Beer-Drinking and Slang Terms
2336.—Beer-Drinking; Slang Terms. Not for faultfinding do I ask these questions, but for information and help to all. (1) Is it pleasing in God's sight to use the word These are certainly all practical questions of life which all Christians should regard, not simply for their own soul's sake, but for others' sake. Replying categorically, we would say, first, it never is good to use terms that do not express just what we mean. It has come to be quite common for people of various classes in life to call children 2. Beer-drinking and whisky-drinking of all kinds is bad, bad for the individual who does it, bad in the example which it sets, bad in the effect and influence which it has; physically, morally, spiritually, always bad. Of course there are some who do not see this. Let us pray that the Lord may enlighten their minds and open their hearts to receive His instruction. 3. We should treat game laws as we would treat every other law of the land, save those laws which conflict with our duties to God. The instruction of the word is,