Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1906-08-08
A Voice From Parksville Again
Raised Against Whiskey.

A Voice From Parksville Again
Raised Against Whiskey.
Mr.. Editor: I write hurlledly
to-day while [ am resting. to
thank you for your reply to Bro.
Jas. P. Bean. Bro. Bean is a good
fellow, but 1 hardly took his first
article. seriously, as | know Br).
Bean loves to 'argify," and having
nothing else TO do, and great learn
ing, simply wrote for amusement.
L think your first reply grand and
your second better.
No one knows better than. Bro.
Temperance that the Biblelis an
ancient book representing al an
cient civilization and must be in-
terpreted in the light OF these
facts. The Scripture he quotes is
all right. but We know that the
wines drunk then were made from
fruits, and a person that had the
stomach of COW that could hold
8 gallon and was hogg sh ;enougt,
could get drunk nit, but the pee
ple drank it for i!s fruit flavor
and as a food, it having a very
small per cent of alcohol. Why
Bro. Bean could prove polygamy
by the Old Testament and ! hard
ly know where to expect him to
hop up next.
Civilization has been improved
since David's time, the man after
Gods own heart about whom
Bro. Bean wrote in, his first arti-
Gle. David was very: great and
good man, if he did drink wine,
But he,was also a polygamist. We
woul ds hardly expect Bro. Bean
thor so, ssgrea sssIa ssesaa as
put the
D
siitss ssough to s be is imp ll %
ibYswins nss BIB bbers Since -DaYid's
time, but by the teaching aud
life Of the lowly Nazarene, the
spirit of which is against the
teaching of cur brother. (.
!. -"Ayoid the very appearance of
evil" is. the spirit of the Master.
Seriously, Mr.. Editor, L don't
think the position of our friend is
worth noticing extendedly. The
spirit of the New Testament is
against him; science is against
him, because it is practically
agreed among all scientists that
alcohol is a poison, and we:don't
believe our God would send as
message by even 20 good a man
as Mr.. Bean, to teach our chill
dreh TO: take a poison as a bever-
age: =
However particular we. should
be- to caution them against ex-
cess. experience is against him,
for we have known drunkards
made by his formula; reason is
against him, because we all know
that but. for the first drink, there
would be no drunkards; con-
science is against him, because
no man however drunken he may
be-. can conscientiously teach his
children 10. take a poison; even
moderately as beverage; COM
mon sense is. against him, because
The veriest fool on earth knows
that there has never been better
plan suggested to make drunkards,
than to teach it to children.
: Allow me, Mr. Editor, to close
by quoting part of my report to
the association and re-sfirm the
position then taken on the liquor
question.
I said: The curse of God is
upon it, the prayers of Christian
sare against it 1.-THE tears OF
lnguIsh Shed by broken hearted
wives, aud neglected children
Use up III passionate protest
against it; the blood Of those who
1ave.beenaslain.. by strong drink
,ries. out against it.
In the name of fathers and
mothers whose soLs. are being de.
and ruined by stronl
Irink; in the name of widows
Fhose husbands have gone dowl
o drunkards grave; in the ram'
# orphan children whose fathers
ave beeu slain by he drink hab.
!; in the name of homes which
ave been reduced from bappi.
ess and prosperity, to wrjtched.
ess and want; iii the name Of
'hristianity which seeks to saw,
len from sin; in the name of God
nd humanity, we call upon every
.ue Christian to put himself o.
le side Of total abstinenco.
Respectfully,
D. A. j. Bell.
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