The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1894-03-14
SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON FOR
MARCH 1S.
T,eeson Text: tsNine Mocker,"
Prov. Xxx, 1-7-GoIden Text:
Prov. xxi-Commen-
tary.

weak 1t makes great promises II sich-
ness it promises renewed strength. In sof-
row and affliction it offers consolation. IN
festive seasons il pretends to heighten the
ioy and to take its place as cheering friend.
All these attractive traits are aggravated
with the weak with whom there Is little
power of will and judgment to resist It's al
iurinp influence. Wine is a mocker because
it deceives the unwary. The danger that
turks in the cup Is not seen at hrst. Inc
sparkling wine looks innocent and inviting.
The evil it produces comes on by slow and IN.
sidious stages. No one ever thnks OF
becoming a drunkard on first tastirg
intoxicating drink. Every victim OF
intemperance was once an 1nno-
cent child. Every one who has gone to the
greatest excess was at first moderate drink
er. No one can be sure that he will be so
wary as to keep out OF the snare that has
been fatal to many who were once just as
free and self-confident as he now 1s VINE
is mocker because it brings ruin on its VIC
tins. How many it has allured, deceived,
ruined. How many it has robbed OF their
virtue. their beauty, their strength, the,r &
fortune, their peace, their reputation, their
hope, their life. It is no feeble enemy that
can be disregarded, even though 1t comes IN
the garb of a friend. When once 1t gets hold
of its victim, it never releases him. 1t de-
stroys him, body and soul, for time and eter-
nitv. This is the work of the wine that
sparkles in the cup. Beware of this mocker; /;
give no quarter to this deceiver. "Look not
upon the wine when it is red, when 1t gveth
its color in the cup, when 1t goetn down
smoothly at last 1t biteth like serpent ind
stingeth like an adder. r."-Westminster quar-
terly.
/. Wine. The Scriptures used several
terms that are translated wine. It can not
be doubted that some of these terms refer to
preparations OF the juice OF the grape that
were not intoxicating Here, however, the
reference is to intoxicating wine. Amocker:
A deceiver that which utterly fails to fulfil
it's own promises or the expectations that
men have In its use. DR.. Arnot enumerates
the deceitfulness of strong drink as follows
1. Large quantities of precious food are de-
stroyed or wasted in its manufacture. 2. It
really possesses next to nothing OF the cura-
tive or strengthening properties which peo-
ple ascribe to it, 8. 1t deceives the nation
by the vast amount Of revenue 1t pours
into the public treasury. which h
after all but small fraction OF the loss
and expense chargeable to Its use.
4. While it seems to promote good fellow
ship, it really is a foe to friendship and 80
clety. 5. It promises pleasure, but usually
ends in deadly tyranny that drags men to
ruin and despair. In every respect, then,
wine Is q lying demon tina: can never be
trusted. Strong drink. Probably palm
wine. fiery liquid much more intoxicating
than ordinary wine. Raging. Boisterous,
1. e., It renders men boisterous or violent,
robs them OF their senses, and makes them
either noisy fools or outrageous wrong.
doers. It Is we'll known that almost all the
crime OF our day, as we'll as almost all the
poverty and wretchedness from which men
suffer, is due to the use OF strong drink. De-
-. iio Ia RI
ger or reel thereby" The man who permits
himself to use strong drink Is practising a
deception upon himself. Especially Is this
the case now, when the dangers attending
the drink habit are 80 we'll known and the
evils of intemperance 80 widespread. OF all
fools he is the worst who allows himself TO
be deceived by strong drink.-Baptist Quar-
terly.
The Effect OF Alcohol on the Body. 1. 1t
weakens the muscles. 2. It Injuries the
nerves. 8. It infames the stomach and In
lures digestion. 4. It destroys pure, ma
tural healthy taste. S. It exhausts the
strength, and shortens life. 6. 1t damages
the health of the whole system. z. 1t pro-
duces drunkenness, gout, and delir1um tre-
mems.
The Effect OF Alcohol on the Mind. 1. It
takes away the reason. 2. 1t infames every
bad passion. 8. 1t deranges every faculty.
4. It produces insanity. S. It diminishes
the accuracy and acuteness OF thought. 8.
It deadens the moral nature.
Illustration. "a story is current In the
Orient OF wise old shelk, who gave to q
young Arab Prince, from whom he was
about to part. list OF crimes, and bade him
choose the one which seemed least harmful.
The young prince turned in horror from
murder. theft, and loss Of virtue, and told
the patriarch he would choose intemperance.
you have chosen that said the wise old
man, which will bring you all. '"-Pelou-
bet.
The Pillar OF Science. Science, investigat-
ing the effects of alcohol upon the human
body, finds that it injures the body, weakens
its powers, renders it more liable to disease,
harms the nervous system, the brain and the
stomach and 80 shortens life.
The following has been signed by upward
Of 1000 medical men, including many OF the
leading members Of the profession: l. That
large proportion OF human misery, includ-
ing poverty, disease and crime, Is induced
by the use OF alcohol or fermented liquors as
beverages. 2. That the most perfect health
Is compatible with total abstinence from all
such intoxicating beverages, whether In the
form Of ardent spirits or as wine, beer, ale,
porter, cider, etc. 8. That persons accus-
toned to such drinks may with perfect safety
discontinue them. 4. That total and uni
versal abstinence from alcoholic liquors and
intoxicating beverages OF all sorts would
greatly contribute to the health, the pros
perity, the morality and the happiness Of the
human race.-The Four Pillars Of Temper
ance.
Wine is Mocker. The old poets spoke OF
the drinking cup as cup Of poetry and elo-
quence but that delusion has died. The
tongue thickens, the words lose their sharp
outline, the fash dies out Of the eyes under
even the best OF wines. The wine cup Is IN
eclipse Of the intellect, paralysis Of
thought. t.-Professor Swing.