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THE w i A FEW ( / rpON A VERY SINGULAR PRODUCTION OF THE « ENSC0P.1L CLERGYMAN OF BROCKVILLE, ENTITLED ' As APOtOGY FOR THE DoCTRINB OP SCRIPTURAL TeMPBRAKCE,' OR THE CHURCH OF CHRIST THE TRUE TEMPERANCE SOCIETY/ BY THE REV. HENRY WILKINSON, WESLEYd^'' MIXISTER OF PRESCOTT, * ♦ Jiehold ye trust in lying vords that cannot profit.* Bihli^. « And A'> Pifh tilings exist at the present period as Anti- t; BROCKVILIiE: PRINTED BY WILLIA.M BUELL. 1840. in EJfPLANATION. The duiies of my calling requiring my presence at Brockville a few days since, a friend put into my hand, a Sermon (so called) by the Rev. E. Denroche, Episcopal Clergyman of that town, which I attentively perused,! must confess, with mingled feelings of grief and disgust. It professes to be, 'An Apology for the doctrine of Scriptural Temperance, or the Church of Christ the true Temperance Society;' but is, in fat. Til maintain—" Paddy^—" Bad manners to yes—now hould yer tongue— Arrah ! what'd ye be at, at all, at all, without the whisk*. y ? What'd bcoome of «3ur Fairs, an' Patruns, an' our Wakes, an our buryin's, without Ihe drop?" In my humble opinion, there ore sentiments and statements in the ' Preach* referred to, which require considerable straitening— and foras- much as the Rev. Gentleman has honored his humble servant wirh a passing notice in that same production, a number of Reasons press upon me (with a force amounting nearly to Moral obligation) the onorousduiy of offering a few Strictures upon it, by way of Improvemtnt, \o be pre- sented to the *CanUiil PuWic,* &s circumstances may authoiizc or dictate. Prescott, May, 1810. THE AUTHOR, m )rm©TU^E%, A©. TO THE CANDID PUBLIC, Should ftn invading foreign foe madly d&rf to cross our frontier botinrjary and murder, maii«i, and plun'ier* and otherwise mai*treat our countrymen and ffiendd, and attempt to drag others into hopeless captivity, what excitement and alarm would very properly obtain at once, throughont the whole community ! The fearful tiding*; would lly as on the wings of the wind ! Solemn assemblies would be promptly convened—Volunlary associations would be extensively formed — the entire mass of human inleHigencies would be on the alert, and those persons who displayed the most honest zeal and made the grt^atest gacri- ficea would be justly esteemed as the best friend of the country. Under such circumstances there would be little danger of incurring the charge of fanaticism or undue eKritement. On the contrary, every person who should be found t;/jey- cited would be both confidered and treated as criminaUij indifferent to the National weal, if not as very traitors in the Nation's bosom. But comparatively how very trifling would be the amount of reai evil resulting from any such invasion, when contras- ted with the depredations committed on society by Alco- holic Drinks ! To you, I need not enter into the detaiK' tions and butcheries are our own frirnds, kJ»^dred and ff linv beings, and their interests personal, social, pecuniary and spiritual, present, future, and eternal ; while anguish and loss, tfoubie and disgrace, move or less, are inflicted upofi all, at the same time. Is it then to be wondered at, if the public should become alarmed f if they should concert mea- sures for resUting to the uimosl the potrnt foe ? if they iihould Bssociato together and resolve to riispute every inch of the enemy*d progress, by every lawful means within ih«»ir \iQwetf and if tiiny should press upun aJI the duty ot n fraiu- ing from assisting the foe in any way ; and of uniting t.-t^nr- tily with ihem in ejecting his uiier dislodfrnent and ovi-r- throw ? Assuredly such a course of condun would be tno«l reasonable — would be a necessary duty. Excitement there ought to be. And excitement must rise high indeed to be commensurate with the greatncfss of the evil. To eflect any thing important, the interest taken must be deep and practical* aa well us extensive. What then must be thcught of persons who in full view of the dread and accumulated evils inflicted and inflicting on mankind by tyrant Alcohol, tnanifest no excitement, and take no proper interest in the ja:eneral safety of those who are rather disposed to 8pvei4 enemv; terprlze intaintfj ce from masked readinif 'aCIer- fexulta- joined o doubt !»' by a >ciation for the he faith td I had ifter 89 ., and of ige, and ue stata sly that t breath m 'drag But the enterprise has lived and proapered nolwtthsttndingr* Thefc pleaders for B^al have, one after another, failed in their apposition, and $o fara/fi the subject of 'iVmperance is con- cerned, have sunk into their deserved obscurity. In the glorious 8ucce«>s of the onward movement, they have been well nigh forgotten, for * Lethean gulfs receive ihem as ihey fall, And dark obliviuii soon dissolves them all.* Even the famous Dull of Uishop Hopkins, sent forth to warn thoae of the wickedness of their way^ who were, poor souls, in their ignorance and ioipiely, arduously pursuinif their work of Mercy, by fcavingf as* many human beings »«• possible from the MaeUtrom of Intemperanre ; even tln»» proved an Jibortion, and having 'deecended to the tombs ot the capulels,* I began to indulge the fond hope, that tlie enterprize would in future be Itft to pursue its kind and a»'- live purposes, if unassisted, y^^t unmolested, by hightoni^d Clergymen and professors of the Saviour's Keligion, Hut it was A delusive dream. Another minister and «ome of his tlock are g:re«»lly, greatly disturbed at these e easselcss etl'orts ajf»insllnlemperanc»t. A *slrong one' ha?* just !*prung into the path, out of his thicket at Brockville. Mis weaponi* of war are fearfully displayed, and if the enlerprizp (fares to proceed the result must bo of a most shudderiiit* eharaiv ter. This modern Samson, blind though he be, is makioj: a most desperate effort to get hold of the pillars of the Tern' perance fabric ; n\\6 should he in his groping? chance to iind them, and his strength prove sufficient for the task, rather than not succeed he will perish with ourselves be- neath its ruins. If any inquire *who is this deadly foe of the Temperance Society? Himself shall tell you in his ♦Sermon,' He is a 'Spiritual Councillor,* a 'Divinely com* missioned Ambassador' of Christ. Bui why is so sacred^ so elevated a personage, so decidedly arrayed against so innocent, so useful and so scriptural a means of effectini* {Treat and unspeakable good ? is it because there is neither Selfishness nor drunkenness in the Parish of St. Peters or the world that he must needs fall fowl of benevolence and aobricty ? Or is it because *dancing' and other 'festivities* are much In vogue in that parish, and as these 'sports' are usually in close alliance with the use of *Wine and Strang Drink,' l( not dependant thereon, therefore the Kev. Gentle- man's conscience will not allow him to administer any other than the 'Sacramental Pledge 1 Or, has the encreasing 6 it'!siiion* 'Sermon*; and as it frequf nily happens, 'like priest like popp/ so ci^rtain 'Church members and others,* earnestly 'rt-qupsl* lljat ihe 'S^rrDon on Chris- tian Temperance,' be printed thul the World may reap ihe benefit of their Pastor's Anti-Teoiperanre labours. The ♦Presbyterian (Kirk') and 'PreshytPrian (Wesleyaii) minis- ters,' it seerns have given luige oftVnce ; the latter by speak- ing against the 'great evil of Iniemperance* and the former by condemning 'the customs, and practices throujt»h which that evil is caused.* My respe«:ted 'Kirk* friend requires no apology to be made for him, by me, and his sterling sen- timents evidently only shine the brighter .by the rubbi/iir they have received in the 'Apology.* So far as 1 am con- cerned, certainly nothing was intended less than to annoy a single individual in the congregation at St. Peters, when I wrote against Drunkenness, Ueally, it did not once oc- cur to me that there ivere intemperate pcrstms connected with that Assembly. However, the Sermon is in print ! A Sermon a^rainst the Temperance effort! ! And by a Cler- gyman I ! ! The production has been abruptly noticed by ^AcHtsH,* who forming his own opinion of the author haa chosen to employ the weapon usually last resorted to ta reaehin^an erring: opponent. , • for UidicuU shall frfiqucntly prevail, Ami cut the knot tvhen graver reasons fail.' Whether F shall succeed as well, or otherwise, I Intend to adopt a different metliod in this humble Notice of the Sermon. I conceive, it contains positions, assertions, and insiiiualinns. so unsoun<\ so untrue and so unjust, and with- ill JO ini«l<*af!int» lUni a ic.w sheets vf paper 7nvst be occupi- ed with Strict'inrs thereon, fn doing so I cannot but re- gret i)iRi Mr. D, has found it necessary or convenient, to connect with the Temperance question such an unceasing t that St. r in this id, •Mas- Si esciteci II •Mini'*' s parish- ordnr to 8 it rnav, r iniuhis ihe raw/ equfniljr rofmbers >n Chri:!