Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 169, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1919 — CHURCHES NOT TO BE DEPRIVED OF WINE. [ARTICLE]

CHURCHES NOT TO BE DEPRIVED OF WINE.

Washington, July 18. tions just issued by the bureau of internal revenue afford every religious organization in the United States opportunity to obtain wine for sacramental purposes. “We (have endeavored to cut out all ‘red tape,’ ” Deputy Commissioner Gaylord said, “and have made the regulations easy for bona fide organizations to follow.” Where sacramental "wines are produced and distributed under clerical supervision, as in certain monasteries of the Roman Catholic church, the usual internal revenue tax must be paid and accurate records kept of all shipments. In case of purchases of wine from dealers not under church supervision, the bureau expressed a preference that an affidavit of the use to which the wine was to be put accompany the order, for the protection of both the seller and purchaser. Churches not having hierarchal organizations ■will obtain wine on the application of the minister or duly authorized officer of the congregation. Jewish congregations, each of which is a separte entity under no superior prelate, will obtain wine for their services on application of the rabbi. The historic mead, brewed from grapes and honey, will continue to ’be used in the Passover feast. The bureau has ruled, contrary to erroneous reports that mead was prohibited, that the drink may be made in accordance with the ancient custom in the homes of Jewish families, when intended for use in the religious festival.