The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-03-16
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson tor March IL. 1894
Wine Mockcr-Proy. .o;l-5.

Wine a Moekcr-Proy. .o;l-5.
Especially Arranged from Pcloube,'s NoteSl
CoIpry TExr-winc is a mocker. strong
drink Is raging; and whssocycr Is deceived
Whereby ~ not wise Prov .J.i
NOIE The first verse alone refers directly
10 intempcrance but that vice leads TO ana In
tcnslits AL other sins including those de-
nounccd IA the following verses.
NoTE-Of al the vices intemperance is the
best example and type Of all sin. IL shows In
common, concrete. visible form the tcmpts ton
to sin. the OF sin. the barriers To sin the
scif-rr.tipl.cati0n OF sin. the hardening OF the
heart. the confirmation ~ character. the phys
zeal, rncaial moral and social evils Of sin, aud
its awful punishment
LESSON NOTES.
It's Deceptive Nature.-v. 1. wine
is mockcr:" Wine is here personified
as sort Of evil demon who excites to
frivolous wantonness, or To wild and
boisterous action. 1t is represented as
doing what persons do under its influ-
ence. Thus inebriated persons scott at
what is holy. reject reproof ridiculo
| all that Is serious. Wine leads people
into trouble, and then mocks at their
calamity, and gives them no relief.
"Whosoever is deceived thereby" For
the whole course Of strong drink is
AtttHNtohs promising Dlta>uFt anu
giving pain. promising paradise and be-
slowing hell. appearing As an angel, but
revealing itself a demon. AT the first
1t is the wine of pleasant fellowship;
at the last il is the wine of the wrath
of Almighty God. poured out without
mixture At the first il is the agreea-
BILE excitement of an evening; at the
last il is the long-drawn agony of an
endless perdition- At the first it is the
grateful stimulus of an hour, at the
last it is the worm that never dies. and
the fire that never shall be quenched.'
Its Terrible Power.--v. 1. strong
drink is raging" X. V. "a brawler."
Renders men noisy and boisterous, no
longer masters of themselves or re-
strained by the laws of morality or de-
cency. Septuagint: drunkenness is
insolcnt.-
1t is an Enemy to Prosperity and
Succcss.-V. 4. One way in which
strong drink prevents success is shown
in this verse. 1t leads to idleness,
neglect of duty, imperfection in work.
=. The sluggard will not plow by
reason of the cold" when the blowing
is more difficult than in warmer
weather. lie makes the most of the
least excuses. Anything will do for
an excuse from that we do not wish to
do. lie shall beg in harvest and have
nothing" Not ''shall beg of Others"
but he shall seek for food in his fields,
and " i'll find no harvest
Note that the most failures in life
are the fault of sin. Some fail of out
ward success through misfortunes and
sickness. but they can always be sue
cesses as men and women. But look at
SO many young men that do not take
any fair place in life. and you will
find that idlcness, carclessness, self
ishness. bad company. strong drink,
neglect of duty are the chief causes.
lllustration-The Alcoholic Serpent.
Some time ago party Of sailors visited
the geological gardens. One of them,
excited by the liquor he had taken.
and as an act of bravado TO his compan-
ions, took hold of a deadly serpent. He
held it mp by the nape of the neck in
such a way that it could not sting him.
As he held it. the snake (unobserved)
coilcd itself around his arm, and at
length it got a firm grasp, and wound
tighter and tighter, SO that he was un-
able to detach it. As the pressure of
the snake increased, the danger grew,
the sailor was unable to maintain his
hold on the neck of the venomous rep
tile. and was compelled to loose it.
What did the snake then do? 1t turned
around and bit him and he died. So It
is with the appetite Of strong drink.
Preachers Analyst. Sin is the most
terrible thing in the universe. 1t has
filled the earth with pain.
Illustration-In the Boston Herald Of
January 80. 1898, are given the follow
ing statistics by Edward Atkinson, the
famous statistician:
STANDARD or COMPARISON
The Production and Consumption OF LiQuorA
Spirits withdrawn including fruit
branty-gallCns- Observation-Disclosures. W,h5i,Qio
Less IL per cent used in the arts. 10s4d.5so
Consumed Is beverage ......... 7ssos.ssD
Valuation spirits-.s. sos, 80 gallons,
~ - taOsoJs, soJ
at 50 cents. ......'..... 4s7,isassi
Domestic wines-25. oOo.00O gallons
dtt-.-...- oJUp.UV
Imported beer. a05i. spS
Imported wines. ...... 49,. ........ l0.0D.000