- reap the rs. The I)) minis- ly speak- e former |h u'liirh rfquliti* ling sfin- ruhbinir am Gon- io annoy rs« when once oc- mnected 1 prim! f a Cler- liced bv m vhor has ted to ill I intend 9 of the 3n«, and nd with- occupi- but re- lient, In iceasinj; jingle about the 'Church of Christ.' The frifnds of Intem- perance do not 'so. They endeavour to avoid all Heligiuus diflerences, and occupy the broad ground of General Benev- olence in order to accomplish a universal benefit, if my remarks, should seem sometimtrs to bear hard on Mr. D's Church, the fault, if it be one, is purely hid own. He has originated the necessity. And I shall have no pleasure in that portion of my task. As 1 do not intend to row with muilled oars, or haridic his paragraphs with furred gloves. to please the fastidiousness of any, when the interests of bleeding truth calls for a hearty friend and o firm defence. The 'Opposition* of Mr. D. to the Temperance Society, as it orlf^inated tht sermon, and adorns every part of it, is the first itenrt to be noticed. And as a severe criit«ade was intended, so it would seem in order to justify llje attack, the usual method is resorted to. Accordingly the 'System' is ushered into the company of •Heathen Error,* 'schism,* •Heresy,* and 'Djcmons,* and ns these are all feared and fearful evils, which it would be 'Sin* in the 'Church' to 'let alone ; and as the comrade ol sur h vile things, no matter how he got to be such, nor what his real character is, can be no better than they, therefore, 'non-opposition' to the Temperance Society, says Mr. D. is •OUR SIN.* The character of the Society being thus summarily and logically settled, its desert is easily determined; it only remains then tht.* the Brockville Champion for strong drink bring his 'jawbone* fairly to bear upon it, smite it 'hip and thigh/ end chase the curse out of the world. The 'Apolog;y* is the mighty, the patriotic, and christian effort. The Church of Christ 5mni*r<^ by not opposing the Temperance Society ! If Mr. D. means the Church of England, as is obvious, as he speaks of'owr sin,* and the sins of ihe 'Church of Christ* as synonymous, then briefly he is abusing The Church. — Surely the.9trt of 7?o7i-opposion to the Society has not lat- terly lain at Her door ! But did Mr. D. ever attend a mee!- ing of the Society? Did he evor examine its principles, save with the guiding 'bull* of Bishop H. before him ? Did he ever condescend to notice the effects of its kindly opera- tions on community, or a single family or individual? 1 suppose not : for in his estimation the Temperance Society is a most horrid monster whi'n compared with the trifling concern of IntemperRnce. Hence *oppo8!iion* Io nhe error' is the •sounder proof the Church of England gives of her •love of souls.' I hope, for her sake, this is gross slander. Genuine Apostles and Primitive Chriitians iiied to manifest fit their *}ove of church, Mr* D. *much questions,* the atsA^rtiun thut. 'titi: fiiociety had met with opposiUon/ If our humble te«ttin(»ny is worth any thing, Mr. D. may rest assured that th« state- ment i^ correct. If he has been einfuily sleepinf^ at hi:^ po of American Unitarinnism, Universalism and Albeism/ — The * Keformation* has *met with opposition* fru«i his church, from Distillers and Venders of Alcoholic drinks. from those who love to Marry long at tht$ Wine,* and a whole host of the *bascr sort throughout .Society. But it Mr. D. is really sincere in conceiving the Associcdon .sin- fitL who can account for his conduct as a mini«i(er of the Gospel? Why has he allowed us to live in sin *:io long V Aud why Is he well nigh inclined to let us sin on siill lon- ger? He tells us, *he would not have introduced the »ub« ject,' (though thousands are sinfully interested in it,) had it not been for the visits of the noted pamphlets before re- ferred to. So then, If that e(7t7 had not happened— ii the Pamphlets had not intruded— if the*Kirk* and ♦Wettleyaii* had not rudely trodden upon a gouty member, and prvfuiif' hj hinted at the *duty of tvtry Christian,* with regant to the sin of Intemperance, the patrons ol Temperance might continue to *i\Q evil,* to *contemn the Holy Spirit,* ami •acandalize the Saviour,' t»ntil they had * Teamed cor nipthm in the world of 6nal reward! O consistency ! thou aria jewel, but unfortunately we Clergymen are not all rich enough to possess thee ! But why would not Mr. D. lift up his warning voice and give the Temperance Society timely notice of the 'errors of their way ?* Is the secret here, that the Rector Is a fatalist? He inquires very confidenily, *can the movements of the great Jehovah [be] accelerated by man's device V And «ssufes us thai, neither *SataB,* nor •the drunkard led captive of Satan, shall hinder the work of God.' And yet strange as it may seem, the ♦Anti-Christian' Temperance Reformation, which is v^tly more mrulent ^mm: mrnn done by I * ready h* if ile< pun liitt iiu:. *titii «ttin(»n}' Uv »(at(;- \f m lii^ r.f Suci- i dispell* ill trvery irrir has Lf*(l front «;uarl*;r> eisni.' — ru«i his ctiriiik^, e/ niMi h , But ir tion .sin- it rif the long V m\\ lull* the »tib- 1 it,) hail jfort; re- —ir th«^ eslevHii* prvfanr- egant t<> ce might ril/ unti 'nipt ion' iOii artrt alt rich ). lift up y timely ere, that l)y, *caii ated bv • tan/ nor work of hristian* mrulent lhiii»8atan'o?8*lin's pet, th« 'drunkard/ it frsix was converted into a confirmed drunkard ; nine- tenths of our world's pauperism is occasioned— four fifths ♦if all the cases oi aggravated crime arc brought about— and to which is owing three-fourths of all our lil'gation, and a lull share of the niuliitude of lunatics isptm esrih— that this vile drug costs Ireland Ten, and the United Empire Fifty millions annually— that it fattens grave yards and peoples perditioa with victimi every day ! 1 can language 10 if fll i1*! : «^ !<:! ( M bo concocted into a form, to title, blaeli enough, the darl{, the deadning, the damning sin of Intemperance! And is there a Clergyman to be found, hardy enough, to become in facr, the •Apologist' for this hydra monster ! This great f vil, the Temperance Society is struggling to lessen— to remove; already One Thorsand drunkaids have been sa- saved, One Thousand of dealers in the poison haveaban- doned the trade of blood, One Thousand of abused and suf- feriiig families have found a bliss unknown and otherwise despaired of, and One Thousand have been thus prepared for, and have subseq- ^ntly become truly religious ; a re- duction of Alcoholic drinks of one third has been effected, and most importani changes have been realized throughout the various ramifications of Society—all ofsuch a character as are found to be greatly beneficial, and powerfully tend- ing to universal good. And is the professing individual to be found ihat can find the face to retain his profession and formally and openly oppose such an effort ? It is even so. Read the 'Apology' I am noticing, and be convinced. But you will say, surely he has his reasons. He has, and you t'hall hear them. It is somewhat difficult to gather and pre- sent in form the Rev'd Genlleman's reasons for bis 'oppo- eition,' hut 1 conceive the main pillars on which it rests as they are, rather confusedly, to be seen in his Sermon, are these:— Scriptural precept and example, the 'Spirit and motive' of the Divine Saviour. The foreknowledge of God. The doctrine of expediency unscriptural Temperance prin- ciples reflect on our Saviour. Temperance Arguments R^ainst drinks bear equally against Food and Raiment. The Church of England is ihe only true Temperance Soci- ety. Morality without Religion is worse than useles. Con- Mderable misrepresentation. An important mis-statement, and finally, the Infidel character and rebellious tendency of the Temperance Association. Mr. D. has selected as his subject the Marriage at *Cana of Gallilee as the commencement and prime of his scriptu- ral evidence in favour of the *com?wo7i' and 'sacred' use of Alcoholic drinks and in order to exhibit our Lord and Sa- viour as a shining example for all who desire so to use the p*-ecious commodity ! I beg leave to repeat from the offcn- sive 'Prescolt' Temperance 'Address,' what Mr. D. has not attempted to dhprove. that '2^ cannot be proved that our Saviour countenanced the use of nther than ^^/^* omV,./. ♦ <%». unalcoholic. It is very convenient to assume the contrary and argue acr dingly, but such sermonizing will not en- the dark, ? And is In become FhiB great lessen—* to ) been sa* kave aban* d and suf- otherwise prepared )us ; a re* » eiTected, iroughout character ully tf nd- ividuai to ssion and s even »o. :ed. But and vou rand pre. lis •oppo- it rests as mon, are pirit and e of God. uce prin- rgumenta Raiment, nee Soci- les. Con- tatement, idency of at *Cana scriplu* i' use of and Sa- :> use the ihe offcTi' . has not that our f. * 5 /S ^ I T." !! contrary I! not en- 11 dare the ordeaK If it can be fairly proved, it should be ; if It cannot, the assumption U no^hin? worth. And as Mr. I), set out iviih the promise of 'a close adherence to the Word and Spiiit of the Divine volume,' it is to be inferred that we have ail the scriptural proof the question is capa- hie of. Then my statement ie confirmed. It is really amusing to see bow Htiie attention he paya either to the ♦Word or Spirit of the Divine volume' in atlempung to sus- tain a favorite position, in the Alcoholic character of the Weddinr Wine. After such a promise of ♦close adherence &c. it is' really too bad to hear him forthwith talk about prohahilities, arn\ directly to contradict the plain letter of 'he context before his eyes. He tells us there was *proba. hiv dancing' at the Wedding feast. It may be a solhcieni n^ly tosav, from the peifecl silence of the *Word en the snbjeci. it is probable' there was Tiof dancing ofany kimi there, and certainly not such dancing as his sermon will be understood in hi* parish to encourage, end as he is gener- ally understood to be an advocate for. He next informs us that Jt^sus ^changed the water into wine,' not to supply the actual wants of his entertainers— no. He *man»te»ied forth his Glory' in that miracle, in order no minister to thf ir innocent leslivisv,' in 'sports' and ^riddles, and m ♦mu- sic' and Mlancing !' I turned to the passage when I cast my rves upon this, and I certainly found no mention of ftMch •festivities' but I reed ♦And when they wajtted Wme, &c. Not an over ♦close aciherence' this Mr. D. U this is not 'wrestina' scripture in order to find a gospel precedent for a modern carnal, frothing, tippling Wedding, then such a thinffasnvresiing'a passage from its 'proper application never occurred. And suppose I grant that by this miracle Christ •tau"ht his followers to the end of time that every ireature of (Jod is good,' nothing would be gained. It is vet to be proved that Alcohol is a creature of Ood. And it even this too were admitted the manner of its use is then to be determined. Fire is a good creature of God and yet it U not thought advisable to take it into oar bosoms or our beds. And I am sure there are a great many good crea- turrsof 6Wlhat Mr. D. would hardly advise us to takfl down cur throat.