The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1891-03-26

OF God. (4) The schools of the propheeA
hint at the duty Of teaching others
TEMPERANCE LESSON.
Lesson TExT-Isa b:f1-o3
GOLDEN TExT-Drunkenncss, rcvelings sndk
such hl,e-they which do such things shall uoaL.
inherit th g kingdom Of God..-Gal. 5:21.
CENTRAL TRUTH-Intemperance aggravxssN
nnd increases many other evil habits
LESSON HELPS.
THE DRINKHABlT Tvs. II, 12). (D '1Hn~s.
bitual drinking" ". 1D. Woe unto othenae.s
that rise up early" l. e., who begin t0F
drink in the morning and continue unt1@
night. But whoscever drinks intoxi-,-
eating liquors at all, is in danger OF
coming to that state where drinking fz6.
his main business. (2) Social drinks
ing" ". 12). "Tabret," tambourine-
pipe, flute. All the powers of music.
and feasting, and social life are joined
to enhance the enchanting and atsract~
ing power of strong drink. Here Eo4 9,
one of the greatest dangers OF intenn-~
perance.
WHAT GoD HAS DOVE TO SAVE MKT
FROM It's PowER.-Read the parable in
VS.. 1-6. Each persons life is like a.
vineyard or orchard, full of great poesi-
bilities, able to produce all the fruits Of :
the Spirit, al the blessings Cf tsuDp
Heavenly paradise. God has done slks
that is possible to aid us TO bring forth
these fruits.
THE FRUITS OF THE DRINK-HABrr (vsE~
| 12-23) () blindness to Gods work.
They regard not the work Of the Lonl-,.e
| They will not look around them and
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the punishment He sends upon thoaas.
who continue in their course. (zs
''Chains and captivity" ". 13): They
become the slaves of appetite, driyens-
into all excesses and crimes by their
tasls-master. They are exiles from thas
Kingdom of God and the home of virtuaG.
| (3) Ignorance. because they have mo-
knowledge:" Intemperance dulls tia
intellect and deadens the conscience.-
(4) poverty. Their honorable men7'
Even the greatest and most honorcdsp
who yield to the wine cup, fall into pow
erty and want. How much more tia
lesser ones. (5) "Death and ruin:" N,
Therefore hell" Sheol, the place Of
the dead, opened her mouth, like sounaa
monster ravenous to destroy. ''And-
their glory" etc.: Every good is ruined
by intemperancc. This is all the resufA
Of Gods laws ". 10y, laws made for thaz
purpose of encouraging righteousnean-
(0 ''Loss of property" II. Then
shall the lambs feed after their manr.
ner," rather, sin their pastures" th&
city shall become but a rural pastural
land. 1.-THE waste places of the fnks
ones" where the few sheep in widne
pastures grow fat. ''Shall strangeEs.,''
foreigners. ~ "Strong desires for sSn-
full things" 1s. "That draw iniquifE
with cords Of vanity" Of false reaanaI-
ing, Of deceptive excuses- Il
strong cord. "With cart rope
So strong is their desire 1R
forbidden things that only the strength
Of a cart-rope can express it. (S) "Fook
hardy defiance Of God" 10. "Let Hin
(Go0 make speed" Let God coma n
punish us if He will; who fears2 Ex-
10y Perverted moral sense" 20. 'tCaH
evil good" They advocate the canas
Of strong drink as promoting tempss-
ance and liberty. They do not s.vs
"Spirit Of wine, thy name is devil, {" huh
thy name is joy, pleasure, prosperiAEs
life. People will sell liquor and II
their buildings for saloons, and yet naA
seem conscious OF sin. Qo) "Self-con-
ceit." 81. ''Wise in their own eyes.e
Wine makes people self-confdent Tha
drunkard is often the last person -
know how much he is under the powsr
Of liquor. (11) "Excesses" ". aaG
The appetite grows with the yeazAs
(12) "Perversion OF right" IS. "WhiaAk
justify the wicked for reward" Wha
Tor the sake of votes, or money, or -
fiuence give wrong judgments in courA
help the wicked to escape justice, maka
bad laws--Rev. A. +. Schaufaer, d. n
AN American author, whose exce4E
| lADt evesfUht was vvopdarf,,1 xvhon 80.