The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-31
THAT EGGNOG AND WINE
The W. C. 7. U. Severely Condemns Keeper
MordiGa of the AImsh0use.
FOR SERVING OUT the SAMET INMATES
AT the Christmas Rcpast-The Physi.
clan Is Also Crittciseti-Dr. Shcp.
the Custom for Many Years The
EggnOg Was Very wen1.

The incident OF serving wine ut the
almshouse Christmas day has raised q
storm In the ranks of the w. c. Il. u.
and that organization met yesterday af-
ternoon and adopted the following re-
solutions touching the matter:
Whereas, we, the members OF the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union,
who have been holding religious servi-
ces ut the almshouse weekly. when
health. weather and conveyances would
permit. for ten years. do hereby eX-
press our pain and Indignation that
the powers that be- or the keeper
should have seen fit to serve egg-nog
and wine with the recent Christmas
repast there;
And whereas the keeper. Mr.. Nor
dica. states that his reason for serving
egg-nog to have been as prescribed by
the physicians. and that the cake and
wine was served under prayer In COM
memoration of the Savior's birthday,
as when he Joined the church on the
first Sabbath of the month. was by
the officiating minister tempted with
wine.
CONDEMN DOCTOR AND KEEPER.
when asked II q minister ofiiciated
at the almshouse. he said: No, that
he thought he had a better right to do
1t, as he was a Christian and had done
more good and saved more souls than
any of the ministers or other Christians
because they did not think the inmates
worth trying to save" therefore. be 1t
| Resolved, First. That we sadly de-
plore the fact that I'm this enlightened
age of advanced scientific research, that
any physician should find it necessary
to prescribe alcohol as n medicine.
| That we do most heartily condemn
so sacrilegtous an act as the serving of
cake and wine, as the holy emblems.
and by unordained hands, and call tho
attention OF the laity and clergy OF our
churches to the said temptation of of
fering alcoholic wines at the holy COM
| munion to poor redeemed sinners
THAT we do call attention to the fact
as stated by Mr.. Mordca of the neg
lect by the Christian people Of the In
mates of the almshouse. and plead in
behalf of them for whose souls Christ
suffered and died; that such neglect he
made TO teach the inmates and the
Keeper the way of eternal life
DIR. SHEPHERDS POSITION.
In this connection. DR.. Shepherd
health officer of the city, states that
except under the Prohibition regime. /:
has been the custom for twelve or iif.
teen years to serve egg-nog to the in.
mates AT CHRISTMAS, at the expense OF
the doctor and keeper, and that he an.
thorized 1t this year, as his treat. nnt
ne expects TO bear the entire eXpense
He says that gallon and n half of rum
was used In making the egg-nog, whici
Keeper Mordica told him woul,
De amply sufficient. DR.. Shepherd sa
IN commenting on the action taken b,
the ladies' of the w. c. T. U. and tn
Methodist preachers, that the gallon
and half of rum was divided between
hundred people. The wine furnished
to the inmates that day was tasted h,
hlmself. he says. and he found IL swee,
VINE. that was not calculated to hurt
mem He Is sure the keeper had an.
thority for serving IL. two members q,
.ne committee from the Councils beinl
out there that day. "s