^! Or that he would affirm it sinful for u» to refuse' to swallow ! No proof then as yet is jurnished of the Alcoholic character of the Wedding Wine, nor of j^,« „ni!t nf nbstinence from intoxicating drinks. But %ve are told this was ^(wod Wine,' and therefore Alcoholic.-- Mere assumplio^again. The term 'good' will not eertify 12 f I *\^ that. Wine like cider m%y vary ill quality according to the i'haracter o( the fifuit, the time of gathering it, and the care iak<*n in obtaining it, at well as in rnanufacturioif it into wine. And as th« juice of the apple is known as cider, the moment it is pressed out, so is that of the grape, denomina- ttd Wine. And as ail real wine is derived from Grapes, so the single passage Mr* D. quotes from Num. 6th chapt. to prove that 'fresh juice was never *accounied Wine in the Old Testament/ proves m such thing. So far from that bt^inj? true, if he will turn to Hosea 3d chap, and Ui vs. he will rind that even •Grapes' themselves are termed ♦Wine.* It is •flagons of Wine' in the text and *grapes' in the mar« gin. And vice versa our Saviour called Wine »Fr«ii,* *ihe /ri/ii of the vine.' It is certainly far less ♦probable' that our Lord would convert the Water into intoxicating Wine, than into' what Mr. 0. calls Hiquor of grapes,' The latter is a natural substance, a whoiesome nutritive beverage, while the former is an intoxicating agent, and as far as th<' Alcohol it contains is concerned, is wholly innutritive and poisonous. To change the water tntc this lasidescripjion of drink, he must of set purpose have passed over the nniu- ral stale of Grape juice, and fermented it, also, that it might possess intoxicating qualities ! He that without evidence can believe this, let him do so. I seriously demur. As it relates to the quantity^ if the whole of the water was •cha/i- ged into Wine* there was above one hundred gallons of th*? liquid. This is hardly •probable.' It is most likely thst the water was so changed no otherwise than as it was dr« wn out ; and that it was new and unfcimented wine. The tharacter of the drink is certainly more important than the quantity ; but assuredly there is nothing in the entire histo- ry of the event that even by *probabiiity' hints ^tthe use of intoxicating drinks on that occasion. There is nothing of this in the sentence, 'when men have well drunk,' though some fancy they can find drunkenness here. Such persons arc perfectly welcome to all the advantage they can gain with candid p r ons by intimating that the guests were al- ready far gon« towards intoxication, and that our Divint; Satrioar ♦manifested forth his glory' by furnishing a pun- cheon o( better, or stronger, or more 'Alcoholic win**, to prolong a drunken revel I Mr. D. irjakes a parado of ih« ♦consequences' «f this miracle. But a child can compre- »,, ..« iMUB tisijir, V. nciiicf wc opuuK oi JUS "supreme power,' •his mission,' or the 'Faith of his newly gathered Apostles,' d himself ihnt the *old wine' spoken of frequenily in the 'IVstament, 'possessed intoxicating qualities,* he then would Win establish the ♦Nsw* to be of the same character ami thus secure his favorite position that all *wine' was alco- holic, and therefore the icatcr made wine, was so, thereforo .)ej I nm now prepared to puraue Mr. D. to the Old Testament. To ibis ho eonudendy r€i«ff , egrs- fully reminding at at the ooteet 'that wha4 la morally wrong now wa» so under Hit old diaptwatiflPi* tod foHliwUh quo tea I! ,41 1 14 Deut. 14,32-^26. Num. 19.27. Lev. 10,9. I have not time or room to insert these passa^'es; I wish 1 had ; but you can refer to them. To sitre time and trouble, however, I grant that the use of ♦Wine and Strong Drink,' was al- lowed to the Jews, and under certain restrictions to the Priests. But does it unavoidably follow that we are undf f vhUgation, or thai it is proper to'use thtiii mno, on that ac- count. Is it a correct sentiment that any particular cours'i of conduct enjoined upon, or permitted to the Jews ia lawful and binding now for t!iat reason ? I trow our Anti-Tem- perance friends, aie hardly prepared for the consetjuenct's of an oirirrnatire. I will take a case of illustration out of Deut. 21 St chap, and place it side by side with a case .Mr. D. has selected from the same chapter, and on the above principle, we will see the result. H« says, 'the injuncnon to use wine and strong drink *before the Lord,* was ^ive.i to a generation ns prone to excess as the present race of men;' BO much so, that in Deut. 31, 'an express provision* is- made &c, for 'stoning a drunkard.* Well, what does that esiab- lish ? Why, that it is noio right and duty to use the same kind of drink that constituted him a drunkard and ivjnnmin- iously shortened his days ! Ah ! well, read then vs. I5, |n and 17, and observe, *an cxpresi provision is made' f»r the distribution of the property between two sets of children born of Wives living cor.joinlly with one husband. On the samb principle, iherei'ore, it is 7iniv right and duty to adopt the requisite measures by which two sets of children are produced, viz. every man should possess at least two wives ! Would Mr. D. advise his parishioners to be true to this principle ? I believe not. Would he have us share with Israel in the use of that •meat* which. *while it wan yet in their mouths, the wrath of God came upon them and alew the fattest of them, and smote down the chosen men of Israel ? Must we imitate them in their exterminating' Wars ? Should we use their liberty now as to putting away i Or because they were allowed to subject gome of the Na- tions to involuntary servitude, is modern slavery therefore right and our bounden duty ? Perhaps in Mr. '0*s estima- tion the Virginian Negro-Masters are free from the sin of rrflecting on Jehovah by meddling with any *merely human device,' such as emancipation efforts, or the Colonization Society, whereby the oppressed might be free !! What I in« ferts, that admitting the Jews had full permistioo irooi God to use 'wine and strong drink' as a beverage, at they had many other licen^esi U does not follow that God ap* proves o( present ti ♦in what sistr U that the i ualiy on among tl against I onlj'. E lion, the h!i9 threa whole s( both out *self lovfi uttering business power, that may dijferenci fame sub liquors. The friei their frii conclude Intempei mixtures that Alc( a *comn nencc wl liquors v ing then the wine issiili m candid. ♦ Mr. I Deut. 14, Shaker, t< was so ca! timent CO Wine.» I rindly. *] grain cff crucified- \ i.ig it on i ish.* fi>e€ may fcUd them*—/; 15 have not h»d ; but however, ,* was ai- ng 10 the ire undf r D that oc- tr cours'i h Ittwfui nli-Tem- >n out ot case Mr. he above ^ive.i lo of men;' * h matle lat e!»iab- ll'e same ivjiiomin- » 15, in i' l»r the children nd. Oil I dull/ to chiidrcn i^ast two e true to us iihiire e it wan liem and sen men linating gaway f the Na- herefore p estima- e ain of ^ human nizatioti liai I in* on Irooi at «h«]r God ap* prnvcs of llie •Common' use of intoxicating ilrinka in the present day, and in our present circumstances.* If any ask 'in what does our diflerence of circumstances n.ainly con- sist?* I briefly answer,— First, Even Mr. D. is evidence that the immorality of the Jews was great, and was conlin* ualiy on the 'increase'— that the 'extent of drunkenness** among them was *awful,* and that a 'woe* was pronounced against the evil, even when caused by fermented drink* onl)'. But since the invention of the Satanic art of distilla- tion, the evil has assumed a form much more frightful. Il has threatened to swallow up whole nations; to undo the whole social fabric ; end to sap the very foundations of both our libertiea and religiom In view of the dangers, 'self love and social,' which are in fact the same united in uttering a loud and piercing cry, lo awake all to the serious business of arresting the evil by every lawful means in their power. And surely any sacrifice required is cheaply made that may avert so Hremendous a ruin. This is an important dtference. AgaiUy^li is a modern discovery that it is the same substance which intoxicates in fermented or distilled liquors. This is now an cslabli«hed fact in chemistry.