The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1893-05-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson for May Ia, 1893
Fruits of Wisdom-Prov. 12; I-15.

International Lesson for May Il, 1893. |
Fruits of Wisdom-Prov. IL; I-15.
ARRANGED from Peloubet's Notes.)
GOLDEN TEXT-The fruit OF the righteous Is |
tree Of life, and lie that winneth souls is wise
Prov. II: 30
THE PALACE OF WISDOM ANDTHE PAVILION |
OF FoLLY.-In the ninth chapter we have Q !
picture of two personages with their invita-
tons to men which are as real now as in Solo |
mons time. There is kind of competition |
between Wisdom AID Folly, between Right !
eousness and Sin, between Virtue and Vice; |
and the allurcmonts Of the two are disposed in |
an intentional parallelism; the coloring and ar.
rangement are Of such kind that IL becomes |
Incredible how any sensible person, or for that |
matter even the simple himself, could for q mo-
ment hesitate between the noble form of Wis |
dom and the meretricious attractions OF Folly |
The two voices are heard IN the high places OF
the city; each of them invites the passers-by, !
especially the simple and unsophisticatcd-the
one into her fair palace, the other into her foul
and deadly house. The words of their invita-
ton are very similar Whose is simple, let him
turn in hitler; as for him that is void
Of understanding, she saith TO HIM"
but how different is the burden of the two
messages! Wisdom offers life, but is silent
about enjoyment Folly offers enjoyment,
but says nothing Of the death which
must surely ensue. The Palace of Wisdom is
very attractive; well built and well furnished,
it rings with the sounds Of hospitality; and,
with its open colonnades, ii seems Of itself to
invite all passers-by TO enter in as guests Ii is
reared upon seven well-knOwn marble pillars
in a quadrangular form, with the entrance side
left wide open. There is no shifting tent or
tottering hut but an eternal mansion that lacks
nothing Of stability or completeness, or beauty.
Through the spacious doorways may be seen
the great courtyard, in which appear the prep
arations for perpetual feast And now the
beautiful owner of the palace has sent forth
her maidens into the public ways OF the city to
invite with winning friendliness, to offer this
rare repast
The Pavilion of Folly stands also near the
street of the city, and with every merctrcious
and tawdry attraction calls to the passers-by
to come 10 her secret pleasures, inviting them
not to leave of their simplicity, but rather that
their ignorance may be confirmed into vice
Her house is indeed haunted with ghosts, and
when a man enters her portal he already has his
foot in he'll.
THE SERIES OF CONTRASTS.
The School of Wisdom versus The
Paradise of Fools.-1. "Who SO loveth
correction" instruction, discipline,
! schooling loveth knowledge Because
the discipline is the only way by which
to obtain knowledge. But he that
hateth reproof is BRITISH" Is as insen-
sible to higher aspirations, to regret for
the past or hope of amendment, as
/ brute beast
The Favor of God versus Condemna-
tion.-2. "A good man" Good in the
sense of benevolent; a man who acts &C.
! cording to the ruling motive of self
| sacrificing love. "Shall obtain favor
of the Lord" For he is like the Lord
who is love, and is always good to all
The Transient versus the Eternal
8. "A man shall not be established by
wickedness:" His fortunes shall be tran
sient his prosperity short lived, his
pleasures fleeing, his mind restless,
4 his memory shall perish. But the
+ root of the righteous shall never be
moved The righteous, on the con-
trary, have their root in God nothing
can tear them from the ground in which
they are rooted; they are as trees which
no storm outroots
The Family Crown and Cross.
virtuous woman is a crown to her hus-
band:" She is crown adjoining and
identifying his life; crown of honor,
/ of happiness, of success. But she that
maketh ashamed, or doeth shamefully,
is as rottenness of his bones:" Under
mining and destroying the very sup
port of the family, ''saps his exist
ence," 'deprives him of strength and
vigor."
The Souls Fountain. IS. 1.-THE
thoughts of the righteous are just" Be
cause they flow from right heart and
true character. But the counsels:
Their plans, their carefully thought.
out schemes and measures. Are de-
ceit:" False, deceiving others and even
themselves.
The Power of the Tonguc.-Vers. g.
IS. 6. 1.-THE words of the wicked are OF
lying in watt" i. e., they mean malice,
they are the expression of a blood
thirsty and murdcrous disposition,
1.-THE mouth of the upright shall de-
liver them" l. e., those whose lives arc
threatened by the goddess.
IS. "The transgression of the lips is q
snare:" Gets the wicked into trouble
But the righteous" shall escape, be-
cause his words are right and true.
The Permanent versus the Evanes
cent. 1.-THE wicked are overthrown,
etc: There comes from some quarter
an unparalleled overthrow which over
whelms the goddess; thus no rising ur
again is to be thought on, it is all over
with them; while, on the contrary, the
house of the righteous withstands the
storm which sweeps away the goddess
Approval by Others.-S. "A man shall
be commanded" etc: A man who gives
practical proof of wisdom by life and
character, whose words and actions
show that he is actuated by high views
is praised and acknowledged by all.
Empty Honors.-9. Better is he that
is lightly esteemed" by the great, is il
moderate circumstances, and is not am
bilious for high office. And hath 9
servant" To minister to his wants
(which all orientals of even moderate
wealth possess); is better off than ono
who boasts of his rank and family, anc
is all the while on the verge of starva
tion