What we must do to combat In-temperance Im to provido public re-sorts which ore no(. tainted with vicennd corruption. Ifpeople must drinkwe enn provide them respectablepin res to drink In. W^ can opensn loons where be<?r and light winesmay he had by those who want them,

nnd Mhere the surroundings will be

Combat Intemperance

reapon is perfectly clear and definite,

Ibelieve and ev#rjr other observing

and thinkingman must believe that Inft Kreat and crowded city like this,

drinking Id a necepenry evil. Itmustbe accepted as one of the conditionsof the globe. In the present age. Indevising means to remedy the greatevils of Intemperance It mutt be re-membered that this condition exists.Closing saloons will not stop drinking.

It will simply drive it to cover. IfIwere to close every saloon today, to-

morrow they would all be open aßftln,

but hidden away In tenement houseswhere they would do vastly moreharm."

THE WEEK'S CHURCH NEWSPreliminary steps for tho construction of a ship-

buildingplant at San Pedro are significant of tho futureof that port. "Coming events cast their shadows be-fore."

The local business of selling and hiring automobileshas reached such proportions that an organization hasbeen formed for the protection of the various interests.Itseems about time for the manufacture of motors to beintroduced on a large scale inLos Angelos.

Dr. Chapman will speak at the West-lnke Methodist church at the morn-Ing service tomorrow. In the Interest ofthe no-saloon campaign. Inthe eveningAdjutant L. Allison Coo of the Salva-tion army will give an address Illus-trated with stereoptlcon views. MlsaMathewson, a Salvation army lassie,will render several songs.

Dr. Martha Sheldon nnd Miss Meanswill speak at the morning service to-morrow at tho Vincent Methodistchurch. Rev. J. M. Ross, an evan-gelist will preach at the evening ser-vice. The women of this church heldan all-day meeting last Tuesday at thechurch.

5:30 p. m., tomorrow. This league wiltgive a social at the Y. M. C. A. nextFriday evening.

Tho utilityordinance covering tho regulation of thelocal gas service, except in regard to price, has beenoperative for some time, but nothing has been heardby the public of its practical application. Why?

Los Angeles "knows how it is itself." Gas consumersof this city have suffered long from tho imposition of tholocal concern, paying inflated bills, according to thetestimony of consumers, and being subjected to the an-noyaneo of bad quality, insufficient pressure, non-exten-sion of service in certain districts and non-attention toreasonable complaints.

This experience In Philadelphia, tho unfinished flshtof similar kind in New York, nnd, in fact, the struggle

of most of the American cities with gas monopolists, allgo to show how immensely profitable tho gas makingindustry must be.

As The Hernld has often held, na nn abstract princi-ple, a city deserves just what it. gets In the line ofmunicipal government, and thnt is particularly true ofPhiladelphia. It is a staid, respectable nnd in generalrespects good old town, but in omitting to crush itsrascally political clique at the polls it invites Just suchan outrage as has been perpetrated by Its city councilin collusion with the gas trust.

For several weeks there hn» been intense agitation

in Philadelphia over schemes of tho trust to "cinch"the gas supply business for a long period. Tho localpress, without exception In the reputable class, hasfought the schemes valiantly. Hut for some Inscrutablereason the Quaker city, notwithstanding Its virtuousreputation, has longbeen In the hands of the most cor-rupt gang of rascals that enn be found anywhere out-side the wnlls of a state prison.

An Idea of the magnitude of the public robbery Isgiven in the statement that "it is estimated that the

ultimate profit of the gns combination will run close loa billion dollars."

Tho Philadelphia gas trust has pushed through thecity council a scheme whereby It gets control of the en-tire gas service for a term of seventy-five years. Forthe privilege thus accorded the gas trust haa contractedto pay In Installments the sum of $25,000,000. Thatlooks like a goodly sum of money, but comparatively itis a mere bagatelle.

SOME GAS EXPERIENCESPhiladelphia has Just been made the victim of tho

most flagrant outrage ever perpetrated upon r com-munity by a conspiracy between derelict public officialsand a great corporation. ,

The lowa state board ofhealth is reported as having"issued an ultimatum to lowa doctors and surgeons to

remove their beards because beards are unsanitary andcarry disease germs." But are not lowa beards usefulas windbreaks In subduing the energy of the cyclone?

The latest curative for consumption is a sojourn inthf> arctic regions. Eastern people who have sufferedfrom the intense cold of the last two winters would notbe likely to receive much benefit, however, from thoexchange of the temperate for the frigid zone.

