“M. E. F.” As to the question of a Christian butcher selling blood, it must rest with his own conscience before God. If his doing so offends the conscience of any brother, he ought, in the exercise of Christian charity, at once to give it up. With regard to your other question, namely, that of a Christian's receiving rent of a gin-shop, we can merely give our own very decided judgement, which is simply this, if we had a house to let, we should rather let it stand untenanted forever than let it for such a godless and abominable purpose. We consider gin palaces hells upon earth, bringing curse and ruin on thousands of families.