The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-09-23

CoiprS TEXT Vino y roe'.rr. s,rcr9
drink ~ raFLr; aud vlcfoeytr Is deceived
thereby IN not visn PROV .o;i
CESIn>f. TMrgn Srhc duty ~ temperance y
founded On the Scripture. on reason. On scicDces
and on experience
r. Woe unto them that riac UP carly In the
morning. that they may follow strong drink:
that continue until night TN wine in:ianc thcml
ISAIAH ~
J. Voc 20 tho cro~no OF pride. 20 tho druntnrds
Of Erhram whose glorious beauty Is fading
flower. which are on the head ~ the fat valleys
u them that are overcome with winc'
PROVERBS %
4 Wine n mohscr strong drink q raging;
and whatsoever IL deceived thereby Il not wise
PROVERBS "a
% Who hath wocf who hath sorrow, who
hath con teriIons' who hath babblings who
hath wounds without cause, Who hath rcdness
Of eyes;
~ They thar tarry long at the wine: they
that SO 70 seek mixed wine.
81 Look not thou upon the vino when II Is
red. when Il rivcth his color in the cup when
Il moycth itself Alright
3 AT the last Il btcth like serpent. and
stlrgcth like an adder
noMASs H.
a. II Is good neither 70 cat flesh. nor 70
drink wine. nor ANYTHING whereby thy brother
stuinbIcih. or Is offended. or Il made weak
HADAKKUE .
IS. Woe unto him that Eivcth his neighbor
drink. that puttest Thy bottle 70 him, and max.
est him drunken also
cALATlASsA
70 Now the works o. the tlesh are manifest
which ARE these adultery. fcrnication. unclcan
ness. lasciyiousnces
81. Envyinfs. murders. drunkenness, rcvcl
ings and such like: OF the which tell you be-
fore. as ! have also told you in time past. shaa
kingdom Of God
Temperance u diyinc temple built upon
everlasting foundations Sustaining this tenn
pie arc four grand. solid pillars beautiful and
strong For further information about them
with facts and illustrations. see q small book
entitled The -Four Pillars o. Temperance
published by the National Temperance society
IS Rcade street, " Y.
THE PILLAR or Script RE.-Sotc Use
tie verses quoted for tho Scripture reading
Cause the school 10 repeat several Of them in
concert. several tiInss over 10 the same with
individual classes. till they ere engraved indel
lilly IN tie memory
the PILLAR or REASON Tho Pillar Of
Reason Is o composite structure. each column Of
which i q tower Of strength Temperance Is
tho moderate use Of al good THINGS but total
abstinence from all lad tainrs Socrates says
that he who Knows what - good. and chooses II,
ard knows Whist is had. and avoids II. = learned
I4a<fT|ffif AVOID
drinking Intoxicating liquors. because drinking
them even Ia moderation 10 Il dangerous: e.
II leads % drunkenness. 6, II leads 70 loss Of
scf-ccn;rol 80 II leads 20 poverty. IS, II
icats 10 crime. Is, II subjects reason nnd con-
science - appetite. and puts the body over the
soul "a II brings ruin 10 the soul: ssA II brings
ruin 70 the body. fyl II icsds - eternal loss.
inicrrcrancc - unreasonable because the
good that ccsnes frori drinking T. . certain de-
gree 81 Temporary pleasure Tie evils are
many and great to ourselves sal others. Anpc-
tito i "a tse side ~ drinking. rcasoa. against
II.
vcstisaiirr the effects 81 a,eoaol uoSa tho hu-
man body. fn-s tAat II Injuries the BODY weak
ems fts powers. readers il mere lai9 x dis
ease. harms ms nervous system. the brain and
the stomach. and SO aAortersll'c
Tbs crini4n was Endorsed By The National
Ncdlca! sss'osiaiicn u the Cai.od states nj do
frO:t In iS.f
TnE Pit:..R or EXPERIENCE - The
nctral dangers ana evils 81 drir;sins may be
sccn on every side. Many victims can DC point
I'd out IN every village and almost ever; circle
~ relatives The teacher can show by exam
pies the EVIL q Intoxicating drinks IS 70 power
~. sickness. crs.nn. ansec Il family. general
wrctchcd-esS and the danger q touching tho
nrst glass
QUESTIONS.
SUBJECT: The Foundations Of Tenn
pcrancc.
l. The PAScr n Scri2'nrc - Does the
Bible eyer command u - use in
toxicating liquors? Where does il com
mand US 10 avoid thea? sScc Scripture
lesson and references ii Helps, Can
il be proved that the wine which Christ
made at Cana John ::l-il) wa, intoxi-
eating wine? Why in institating the
Lords supper Is the word wine never
used. but 1.-THE cup" The frsit Of the
~inc?' Show how the unfcrmcnscd
juice % the grape is the better symbol
Of Christ's blood shed for Us. Was
Paul's advice 70 Timothy Il Tim. 5:2S)
binding on Us when we are not sick.
rs he was? What reason for total alb
stircncc Is found in Cor. o:....: Rom.
1921: 1851? What reason in | Cor.
o:.7? What is il 70 keep the body under?
What reason Is given in Gal 5:oo. 81?
What reason la Rom. lo:l?
:. The P.YGr NJ Etason What is tenn
pcrnncc? When is It moderation?
When is 1t total abstinence? What good
does drinking do? What evils does II
produce? How does this show that it
IS reasonable 70 let Intoxicating drinks
alone? DO these evils always follow
drinking? How oftcn? Il il wise to
run such risks for the sake ~ 50 little
pleasure?
.. Tie Pzur ~ Science What does
the science u Physiology say ~ IL the
effect Of drinking upon the body? on
the nerves? the brain? the stomach? lhc
powers Of endurance? the general
hcalthf What Is the effect 81 the opium
habit? What Of cigarettes
:. The Pier .ef Er2erisnce. What i
the effect Of Intoxicating liquors on
peoples character? 'on prosperity? on
the family? on the community? What
have you seen Of the danger Of Begin
ming the habit Of drinking? 81 going
into places where liquors are used? Of
keeping company with dissipatcd pco-
pie? What does experience shy 81 the
beneficial effects Of total abstinence
upon health? upon morality: upon re-
ligion? upon education? upon the char
acter? upon prosperity?
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
|. We should refuse all Intoxicating
drinks because Of their danger 70 our
selves