The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-06-21
Especially arranged from 8. 8. ouar.erly.1

Especially arranged from 8. g. Quarterly.1
LESSON TEXT Cor. s: 1-I3
GOLDEN TExT-Wherefore II meat maleth
my brother to stumble, will eat no flesh
for evermore, that make not my brother
TO stumbled Cor. 10.
CENTRAL TRUTH--We should be total alb
stainers from all that can intoxicate, for
the sake of others.
TMr-I Corinthians was written about A.
d. 81
PLAcE-From Ephesus in Asia Minor TO
Cornth In Greece.
AurnoR-St. Paul, who had lived and
preached in Corinth.
CIRCUMsrANcEs--The Christians In Corinth
were surrounded on all sides by idolatry.
When sacrifices were offered to idols
part of the animal was burned, and parts
were eaten by the priests, or the offerers
of the sacrifice. When they did not wish
to eat it, it was often sold in the public
market. Christians might buy It, and un-
knowingly eat of what had been sacrificed
to idols. Or they would eat such meat at
tho festivals and weddings Of their heather
neighbors. Some thought it wrong. Paul
says that IL was not wrong, II they did not
cat it as q sacrifice. And yet II his eating
1t led his brethren into idoatry, no would
Tdtuer ucNcr Cav ihcue thoh w hJuio hAo
brother.
LESSON TExT-The principle laid down
by Paul is one of the two great foundation
stones Of the Temperance Reform We will
not drink wine or strong drink, even
though we believe them to be harmless to
ourselves (Which they are not), because Of
our neighbor. AS Mr.. Cough says, the
Bible surely permits us TO abstain from
wine, and we should do 1t, IL by our in
dulging our weak neighbor perish.
The MoLocu OF STRONG DIINK-Molocb
was a horrible idol of tho Ammonites and
Canaanites. 1t was made Of brass, and
placed on brazen throne; the head was
that Of calf with O crown upon 1t. The
throne and image were made hollow, and
furious fire was kindled within it; and
when the arms were red-hot, chill
dren were thrown upon them and
burned to death, while the cries OF
the victims were drowned with drums.
Intcmpcrdncc Is such o horrible idol, with
more victims and more worshpers than even
Moloch had. The victims are the multi
tudes Of men, women and children who are
ruined by strong drink. Sixty thousand
perish ON its affairs every year, dying .
drunkard's death. Ten times as many
suffer from it's influences. Men sacrifice
their wives and children; they sacrifice hap
piness, home, usefulness, manhood, re-
spectaoility, character, prosperity, hopes Of
Heaven, on the altar of this idol. The wor-
Slippers are numbered by the million. AL
who sell the poison, or aid the traffic, by let
ting buildings for its sale, for the sake Of
personal gain, are among the worshipers.
AL who yield to their appetites, and drink
to the injury of themselves or others, arc
worshipers.
THE CosT OF THE WoRsHIP-It costs all
that the victims lose. But in addition to
this the cost Of this worship in these
United States is $500, 600 each year.
1t makes nearly 100000 public pau
pers, costing yearly slOO,0OO,OO0; I;
800, 900 rioters, thieves, murderers and GRIM
inals are recruited from the dram-shop. 1t
takes away the productive labor Of N5000
men engaged in the traffic, and causes o
loss of time and industry on tho part Of
drinkers estimated at 500, 100000, and
wastes 100000 bushels Of grain. De-
stroy tho Idol by Total Abstinence. U
Drinking Injuries ourselves. Therefore
totally abstain, and sign tho pledge. (2)
Drinking causes our brother to stumble.
Our example misleads him, our influence
opens the door to his destruction. (9 De-
stroy the Saloon, and all those things which
are continually tempting the young.
CoMMENTs-The lessons up to the eleventh
all belong to the last great week Of the life
of Christ. 1t is wise to learn by heart the
events of this greatest week in the history
of the world; not only those which are re-
ferred to in the lessons, but the whole SER
les Of events. The lessons open with par
able and discourse in the temple Of Jeru-
salem on Tuesday, April A, A. d. 30, Jesus
last day in tho temple Ness. 1, 2). These
were spoken to the Jews as well as to the