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- r ' , - 1 1 ; . 1.1 t: ..-.: r rcjni ii n.3 of r on tl.e r rt in I.'rael the ;!ve lan 3 rt ,,l I i 1 ; -i and 3 i e cf alcholic - : - temperance . I C. r 3t favor ab : r.t sok.'- !y opposed to ' ? !tive I cis-lation. My r are of a Biblical and .-.cter. ' V fsain I have beensap the subject by the num. - temperance associations, co-operate In the move Wbition. My reply was i. e., that an agitation n or teetotallsm of any st my religious faith and The unredeeming and ir plari to abolish the-entire r.ted beverages appears to riental to public morals as tical from every point of 1 to break tip business ln ,d friendly relations amidst t and lawful circles of hu ,111 drive the better classes cs. and many a bitter soul ncy. It will rob the charm eer and timely recreation t brethren dwelling In peace It will too frequently make -, and life cumbersome and The number of people ,-day from excessive drlnk e as naught compared with ads that would fajl under of life's battling and pree iating conditions, should Ible occur, and universal , become the order of the EIBLE ON DRINK. 0, which Is the standard f morality and civilizing repeatedly speaks in praise id fully grasps the mean Mtuatlonby saying: ong drink to the unhappy to the embittered soul." XXXI, )'. blessings of the Patriarchs -upled with corn (Genesis 1, 37). .The land of Israel is ,ed as a land of corn, wine Deuteronomy - VIII, 8; 28; II Kings XVI, 17; III . XXXII, 28, etc., etc.) ; used In every Instance; as fferlng to the Lord" and a . in solemnity of every kind, list points to It as a neces stial, an Indispensable cle an nature, and he places It with bread and other vege '., as Is clearly shown from .lng lines In the 104 Chap ;ook of Psalms; iseth grass to grow for the i herbs for the service of . he bring forth bread out of ; and wine that maketfi Joy art of man." way the use of fermented a solemn festivity, public and occasional private enter-1 and what Is left. of life? ion should not, and must out the use of wine in rell 1 sacred ceremony, such as Iflcatlon of the Sabbath and usts among the Jews; parttc i the Passover eve, when ruber of the Hebrew race is d to drink the "four cups" ses) of the best wine ob or, on the Purlm festivity, lay of the "Rejoicing in the pn drinking Is not oniy com but an Imperative duty .ose who, cannot be' mater red by its effect. 1 PROHIBITS PROHIBI TION n postlvely and absolutely prohibition, as It strictly for t;Usm and every other ex asure. What true religion al puctures demand, accord ewtsh conception, is to avoid In any direction, to keep e natural channels of life, to moderation in all thing, and. n the fullest conviction that th made everything "beautiful ;e season;" that "there Is a :r everything, and a proper every pursuit under the heav- is of voluntary ir.y man or wc .ore than thirty centuries the tople drank wines and liquors not the worse for it in their .ce and moderation; as dur -fneratlons they had offered example for temperance ver- There is hardly a 1 atti where you do not And 1 beverages, and yet sobriety .-.stry prevailing among Jews therefore, but natural that the ncinpstt neoole, ana more es from religious and moral are strongly opposed to m. or any legislation of a re character. The aioisac iaw a destined to secure me con r f Israel, treats man as mere 4ea its moral principles on f najure of things and detests . ir.ahneeatlon as It does 1 drunkenness and excesses of j. The patriarchs, prophets ?9 of Israel i had no share la asceticism or abstinence. The 1 In Tractate Nedarlm, page 10 ounces the Nazarlte a sin a use he bad denied himself rment of that wine," and this cited as a Joint decree of re rabbis tn the name of Rabbi rranassi. the compiler of the -i is based upon the scrip ts In Numbers, chapter vl, 'ads thus: (the, priest) shall make an ; r him fthe Nazarite.), be j J sinned concerning the irnlng what soul hath he hath taken no human ' :t U the abnegation of self W inded guilty of."(Taanlth, r, 3. 19. 22; Baba, Kama, 91; , 8; Eotan. 15; . Kerlthuth, v-r.