— The friends of Temperance, justly alarmed for themselves, their friends, their country, and their species, reasonably concluded thai a successful war could not be waged against Intemperance by attacking a few of its thousand forms and mixtures —that its cure under our ciicomstances demanded that Alcoholic drinks of every name and form be disused as a 'common* beverage. Here then is a motive for absti- nence which a Jew could not be infiuencd by. Distilled liquors were then unknown ; and the amount of evil result- ing therefrom is incalculably greater than could result from the wine drinking of the Jews. A third item of difference is still more important. It most possess weight with the candid. I refer to the demonstrable fad that Over Nine- ♦ Mr. D. has a Note on the word SikerOf or strong drink, spoken of Deut. 14, 22. The word, eays Dr. Clarke, comes from the Hebrew Shaker, to inebriate— He adds, from Jerome, 'Any intoxicating liquor was so called, from whatever fruit it was made/ This sustains the sen- timent conveyed in the Prescott Address, where it is called 'Strong Wine.* It was often wine drugged, and was designed to be used MedU tindly. The learned Dr. from the Rabbins remarks, "The Jews put « prain cf frankincense into a cup of Honey wine, for the victims to be erucifiedj to distufb thfir IntelUctx, and thus destroy sensibility, gronnd- ».ig it on Prov. 31, 6,— 'Give Strong Drink to him'that is ready to per- ish.' aJee another proof. 'Woe unto them that rise up eaily that they may fellow Strong Drink, that continue until night, 'till Wine inflame them '— /ja. 5, H. Wine and Strong Drink here are synonymous terms \f^: mm 16 T»nt!is of ihc wine in 'common* use has no juice of ih^' a;rQpc in it. It u manufactured out of distilled alcohol. »«ucrar, cider, water, colouring matter, and various other in- j*ri?(iiems to give il variety. Our Wines in general, there- fore, are 'n\ (aci distilled intoxicating drinks, under various nam^^s, disguised to be sure by admixtures with other suU> fitances. The *common' use o( such wines, of course givf.s imivcrK^! license to use all distilled drinks, whether disgui- sed or otherwise. Now such drinks are indeed a *humau device,* or if you please a diabolic invention ; they are 'uii- authorised' by Jehovah; were unknown to the Jews; and the ellecl of their use, involves a tale of untold horror. — Will any man hesitate now whether this great difference of circumstances f justifies us in refusing to imitate the drink- customs of the ancient Jews ? I believe but few persons will be so disposed. But says Mr. D. our Saviour must have 'foreknown' that his 'miracle' at Cana of Galilee would be spoken of throughout the world, yet he performed il, and turned the 'water into wine.' Yes, and he also fore- knew the use that some persons, 'wise in their own conceit* wouhl strive to make of it, and yet he performed it. But uniil our opposition friends shall have proved that our Sa- viour ever made or used Alcoholic Wine, neither that 'mir- acle,' nor any other act of his life with regard to wine, will avail ihem in the least. If the wine made was not Alco- holic the difiiculty has no existence. If they insist there /.x dilliculty, then let us have the proofs as to the Character of the wine. The Temperance public will \vait for this %vith anxiety. But Mr. D. adds, our Lord, must have /orr- .'icen the prevalence of intoxication down to our own day.' Yet be 'countenanced the use of wine as a beverage: 'He foresaw the sin of the Corinthians who got drunk at the holy Communion, yet he consecrated wine to that ordi- nance. '''^ Here is assumption again. 1 ask proof that Je- sus either 'countenanced* or 'consecrated' Alcoholic Wine. Here I might rpst the an^vfcr. I will go farther however, and show the perfect fallacy of the sentiment conveyed. It is in substance that, our Lord approres of every particu- lar practice or cuatom which he did not apeciticaUv cou- * Mr. D. assures us on page !7 of the 'Apology* that the Jews nevftr accounted /rcsA grape juise as wine ; in this place he lakes it for gran- ted that ihc -friiii ofihe vUie,' which our Savioiir consecrated to the Sa- cramental ordinance was 'accounted Wine,* To suit his purpose then grape juice was NOT, and to answer his eod^ n*3w, even grapt 'jNit' IS Alcolwlic Wine ! I Such tkcrougk and eonsisHerU argumentation il hard* ly capable of an ^exact paralkl' Pnly truth is in^utaUe. }iice of ih' d alcohol. I other in- raK there- r various other auU- urse gives ler disgui- a 'human y are 'uii- ews; and horror. — ference of the drink- V persons iour must ilee would formed it, also fore* n conceii' d it. Bui at our 8a- thal *mir- wine, will not Alco* St there U Character t for thi$ \i9.ve forc' own day/ age: 'He nk at the that ordi< f that Je- iHc Wine, however, jonveycd. y particu- caUv coti- Jews Bcrftr it for gtan- urpoM then tpe VNit' IS UojaifharU-^ man fram* declare it to be » poiton. All the Bookt on Mat*- "8 Medica affirm the s»me. A«k the index for tha word *Alc»l)or and you will he referred to the class nf nar- cotic vegetable poison ; and for results, ranked with hen» bane, hi^rnlock, and deadly night shade. Will Mr. D. be- lieve it is a poison, now ? I suppose not, for * A man conrinced against his will Is of the sa.ne opinion siiU.* Such, however, is the fact, and I enre while •food* and *dreM* are absolutely necessary, and moderation in their use deii- rable, and most (or our good ; Alcoholic drinki are tt;*n^« cessary arid injurious and to abstain from them i» our boun- 6ei\ duty inasmuch ae both our own ar4d our ncighbora iti- Icrest ivill be fftlly advanced iher*^by. Mr. D. is opposed to the Temperance Society becaote •§ he (rfquently asserts, Mhe Church of Cbrisi in the only true Temoerance Society.* Knowing ag we do the exclusive views of the Brock ville Rector, I understand him as saying •The Church of England i» tlte only true Temperance So- ciety.* 1 regi' t that I must «o ur.derstand Sim. It plante thorns along my path, x\\)\ s.> much to nnnoy me as them \ though I must be the innocent caudo cf the uneasiness. — lielicacy, however, forbids me uttering even a lythe of the truth, though my d^'licuc reference itstlf will no doubt be styled very *shocking I* I will not enter into the quegtion as to why the True Church (in fact) *j vot the True Tem- perance Society, nor put that Church u> the torture, by ask- ing how it e\me to pa»s tl it Intv^mpcrance has been on the increase (o: 1800 years, or until the Temperance Move- ment; or hojv it has happened that the v ovcment has done more to check that vice within tsvelve ytars than the Church t ffected duTiuff any given period o( her existence? These are all important queries ; but my husinessi is with the Church of England, This, the ouly Tempsrance Society dtc. I This Church a Temperance Socitcy ! Pray who would have thought it? Where u the evidence? In ite Rules'i I know of nothing there but common place de- nunciations against t^runkc aness. The Bible, Law Books, and Sermons have always abounded with these, and with what effect a« ti general thin*? With what effect in the Church of England? Comparatively none at alL In her ♦Sacramental pledges* in which Mr. D. parables so osten- tatiously ? I know of nothing peculiar in these, over other Churchee. Is it in the Ministry t I will force myself to be i 20 Uwi li»rt. I will only refer lo the 'Sermon* in quetttoa. Retd lh9 *Apology,* which 1 ventura to predict not ooe of the Clergy of that Church will opponet and my question it answered. la it in the membership ? Worse and worse. Look around. Inquire, What Church does that and that distiller belong to? That and that vender? that and thai inebriate! There iii In general but one answer. The fact is these classes of community cannot live in other Churches, They would not receive them, or long retain them if all else were right, simply because of their connection with •nd prominence in the vile practice or business ! and yet Mr. D's Church is the only Tecnperance Society ! Could I believe him sincere in his farrago about his Church being • Temperance Society, I should think in sober sadness it waa quite time our Province had a Lunatic Assylttm. A most unpleasant volume might be composed on this snbj<>ct; if need require it may yet be forthcoming ; but for thepreseol the above may suffice. *A word to the wise,* &e. There is some strange and indigestible nonsense f'^uod •n page 7, echoed on page 8, and re«echoed on page 22 of the *Apology.* The substance of all, if we can understand him, is, that we cannot acceptably live soberly, or be really temperate in drinks, without being united to the Commv- Nios OF Saints, to the Church of Christ, or his Church. which is the *one great and Divinely instituted Temperrnee Society.* If there is no other than this, alas for the world ! O, my country ! 'any thing short of this,' says he, Ms worse than useless,* d&c, Any other Temperance ^springs not of fiith* and is therefore •sinful,* &c. It is •merely changing from one form of iniquity to another* &c. What specimens of Wise and Charitable, not to say pious, instruction are these? Are ive to understand then, that /a&our is worse than illenesSt honesty than injustice, chastity than fornica* tton, sobriety than drunkenness, &.c. because a man is not a *true Christian ?* I admit the doctrine of the ISih Article of the Church of England to be sound, that 'Works done before the grace of Christ* &.C. *not springing from faith* A-.c. 'parlake of the nature of sin ;* but that is not Mr. D*i doctrine. He not only asserts their sinfulness, but thai they are *worse than useless ;* that is In fact, suck Worki are Worse than the opposite sins ! Cannot a man be a fair trader, generous to the poor, and an honest and Sober man until he is united to the •Communion of Saints,* Mr. D's Church, or, I will add, really experience converting grace? , Who in hii senses will answer negatively ? Better indeed, 27 )t ooe of estinu it 1 worse, and that and ihai The fact hurcheg. pno if all lion with and yel Could I \\ being t !88 it was A most bj»«ct; if epreseDl tse f^uod ige 22 of iderstand be really ( COMMW* I Church, nperrnee le world ! *i8 worso igs not of changing pecimena iction are ■ is worse n fornica* an is nol ih Article 3rk8 done om faith* It Mr. D's , but thai ck Works 1 be a fair lober mas : Mr. D's ng grace? br indeed, far baiter l» be eo eipefteneed— all shouli be eo->bal tilt lh«n, or should that unfortunntely never occur, is not a Mural and Sjber life most desirable? yea, moat •pleasing* to God ? 