The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1904-11-22

I pensers of alcoholic drinks (poi
SOM Of the Old Testament, APP
plies to the dispensers of such
drinks in tins time.
As regards the miracle of Cana.
we believe it was the unfermented
wine that Christ made. We
would feel aggueved today if any
should circulate the report that
We made alcoholic wine, because
we were reputed to have made
wine.
How much more does it grieve
us to have it said that our Saviour.
whose actions are to be emulated
in the twentieth century as in the
first, made a drink that held the
elements of physical and moral
death. Scholars tell as that fer
mented wines and breads were
taken out of the house at the
time of the Passover. And those
who have been accustomed year
after year to see Orthodox Jews
remove every drop of alcoholic
wine from their houses and cell
lars and all leaven, will still be-
ieve the reason assigned by
them for SO doing is the true one,
and the same tnat induced them
to procure for the occasion, not
only unfermented wine, but
special and often expensive kind.
1t is worth comment to see how
scrupulous these Orthodox Jews
are when many would suppose /
they would substitute fermenteG I.
wine for unfePmented during
their long intercourse with drink F.
ing nations. The voice Of scrip /
ture is against strong drink. /
Christ came to fulfill the law 80 /
that We do not believe that the .
cup given by our Lord was the .
same forbidden in the Old Testa-
ment scriptures.
"Look not upon the wine when
it is red, when it eiveth his color
in the cup, when it moveth itself
Alright, Indicating process of fer /
sUrpUuU oUIrS OUrr an
adder. Prov. 23-31-32.
We believe Christ, following
the rights Of the Passover, used
nourishing blood of the grape
without the taint of vegetable
death, that He gave to represent /
or symbolic His life giving /
blood. He did not call the drink .
he gave them "wine" but 1.-The 1
fruit of the yine."
"And he took the cup and gave
thanks, and gave it to them, say
ing, Drink ye all of it, for this is
my blood of the New Testament, .
which is shed for many for the
remission of sins, but | say unto
you, | say unto you, | will not
drink henceforth of this fruit of
the vine until that day when l
drink it new with you in my
Fathers kingdom"
We note absence of comment
in regard to sacramental bread
is conspicuous in Bible wine con-
troversy. although no one denies
that Christ used unleavened
bread in instituting his supper.
If then a desire to follow His
example is the real motive that
actuates, it would seem right to
challenge the almost universal
practice of observing this me-
mortal service by the use of
| leavened instead of unleavened
bread.
st. Paul said in 1st Cor, 1881
81: whether therefore ye eat
or drink, or whatsoever We do,
do all to the glory of God; give
none offence, neither to the Jews.
nor to the Gentiles, nor to the
church of God"
Therefore if we administer al
coholic wine at the Lords table,
and cause one of His weak ones
70 offend, we have committed a
grave offence, and it is not TO the
glory of God. We believe that
it was not contrary to The spirit
Of such teaching that he adj
dressed Timothy.
The we'll known habit of the
Epicureans Of New Testament
times in using unfermented wines
points 10 the correct interpreta- :
ton of some passages quoted as
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