-Son "tinned through the r "tinned concerning the , .f toxt reads.is Justly dls- i:.e rages. "Even though hath, fulfilled his vow ; t.-ilnence he Is neverthe ' i'.nr." (Ibid.) : T- :-ct one's bowels, ' ' ' body es thougrh It ' f r,corr)pT-!'T'!r the 110 of assumption of which being in no way obligatory. Its purpose, rather than anything else was training in the ful fillment of personal vows, or a carry ing out of promises. Three duties are thus'prescribed for the Nazarite in the said section, viz: The abstention from wine and strong drink; the growing of the hair in unshorn state, and the keeping from a dead body. The Na zarite is termed "Holy unto the Lord,' Inasmuch as one may devote his per son, or any t)f his earthly possessions, and declare the same to be "holy unto the Lord." (Lev. xxvll.) In such manner also the first born of both man and beast were "holy untp the Lord." (Exodus, xlll; Numbers, Hi.) The hypothecal supposition that the Nazarite was placed in a category with the priests la not quite correct." There are such pronounced divergencies as to make this parallel incongruous. In reference to 'the Nazarite It is said: "If either man or woman will pronounce a vow as a Nazarite." , (Numbers vi, 2.) There may have been woman Nazar ites, as there are some names, of wo- men prophets mentionea in. xiuu Scriptures; yet there was absolutely no likelihood for a woman priest, or nriestess. In Israel. Another striding divergence is in that the Nazarite was to ahataln from wine on tne sirenem of his own vow, while from the plain statement of the Biblical text iev. , 9) it appears that the priests were per mitted to drink wine on all occasions, save only on their "entering the sanc tuary to minister in the holiness." " There is but one single Instance In the whole of the Old Testament wherela Nazarttes are mentioned as a special caste (Amos II, 11.12); yet It Is nftrfertlv evident that the prophet there refers to a special class from among the young people, who were; nosaessed of a bolder character. They took upon themselves the vow to ab- tain from drinking wine, m oraer 10 counteract the excesses of drink, and other evils that were prevalent m tne Kingdom of Israel. And yet, with au this It appears that they fell short of their purpose, as they were Induced to break this vow. (Ibid.) There ,1s hardly a single instance recorded m the Bible withi any man of worth or prominence in whom all three restric tions of a Nazarite shoudl be literally fulfilled. , CASES OF SAMSON AND SAMUEL. The two solitary cases of pre-ordain ed Nazarltlsm are Samson the Strong and Samuel the prophet. Samson is spoken bt as a "Nazarite of God from the womb," In that no razor1 was to pass over his head (Judges xll,5; xvl, 17). But aside from ths observance, nloined uion his mother during preg nancy, the Bible, makes no mention of his own abstaining for wine. On the contrary, the statement that he had arranged and attended the cus tomary drinking bouts lor seven aays (Ibid xlv, 10) Is sufneent evidence tnai ho had not abstained from wine. It Is asserted In the Talmud (Tract Nazlr, page 4) that Samson could not possibly have carried out au tnree re strictions incumbent upon a Nazarite. The .question is also urged (page, 11) as to whether or not one may become a Nazarite in the fulfillment of the two other restrictions with the exclu slon of drinking wine. Samuel ithe prophet was "given t the Lord all the days of his life," and "no razor was to come upon his head' (I Samuel I, 11); yet there Is nothing in his eventful carer to indicate that he was to abstain from wine or strong drink. And his attendance at & public festivity, as recorded ?. in the ninth chapter of I. Samuel, shows conclus lvely that he, too, participaited In the festivity, which among the lsraelties of ancient .times, had never occurred wlthout wine. (See Jewish Ency clopedia.) ; t Tradition also ascribes Nazarltlsm to Absalom, the son of David, who was peculiarly noted for his unshorn locks. He had the hair of his head shaven but once, a year (11 Samuel, xlv, 26; Talmud, Nazlr., 4); and he, too Is never, rpoken of as an abstainer from wine. UNDER THE MOSAIC