WHAT IS WINE?

Press, Volume LII, Issue 9021, 6 February 1895, Page 6

WHAT IS WINE?

TO TBS KDITOR 07 TUB PEKSS. * Bm.-—ln view of the present controversy' re the nature of the wine spoken of in the Bible, the accompanying extract may per. haps prove, interesting to your readers.— Yours, 4a, P.G. Richmond, 4th February, 1893. (kxtbact.] *• Wβ, the undersigned missionaries and residents in Syria, having been repeatedly requested to make a distinct statement on the subject, hereby declare that during the whole time of our residence and travelling in Syria and the Holy Land, we have never seen nor heard of an unfermented wine; nor have we found among Jews, Christians or Mnhommedane, any tradition of suoh a wine having ever existed in the country.— 'Signed by Rev. W. M. Thompson, D.D., Rev. S. Hi Calhoun, 0. V. A. Van Dyoke, D.D., Rev. James Robertson, Rev. H. Sfessup, Rev. John Wortabet, M.D., James Black, Michael Mcshaka (Doctor), Rev. John Crawford, R. W. Brigttocke, M.D., M.0.8., &&, Rev. WiUain Wright,

•TO THE EDITOR Of THE PKESS. Sm.- -In my former letter I challenged VW.B." to.bring forward proofs for his assertion—or supposition rather—that the wine created at the marriage feast at Cana of Galilee, and also that used hg our Lord, as recorded in Matt, zxvi, xxvii, xxviii, was of an intoxicating nature,' i.e., fermented . iri_o. 'His only reply is a reference to a number of modern lexicographers for their definition of the word ** wine," md having done so claims the honour of having proved his point. . To deal at length with such a logician as "■•W.B." would bo about as profitable as beating the air. 1 have not the time to ■pare, nor have I the impudence to ask for •pace iv your valuable columns, for suoh a .purpose. Thanking you for the space already aflorded,—Yours, && J.L.P.