Whitelaw Reid, who is just starting to take his placo

at the court of St. James as the American ambassador,is a notable type of the successful American boy whostarted at the bottom of the ladder. Honor and famehave been his for years, with the accompaniment ofmillions of dollars in hand and many more millions inprospect.

Los Angeles Is within one notch of the cities thathave a million inhabitants or more in the matter of itsbuildingrecord for last month. Inthe cost of new struc-tures for the month Los Angeles leads all cities exceptNew York, Brooklyn, Chicago, Philadelphia and Pitts-burg.

The fun of that "strike" by Chicago school childrenwas too rich in the latter part to be enjoyed by theparents who were lined $20 each. Probably italso wastoo rich at the latter end of the youngsters when theparents interviewed them on their return home afterparting with their cash. Other meetings of the Fellowship for

the day are Sunday school at Masonichall at 9:30, tho Academy at the Fel-lowship offices at 9:45, Mrs. Mills'classon "The Art of Living" in Emersonhall at 9:45, children's church at 11o'clock inEmerson hall. The Sunday

evening services of the Fellowship willbe omitted for the present.

THE FELLOWSHIPAt the morning service of the Los

Angeles Fellowship Sunday, at Ho'clock In Belasco theater. Rev. Ben-jamin Fay Mills will speak on "ThoMysterious Secret of Victorious Japan."The musical program for the morningservice Is as follows: Overture, "TheNaiad Queen" (Rolllnson), Messrs.Walper and Buratti and Miss HelenTappe; soprano solo, "The Birds FlyForth Again" (Wlllowby),Miss HelenTnppe; cornet solo, "O Thou Sublime,Sweet Evening Star," Tannhauser,(Wagner), Mr. Buratti, accompaniedby Mr. Walper and Miss Tappe.

Police Captain Auble, who is doing his ''level best" tosuppress the "blind pigs." says that "ifthe saloons areclosed Iwill have to greatly increase the force undermy command." Capt. Auble's experience in that linoqualifies him to gauge the situation accurately, and hisjudgment accords with that of all thoughtful and non-emotional citizens.

In regard to health education the now famous Dr.Osier says: "The public is awake, but sitting on theedge of the bed and not yet dressed." But probably thatportion of the public which has reached the age of 40is considering whether it is worth while to dress, andthe past 60 portion may be waiting for the chloroformturn.

At a meeting of the Illinois Congress of Mothers theneed of a somewhat similar paternal institution wasurged. It was said that "fathers must awaken and or-ganize for the protection of their offspring." It doesseem timely to consider a revival of the olden timeOrder of tho Woodshed Strap.

Col. Margetts of New York, nationalsecretary for young people's work, ac-companied by Major Willis of SanFrancisco, willarrive in Los Angeles

today. He willbe given a demonstra-tion by the children at Corps No. 1,

43S South Spring street this evening.Several infants will be dedicated. Col.Margetts will attend the services to-

morrow at No. 2, 103 San Pedro streetand Monday evening- a united de-monstration will be held at No. 1, at

which a large number of officers willbe present. Major Willis had charge

of Corps No. 1of Los Angeles severalyears ago.

Arrangements are being made to give

Commander Eva Booth an outdoor re-ception upon her arrival here, Thurs-day, June 1.

SALVATION ARMY

China is showing its gratitude to tho United Statesfor leading in the suppression of the Boxer insurrectionand the subsequent prevention of the breaking of Chinaby the European bulls. Because of vigorous enforce-ment of the exclusion law China threatens a boycott onAmerican goods. But the Chinese "bluff"is one of those"tricks that are vain."

The Express makes an inexcusable and contemptibleattack upon the members of the Merchants and Manu-facturers' association. In a flaringheadline it declaresthat the directors "meet to do his bidding," meaningSecretary Zeehandelaar. Inthe same column and closelyfollowing is the resolution, "which was passed unani-mously by the directors, "assuming all responsibility"for the secretary's action.

The work of Bethlehem Institutionalchurch Is being devoted to the Interestsof the Anti-Saloon league. This even-ing a rally willbe held with an addressby J. B. Holly, illustrated with stere-optlcon views. During the campaign

the Railroad Congregational church,Spanish Presbyterian church and Beth-lehem church are uniting Inmid-weekprayer meetings In the Interest of theno-saloon movement.

