Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1894-06-13
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
International Lesson TOR June IL, 1894
Woes Of the Dranksrd-rrov. 2Ssso-;ia.


Especially Arranged from Pcionhcts Notes
CoLnSN TIKI. - TOOK not thou upon the wine
whcn Ia is rcd-Prov 1881.
1NrGoDu, ZION Prot Phelps saving The
Old Testament cttca seems rs 10 Il were ia.
spircd specially ior young men Is verified ia
the present chapter father. rorcsechng the
social dangers OF a well. born lad with plcaSant
manners ana a well allied purse with "a strong,
rapid hand. draws a character. sketch OF the
arunkard. which hangs In the worlds great
picturc-gallery. solemn warning Tor all time
rhis picture is the text ot tho lesson Tor ~
aay.
LESSON NOTES.
The Broad Road and the Travellers
Therein. What a long roll of names
there would be. il every one who has
an aching heart should rise up and
give answer at the call of this lesson.
Some who are counted frecst from care
and discomfort would bc first to re-
spond.-H. G. Trumbull. The marks
that distinguish the travellers ON this
road are first described as n sort nj
prison costume, by which prisoners
are known, or as the brand on the
face OF n Roman thief.
First. Wocs.-2p. "Who hath woe
who hath sorrow?" The words cor
responding To the two substantives are.
strictly speaking, interiections. "Who
hath ohp who hath abo?" 80 in the
margin: "Who hath Ohp who hath
Alas?" The woes are too great and
too many To name separately. They
are woes of body and woes of mind
woes in himself, woes i'm his family;
pains, disea ses, povcrty-and all with
out alterations. A man sick on ac-
count of his sins suffers very differ
emily from one sick in the providence
of God. A prison, n cross, may be IA
glory, or IL may bc IA shame.
Second. \ Quarrclsomc Disposition.
who hath contentions?" may mean
the conflict between desire and CON
science, more probably, quarrcls and
chickering's "Quarrelsomc when in his
cups" is an old saying Strong drink
excites tongue and brain; and when
wine is in, wit is out" and every evil
word is spoken that stirs up bad feel
ing in others. What quarrcls, fight
ings, and even murders are constantly
growing out OF the drunlard's con
tentions" Strong drink in flames the
passions, and at the same time removes
the restraint of conscience and will
1t first maddens and then unchains the
tiger. From many gallows-trec,
where the condemned murderer OF his
fellow man stood on the brink Of etcr-
nifty, has the whole sad wreck of life
been summed up in the brief words OF
awful warning: Rum did it."-R II.
Meredith.
Third. Grumbling and Complaining
who hath compl aining?" The word
Is translated babbling I'm the common
version, and refers To- the tendency ot
strong drink To foolish and endless
talking, revealing secrets, vile CONVEX
sations, shouting, and noisy demonstra
! tions, which are common in different
stages OF drunkenness. The drunlIard's
tongue lis set ON fire OF hell" But
the word Is now commonly regarded as
meaning "sorrowful complaint, for eN.
ample, over the exhausted purse. the
neglected work, the anticipated re-
proaches, the diminishing strength. -
Delitzsch. Nothing goes right with
the drinlscr. lie complains OF God, he
complains of society, he complains OF
his family, of his circumstances, of ev-
erything. Nothing can be right To one
who is so wrong.
Fourth. Bodily Injuries. WHO hath
wounds without cause?" Wounds
received in causeless or wholly unprof-
liable disputes, wounds and stripes
such as come of the brawls of drunken
mem LANCE. without cause" Upon
very slight provocation, which men in
famed with wine are very apt To take
Pool. The thought may go much
farther than this. Drinking men are
| especially exposed to accidents and
diseases which temperance would have
prevented.
Fifth. The Public Marks OF Their
Disgrace. WHO hath rcdness OF
eyes?" The copper nose of the drunk
ard is not under consideration. The
word does not refer to the reddening.
but the dimming of the eyes. and the
! power of vision.--DelitZsch. The coz
per nose is another of the signs OF the
slave OF strong drink, who makes his
nose blush for the sins OF his mouth. "
The Burden of Woes.-A Bunyan's
pilgrim is represented in the earlier
portion OF his journey as always carry
ing upon his back huge bundle of
sins, so each traveller in the drunkard's
broad road TO death is bearing great
bundle of woes. Among them are
losses of time, of talent, of purity. OF Il
clean conscience, OF self-respect, OF
honor, OF religion, of the soul. The
saloon darkens the family, obstructs
business, arrests industry, impedes
progress, deranges plans, cstranges
partners, undermines houses, lowers
personal standing, debauches politics.
II is the nurse of political dictators,
lobbyists, cormorants.
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
THE Evils or IgTEh THE CURE