LAW. Drinking wine was prohibited under the Mosaic law to the priests dur lng workship; to the Nazarite during the period of his Nazarlteness which. If. unspecified.: implied thirty days (jsazir,, 5), and for all Israelites on occasion of mourning or penitence (Daniel x, 3; Zacharlaiah, vii, 3), as in vogue among the most of the Jewish communities even to the present day and when acording to "Chulchan Ahch . . .lymdupldhsru et Aruch" no weddings, festivities or re joicings of any kind are permitted to be held. ;" Barring these Instances "Nazarlt lsm," or "tatoi abstinence," was nev er encouraged to the Jewish faith and Biblical teaching. In post-Biblical-times, and during the exile, Nazarltlsm began to show Its signs and spread among the masses, by reason of the mixture of nenenian pniioBopnies, ana It wa then that the rabbits,' perceiving the grave danger arising therefrom to the public weal and even the public mor als, did their best to supprens all prac tices of self-abnegation and abnormal ity. The Order of Reachabltes, and oth ers profeslng "total abstinence," usu ally base their teaching upon the 35th chapter of Jeremiah, which Is merely descriptive of a particular instance In tended to demonstrate the vlrturo of obedience to paternal will, and Is In no way proof of abstinence as a re liglous duty.y The phophet herein points to the Rechabite family, known as the Kenltes, descendants of Jethro. the father-in-law of Moses (see Judges 1, is: iv. 11; 1 gamue x. 8: I Chron II. 55) as an example of true obedi lence and steadfastness; since they for many generations followed the ruie oi jonaoao, son of Rechab. the head of the rlan. who charged thm and their posterity to "drink no win build no house, sow no seed, and nlant ho vineyard" all of which would Im ply to oppose civilization and main tain the Momadlc ideal. Rabbl David Sachs, In the Blur Commentary, finds a reafon for these prohibitions 1n the fr.llowirjT words of the text: But In f- - j -'--all dwell all your days, in U; base 1 1; Itechabit-s t .ry r.--.ib' ;". .taint rs of the prefer. t ciy their theories: and yet, aa stat ed, there is absolutely nothing in this or any other lesson In the Bible to prove the virtue or moral excellence of total abstinence. THE WINE OP ANCIENT DATS. - The assertion Is often made by the advocates Of prohibition (that in Bible times there was a distinction known between" Intoxicating wine and a sort of unfermented wine, which latter, as they aver, was in use among ' the worthy and respectable, for sacred purposes; the one being known as "Tayin" and the other-" 1 "Thirosih." This flimsy argument, however, is en tirely without foundation, as "Tayin" (ordinary old. wine) and "Thirosh" (vintage, first year's wine) are used In the Bible synonymously, and both were known to be Inebriating. (See the Hebrew Bible, the rabbinical lore of MIdrashic literature 4o Indicate any such distinction Christian assertions notwithstanding. It should be noted that the term "mlshte," generally translated "feast." or banquet," which occurs in the Bi ble so ofter in a good sense, and a few times also In a disparaging sense, originally denotes "a drinking" (from "shothoh," to drink), and, , according to tne sages, "the feast Is so termed from the principal feature thereof, which is the drinking." The use of wine is almost as old as the world Itself. Immediately after the flood, and with the first permission of the use of animal flesh, the vine yard was introduced to mankind. "And Noah began to be a husbandman, and he planted a vineyard." (Gen. Ix. ZO). Emerging from dlluvian destruction. Noah betook himself to the cultiva tion of the soil for the benefit of pos terity, who, according todivlne assur ance, were "not to be cut off any more oy waters of the flood." Noah then became the founder of civilization. Out of the woeful waste he was deter mined to form a ,"Garden'6f the Lord," abounding with charming scenes of gorgeous foliage and vegeta tion, rich green fields, and graceful ouve groves and vineyards bearing their luscious fruit. The famous Jew ish savant, Naptall Hartwlg Wessely (N. Hertz