The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-28
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The Spirit of Christ the Bible, Liquor and the
State Fair.

The Spirit of Christ, the Bible Liquor and the
State Fair.
To the Editor of The virginian:
Sir.-Will you grant me space An your very
excellent paper express a few thoughts in
ing many articles on the liquor question /
feel moved to say few things and to ask few
questions not to be answered to me, but that
the reader may answer them to his own heart
and to his God
First-The Spirit OF Christ. Have we, call
ourselves Christians, the spirit? We know the
none OF his. II have the spirit, does it re-
veal to Gods eternal truth? Reader. if you
eternal truth Then, say II we are honest be-
fore our God and with ourselves and fellow
man. why is It that upon the most vital ana I'm IN
truth alike? Why do we differ 80 widely? We
are alive today-let US consider this question
God and His judgment awaits us. Let us then
be honest with ourselves and deal righteously
with our fellowman. Think you that the spirit
of Christ will dictate to your mind one way and
to my mind another way? II go, then we make
him the author of confusion and disagree
ments / dare not say so.
secondly-The Bible Is It complete and
law of God all sufficient. or would Christ and
the apostles teach and preach differently? But.
IL we say II Is sufficient let believe It, and take
1T for what 1t says. But. believe that there
are some people who think the apostles would
say now that the old book needed some revising.
Third--The Liquor Now. Mr.. Editor, will
much could be said. Wine is a mocker: strong
drink is raging Look not upon the wine when
IT rs red; who hath red eyes he that tareth long
at the wine cup, and all along the way from
Genesis to Revelations we will find exhortations
against drunkenness, but have failed to find
one text for prohibition. I have found TN the
Bible two persons commanded by God not to
drink wine strong drink-Sam pson and John
the Baptist But some one one -, wiil say; DID you
that he drank wine which would intoxicate. and
I say yes, l saw his name and do believe he
did drink wine which would intoxicate, for II
was said of him that he ate and drank with
publican and sinners and he did not deny II,
but said of himself that the son OF man came anne
both eating and drinking and you say of him
behold a wine biber, friend of pubiicans And
sinners
| Now dear reader I am not writing this to try
Ito make of myself anything. am only one OF the
little ones who belong to God who dare write
this for publication but beg leave to say that
from some Of Gods little things we sometimes
learn our greatest lessons. Since Noah came
out of the ark intoxicating liquors from ali
can learn have been made and drunk; and now
let see how much we can condemn Ine
drinker for all the condemnation rests on MIN
who drinks and gets drunk l have Iookea up
who Is looking for the truth may md IT. by these
references. what one sees now is t1an TOT
W hich he ia looking. Lev. 10: S-9. you VIII see
from this quotation that Aaron had liberty 10
drink on other occasions. Please let me say
here that want the strongest text possible to
prove II Is q sin to make liquor and drink IL III
moderation Again. Numbers 6: IA LOOK Tor
It, Deut. IA: 21-2s, this also. read It, IL u IS a
a
IA John g. 10. Would Jesus make wine ana
rive II to the people TO drink H. was wrong Z
/ saw no Neither did he deceive the peopie,
but he made wine the real thing mat Wouiu
lfptoxicate as quickly as any wine ana say
and do believe that II the money mat mas peer,
wasted in trying to Danish liquor from the iann
had been spent to feed the starving ana ciotne
the naked-the time and talent spent in preach-
ling Jesus and his salvation to these same many
lthousands Of souls would have been dorm intV
Tho Kingdom OF God Wasted, yes, for make an
lthe nrohibitory laws you say liquor will sun
bo made the people will have 1t and drink IL ana
the law will be broken ,,,,, 80
Fourth-Our State fair. In The Virsiniam "
June at, a writer protesting asanst eei.'s
liouor on the fair grounds while the 1air was -,
proureSs advised all Christians 10 ~itttIoio
their patronage from the fair as long as iiuuu
vas sold on the grounds. Now, why 90 peop'e
s,rasn at a pnat and swallow a camel? why no.
aav,sa them to withhold their patronage from
the city of acknowledges Is SOFA tns ,ap,,,
manv places Our State fair. II / am risntiy
informed IL conducted by honorable men. men
Of integrity who deserve our esteem -
patronage They have at great expense mo-
this fair something that our state couIu go,
should be proud Of and j do not see why w ~
NAVE not as much right 10 sell lquo' ~ ~
aranL there as the fellow down town mas "
soil n 10 be drank there. Furthermore, w, ny
90 grounds are always under ample ponee
nrot ection and to say that our young Hlen -,
ct drunk there better or more fhan IN OUT oie.
~ ,rong 7 have attended the fair Tor nve or
six ears straight. have seen no hrunho" 80
~ disorder though only see what We ~ 80.
Tor | saw God bless and prosper our s.a.e .a,
With long life, with more progress All" p
F. F. MOODY.