1 know all ought to be Mn the fnith;* that 'whether we eat ur drink, or whatsoever we do, should be done te iho glory of God ;* but would Mr. D. have us turn suicidee ant 'atnrve ouisulves to death, to avoid theirorse sin of com* log thort of the glory of God in taking our Slaily bread!* I admit that fas sinners we arc *shut up unto faith in Christ* eo completely that until we savingly believe in Christ all our works 'partake of the nature oi t»in ;* but is it, on this ac- count *worse than useless,* for heads of families to love each other, to provide for th^ir family, to fear oaths, to live Hoberly and to patronize the benevolent Associations of the age, because they have not yet so believed ? That is very comfortable doctrine for lh^ drunkards and drunkard ma- kers, and other sinners in Brockville ; but it is ^contrary t§ godlniess * All agree that morality is not saving holiness, but it has been leU for this *Sermon' to teach that itts *worse than uaehss,* that is practically 'Worse* than Immorality!! In a former case the author*s motto is, 'Bad is the Best/ in thiti instance he adopts practically, the worse the better. The Sermon contains a few instances of Mis-representa* tion of too gross a stamp to pass without 'Stricture.* 1 shall only notice three of the most glaring and unbearaljle char- acter. 1. He instincts his readers that the Temperance ad- vocates exalt the 'System' above the Gospel ; for they *8up- fi\y to men a poor make shift morality instead of presenting to their acceptance the glorious Gospel of our 'Lord Jesus Christ.* 2. That the Temperance Reformation is not based upon Religious Principle; for 'God approves of no laws and pledges of morality not based upon Gospel principles,* and therefore •recognizes no Temperate Socie- ty except his own Church.' 3. That owing to the opera- tion of Temperance principles, 'Wine is withheld from the Nity in the Sacrament* in Protestant Churches patronizing the Temperance Institution, for, inquires he very imposing- ly, 'are we in duty bound to adopt the tenet, not of Christ but of Papal Rome, that because of the liability of the abuse of Wine in the Lord'* Supper, therefore the wine of which the Lord said, 'drink ye all of it.' is to be refused — to be withheld from the laity— the congregation of Christ's fiockl' Did Mr. D. promise himself that a Candid Public had not sa- gacity enough to perceive that an assassins daggar was half concealed amid the folds of this sBQctimouious Kobe assu- I«)l 'A) H U8 mf!(i for tlie oeeasioo ? Or did be f uppo^e on noe but him- neUcarrd for the honor of the Gospel, the intf gri»y of Pro* testantinrnt or was actudted by Gospel principled? And rould he imaoine that euch libela on the innocf nt and use- fut Temperance cause would escape uncanvassed ? I can assure all concerned, that the institution has never been ($!ave by itsenenies for unworthy purposes) exalted above the Gosp*"!, nor to an equality therewith ; it never professed to be able to make men Christians,— to spiritualize m«n,— that honour belongf-lh alone to the *Gospel of the Graee of God ;* but it has humbly claimed to be an auxiliary amon^ other auxiliaries in doing good, as the Tract and Sabbath School Societies, directing? of course its energies in i»8 own peculiar province against the particular, the prolific and the universally prevailing vice of Intemperance — to be an handmaid to Religion; and it has nobly proved itseHicien- ry in that respect, as numerous liviug witnesses can teslifir. Its operations also prove its professions genuine when it claims to be based upon tho bro»d principlea of Christian charity and Philanthropy. It plants all its Severs' on ihU ■trong foundation, and those Severs* themselves are obtain- ed from Srripture sentiments, precepts and examples, us well as from undeniublti facts, from the well tested experi- ments of science, and candid observation as tothebentfi- cial eiTccts of the Scietv among men. It is easier to cavil At than disprove the facta that ii has, greatly 'tended to atrengthen men*s resoltuions to abstain from their sin of intoxication* — preventeit the formation of in^.emperate hub- its— lessened the sum of humhn misery (through intoxicu- lini; drinks) upon a large scale — reduced the positive agen- cies for the promotion of Intem;>erance — removed seriotiH obstacles out of the way of the Gospel, and certainly ren- dered the converson to God, of many far more *probable* unless we ohstinatehj adopt the absurd conclusion that there is more hope of persons under the influence of intoxieatin|r drinks, than of sober mr>n. With regard to the last calum- ny I will merely say the implication is wholly* unfounde 1, and if Mr, D. wishes lo avoid being criminated on the charge of having 'borne false witness against his n€i!>hbrir* he will haste to inform all whom he has instructed to the conttftrv- that thniifrh wa b<^lif^ve it nrnner to nbtsifl ll>« purest wine we can, for that solemn and sacred service, the ♦Tenet* he escribes to us is no part, nor result of the prin- ciples of the Society— -that wine of the best character we can gel is *N£?ek wituhslp' from ibe *flock of Christ/ I have no fe»r, hnweter. ihtt Mch wisffpresentaitons wintfTocl any tlnn«: imporunl. The cause has now obtained a slandinj,' and a character that only well substantiated truth can injure, and that is » rart article i» Anti-teiiiperaucc publications. Perhaps this will pamtully appear now I am ab..'.'. to nmice a palpable misstatement contained m the Ap^>losy, I contest I cannot frame an»Apolo{iy' lor not using a ilronger tpUtiet to dcflitrniie it. I hive only to say, I will not. On page 18, Mr. U. quos _ lions whether the Society has done good, even in the very lowest sense ol the word; in the the United States ; and then tnimediaiely cciocs the name sentiment with regard to 'similar societies in our i lovince. W ny i« ihi:. c;»ll<.d in question ? O. Uhe much vaunted good claimed to havo Ijue.i done by the system was contradicted, point blank, at the i^araloga Tcmnemnco Convention.* Indeed ! well, now for the proof ;--Why .1 was ihere declarad * Wine drinking is increasing in our country, — mere 13 more wine drank now than ever, and the fact of the great increase ot wine drinking is undeniable.' What we ardently wish we often credu- lously believe; and so on these sayings Mr. D.exuliingly proclaims the much v^iunted good' is a failure; for, 'since the formatmri of I empi ranee Societies in the United Slates, intoxication \ms fearfully increased .. -- Now, does the -intelligence' from Saratoga (/oixr years old too) even in- limaia that ♦intaxicafion Aa,t (or even /t«(/) increased?' J\o sucn tning. The misstatement is a perfect Creation! Up to that time the lemper- ance war was only waged agair.st^;-(/e"« Spirit.<,; and m Convention ih« fact was developed, that while they had been thusengajjed, Wme dnni;. in..» had greatly increased.* Who bat the 'Apoligisf would venture hm miurarion, by forthwith publishing to the world, on such a dcvelopmcm, •ihc goofl done is a failure, and intoxication lias fearfully increased ! is there II-) difference between «n increase of wine drinking and an increase of intoxication on the who!«? it was very convenient but is tery Ui»- c.eili'ti'»l.r to the Aoplogi^t.' to overlook fhc glorious conquests gained intho ouly qiiirrer inVhidi any fighting had been dorie ; and where »■»>«; of lii' wai.-uni! heroes in the Moral conflict, directed the attention of iMi. ho*t to souie new allies who are joining the enemy »o another^di- ri'ci!'.n, to f »s:cMi upon that simple Hicl, and thereon proclairn our Ue.eat and di.con.fifu.e! 'I'hc facts of the case are at hand. A successtul Wiir h 'A b.f.n V a-'d for 7 or 8 years against 'Ardent Spirits only, A vast r«d.».-(iou iu iln^ us« of the article, roused the cupidity of Alcohol deft!.'rs- ;»nd a^ Wiu'^ was not prohibited if they could but somehow hx .irdtnt Spirits uMo Wine, a march would be stolen on the 1 emperance ttiovemerii. and the trade in the horrid poison might yet survive, i lie wilev-scbcme was, however, delected j but not until the country was rt .txled with these Wines, which many drank who yet remained true to the old pledge. The utterances of the members of the Saratoga Conven- tion arc then easily accounted for, in this way ; and the bold and unau • Ihorised' infc.ence of tiie 'Apologist' will force upon itself a name worthy of S'l forced a corollary. Ooes Mr. D. exult in the difficulty tnat is thus ocrasioned ? He ought to know it is one that lo.ts— that conquest too i« tioir^ni.'='».iMaUv won. And wift, ouite as moch fh^nfv. mtnoMsm and Prudence, might an Israelite in Egypt, opposed to the deliverance of his people, rejoice in the additional misery, which through the cupidity of Pharaoh the Redeeming efforts of Jehovah for a time brou-ht upon ihem —Or the Apologist himself, exult in the increased suficrnii^s Oi tne Southern Slaves, which by reason of their task masters, the strong effort* of modern Abolitionists, for a season is tlie means of occasioning . 