Weisle), in- his excellent work, "Imre Schefer," advances the opinion that In all civilization the vine- ward was first brought into being by Noah, the "righteous man," inasmuch as the laudable product of the vine yard was preferred as a much-needed medium for human consolation. For, by his name and calling, Noah was made the comforter of all the chll dren of Adam "concerning their work and the toll of their hands, because of the ground that the Lord hath curs ed." (Gen. v. 29.) At the same time the lesson was taught by Noah, "the righteous man, who was unaware of the nature of the grape Juice, that an Inordinate use of this mystic fluid -as of all the good things in existence will lead to ufl happy results, and will entail a curse upon the human kind; as it happened In the case of his own son, Ham; whereas the moderate use of the same was to be regarded everywhere In the history of civilization as a blessing, and not a curse. From Malkl-Zedek, king of Salem (Jerusalem of after -times), who met i Abraham with bread and-wine, and blessed him in the ' name of thS Most High God, the possesor of heaven and earth even to these latest ; ages wine had followed civilization, and .proved Itself a most potent factor in every line of social and commercial Intercourse amidst the nations of the earth. It Is a remarkable fact that the most active and enterprising, vir ile and enduring races are those who have grown and drunk wine. The wise men of the Talmud had an exceedingly high estimate of the heal ing and nourishing qualities of the wine, as may be seen" from "the fol lowing Talmurtlc passages; "Above all cures administer wine" ' (Baba Bathra, 58). "In places where there Is no wine disease Is prevalent." (Ibid,) "Drinking" is especially re commended by the Talmudists for people past middle age. (Sabbath, 152.) Old wine offers a cheering con solation of elderly men of learning, in asmuch as u is the only beverage in existence that improves with as (Midrash). SAVED THE JEW FROM INE- BRIETT. I bellve that the practice of "rejoic ing before the Lord" and the timely drinking In friendly society of breth ren In faith, and In the presence of the family circle has for centuries past saved the Jews from the evils of inebrity. The slos from the 'Cups of Divine Blessing" on the sanctlflcation of the Sabbath and set feasts, administered to all the Juvenile members of the Jewish race In the synagogue and at the home of th faithful Is doubtless the thing that kept these people from the excessive usa 'of alcoholic drink, the sort of Innoculation that made them comparatively immune against the common plague which is, smiting Its thousands. According, to Hebrew teaching, as also In conformity with best reason ing, man's Joy cannot be complete without the blessing of the wine. It Is a good and pious old custom among Jews on partaking of strong drink in -solemn assembly of brethren and friend, to say to one another, "Lechaylm!" which means, "For life!" signifying therby their trust In Its cheering and life and health-preserv-lng properties. The ancient books speak only of wine and strong drink as they were produced in their days, but which In their effect, good or bad, cannot but have been equal to the alcoholic bev erage of our days. In striving to accomplish- our duty as men and moral beings, we Tt1u.1t not try to go, beyond ihuman nature and the ordinary conditions of human existence. "We must not become over wise and righteous over-much,- In Just the same- manner as we must not be t .- t 1 . r 1 1: i. -s and for t r tinue tho suit, that you have place it witfi your u 1 . not the i-r - u l vk.J the Dealer-ar.j it r. iy cause, him to mlsplay the hand to your less. . , , , playing your small cards Irregularly, higher .nd then lower, constitutes an echo when following suit, and the re verse discard when discarding, so, unless you wish to convey that Information to yr.ur partner, you must be careful to plav the smaller card first. When play ing' tho Dummy you have no partner to confuse, hence false cards are unobjec tionable. Therefore invert your rule, win with the highest of sequence cards and always play as hish a card as you can afferd. It may cause the adversary to change suits to your advantage. Suppose Jo a trump hand, you are the Dealer and your left hand opponent leads the King of a suit 'which Dum my holds small cards and you have Queen and one other.