The true northerner., 1894-09-21
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
THOUGHTS WORTHY OF CALM
REFLECTION.
A Pleasant, Interesting, and Instructive
Lesson. and Where 1t May BE Found
Learned and Concise Review Of the
Same.
Lesson for Sept. 23.

heart that ne would not denle himself ~
Dan. 1:
Daniels abstinence is the subject Of
this lesson. and if found in Dan. /: go.
Temperance is one of the progressive
virtues, Temperance to-day is some
thing else and better than temperance
yesterday or day before yesterday.
There was time when it was suppOs-
edly temperate to drink moderately, or
to drin6 only on muster days, or Christ
mas or New Years. or to drink only q
glass at time. That time has passed.
To-day moderation is not temperance,
although the words may mean very
much the same. With the drink such
as is to-day, the natural appetite such
as 1T Is, the public conscience such as
1T Is, no man can be called a strict tenn
perance man who touches strong drink
as beverage. Temperance, at this
stage of the battle, thorough-going
temperance, is total abstinence. moth
ing short.
Daniel purposed in his heart" A
good purpose goes before all good con-
duct. Determine to do light and stick
to it. THAT he would not" The test
will come. Well or the lad that prac-
tices in his clio ct, God helping, that
little word mo-" He will need to be-
brave; he will need to be fixed ana
firm. Have ccurage, my boy to say
no." "The king meat" Doubtless
Daniel broke with the fashion of the
day when he said no" The king ate
and drank thus; everybody did it. Why
not he? Every ody but me, then"
said Daniel God give u5 young men
who are willing to stand alone, stand
alone with Cod
Hints and Illustrations.
Temperance is q matter of principle,
and as such is very personal and
practical question. You look long
through the word for explicit injunc-
tons against the use of lluor. The
principle is there, but not the express
command. We are forbidden to defile
ourselves; we are forbidden to do
aught that would make our brother to
stumble. No man in this day aud
generation, can apply these two prin-
ciples justly and fairly and cont nue.
in the use of that which, in the end, is
respon sible for half if not two-thii DIS of
the outlawry and distress of modern
times. The principle of love to God
and man, the mind of Christ settles
the whole controversy.
Fut the question directly: What
can | do to aid in the eau of temper
ance? Get answers. Some will saw,
Join temperance organization: an
other, vote the temperance ticket;'
another, preach ard teach temper
ance principles' another, set good
example of temperance in all things;'
another, get distinctive temperance
instruction into the school books for
the children another, sign the old
fashione pledge; another, encourage
temperance meetings and occasional
temperance lectures:' another still,
take and spread temperance litera-
Gure, papers, tract', ETC." 1t is cause
in which all can have part, and no
one is exempt in this warfare. We are
fighting for God and home and ma
tive land. Be alert, be active. Per-
haps as many responses of a pertinent
and pointed sort may be gotten to the
converse of the question, viz: How
may | check or impede the eau Of
intemperance?" Some answers may
be anticipated: BY being simply in
different to its claims, by criticising
any kind of effort TO reform, by put
ting strong drink or even strong spices
into food, by unduly prescribing in
toxicants in illness CT indisposition, by
refusing to side with efforts for the
extirpation of the atrocious saloons, by
renting property to liquor dealers, by
countenancing those that sell. by hav-
ing wine on the table on public coca
sions, by keeping it in the cellar or on
the sdeboard, by drinking it when
abroad, by using the fiery, fermented
sort for sacramental purposes. There
are undoubtedly numerous ways of
hindering temperance reform, and
each one mu t Judge himself
Mrs Mary Clement Leavit', who has
been round the world for temperance,
thus expounds that passage at Prov.
81: g: Give strong drink unto him that
is ready to perish. 1t Is to be taken
in the light OF the context. and, far
from commencing drink, it deprecates
its use save 10y kind OF indulgence,
for those who are as good as dead. The
man who takes to strong drink is like
the man who in despair and despera-
tion leaps into flocd and fl Q. That i5
q good word that DIR. A. G.. Lawson
speaks about the iniquitous habit of
drinking when abroad. A certain kind
of indulgent counsel has D. evailed
with many travellers such as makes
them to ignore home habits and home
principles and artake of wine and beer
across the water. ut is not safe, they
say, "to drink the water that is offered
you. You take your life in your hand
to adhere rigidly to total abstinence
notions. beware, tnere are always
plenty to give this sort Of weak advice,
doctors there are who would make you
think that your life even here is en-
dangered because OF strict temperance.
Oftenest they are men who have no
scruples regarding strong drink and
they are quite willing to have you
with them. But watch the temperate
and the indulgent abroad. See how
they round up tee journey. ays DR..
Lawson, | can testify from PERSONAL
experienC that a man can travel
hea thfullv abroad and be total alb
stainer."
Let us all agree 10 it, this much at
least, the saloon must 90. Christians,
secularifts and all ought to see tho
prudence of such determination.
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