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THE

WATER DRINKERS

OF THE

BIBLE.

BY

JOHN W. KIRTON, LL.D.,

AUTHOR OF "BUY YOUR OWN CHERRIES," "THE FOUR PILLARS OF TEMPERANCE,"
"HAPPY HOMES, AND HOW TO MAKE THEM," ETC.

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THE WATER DRINKERS OF

THE BIBLE.

CHAPTER I.

THE DIVINE LAW OF DRINK.

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Y the Water-drinkers of the Bible, we wish it to be understood, that we mean those whose habit was that of using water as a beverage, and also who were noted for abstaining from intoxicating drinks. Just as it was the custom among the

Greeks for the phrase "a water-drinker" to have this special meaning, so it has of late years become the practice in our own country to infer the same. To abstain from wine and strong drink invariably leads to the remark, "Then you are a water-drinker, I suppose."

It is from this standpoint that we propose taking a brief glance at some of the persons whose history is recorded in the Word of God, that we may be able to manifest how much is to be found there to sustain the total abstainer in his practice, and to illustrate how clear it is, he has nothing to fear, or anything worth having to lose, by being associated with those who of old time were induced either for a long or short period to avoid "wine and strong drink," and to be content with "honest water" instead.

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