The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1888-09-22
REVlEW--TEMPERANCE.
International Sunday-School Les
son for September 80, 1883.
capitalization of tho Events Of Forty Years
Wandsrings In tho Wilderness-Appli-
cation Of Leading Points as symbols
Dangers of Intoxicating Drink.

| pOIDEN lEAI-aUu uHOu SfliilL TtIIltulDti
all the way which the Lord thy God led thee
these forty years in the wilderness, to hum
Bile thee, and prove thee, TO know what was
IN thine heart, whether thou wouldst keep
His commandments, or no.-Deut s: 2.
| TIME-From May, b. c. 1891, TO March, b.
c. l45l, nearly forty years.
PIAcE-Arabia, the peninsula Of Sinai, the
wilderness, Kadesh- Barnea; thence south
erly, TO the eastern arm OF the Red Sea,
thence northerly, east Of the Dead Sea, 10
the Jordan.
PERSONS Moses, Aaron, Miriam, Joshua,
Caleb.
Evgyrs-The leading events are the forty
years wanderings i'll the Wilderness; the
covenant with God; the golden calf; Moses
forty days upon Mount Sinai; the cere-
monial law; the tabernacle; the institutions
OF religion; the destruction Of Nadab and
Abihu; the sending Of the spies; water
from the rock OF Mcribah; the sin of Moses;
the fiery serpents; the prophecy of BALKAN,
the conquest Of Canaan east of the Jordan;
the death Of Aaron on Mount Hor, and Of
| Moses on Mount Nebo.
The BIBLE When Moses died the people
had for their Bible the Pentateuch, the first
five books Of our Bible.
| CoMMENrs-Thc Israeites Iesson IL
consecrate themselves to God, and promise
TO be his obedient people. Then Moses goes
| up into the mountain to receive further in
structions. While there Lesson H. the
people fall into idolatry for which they are
punished and brought to repentance.
| Then God promises TO be their guide and
guard Q.esson I'D. Then follow the plans
| for binding the people TO the true God, and
instructing them in the divine truths OF
religion, and training them to the religious
| life.
| Starting once more on their journey, they
come to the.southern borders Of their prom
| ised land guided by the pillar Of cloud and
| Of fire Uesson lX). Here they are afraid,
and, filed with unbelef, they rebel lessons
X.-XII), and are compelled to remain forty
years in the wilderness, till all the men
over twenty years old die. Then they make
new start for the land Of their hopes and
we leave them on the very border Of their
land, with only the Jordan between. Here
Moses dies.
All this is history; but IL is also an en-
acted parable of the Pilgrims Progress
from the Egypt of sin to the promised land
of their hopes. Every lesson is an illustra-
tlOU W uS VI obulS uhuSCI, VI uulN, UT uttu.
All through the quarter we should keep in
mind the spiritual meaning for ourselves
Req. 4. +, Schd'lbicr.
SUBJECT The Ancient Pilgrims Prog
ress from the bondage Of Egypt to the prom
ised land-from the state of worldlines TO
Heaven. I. The exodus symbolizes CONVEX
sion. 2. Moses was type of Christ 3. The
pillar OF cloud and fire, the guidance of the
-. IL. III
Ill IX.). 4. The mama, the daily spiritual
food. 8. Asserting to the Book of the COW
enant, conservation to God and public
profession Of religion Lesson L.. 9. Gen
erous giving for the tabernacle, a revival Of
religion and Of gifts to missions, to the
building of churches and Gods work on
earth Lesson w.. Z. The tabernacle, the
church and its religious worship Lesson
W. s. The sacrifices and feasts, the inst-
tutions OF religion, and great religious
meetings lessons VI, VII, VIII. 8. Fall
ing into idolatry Lesson IL, the unbelef
Of the people Uesson XII, the sin of
Moses Uesson Kill, the failings and i'm
PROJECTIONS of Gods people. 10. Water
from the rock, the living waters from
Christ and His Word Uesson Kill. II. Tho
forty years in the wilderness, the long and
Ndiltu VI lllC NnElSIluIl-lONS
and sorrows, trials, difficulties, victories,
helps disciplning him for his Heavenly
Home r. Reports from promised land
Uesson ~, and visions of its blessedness
Ucsson KILL, the higher experiences of
the Christian, and ne promises and de-
scriptions of Heaven H. The end of the
journey OF life (Lesson KILL.
The DOWNWARD CouRsE.-Deut. 81 1921.
GOLDEN TEXT-Enter not INTO the path of
the wicked and go not ii the way of evil
men.-Prov. IA.
CENTRAL TRUTH-Woe befall those who
yield to the attractions of the cup.
CRCUMsTANCEs-These words occur ia an
address which Moses spoke to the Israel
ties Just before he died.
HELPS OVER HARD PLACEs-lS. II man
hare stubborn and rebeltiyuS son: such son
who is disoOcdicnt to his parents will be
also disobedicnt to the laws of the state.
Most crimes have their source in disobedi-
ence to parents. When mn hare chdstsned
him by kind and loving words, by punish
ment; every effort fails. 10 Bring him
unto the Cliers: the rulers, the Judges Gate
Of his place; or town. The gate was the nat
ural place OF concourse, and there trials and
public meetings were held 20. GhittOru
one who is given to appetite for food; one
who overeats for the pleasure of it, to the
injury Of his body. D,1tnkdrd: yielding to
tho power Of strong drink. The body rules
the soul. 81. Stone him: the usual mode of
capital punishment among the Jews. So
shalt thou put epH dwdy: he was evil, and Of
no use, but was like person with an in
fictitious disease, inoculatlng others with it.
The only way was to get rid Of him some
way; and il no refused to be cured, he must
be destroyed. Shall hear and fear: his pun
ishment would be warning to deter others
from committing the same sins.
ILLUSTRATION Homer, in his great poem,
"The Odyssey" describes the journeyings
and adventures Of the wisest Of the Greeks
at the siege OF Troy named Ulysses {Odys-
seus), king Of Ithaca, in Greece. After the
destruction Of Troy, Ulysses, starting for
home, wanders about the world, meeting
with many wonderful adventures. Among
them is the one which will illustrate to US
to-day lesson OF Bible temperance; After
escaping from hurricanes, and giants, and
sirens, Ulysses and his companions found
themselves anchored in the quiet harbor Of
. beautiful island as charming as the happy
valley or the gardens Of the golden age In
the center Of this valley was a magnificent
palace of snowwhite marble in u grove Of