The Washington times., 1931-01-17
AN ANCIENT "PRLMITIF" PAINTING OF THE MARRIAGE
IN CANA
printed by Permission of Mesrs. French and Company,
2IO East 57th Street, NeW York City,

Prohbonists usually deeply religious invited to ask
themselves the meaning Of this picture which porrays what
has been for centuries accepted of the great miracles
wedding other celebration with water only dull
then as it now performed by the Founder
Of Christianity that wedding guests might be supplied with
wine in accordance with the custom of the time and country
Everybody remembers the story in the second chapter OF
St. John:
"And the third day there marriage in Cana
of Galilee; and the mother of Jesus there.
"And both Jesus called, and his disciples, to
"And uvhen they uUanted uUine, the mother of
Jesus saith him, They haUe uOine
"And there uUas there six tUater pots of stone
after the of purifying of the JeUS, containing
tuU0 three frkinS apiece.
"Jesus saith unto them, Fill the Wdter pots UUith
uUater. And they filled them up to the brin1."
When the wine by command of Jesus taken to the
Governor he remarked that ordinarily good wine used at
the beginning of feast And when men have we'll drunk
then that which worse but thou hast kept the good wine
until now."
The country Is endeavorng, without success to reverse
that miracle by supplying compulsory ice water in place Of
wine and beer everywhere in the United States
This modern woudbe miracle Of fanaticism is not NAH
ing much progress And much unpleasant crime accompanies
the fruitless effort.
How do you reconcile combination Of Christianity ana
strict prohibition that forbds wine? Would the Founder OF
Christianity have used his miraculous powers provide an
evil thing the wedding guests? Was His knowledge not
greater than of the modern prohibition agent prohb
tion law?
Some prohbonists say that the text badly translated
and the water was changed into nonacohoc wine There
was then no such thing non-alcohoc wine And II the
says what it does not in THAT cae why noI
in all other cases?
The prin painting reproduced here is one OF tour de-
pcting the life of the Saviour painted IN the teenn
century by of Queen Isabella of Spain in honor OF tne
Emperor Frederick Third, and placed in spanish
monastery in Valladold.
The enightenng picture is printed by permission OF Mr.
Mitchell samuels head of French and Company, dealers IN
antiques
Christians through all the centuries have accepted tnS
miracle of the marriage in Cana of the most pleasing
in Christian history comparable in the kindness and sympathy
for human wants. with the miracle of the loaves ana 'e
fishes,
How do prohibonists explain it? Do they in their own
know more about needs and about right ana
wrong than was known to Christ Himself?
If in the Judgment of the Founder OF Christianity was
right nnteen hundred years ago. for human beings 10 use w
wine cuomary drunk everywhere miracle being ac'u"ly
nerformed to provide wne how it be wrong 70 use
wine now?
And why not use the light wine and the peer na men
drank for of before and after tne On
Christ to counerac vile whsky which is recent creation
unknown to our forefathers and that under prohloon mas
khecome the standard drink Of the United StatesI