The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-03-09
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children becoming devout. worshipful, thought.
ful OF their souls interests "A wise son
maketh glad father" Read % 81 We can
gain a conception here too. Of the pleasure our
Father in Heaven has when We. his children,
are wise rs to goodness. holiness, etc
T. Roins ". 16.l The reius are another
physical organ. and what is said above as to the
heart is applicable here I'm early days people
thought or imagined various organs Of the body
operated in mental processes. specially were
active in the play of the emotions.
s. Lips speak. ". i6.l Silence Is well, but
is not always TO DO maintained. There arc
many occasions for speech. Conversation is
means given US for mutual profit and
pleasure. The limit rs to use of the tongue is
fixed largely by what one has to say. III 10 is
profitable" right things we'll.
8. Envy. tV. H. To covet refers to things,
to envy. to persons. (Ps.. 81 I-3.) The very
things which cause You to envy sinners may be
very harmful to them and might prove your
ruin (Ps., 73 3: IL, 49, Notice verse Is Of
the lesson.
Z. Fear of the Lord. ". III The reference
is 10 the fear. apprehension, one who loves God
and all his laws has that he may break any
commandment OF God. lie wants to do the
will of God. He knows numerous and be-
witching are the temptations of life, and
breads the thought he might possibly fall into
sin and do violence TO any command of God.
8. Expectation not cut OF. (Y. 49, There
seems here strong intiDation Of Immortality.
" There is an end future. time of settle
ment, a day as we understand it of Judgment
when evil will lie punished. when good viii be
rewarded, when all things will be made right,
fair.
o. Way. ~. 49, The Bible teaches the way.
Then Christ who is the figure of the entire
Bible, calls Himself The Way. To walk in the
way is 10 guide all ones conduct by the COM
mandments Of God. The heart" is the center
Of mental operation. To guide it in the way ia
to make the data of all thought. the premises
of all conclusions, tho great moral principles
Taught by Moses and exempliied by our Savior
"a: 3d. The heart (mind) must be right to
have the feet walk srighs Take care of the
mind aud the feet will take care of them,
selves.
TO- Notice appeals for attention. Many chill
dren will not heed counsel. Hear. (y. 49,,
Harken. (Y. 22) Christ said, He that hath
ears let him hear
IL. Wiaebibbers (y 2O) Excessive drinkers
of spirituous liquors. And the word riotous
w. 2O) means gluttouou5 See V. 21.l The
drunkard is a man who does not control his
appetite for drink. (St. Luke 81: "a; ROM,
IL: 49, The physical gets the start of the
mental. The power OF inhibition becomes lost.
The body is too loaded with excess to allow
the mind its normal activity. The victim be-
comes drowsy, more or less loses consciousness.
from work and has no means to make purchases
necessary for decency and comfort. We SEQ
commentaries in almost every community.
- Respect parents. tV. b. Ex., 20: ~;
Prov. 30: II; Eph.. 81. 2.
ii. Truth. w. 81 In the highest sense
Christ is the Truth-The Way. The Truth and
The Life. Buy-but do not sell.
4. btemperapce
a. This takes many forms, but notice it Just
now as to the use in excess of spirituous
liquors.
1t was Hon. Lot NJ Morrill, who said of the
drink habit rs it applies to the imbibing Of
liquors which induce intsmperance in the
usual sense: The giant crime Of crimes
against humanity" And Hon. w. E. Glad
stone declared: The ravages of intemperance
are greater than the combined ravages of war,
pestilence and famine"
b. Then gluttony. too. is terrible evil. Sir
Henry Thompson said: 81 have come TO the
conclusion that more than half the disease
which embitters the middle and later part Of
life is due TO ayoidable errors in diet
and that more mischief in the form of actual
disease, of impaired vigor and Of shortened life
accrues to civilized man in England
and throughout central Europe from erroneous
habits of eating than from the habitual use Of
alcoholic drink, considerable as know that to
be-"