The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1899-05-25
Christ ON TRIAL.
He is ACCUSED
OfMaking Alcoholic Wine at
the Marriage
IN CANA OF GALILEE,
Causing the Wedding Gueststo Become
Intoxicated. Reader Answers
Mr. Richard Earle.

EDITORS JoURNAL-No apology, Mr..
Earle, is necessary for reporting your
pastors sermons. Tourists often re-
greet that his sermons were not report
ed in the Marietta Journal, paper
whose cosmopolitan audience reaches
beyond our borders. If it contained
the sermon when sent to homefolks,
they too might hear his classic SEN
fences, and with them catch the inspi-
ration of his uplifting thought. A man
loved by his flock, and who is met with
winsome welcome and inspiring init
nations of immortal friendships by ev-
cry parish in the Gem City.
! Why you delight in reporting SER
mon exceptional in its nature (unless
your being a good Presbyterian, it
was 'fore.ordained" that its sentiments
are Endorsed by The Wine and Spirit
Gazette" paper backed by its mil
lions made from the wrecks of ruined
homes, amply able to stand alone with
out the support of the Christian
church. am familiar with the stand
ard lexicons from which you quote, and
could cite many more lexical authori-
ties in harmony with your statement
One does not wonder at their mistake.
The Hebrew and Greek have many.
/ words to designate what the Holy
Scriptures in English Unfortunately
call "wine."
If this testing were final, it would
seem certain there was but one kind of
wine and that alcoholic. No mans opin-
ion is worth anything unless sustained
| by ''the law and the testimony" and
we prove our position by Divine au-
thority. In my article in the Journal
of April 9th, you may read, "many
conscientious people differ on this SUBJ
ject. The best Hebrew end Greek
scholars endorse the two wine theory"
| Would that my pen were charged with
lightning to let in the light of God IS
truth, for she lifts most the Son of
God who exalts mankind the most"
The septuagint Greek is conceded by
all writer's the Greek of the New Testa-
ment. This was the Greek of Syria
and Palestine. The authority of the
septuagint is Jewish authority, and
positively contradicts the one wine
theory. The Bible explains itself, and
this great work, the septuagint, stands
like pillar Of light rejecting the glory
of the Hebrew Bible, sending its illumi-
mating radiance into the Greek of the
New Testament. One kind of wine
(tirosh] in called blessing-nourish-
ing food, like the juice of the grape to-
day, is classed with good things like
bread, corn and oil, Genesis 27:37,
with corn and wine have / sustained
thee" lisa. 65:8, GAS the new vine in
the cluster blessing" Prov. 3:l0,
''Thy presses shall burst out with
wine." The other kind OF wine (shekarl
contains alcohol, is forbidden, and a
most grievous curse, causing woe -
: sorrow" contentious. 'babblings,"
wounds without cause" This wine
is cursed with almost every possible
name of infamy. III these horrify you,
remember they are not Original with
me God is the author. Drunkenness
and revelings are classed with sins OF
which it is said 'They that do such
things shall not'inherit the kingdom OF
God" Wine is treacherous dealer
that keepeth not at home, who enlarg.
eth his desire as hell, and he is as
death and cannot be satisfied, but
gathereth unto him all nations and
heapeth to him all peoples" Habbak.
kuk informs us in the revised version
"Woe unto him that giveth his neigh
Dor drink, that putteth thy bottle
[chemak, poisonl and maketh him
drunken" Here notice in this place
it is not he who drinks, but he that
urges the drinking that falls under this
, curse of God. My statement about
r [onis] wine in the New Testament
troubles you. Luke 5:3S and 80, Christ
tells us not to put new wine into old
. bottles [skinsl else the new wine [onis
will burst the bottles apd be spilled
and the BOTTLES perish. Mr.. Earle says
, In non-airtight leafhern vessels o
! course this meant that the liquid fer
! mented and becarne alcoholic" 1t i
an indisputa5le fSct that many ways Q
preserving the Fdice OF the grape jus
. pressed from the cluster were know
and practiced at the time of our Sa