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bible Prohibition.

Rose says the bible does not teach
prohibition. True It is that the word
itself is not found in the scriptures
but the idea of prohibition origin
ated In the mind OF Cod when he
said to Adam and Eve "of the tree
OF knowledge OF good and evil. thou
shall not eat"
David says in Psalm Ill that the
commandments of God are establish
ed forever. and when we study this
decalogue we see that every one Of
them except the NTH is distinct
prohibition against some form Of sin.
When the father Of lies can ind no
other argument he quotes scriptures
to establish his point. Just a. he did
when he met Jesus In the wilder
ness. But he always misapplles OF
miscOnstrues It to suit his own pur.
pose. Although the bible is an open
book in the world today II Is often
50 Oyerlaid with dust that few per
sons will take the trouble to search
Oat the word for themselves.
Did Jesus use wine at the Passover
feast? Read 1 Cor. H., Matt. &c,
Mark IL, Luke 20. and you will see
in every instance that a cup was Ia
ken and in the last three references
Jesus called 1t fruit or the Vine .
not wine. Adam Clarke says "ffuit
OF the vine" means expressed juice
Of the grape" and most all will con-
eede that Adam Clarke IL a better
bible expositOr than Mayor Rose.
Gen. 4O:11 says that grapes were
pressed in the cup" and this ls the
Drink which David says in the 1O4th
Psalm makes glad the heart OF
man" 1t does not produce the "red.
ness of eyes and wounds without
cause" which Solomon describes in
the Proverbs %. The only differ
ence between these two kinds Is the
fermentation which caused 1t to
move itself Alright" as a serpent
does when cOiling to strike.
Timothy was told to drink wine,
but he was a, gospel minister and
knew enough not to take the biting
fermented kind.
Ministers should preach total alb
stinence from the pulpit, for If they
smnggle liquor into the communion
service or the desk, It will trlckle
out in every pew. "Oh. for q geuer-
alton Of cold water ministers like
Timothy. that nothing short Of \
revelation from God could induce Ia
take wine even as a medicine"
The liquor trafac breaks every com.
mandment in the decalogue. God says
We should have no other gods before
him. but liquor makes man q slave
to appetite and holds that up a. the
! greatest right Of man. Adam fell
on the point OF appetite. Jesus was
tempted Of Satan on this. and every
son OF Adam since has had to over
come on this line.
God forbids the making of craven
images, but the drunkard worships
his bottle above all Sometimes we
sea men who do not worship the
bottle. worship the business the bot
tie makes. and bow themselves down
in tine dust beforoe the great Ameri-
can dollar.
God fOrbids blasphemy. but liquor
breeds 1t. Can a thing as unelean
as the liquor trafic be sancti0ed by
the observance Of the Sabbath whieh
God says Is a sign between him and
his children forever? Exodus 81: IA.
Can this vampire of souls honor tAa
parents so that long life may fol-
low? No. II disgraces father and
mother and shortens life. II breaks
every commandment against murder
adultery. theft. false witnessing. and
the law against cOEatousRess II breaks
by its very existence.
The liquor traGle a against every
lay OF Cod. 90 do not say thA4 our
great example would countenance
such q vile thing. Jesus said. It'll
heaven and earth pass. one lot or one
title shall In no wise pass from the
law" Every time the liquor traf-
&c touches the sacred word Of God.
70 justify its existence. Il cOnfrOnts
the holy and unhoiy which must be
Kept separate. Lev. 10:S-I0.
Hands on the hible' II The Iiq-
uOr tramc must hnd cause for exist
ence. let its uphoIders try to do II on
the basis Of the bloody" dollar.
MRS. EMMA WILKINSON.