CONGREGATIONALSunday, May 28, Rev. William Hor-

ace Day will speak on the topic of"John Knox," it being the four hun-dreth anniversary of tho birth of Mr.Knox.

A class of sixty children will receivefirst communion May 28 at St. Vin-cent's church. A large class will re-

ceive the sacrament of confirmationthat afternoon.

The entertainment given for the ben-efit of the Church of the Blessed Sacra-

ment and St. Patrick's church, to close

the outstanding tickets of the recentfair, proved very successful. The affairnetted about $4000.

The children of St. Joseph's churchwho will receive first communion May

2S will go into retreat next Thursday.

The Knights of St. Patrick have beenorganized for the boys of St. Patrick'sparish, with the following officers:Paul Conway, president; Claude Hess,

vice president; John Conway, secre-tary; Alfred Reinhart, treasurer.

The forty hours' adoration will com-mence tomorrow at St. Vincent'schurch with solemn high massat 10:30 a. m., Rev. W. J. Gor-rell, C. M., celebrant; Rev. J.J. Cody, C.. M., deacon; Mr. Mc-Hugh. sub-deacon. Rev. F. X.McCabe,

C. M., willpreach the sermon. Solemnvespers will be celebrated nt 8 p. m.,

with sermon on "The Real Presence"by Very Rev. Dr. J. S. Glass, C. M.

High mass willbe celebrated Monday

at 8 a. m. and rosary sermon and bene-diction at 8 p. m. Key. E. A. Antill,C.M." will preach. Solemn high mass willbe celebrated Tuesday at 9 a. m. Theadoration will close with vespers andbenediction in the evening.

The new statue of St. Anthony, pre-

sented to the Church of the BlessedSacrament. Hollywood, by Mrs. JohnWilcox, willbe blessed Sunday at 4 p.

m. by Rev. Raphael Fuhr, O. F. M.,

pastor of St. Joseph's church. Severalof the city clergy will assist. A hymn

to St. Anthony, composed by Dr. JohnM. Loretz, will be rendered for the firsttime." Several new candelabra, the gift

of the Ladies' Tabernacle society, willbe used in the service. Father Raphaelwill preach the sermon, followed by

benediction. Father Raphael willre-ceive members into the Plus Union ofSt. Anthony and the Third Order of St.

Francis.

CATHOLIC

May, the month of Mary, has beenobserved with special services in theCatholic churches. A large number ofchildren are being prepared for firstcommunion and confirmation.

The week has been occupied by theEpiscopalians with the nnnual conven-tion. The address of Bishop Johnsonhas created much enthusiasm among

the churches. A committee will beelected to formulate plans for progres-sive church work.

The campaign of the nntl-naloonleague is engrossing the attention ofthe. evangelical Protestant churches,the prayer meetings of which havebeen devoted to this work. Many massmeetings and rallies will be held tomor-

row In behalf of the. cause of temper-

ance. No-saloon meetings willbe heldtomorrow evening In many of thechurches. The church members havetaken up this crusade with much earn-estness and confidently expect successto crown their efforts.

The present week has been one ofgrent activity In church circles of Lo«Angeles.

In an interview in today's Herald Senator Frank P.Flint expresses the. opinion that an additional appro-priation for San Pedro harbor is probable, together withappropriations for other harbors along the lower coast.The senator is very properly paying special attention tothis subject, and it Is beilrv^d that, his well-knownability, pnerpy and enterprise will accomplish spWrldidresults within a short, time.

METHODISTThe Epworth league of the First

Methodist church will joinin the unionmass meeting of young people in theinterest of the Anti-Saloon leaguemovement at Temple auditorium, at

"If I could close every saloon inthis city today by raising my linger,

Iwould not raise my linger. My

Finally, as to my teachings and its

tendency, 1am willing to leave judg-

ment to our heavenly Father. Fiftyyears of my life as teacher and rabbihave I to be judged by, forty-thraoof which have been passed in this city,

In that half century Ihave addressedmany people, 1have taught many

children. Ipoint to them—

not a singleone of whom to my knowledge is adrunkard, nor suffers from "the cursaof drink"

—as examples of what my

teachings have been. Neither by wordnor act have IevPr taught "prohib-

ition," but merely temperance in every-thing. In this i-pspect Ihave eminent

support Indeed, the support not only

of the entire Jewish clergy, but thatof some of the most eminent Chris-tian ministers, among them Bishop