1 h« Convention in questioa originated the Total Pledge; for tour years ,t ha» toW astonishingly ; «nd to comfwl our opposir»€ Church fnenas, i P ktT« grttt pTetture in ttf tnf the protpeflit w#»t« ntv^r bf igfiler Ihkii ftt present. Thts *Apologi»i» i»«xi endoavor* lo fii ihe •min of I«fideJi«7 ftnd Rebellion on ihe Tempei »ncc Society, Huvini; chriaienrd ihi« cauM *e?il' and staled the tiToris of «»!> patrons lo be <4i best but M»iing «TiP Ihai 'good mif^ht come' he iiisiiiuiituijily ask*, *viUy is it ihut Infidel* and •pen Blasphemerg often gladly and even osi' iimiiousty unite in thi« Moral work ?• He proceeds l» MiKsw»;r his own stiange question, »nd tell* •8 in Bubsfunce that they 'join prolessin^; christian'- to make little of Christ, and prove human plans more efFeciual lliun iJivine Grm e.* Th'J he attempts to prove by arilrming timl Ihe Temperance Rcii^rm has flour- lihedmost inthc New England States of America, known as the hcud quarters of American Uniiariani>rn, Univcrsalism, nod Atlitifijn,* It it wothin;^ new for the Association to be slandered ns infid»;l, political or Rbbeliious as the case happ»!ns and as will tell best in diUcr' n locolitift. This wholesale slander is but an eclioof ihal of Di-sliop Hopkins, already ttent'oned. Any thing is loo good to say of an insiiiution that rendeia It rather uncomfortable to kcsp up old customs, and '/ar,y long aUhe %Dine,* or riot on the very vitals of the social f;ood. Mr. D. seems lo have borne the old adage in mind, 'throw dirt enough n id tome will •tick.* But whoare the 'Infitlels' and 'open Blaspht mcrs' who «o espouM the cause and for ituch reasons? The cause knows noiliin<; of them ! Tho •onverso is most piobably the fact. I appeal to all hit-tory whether such aharactera have been noted for Temperance or Intemperance— whether they have been on our side or on that ot the Apologist ? Did such Infi- dels as Paine, Rosseau, Diderot, &c. &c. ostentatiously unite in Moral works; or did they, like Mr. D., unite in the Immorul woik of dram drinking themselves, and in using their mlluencc in favor of the practice becoming utiiversal 1 But from such vitupe/ation, I make fny appeal »^> facts, and with all possible kindness I now challenj^e the 'Apolo{/isi' to •elect any portion of Canada {where the state of tliinfjs is knowuble by •11) and compare the Temporuncc and Anti-Temperance jJUi-tics in tha community, as to Moral and Christian character, and conduct. I will cheerfully risk the character of the cause on the result of such n compar- ison. I will even 'beard the lion in his den,' and name Biockville,or Perlh,orElizabelhiown,or Prescott or any other section of the country he may choose. Does not every person, but himself, know, that the So- •iety embraces as its members or friends, the great majority of the mor« actively christian, respectable, and consistently moral portion of the com- rounity m most localities in the land ? so far, therefore, as Canada is by implication concerned, I utterly cuntemn any such insinuati( ns, as wick- ed, baseless and visionary. lam no Apologist for the errors of the N. England states of America : however, they cm\ well afford tc 'e/tdur« hardness,' now they have so gloriously shakt-n off the heavy yoke of Al- eohol. All that know the history ot the New England Churches, know that they were most awfully scourged with the common cuise Intemper- •nee ; that they could do nothing effectual to save and purify themselvca 10 long as distillation, vending, and using intoxiratinji drinks, was pen- erally countenanced ; and that it was by means of the Association they were enabled to cast of the loathsome incimibus. Will Mr. D. affect* smile and call a Society that can do this, 'infidel ?' and assume (as usual) that the prosperity of the cause is a proof of the Infidel character of that region of country !' Let him rather look at home, and at his earliest con- Temence furnish us with similar and equally solid evidence of the author- doxy of his Church, and hig own heart, by staying the plague of Intera- perance in his own congregation, as effectually without the Temperance B«eiety, i/hi cm! Lei him bring his True Temperance Society with its ample start of •f*rotJtiont» of •B«|>lt«m* •Conllreatteii,' ke. kt. to bear «•» Ihe evii, and if he succeed, the good deed shall be foirly ae. knowledged. The caiet abound, 1 know, for I hare lived in Brockville. Th« result wJU be anxiously watched for. Till something ia done •! lomi, by »h»^ C/mrcA, it will be quiie too »oon to boast of her pciwera m thi« r«8peci. If the au«hor of the 'Apolopy* will accomplish 6y hie Church, in Citnad*, what the Temperanet SSocitty has done m New EnR- lind,and el.s«where, as an humble auxHiury (o the Church, 1 will begin to b li«ve she is of some service in the Provinccj and be more tt an half eorverted to ihe opinion, that so far as the Church of God is concerned, Ibe Temperance organization is not indispensably ntccssary in order t» fe«icf.il sobriety. ^ . -iir i The amazingly rapid progress of the eounem.i-nxiand, Scotland, waiM and elsewhere, and especially in Ireland, disproves 'point blank' the heartless insinuation that it finds a congenial soil in unbelief and sin. It would seem that the 'Apologist' was i\ct without a degree of sickiahntt$ on this scoro, in view of the 'astonishing' advance of the society in Ire- land. But what is there so white that cannot be blackened ? and when Other means of attack cannot be found, the motive cru always be assailed, tspecially in the absence of ihe V,hariiy that ihinketh no evil,' whcf. nona fpears. Ii eland, the land of whiskey ,of misery and of crime, that swal- lows annually 14 millions of gallons of Spirits at an expense that would furnish 2s. 8d. per week, to each pauper in that country— Ireland— whoaa •very fourtk shop was a spirit shop, and who was always drunk,— Ire- land, the 'p"7.zle of puzzles' as to her pauperism, her diseases, her pre- mature mortality, he- assassin carnage, and her foul murdors—Whiskey- fidden Ireland at length has opened her eyes to the Grand Cause of all her degradation and suffering. And her Priests, too, with all their influ- snce, really seem determined thui rhe shall hereafter be free from so de- basing and damning a.vice. Is ihere a creature on earth worthy >:ha name of a christian, or a man, hut rejoices at the news and is ready cvoi on his 'knees' to return thanksgiving to God on Ireland's behalf? Tha originators of the printed Sermon are r xcep:ioos. And he who tells ua live 'pages' forward, that he has 'noihing to do with the motivei of J em- Berance''persons'--ihat he 'believes they are influenced for the most pari by the best intentions,' can find it in his heart to look coldly on his own country struggling to escape the fiery fl icd, and finding nothing else to fasten upon save motive, insinuatingly hints at 'Rebellion' ! And for one$ we will condescend to present a semblancj of support for his bolted mu- mations. He gives :is what it is said a certain -Priest' slated in 'Water- ford,' viz. 'that if there had been a Temperance Society in 98, thinga would not have turned outasihey didat Vinegar Hill,' &c. Admit thii silly tale to be true, and what does it prove? And what does it amount to, with reference to the vast Moral Reform, so 'astonishingly on the ad- vance?' Does that petty remark freeze quite up the fountam of brotherly •ffectionm his heart? Would he on that account stay the further pr<>. Uress of sobriety as a plague, and blot out the sun of prosperity which it once more rising on his native land ? Had he not better write forthwith to Lord Mounts.-^ ndford, Professor Eagar, Mr. Parke, and others who ore aiding in the incipient Rebellion ? Or to the Uueen's Government and inform against all such traitorous co-operations ! Were his 'brother Clergymen' who he informs us made such 'zealous exertions in the cuuso ond in the same part of the country' too, though 'in vain' a mind for a bit of a Rebellion? For I am sure if they laboured in the Temperance causo there as the emigrated 'brother' does here, (heir failure can be saiisfaclo- rily accounted for without any rcferencs to their ioyo^?y! Is it rather ii aiivJNAble to increase the 14 millions of gallons annually consumed to 30 fhat Paddy might be yet more drunken; be as contented as a powder l-arrel, and utterly incapacitated for RobeWionl Could it be that Mr. D. had in view the perpetuated loijally of the Provincials, on the same prin- riple, when he wrote hia 'Apology' for the 'Contnion' use of 'Wine and ^iironof Drink'? If so, yet another 'Sermon' will be required based on Temperance principles, for the Government of the Regular ctrps ; this, however, can yet be done, as there is quiie an opei ing for a different dis- course on the subject, and for 'sanction', &c. reference might be had to Scriptural characters, as John Baptist, Daniel, and Timothy. Seriously, wl-atever may the future movements or political features of Ireland, or any other country under Heaven, surely it is the honckt dictate of bro- therly love of our species, and of our God to do all we can to effect her complete disenthralment iVom the Anaconda pressure of Spirituous Li- quors ; and to rejoice in knowing that her subjects are indeed Moral Agents, unmanacled in body and mind, eapable of protecting themselves, of defending their country, and of loving and servmg tlicir God. In thinking of an end to these Strictures, I ask your furilier indulgence while I notice three things more, only, I. The Bible flitiy contradicts the 'Apologist' when he says, 'the use of the creatures of God, (viz, Alcoholicdrinks) exposes us to no necessity of sin.' I suppose this is contradicted when Inspiration condemns, not the use, cr inmioderate use of Wine and Strcjng Drink merely, but the Drinks themselves ; thus 'Wine is a mocker.