The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1907-04-27
THE LAW ON
THE SUBJECT
RULINGS OF THE DIFFERENT
CHURCHES
What Their Doctrines Teach in Re-
gard to Intoxication and the Lii
quor Trafhc-The Laws of the Diff
ferent Secret Orders

gard to Intoxication and the Lii
quor Trafhc-The Laws of the Diff
ferent Secret Orders
1t has been stated that only the
Methodist and Baptist churches are
taking an active part in the fight
against the liquor traffic in this city,
but we wish to state that all religious
denominations have taken stands
against the liquor traffic, from the
early Jewish times until the present
| day
We cite the Jewish position, Cath
! Ollie rules, ard Methodist dicipline
this week. and next week will give
the regulations of the other churches
on this subject.
The Jewish Position
| From the beginning Of their his
tory as people, these Jews who
would be holy were forbidden to use
| wine. Aaron was commanded, "Do
not drink wine nor strong drink,
thou, nor thy sons with thee when ye
go into the tabernacle of the congre-
CATION, lest ye die"-Lev. 1919.
Concerning the Nazarite: "He shall
separate himself from wine and
strong drink Mum. 6:3. "It is
not for kings, 0 Lemuel, to drink
wine; nor for princes, strong drink;
lest they drink and forget the law
and pervert the judgment of any Of
the afflicted. Prov. 81: As
There is more frequent mention OF
the evils of intemperance in the Jew
ish scriptures than in those OF the
Christians. Wine is mocker and
e
ever is deceived thereby is not wise.
PROV. 2o:I. ''Who hath woe? who
hath sorrow? who hath contentious?
who hath babbling? who hath
wounds without cause? who hath red
ness Of eyes? They that tarry long
at the wine; they that go to seek
mixed wine Look not thou on the
wine when it is red, when it giveth
its color in the cup. when it moveth
itself Alright At the last it biteth
like a serpent, and stingeth like an
adder. PROV. %: 2o-32. Woe unto
them that are mighty to drink wine
and men of strength to mingle strong
drink"-Isa 5:22. "Woe unto him
that giveth his neighbor drink, that
puttest thy bottle to him, and makest
him drunken so."-Hab 2:I5.
Catholic Laws
notation from the Third Pienary
Council of Baltimore, constituting
the law OF the church. /
1t cannot be doubted that among |
the evils we most bitterly deplore in
this country must be numbered that .
which consists in the abuse Of in /
toxicating drinks This kind of ex-
cess furnishes a perpetual fuel to sin, |
and is a fertile source of mlseries;
men without number and whole fam
lilies are plunged into direct ruin by |
it, and numberless souls are drawn
headlong to eternal destruction.
And since this vice prevails
in no small degree among
Catholics, scandal is given to
to non-Catho1ics and great
obstacle is placed in the way of pro-
love of religion and of country urge
all Christians to strive with all their
might to extirpate this pestiferous
evil.
We expect in the first place the
help OF the priests of the church,
to whom God has entrusted the Of
flee of instructing men with the word
Of life. and of instilling into them the
principles of morality. They must
never cease to cry out in strong
terms against drunkenness and its
occasions; especially when they have
missions for their people. Mindful
also, of the Apostolic doctrine, let
them teach the people entrusted to
their care that it is written: No
drunkards = shall possess the king
dom of God" and to those who deem
strong, let them recall to
their minds the words of Eceliasticus
3:27: "He that loveth danger shall
perish in it, Moreover, since men
are not only moved by words, but
are drawn by example, let the priests
be examples of the virtue
of temperance, hearkening to the adj
monition of the apostle that they
should be the model of their flock.
Finally. we exhort all the faithful
who are ENGAGED in selling intoxl-
eating liquors to ponder seriously on
the many and grave dangers and oc-
casions of sin which accompany their
occupation, though it be not illicit in
itself If it is in their power, bet
them adopt more honorable way OF
gaining a livelihood. If not, they
must do their utmost to remove the
occasion of sin from themselves as
sell liquor to young people, namely, +
to those who are not of age, nor to
those who they foresee will abuse it.
Let them keep their saloons closed
on Sunday. and let them never per-
NIT blasphemies, maledictions and
obscene words to be uttered there 1t
religion is brought into ridicule ard
men are drawn to ruin through their
fault or culpable cooperation, let
them know that in Heaven there is
an Avenger who will inflict on them
heaviest chastisenent.
Archbishop Blenk says: aBut
this is not all the church has said on
the liquor question. Here is. pas
toral letter used by the archbishops
and the bishops of the same council
to the clergy and Iaity Of the United s
States, which shows that I am not
taking an independent position, bit
that these same views have been held
by the church many, many years.