Potter and the Rev. Dr. Rainsford ofNew York. The latter is quoted by

the New York Sun ns having said:

The Rabbi's Teachings

And now Ibeg your Indulgence tosay a few words regarding the tend-ency of my teachings, which you havebeen told is "not good," the doctor

"regrets to say." Ialso have my re-grets. Iregret that the doctor did notread my words as follows: "Iclaim to

be as decidedly for temperance andagainst intemperance as any one. Nay,more, Ihereby openly say that Idetestthe common public drunkard far morethan the common highwayman." Canfault be found with that? ButIfur-ther regret the fierce denunciations of

those who partake of one of God'sblessings

—not a curse

—as drunkards

and criminals. Itis not the wine northose who drink it who are cursed; Itis the intemperate— the Intemperate inwine, in food, in acts, in words.- Re-

member Jesus himself found no cen-sure in that "which goeth into themouth, but that which goeth out of themouth, this deflleth a man." (Matthew

15:11).

The doctor erroneously reasons thus:Fermented wine Is a curse. Jesus wasgood. Therefore Jesus never made fer-mented wine. But where In all theBible can the learned doctor show that

the moderate use of fermented wine Isa. curse? Where has Jesus himself for-

bidden it? "Thou shalt not" appearoften In the Testament, but where inconnection with the temperate use ofwine? On the other hand Ican citeverse upon verse where the use of fer-mented wine is urged. Such verses by

Moses, Solomon, David and others Iquoted in my former article. Yet theonly reply thereto which Ihave re-ceived is "You are \u25a0wrong," you have"grievously erred," "you have a "fer-

tile Imagination;" "wine" does notmean "wine, it means "grape juice."So be It. Ileave your readers to decidewho is correct.

Moderate Use

Just one more extract from the doc-tor's article hearing on this: "Thefailure of yayln In Jeromlah 48:33 lathe fnllure of the harvest of grape

clusters. 'Ihave caused wino to fallfrom the wine, presses.' The grapes

failed because of the drouth; hence nowine from the wine presses." Ihavequoted this in full from the doctor'sanswer, Juct what It Is Intended toprove Ido not know—ldare not guess.

Does It mean that "ynyln" Is not"ynyln?" Truly, after reading and re-reading Mr. Mowers' article I cannot,

find one reason why Ishould changemy former remark that yayln In theOld Testament nlwnys means fer-mented wine. Nor can 1 in any way

understand why 1 should prefer to

hnve It mean unfermented wine. Icannot see why the learned doctorshould consider It more a "crime,"more "abhorrent" for Jesua to haveturned water to fermented wine thanfor the Almighty Father himself to

have produced the grape from whichfermented wine Is made, and whom weare commanded to pratse for this greatblessing.

meaning should 'not' be attached to(he Hebrew word In each of the quota-

tions must, poscess a great amount ofsel f-persuaslveness."

May 20 in the World's History

A unique interdenominational Bibleconference will be held at Riverside,May 22 to 25 Inclusive. Frank A.Millerof the Glenwood, has invited the pas-

tors and their wives of Riversidecounty to be his guests during that

time. The following well known clergy-men will deliver addresses: Dr. Me-Cleod, Pasadenn; President J. K. Me-

Lea of the Congregational seminary,

Berkeley; Rev. J. Herdo Garmett,Ranta Ana; Rev. J. L. Pltner, Rev.William Horace r>ay and Rev. A. C.Rmlther, Los Angeles; and PresidentGates of Pomona college.

BIBLE CONFERENCE

A city that lacks the pluck to protect, citizens inearning an honest, livingdeserves Ihe contemptible, sit-uation in which Chicago now llnda itself. Chicago do-serves no sympathy and hardly deserves statp or federalHid because of its timidity. "The gods help thoso whohelp themselves."

Whal "food for thought" this amazing situation inihe great city affords in connection with the fact thatChicago recently voted to own and control its transitsystem. How ridiculous Ihe juxtaposition of that stepto control the transit of hundreds of thousands of peoplodaily in the streets and the spectacle of 3500 strikingteamsters in defiant control of those same streets by actsof violence. It.is farcicnl for Chicago to consider thooperation of a municipal street car system Inface of thoshowing that it is too feeble to grapple successfullywith a handful of rioters.