^ titrong Drink is Raging-. Can our opposition friends find 'exact j'aralltl' scripture in favour cfthohe articles? Again in Lev. 10, we finr] that the Lord by a 'Statute' pro- hibited ^forever'' the Aaronic priesthood from the usijof 'Wine and Strong Drink"v/hen they went into the tabernacle.' Why? Because Nadab and Abibu 'erred through wine' and when under its evil i'lfluence offered 'strange fire' before the Lord and died for rJieir sin.. The cin-e by way of preventive, which God ordained, was Total Abstinence. iVlr. 13. would say the use exposes to no necessity of sin, theiuforc in future use it ordy in moderation — but tlie 'Statu'e' of Heaven speaks oracularly and says, such is the nature of intoxicating drink, and such is the weakness of hu- man nature, that ihv. use of it exposes you to the necessity of sinning, therefore, in future, 'Do not drink Wine and Strong Diink,' &c. vs. 8, Facts are of every day occurrence too, that demonstrate the utter falsity of the sentituent. Thousands sin througii drink as necessarily as the negro slave plants his master's corn; or the lover of 'Wine and Strong Drink' sometimes, spews on all his glonj, or snores in the gutter. 2. It is not necessary to use 'Wine and Strong Drink' in order to avoid 'reflecting upon' or 'reviling' the Saviour. If Clirist had ever by piecept and example established their use as a duty, St. Paul seems to have totally forgotten it, when he said, 'it is good neither to eat flesh nor drmk wine, or any thing' &c. %,iny thing will include 'Strong drink' of Htiy name oraiiy other offending article, I suppose, and so we see A< fo!d lUia reproach ty sacrificing eveahis^uod otiie to do 'pvb- HciQt end i forerunner otmost, an( they were they were ' had a ♦devi finners.' I the princip ai far as it If .Mr. D. M true thereti 'servants* i ted abstem fd* in wh festivity.* lemniiies tllowed hi forty days ind a3 Chr let him liv Tliesfc thin fuch a pre t ink St wil palpable ca nocenily etery ♦first ened* cakei lowing the refer so ai luc'j thing 'cncrry ma of no ♦san consider i the Haugh incy* as tl lake deno ence of ui abstain fr( He says tl ency.* L ipiril of Bi times flam him willir td down t the SaIi* 10 wher* ind Sab* tie would ention to lul /ore- actice of iviuur in id social* tr task, I e rally in customSt hey could I duty. — Jew'iSic. iinent wo IS to tak« i the pre- I order to nind^, ))• , his Son And of himpelf.' spirit ha at placet ureiy no of^eating f his pre« )* to such :tion* and ired *ier- ying ruU le. Such fnadman ess. For he courso Dpposites. iour eanae itvnn us, a And an- *La7nb of he «arn<>d 9 do *fu\t' 10 HciQt tad tinners* ig^ood. In the eoniuet ef Jetue and hit forerunner we perceive a design to bent-fit the Jewt to the oimost, and leave them perfectly without excuse. VVhea they were *piped* to, they would not *dance;* and whee they were ^mourned' for, they would not Mainent.* John had a *devili* in their tisiimaiion, and Jesus was a ^friend of tinners.* Surely ail must see in these cases, contrasted, the principle of conformity to existing customs carried out, II far as it couM be, innocently, in order to •sa^e the more.* If Mr. D. will adopt the opposite sentiment^ let him prove (rue thereto, and foil >w out ihe *practic«t* of t'/hfist, and hit 'servants* fully ; let him imitate John Baptist in his apprO' ted abstemiousness as well as those whom Jesus *sanctioii- rd' in what Mr. D. calls ^seasonable mirth and innocent festivity.* Let him imitate St. Paul, and submit to the so- lemnities of the Nazaritish vow— and Jesus, when he tllowed himself to be /cd a&ouf and tempted of the Devil forty days, or when he 'sat down* to preach his sermon ; ind a3 Christ fed the people with *barley loaves* and 'Hsh* let him live on barley bread and the meat that hath tscatea. These things have tho Divine ^Sanction,* and a fitickler for fURh a precedent in so eqtiivocal an item as iTituxicating" drinks, will render himself suspected if he hesitate in iheso palpable cases. If the *praclice of his servants' caiiuut in- nocently be varied from, let him caiefuUy •break bread* ttery ^firstday of the week* and let that bread be *unlcap- med* cakes. In attendiner to all thr se duties he will be fol- lowing the 'practice of Christ*s servants* and be able to refer to authority as *6anctioning* his conduct; while for luc.) things as 'sending a few boiiles of Wine* in order to a 'merry making;,* for which nevertheless he pleads, we know of no 'sanction* higher than enslaving custom ; and must consider it a 'faithless expedient,* calculated to promotu the *lau^htcr of fools* rather than of ♦joy in the Holy GhosL* Mr. D. next proceeds to attack Ihe doctrine ot'T'spedi- incy* as the friends of Temperance have for conveniency*" lake denominated the important principle under the influ- ence of whitd christians ief\ it to Hp ih*»ird«tv lo svoi«1 or abstain from lawful indulgenciea for the good of others*-" He says the Apostle *Faul was no admirer of suib exprdi- «ncy.* Let us see. According to this Commentator, the ipiril of self-denial and christian Philanthropy, which sorrie- times flamed 90 high in the Apostle*s bosom, as to render him willing to be *Bccursed for bis kinsman*8(j&ke,* ia roel> •d do wa to tbie tetsperaturf • *Tbe meats and vintt ogerti i II m'i Pi to idols hive suffered nothing^ by thai ; they are slill pun in themselves iind if 1 chose tu ach, ttfore I add any renv^rks of my own. See Rom. 14. 31. *It is good neither to eat ii«^sh,* &c. The Doctor says, Uhc spirit and self- denying principles of the Gospel leach os, that we shouM not only avoid every thing in eating and drinking which may bean occasion of offence or apusiucy to our brethren, but even to lay dawn our lives for them shotild it be necessa- ry.^ 1 will only add the word ♦good* nuainH right, proper, duty, &c. find the phrase *any thint:* goit^ a Utile farther than the identical meats and wines offered to idols, for no reference Is made to idols in this whole Ej^stle. — The sub- ject Is f^iving ajjence,* Taken together they teach us that a universal principle is laid down by the Aposlle, designed to come into operation whenever our appetites and pas- sions clish with the real interests of our fellow beings; and as f)r. Clarke shews, extends noi merely to the forego- ing oi certain ^meals' or *wine8* (provided I can have plen- ty of other that is quite as good,) but io the *lifc* itself which we should be willing to 'lay down**for the brethren.* Also irt 1st Cor. 6, 13. *AII things are lawful for mr, but all ihin2<«Hrp noipxnedient.' The Dr. rematkni, *AlIowing that they are lawful, or thnl there is no bw «f»ai»i-«t thpn\ yet they are not expedient ; there is no necessity for them." I echo the last sentiment with reference to intoxicating drinks, 'iliere is no necessity iot ihemJ' Therefore, though in the abstract the use of them is right, abstinence from them for good purposes islaudable duly. See also, 1st Cor. 8, 13. 'Wherefore it meat make my brother to offind, &.c. The Dr. ol tian to ein that he sh only ab^ta flesh (and throughou U not this in accords ofSt. Tanl yet for oni U not any the meanii ft libel on Apostles.^ Ministers up a jot hi force St. 1 the A post] limits, ant pants to d tion of lo with such rather tha the Tem meet ooe 'jirong di would adr the 'comn by taking » riiply, — if I chose as you ar courage o abstain fri have seve clesof CO pie of disi christian immediate lo rest o>ii expedieni o/end, St, essential I icter of i abitioeoe > still purt ke of them 'ight to Ho make my 1 m^at aal } to he Uni ? weak bro' 'a to go be- ■ the weak,* iketnselves* )i:c hands.* rling *wine liy religion ch a senii- I attribute! ermon ar« li the Com* I adod neither t and self- we shoui'i ^iii^ which r brethren, be 7ievessa' ht, proper, ttle farther ol$i, for no —The $uh- ach us that e, designed ^s and p»«' 3w beings^; the forego- have plen- Hife' itself B brethren.* 'or mr , but , *AlI«winif / for them .' itoxicating 5re, though tience from so, IstCJor. uil'iAd, 6t0C. The Dr. obgerfes, •Rather than give any occa«ion to a chris- tian to sin ajuftinst Christ and so to harden Ms consrienfe thst he should return to ii»olatry and perish. 1 would not only ab?tHin from meats offered lo idols hot 1 would eat no flesh (and drink no wine. Horn, 14, 21,) should i tiiit ihroughout lite whole course of time, but live on herbs &e. U not this the •proper application* of these paMages ; must in accordance with the spirit and genius of yure religion,' ofSi. raul,and especiftlly of him, who ihoujih •he was rich yet for onr J)«k;s became'poor, thai we might be made rich.'' U not any other •applicatiiin* of them forced ? and U not ihe meaning put upon th« Apostles Word* in the ^sermon* i libel on the Chrisiiau Benevolence of th** 8»')f denying Apostles.' I wi!l not say Ih'^re are not even professinir Ministers of Christ, whos** selfdenlal could not b** screwed up a jot higher than Mr. D's Commeni. but svch should not force St. Paul to fit their iron bed stand, l.ilie his IvUster, the Apostle's eipansive, burnint? charity spurt;* such sordid limits, and soaring above all selfishness and inJja'i'rrnc*', pauts to do ao.l suiter •any thing* nec«i4s iry f >r the s;ilvii. tion of lost men. I ctjnnot but think most seriously thi»t wiih such view* of scripture, Mr. D. would prove an incuhva rather than otherwise siiould he ever protVvs fri* r.dship li^r ihe Temperance Society. Suppose the Hector should meelooeof his parishioners, literally •stun.hlinjj' li»ro«iih 'Jtrong drink.' who, as politely 83 ihe natuiu ofjjie ur counte- e that John ell as many id from hi§, After such 5ter, Mr. D. shewing up pursue my ith no eom- l verbatim') ;d to Satan, timent, and e advocates ploy a third ' himself.