The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1895-11-22
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-. ,,or, the committee. giving the reason
-. n,aeing this lesson on this date
~ ondon sunday School union y eHo.so
ine secure the Observance OF tho fourth
SUNDAY n EOyemrcrts AemS'""'e
s'<,nxx TrxT-woc unto them that rise up
~ IN Inc morning. that they may follow
- rony drink lisa s'IL
LESSON NOTES.
=, .Voc unto them" Not wish, but
warming; not vengeance, but plain
.,a,emeut Of fact. THAT rise up early
q, he morning." The first thing they
link OF. the first and most urgent
,,,siness Of the day is: more strong
S~;nI. .They are already gone into
-.n,;vitv- ". l3,. THAT they may fol-
Inv strong drink" They do not wait
forits fumes TO tempt them, but seek
,he tcmpter. "That continue until
richt:" Drinking Is the chief business
1.-THE dav. II absorbs body and soul;
INA whatsoever drinks Intoxicating |
rouors at all is in danger of coming to
IA, state where drinking is his main
business. It'll wine inilamc them:
II sets him on fire OF hell. II kindles
every bad passion. 1t excites INN SO
that he sees nothing as it really Is ne
4 no longer himself. II burns up BODY
and soul.
-. And the harp. and the viol:
The latter word. generally rendered
..nsalterv." was a stringcd instrument
nlaved with the fingers, perhaps Tyre,
ncrhaps a dulcimer. "Tabret:' tam
hourine or timbrcl. Pipe" flute. All
the powers of music, mud feasting, ana
social life are joined to enhance the en-
chanting and attracting power OF
strong drink. Here lies one OF the
greatest dangers OF intempcrancc. The
music and song intended to elevate the
s,rl and move the nobler emotions Is
made TO be the procurcss OF vice. lney
regard not the work OF the Loru' lhey
will not look around them ana SEQ
what God is doing TO save them nor
the punishment He sends upon thosc
who continue in their course. warn
;pcs arc on every hand, but they Will
NO, notice them. Strong drink Is an
oniate To the conscience, and blinds the
ewes to the laws OF God.
IS. MY people are gone into captiv-
i.v.- The northern kingdom was car
ried captive by the Assyrians whiie
Isaiah was preaching to judah. 1his
was a warning they should take note
~ FOR lack of knowledge which
.bcv might have possessed. They were
wilifullv ignorant. Sin Is always IRA
,;onal The course of true wisdom Is
that Of picty.
"a. "Thcreforc hell" Shcol, the place
of,he dead. hath enlarged herself be
cause so many more perish through III
temperance. who would have otherwis'
continued 10 live many years. "An'
opened her mouth" like some moustc
ravenous To destroy, or a. the cart
opened in an earthquake 10 swallow u
Datban and Abiram (Num- lG: 3o-S-
And their glory" etc. Every good
mined bv intempcrancc. Not only ar
The common multitude dried up wit
christ "but their honorable men ar
fa,nishcd.- 1t brings all TO temper;
and soiri,ual poverty and famine.
4, ..The mean man shall be brougf
down far lower than he othcrwi'
would be. and .'thc mighty man." r
;o;riny in the pride OF his strength
..shall be humbled." Like death 'nten
perance loves a shining mark
II. Then shall the lambs feed art
their manner" rather in their pa
turc:- the city shall become rural pa
ture land. THE waste places OF y
IA, ones" where the few sheep in WI
PASTURES grow fat. ''Shall strangers
foreigners.
ls. THAT draw iniquity with cor
Of vanity such as false reasoning
ceptivc excuses. with n cart rop'
So strong is their desire for forbidd
things tina, only the strength 81 G
ro,c can express it. They arc magn
drawing every sort of sin toward the
selves: or a vast maelstrom which
sorts of wicledncss are sucked down
10. Let HIM God make spec
Let God come TO punish us II lie "
who fears? Expressing utter unbeiie
Gods threats They do not believe =
the evil threatened will ever come.
90 "Call evil good" They bapt
wickcdncss with cool names. II
advocate the cause Of strong drink
promoting temperance ana npei
They do not say: esprit OF wine,
name is devil" but thy name Is
pleasure. prosperity. life People
sell LIQUOR, and let the buildings Tor
looms, and yet not seem conscious
sin.
81. .Wise in their own ewes:
makes people sclf-confidcnt.
drunkard Is often the last person
know how much he is under the po
Of LIQUOR. lie thinks he Is safe "
ELL his friends know that he is on
brink Of n prccipicc.
90. mighty TO drink wine;'
habi. grows by indulgence They
do great things in drinking. They
heroes OF the wine cup. But the g
mighticr than they.
2s. (Which justify the wicked
reward" Who. for the sake II "
or moncy. or influence. give W
judgments in court, help the wick'
escape Justice. make bad laws -
away the righteousness etc. Dcl
men Of their just rights for the SAX
brides.
At every stage OF your rciil
progress you need to cultivate the
Of humility. Let him that thin
he standcth take heed lest he Ia
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