The broad issue involved in the Chicago strike,therefore, as stated in the Outlook, is "the right, of anindependent laborer to work without asking consent oftho teamsters" union." That simple proposition hasfor weeks kept. Chicago in a state of social commotionand partial business paralysis. Tho issue which under-lies the whole situation has thus stunned and dazed thebig city day after day and week after week. Chicago

at hay, smarting from the. sting of tho teamsters' lash,but lacking tho pluck to suppress lawless wielrlcrs of it.

In their application to the Chicago strike thesejudicial points make it.plain, in tho first place, that thoteamsters' union had a legal right to strike nnd like-wise to persuade other men from taking their places.But. that right stopped at. the lino of peaceable methods.The strikers worn as culpable as a Rang of bandits themoment they resorted to acts of violence in the effortto prevent other men from taking the jobs which thestrikers had abandoned.

Fifth—They have no right to attempt directly or in-directly to coerce the community Into a refusal to buythe goods of their employer or others in league with orInco-oppratlon with his. They have no right to attemptto destroy his credit, impair his trade, or interfere withhis business. Of course they have no right to use vi-olence against him or his employes.

Third—They have a right to persuade other work-lngmen not to take their places, provided their per-suasion is so conducted as to be whollypeaceable, with-out either violence nr threats or suggestions of violence.

Fourth— They have a right to refuse, and to combinewith one another in the refusal, to purchase the goods ofthPir employer or of others who are in league or in co-nperatioii with their employer. In other words, theyhave a legal right to "boycott."

Second— ln promoting their common interests theyhave a right to strike; that is, they have a right to leavetheir employer in a body for the purpose of securingbetter wages or better conditions of employment.

First—Laborers have a right to unite in organizationfor the purpose of promoting their common interests.

The article takes a broad view of the subject, cov-ering the legal principles involved and givingthe mattera general application. It embodies the salient polnt3of judicial opinion and gives the gist of decisions inimportant cases. The legal conclusions thus presentedpresent a clear and succinct statement of obligations onthe part of both interests involved in a strike. They

are reproduced here:

THE RIGHT TO EARN BREADIn the last number of the Outlook the strike situa-

tion at Chicago is discussed under the caption, "TheRight to Work."

An entertainment wil be given next ,Tuesday evening under the auspices ofthe Kings Daughters of Memorial Bap-tist church. Mrs. Young will give areading, De L,unos' guitar club willfurnlgh music.

The Central Baptist church will cele-brate Its twentieth anniversary June14. The following committee has beenappointed to arrange for the observ-ance: Rev. A. S. Phelps, the pastor;Me߻rg. A. P. Green, Dr. William B.Perctval and Mrs. Richard P. Drew.

BAPTIST

That scheme for "a deep waterway" connecting Chi-cago with the Gulf of Mexico is stupendous enough for(he brain of Col. Sellers. And yet if the Chicago riverwere guided southward it might be rank enough to cutits own course to the gulf.

Now it is intimated that, tho government will try Itshand at ownership and operation of a commercial steam-ship line. Tliat will bo done for transit service connect-ing with the Panama railway, it is said, unless UrnPacific Mall Steamship company comes to terms.

The Ladieg' Aid society of the FirstKngllsh Lutheran church will give a,teceptlon to the new members of thechurch received during the year, num-bering sixty, next Friday evening inthe church parlors.

ENGLISH LUTHERANMrs. H. A. Bankson of 1410 Rloh

street entertained the Ladles' Aid so-ciety of Bt.Mark's mission, last Thurs-day evening- This mission has recer^vbeen organized.

There is good reason to believe that the time is notfar distant when consumption willcease to be called the"great white plague." Medical science has shown with-Jn a comparatively few years that such dread diseasesas yellow fever, cholera and other plagues are controlla-ble la favorable circumstances. But the whole medicalworld Is In pursuit of means for stamping out consump-tion, and every succeeding year shows substantial prog-ress in that direction.

Having demonstrated that consumption is not onlypreventable, but curable, except in advanced stages,medical science now is alminpr to reduce tho ravages ofhie disease to the minimum. It.has been proved that byproper treatment and under favorable conditions con-sumption is robbed of the terror it inspired only a fewyears ago. Having learned that the disease is com-municated almost whollyina single way, by the sputumof victims, the spread of itby infection is made amena-ble to control. Following that substantial gain, thotreatment of victims has been reduced to such a com-plete system that tho percentage of cures Id surprisingin these days.