^ an oppr)si- position ;- 1 havini^ let , the dark- ^ christiani )d is [now] NO LONGER es of Christ piaCci pSt* infidel prin- rUtiao ia ii» «3 ttadwey. [It «• M grev loot error, (•] h\\\M%% efpediriilj » bastard morality. Unjust and ungenerous charges shall neither frighl nor tempi me into count, nancmg or propa. f atine a poor meagre; make shift morality. [I assure lUea That though] He [Christ] must have foreseen the sio of the Corinthians who got Orunk *allhe Holy Commumon.' He vet consecrated the application of [intoxicatjng] wmo to that most solemn ordinance; [thai] the injunction to «:»e Wine and Strong Drink 'before the Lord' was given to » feneration as prone to excess as the present race of men ; ind St. Paul hirn.elfj though] he would abstain from such meat and wine as had been otf«red to idols lest the faith of some weak brethren might thereby be «"^ '^"P'^/^J'^'^l^iJ find! Wine enough, and meat enough, that had m)t been so offered, of which he might partake. [And] Our Lord taugbl his followers that every [alcoholic] creature of God is good and not to be refused. He came «^ating and drinking, [al- coholic wine,] He manifeaied forth his Glcry, by changing water into [intoxicating] wine, not to supply the ccr«al wants of hU entertainers, but to minister to their innocent festivity in riddles sport?, and probably in .lancing, bmco the formation of Temperance Societies in the United States intoxication has fearfully increased! ! There is no reason why we should suppose that similar societies in our rro- ▼ince should meet with more success. Suppose the asser- tion true that the Temperance Reformation has tflecleU treat eood [that is] na certain proof of the soundness of fhe principles. If this [the good done] be the best proof 1 say. Bad is the Best. [I appeal to thee,] what infinitely ffreater good would have been by this time effected had the IVIissionaries of this moral excitement used the sarno energy and zeal, in compelling their sinful fellow men to enme ta the one great and Divinely Instituted 1 emperance Society, [the Church of England, where are no] pledges of sobriety [save] the sacrameidal pledge and other means of grace. [I shall continue to exhort] my Brethren to eive no helping hand to the meagre, ascetic Reformation [whicH like] Papal Rome withholds wine from the congregatioil of Christ's (lock, and that has flourished most at ihe head quarters of American Uniiarianism, Uuiversalism and ASUS- "*<^Bravo.* said Satan, •my Peerf, that's the Clergyman for I will now proceed to notice a favorite remark of Mr. D. and other Aoti-Temperance per«otis. It is said the argii^ «4 ments of the Temperance advocates against drinhst bear equally against meats, Mr. D. htsetcn the face to bHirni thai the uni* encourages drunkenness no more than the other dof 9 |rIui(ony, end he in fact states the inf^^rencc that the use of the one is no more to be opposed than the other. The tvhole nf this is error of the gro.^set kind. Firft, sup- pose we admit that food *encoarage8 gluttouey* bs much as int'>xicating drinks does drunkenness. What romparison is there between eiisting gluttony and existing Iniemper- •n'^e as to the cvii sfTerts produced ! Ta ««k the question is furely enough. Hut 8ec(mi?eth«r, , that a J cheer- , rather {ut Mr. nn that rdingly. s of in- taliAi- fui, but valiona' rertibly poison.* htm to coholic, ssailing rioQsly Mich at nounce the hu* 33 them and manifested himself to them and prolonged the lives of some of them above nn hundred yenrs. It is equally true, also, that thousands of TemDcranccmcmi)or3f\r«'/m^m^f/5.' ^„.,.,.. X 'God has set. liis soal of approbation on Total Aostmcnce. The Na-aritisii vow included every description of those drinks which otluT? wcr.; toiemicd to use, even to 'vinegar of wine.' These were Mai nhstincnee men. Now vhen God wanted a man for any difficult and npecial service, he selcrted these very persotis. Ainon^ these w<,r- thirds r:nk» Sar^ison, Samuel, Daniel, and John Baptist. Jehovah, too, rebuked the Jews for temminfT the Nazarites to dnnk.' 'I raned up of yvnrtiOun^mmfjrXazaritP.'^, but ye qave them wint to drink,^ ^e. 'Be- iwUf I unxp^r^^jcl under ym.* ^-c. Will Mr. D. imitate those 'rebuked' Tew s 4incl in; 'Wine and Stronp: Drrnk* sentiments into the mmds I.flhc 'Stu.'cut;} of Divinity' he speaks of? The history of the 'Rcsolu- tion {)ut into Vis hpMs by'one» of them {with which lustory wc happen to b,> familiar) would inlimare the affirmative and also tliat Lessons on tin- Tarij)'n»/!C 7 subject arc readily received and submissively attended to » It.' will be m^^o evasion for the 'Apologist* to repeat, with regard to the N-.zaritifih vow, what he says about the 'stn of shavmg' &c. I argue not s--. 1 ^oiicly. The case proves all I quota it to prove, viz. that it is nof. sinfid brt on the contrary accepiahle to God, to abstain from particular drinks The ca^v^ of the Rechabites wroves the same. But we are told in i'ieS.*rn^on, *They were blessed because they had perloimed the coin- inandme'nt of (heir father.* Granted. And what was that Command^ ment? lUar it.-* Yc shall drink no Wine ; ye, nor your sons forever. Jer 35 fe'. And were they blessed in observing tins Command / Ihen itwas*a iair/ui command. ♦Children are to obey their parents m all things in the LonV The tatliers enjoined then what was nght, and they ■were apvroved in the persevering observance of the enjoined duty. Ab. stinence Rules, and Abstinence Practice are here seen to have the seal of Heaven's approbation stamped U[»on them ; which we firmly believe is what cannot be as fairly shewn with regard to the common use of Alco- holic Drinks. If any think differently, the Records are at hand. 'To the Law and to the Testimony,* , c. •... . !n Conclusion, I have not taken the trouble to pen the above Strictures because I feared the 'Sermon' in question would do much harm. Wo. It is morally impossible now, for such men as its Author to make their ttnv weight perceptible, on the whole, against the cause. It will never. theless do some harm. It will ht something/^ov some Spirit manw/af- iurers and dealers to case their consciences with, when 'Truth' has made their business in blood, well nigh intolerable. And the inebnate of every ■«ade will find in that 'Sermon' all he needs to encourage him to perse- ?ere on. despite the efforts of family smd friends, to take his 'social' and VommoV glass, till the tal? of woe is forever told. He wi I a so find there missiles ready at hand, and prepared by a Clergyman, vyhich when winged with an oath or two will defy comparison m the Provmce ot Up- per Canada. I know well who must bear the fearful responsibility. But it is painful to witness such things, and these 'Strictures' are written to correct the evil, as far as may be, and to shew to ail that we unaer- stand our position, and our principles, and are able and determined to maintain them inviolate agaist every sort of opposition. I disclaim all un- kind feeling towards the Writer or his Church; though I regard thetn i.^t>- -- »/T.^r-:*f"f?» ♦« *^» ««'^e «^f fhf. Intemperate, as a part or the allied force against the temperance cause. There are honorable exceptions as to individuals, I am happy to acknowledge. I have no disposition for combat • but if such publications as the 'Apology' are thrown before the 34 pub!ie,thfttpttMicmiMf be better instructed at all hazards. Iflltnpw xny own heart t take a part in iho Temperance cause, not from fushjciH or from momentary excitement, but because I believe it to bo a duty which I owe to God, ami to the best iaicrests of my fellow men. Apart from the Temperance Society I mi;,'ht be sate, and many iadividuafa more, but unless the Society progresses, thousands on thousands will perish* and the cause of human happinosa and of Religion, as well as the Glory of God, will be greatly retarded. In view of these important facts and influenced by these impressive sentiments, I make my humble appeal to one. to all, and affectionately ask them to consult their own hearts m Secret Prater, and at ihcC>MMtiM«0M Table, and decide in view of the whole case whether they can do the most good by becoming consi^ tent active members of the Temperance Society, or by standing cloo/ond it may be pleading for the moderaie use rflhe poison ! L<:1 our position now be well understood. We press upon all, Abstinence from distilled liquora witaout exception, and Abstinence from Wine and Strong Beet as an habitual beverage, on the ground rf expediency, moral influence, and as a preventive against the production of that artificial appetite for and to keep the public from imbibing hw cr'ors, and copying his exam- ple so far as Wine and Strong Drink is concerned ; and also to sanction this humble attempt lo sustain Truth, 1 will now lay down my woin out pea— for a season. riNis. NOTE.— The Author of the foregoing, from absence, has not had an opportunity of revising tlie Proofs. On looking over the first sheet since it was printed, a few sliglu error* have bee a discovered. One on the 7iU Page, Top Line, needs mote particularly to require notice, as the wtftd •7«(cmi»lc appeal hcnrta in It view of )g consis- dmj Qod r position % disiilled ronj; Beet inHucnce, )petitc for cast quite his flock, les, in the tiiess hsm, his exam- » sanction worn out lot had an sheet since on the 7th s the DviitU