a. =. a.,
over particular about cleansing thelF t'e'"' - ~
is the correct thing 10 use twelve cups as III ou
church. why not twenty, MY, or 'nt .'u n one
would hesitate to obey the commlhI 70 "s l"N
\ very unsani.ary custom preSdlIs ~ So'n t
into the nagon what remains IN thc cps rom
that IL il put into a dsnlJOhn or Wth''s'I -
taclc the wine IS kept IN ana usra ne ".Hl nm
Cleanliness ~ next 20 goodness; II q ulo."
search by some persons has failed to ina any dIs-
ease germs IN ID" cups used ~ ''ltf'" ~ -,
they may hnd them IL some othet Cn".cn, b, 6,cn
useI M, only a single person before them. X not De
cause they consider It nasty ming |" go ,,er
know OF person" who WI no' use go rs, iii
their supposed dearest and closest r".t'Ne' ouN ~
80 to church and apparently dtink TIN m -
cup that MY or more have hal betwoe, r,T' drnk
How many attending church Soclaoe "0Nt ~, ~ 81"
i.,,on,te IL only one glass available Give Ia
the Individual cups In church az Wen as ord
arink oil H. am ''' J. A. :.
las, Orange. y J.. April q. 1875.