The exhibition willho so arrangod, according to thoplan, that it "will present, through diagrams, photo-graphs and modfls, a picture of the progress being marloin fighting tuberculosis, at tho same time that it willshow the need for m--h greater effort to bring the dis-ease within the limits recognized by the authorities nspossible."

STAMPING OUT CONSUMPTIONA novol featuro in thR warfare- of medical Bclence

against tuberculosis is announced from Now York. Anexhibition willbo held In that city next November suchas never was seen brfnre. Tho exhibits will all portainto consumption, Us victims nnrl the accepted modernmethods of treat ing it.

The Southern Pacific company's plan for havingtrained nurses on through trains will be a good thingfor addlepated dudeg when they are away from theirparents or guardians

f 1727—Th0 Spaniards besiege filbrallar. ;£ 17,riG

—Naval -action at Fort Philip, Minorca, between the French fleet, ,

\u25a0f twelve ships, five frigates, and the British, thirteen ships, five \u25a0

£ frigates. Admiral Hyng was afterward shot in England on an unjust'

S charge of cowardice in this affair.' •

f 1775—

Mecklenburg, N. C, declaration of independence. |£ 179G

—Bonaparte passed the River Po; Marceau and Champlonett drove ]

t the Austriaus from Hunsruch; they were also defeated on the Sieg, \u25a0

{• with Iho loss of 2400. . ;£ 1709— Bonaparte raised iho siego of St. Jean d'Acre; it bad lasted sixty ,> days.r 1801— Bonaparte proclaimed emperor of the French. \£ 1801— Tho secretary of the navy ordered all officers at Baltimore, Phila-r dolphia and New York to doso their recruiting offices and report at ;£ once to their respective ships. '.jl1806— John Stuart Millborn.j» 1813— Battle of nautzen between Russians and Prussians under Bar-;', clay de Tollyand the French under Bonaparte.> 1815— Murat, king of Naples, loft the city in disguise, while his queen; sought the security which had been promised her on board a British ]', man-of-war.'1829— Gold was discovered in Burke county, North Carolina. Quicksilver ;| was also found. ',. 1834— Oen. Lafayette died at Paris, aged 77 years.1 1855— Tho king of Hanover issued an ordinance annulling the consti- ;I tutlon settled in 1848 and tho provincial electoral law of 1850.• 1864— J. Howard, jr.,a Brooklyn, N. V., newspaper man, arrested and <

I confined at Fort Lafayette, charged with, tho authorship of the ;'. famous "bogus proclamation" calling for troops.'

1903— The enlarged Transvaal legislative council was opened at Pretoria <

', by Sir Arthur Lawrence. !• 1904— 0n account of the kidnaping of Perdicaris, an American citizen,; by UaiHKiili,the Moroccan bandit, the whole South Atlantic squadron ;'. was ordered to Tangier.

Made Noah DrunkIt is this particular faculty of the

doctor's for Interpreting "yayin" assct-iuH bpst to him that makes the

writer stund In awe of his wonderful

insight. How remarkable is the mindof him who can distinguish betweenthe "yayln" which made Noahdrunk. (Gen. 9:21), and the "ytiyln"with which the priest of theMost High God blessed Abraham.(Oen. 14:18). Wonderful us this may

neeni, yet the learned doctor canlly dls-tlngulßheH them, for he declares thatthey cannot be the same. Of coursehe dots not explain how or why, butthat presumably t» unnecessary. Slight-ly changing a remark of the doctorhimself Iwould cay: "The man whocan make himself believe Uat the name

Rut by what inspiration has thelearned doctor differentiated through-out the Old Testament "yayin," fer-mented winp, from "yayln," unfer-mented wine? Itis even so In English.

"Wine" in this language is also ageneric term; but if Jones drinks"wine" and becomes drunk and Brown

drinks "wine" and stays sober must webelieve that Jones' wine was champagne

and Brown's winp grape juice? Noahdrank "yayin" and became drunk. Bywhat analysis has the doctor ascer-tained the difference between that par-

ticular brand of "ynyln" and that ofwhich King David,says In Psalm 104,

verse 1: "Bless the Lord, O my soul.

O Lord my tiod thou art very great.

Thou art clothed with honor andmajesty." Verse 14: "He cuusnth thegrass to grow for the cattle and herbfor the service of man, that ho may

bring forth food out of the earth."Verse 15: "And wine (ye yayln) thatmaketh glad the heart of man."