- you should play the Queen to the first trick. Or, if the opponent on. your right leads a suit In which Dummy holds small cards and you hold Ace and King, play the Ace; if he later regains the lead he will prob ably lead the same suit hoping his part ner has the King. - -INFERENCES. Most Brldgo players are accustomed to draw Inferences almost mechanically, such as: Upon partner's lead of King they infer that he has Ace or Queen, or both of that suit; but 1 many players overlook the 'negative Inferences which enable one oftentimes to place the cards equally well as the positive. If your partner plays the Ace to win me incic, ne nas not tne King, tnererore, Dummy not having it, it must lie with the Dealer. Tou have Dlaced the Kintr through negative inferences. Uraw your Inferences whlla th t-arla are In sight before the Ace trick is turn ed, unless you ao so, your attention may bo drawn to another suit and later it may be difficult to recall how the cards fell.'-; t In a "No Trump" , hand the opening lead of a "Two" shows a suit of four exactly. A suit Which the adversary has onened. against your No Trump make, with a Two, Is not greatly to be feared as he has only three more at bast it your partner does not return vour lead in a No Trumper, he either has no more or no a tetter suit of his: own. In either case, unless very strong In your suit, you had better return his lead. 11 your partner has led one rood mitt. don't expect him to show you much by his discards. DON'T. Don't against a trumn hand lead & short suit when you hold a suit contain ing Ace and King or King and Queen. uowu in a trump nana, open from a tenace suit. Don't chamre from your nartner's suit to yours in a No Trumper unless you are sure yours is better. Don t hesitate to return your nartner's suit In a No Trumper Just because a winning card lies in Dummy. Don t be a mr Trumper, be in a hurry to play your Ace of the adversary's suit. lon t piay raise cards unless you are the Dealer. Your partner at best Is crob ably having a hard enough time, if the make was a good one, and needs every item 01 lniormation you can give mm. w hue tne adversary Knows just about what his hand and Dummy s are worth. encLyou can practice little deception upon 1. 1 111 1 -m 11 . . nun nittt win w ui ivnu. Pone. HQ97CS C J108 DAS SQ J5 HAND 18. - DEALS' HAJ104 CAK7I DQ105 S3 2 , Leader, v " IS? I H5 CQ43 W E DK98S42 S SK74 .HK82 C952 D J7 VA10988 DUMMT. 1 North the Dealer, declares "No Trump." West North Pone Dealer 6 D East South Tricks Leader Dummy 1 6 D 7 D A D t KJD 3 D 8 D 10 D 3..... TIT . C 8 3 H Q D 4 8 4 8 8 S J 8 2 5... CI C S - "cT CA 6 S ,7 S S Q 8 8 7.......... C4 C C 10 C K 8 5 H K H 8 H 4H 9..., SK SA SB C 6 in.. 2 D fi 10 C 8 C 7 11 D Tl 7 H 10 H 12 D . Th H JTH 13 C Q iH Q H AH North and South Score nine tricks. COMMENT. Trick 1 Dealer plays low from Dummy, holding cards of equal value In his own hand. Trick 3 East continues diamonds to clear his suit. Pone must protect, both his spades and clubs; his heart suit not being strong, there Is no occasion for the reverse discard. Trick 4 If the Dealer makes the spade milt he must establish it before Dum my loses the King of hearts, as that Is : his oniy. re-entry Trick 8. Pone leads club up to Dummy's weakness, hoping to let his partner In to make his diamonds. Dealer false cards wltn tne Ace. Trick 8 Dummy must finesse the spade a second time. It does not matter If ti t the lead, as he cannot hold another of his partner's suit or he would have returned It before. taaia n low heart to 1 'r n..mm'v In the lead. If the spades are divided Dummy's three spades are good. Trick 12.-Dealer must finesse the heart, it is the only chance to win the game on the hand.. IP I WERE KING. Justin Huntley McCarthy. til were klng-h! love. 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