What is decidedly of more importanceis his endeavor to prove that "yayln,"which means "wine" and includes"tirosh" as well as "strong drink," isto be construed "unfermented wine"whenever ho so desires it; and when itcannot be thus construed because ofthe context then, of course, and only

then it means "fermented wine." If

the doctor had pursued my article morecarefully he would have seen this:

"Literally the Hebrew word "yayin"is a noun and moans both fermentednnd unfermented wine." Surely no longargument was necessary there.

Unfermented WineAnd now as to tirosh and yayin. Dr.

Bowers has striven long and earnestlyto prove what is really of hut theslightest consequence, i. c., that tiroshmeans unfermented wine.

Only a few words in reply and Ipasson: Fermented wines, the doctor

might have ascertained from many ex-cellent authorities, were never forbid-den at any festival, if kept from con-tact with leaven, which is restroictelto fermented grain products only.

Furthermore, as Istated in my previ-

ous article, "the rabbis of the Talmudwere of the.opinion that for all religi-

ous and even for semlrrellglous occa-sions fermented wine (yayln chaj),strong wine must be used, and only

when fermented wine was not to behad, "yayin mlgito," wine fresh fromthe press, was allowed. Therefore, Iam sorry that Ican not offer theworthy doctor the much-coveted com-fort of the example of Jesus, who asa good Jew undoubtedly drank his fourcups of fermented wine on each Pass-over, and who, in spite of the doctor'sbelief that in that event he "musthave staggered from his sacred feast,"

undoubtedly was wiser than many in

our generation, and knew that fourcups of wine partaken of slowlythroughout a Passover meal need notproduce drunkenness In him any morethan it does in the millions of Jews,men, women and children, who fulfillthe law in this respect annually during

Passover meals.

First, Dr. Bowers reminds us thatchomets, means "to leaven;" that onPassover the Jews are forbidden to eat

leavened bread, and so this la conclu-sive evidence that fermented wine wasexcluded from the Hebrew festivals—and, of course, following the same lineof reasoning, tho four cups of winewhich the Jew is commanded to drinkon Passover must be unfermented wine.

Fermented Wine

Let us analyze as briefly as possiblethe doctor's criticism of my '.'lnterpre-tation and application."

These three are tho principal divi-sions which can be made of the doc-tor's criticism, which holds the Igno-

rance—

or worse— of your humble serv-ant to the scorn of your many read-ers.

Air.Bower* remarks that he "can notbut feel a degree of surprise that onertppnrently so learned should err hogrievously in his Interpretation of theOld and New Testament scripture re-lating to wine." Likewise that "whileMr. Edelman's Interpretation of thewords nnd phrases relating to wine willnot bear the light of critical exegesis,

the tendency of hts teaching, Iregret lo

say, is not Rood." ' And elsewhere "Tosay that Christ Is thn author of thisKreat prime"—l. p., turning water Intowine

—"or to say thnt he sanctioned

It by precept or example Is abhorentnnd unthinkable."

LOS ANOKLES, May 18.-(Edltr,rIlernld): In your Issue of May 15 Ifind that Dr. Stephen Bowers in hisreply to my article on the "Use andAbuse of Fermented Wine," printed Inyour Issue of May 6, criticises and re-bukes me rather harshly for practic-allynil of the statements made thcretil.

LOS ANGELES HERALD: SATURDAY MORNINO, MAY so, 1905.

Dr. lidclnmn's Response to the Criticism Offeredby Dr. Stephen Bowers Respecting

the Wines of the Bible

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Ihave no deslro to, and probablyshall not reply further, though 1couldwrlto page upon page In support ofmy argument. For until Dr. Bowerscan show where the Intent of anyverse In scripture Is to prohibit th<»people from using fermented wine, Inm not anxious to reply; and thattime Is not within tho life of any man.

clean, cheerful and moral. In otherwords, temperance, cleanliness re«spectablilty In nought for. Intemp*r«

ftnee Is the crime. All that which th«Lord Odd hath made Is good. Not thfluse of It, but the nbuse, la harmful.Such has always been my "teach-ing," and In that regard, 1have noregrets at all. With this Iam fin-ished. Ilooked for no controversy

when Iwrote my first article; butIshirk no controversy when IbelieveIam right, and certainly Inmy conten-tions Itoo am supported by eminentauthorities, by Doctors Wise, Qotthell,Kohut and Innumerable modern Btu-dents, ns well as by the most eminentand learned scholars of the Talmud.

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