Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1896-12-10
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

international Lesson for December 13,
IS96-Cautions Against Intemperance--
Proverbs 23:15-25.
ARRANGED from Peloubet's Notes.l
GOLDEN TExT.-For the drunkard and
he glutton shall come TO poverty.-Prov.
1871
EXPLANATORY.
I. The Best Wishes of Parents and
reachers.-Vs. Is, 16. Is. My son, If
thine heart be WISE" Better, becometh
wise. Wisdom is Unborn in no one.
My heart shall rejoice:" Not only the
heart of the son, but my hear-his
teacher, his parent, "even mine:"
What an argument this is for children
to be virtuous and temperate for the
sake of their parents and their home.
16. My reins (l<idneys) shall re-
ioice:" Here and elsewhere, the
''reins." as being among the most in
ward of the inward parts" of the body,
are looked ON as the seat of the deepest
and strongest emotion.-E. 81. Plump
tire. when thy lips speak right
things:" AS the fruit of a right heart
and wise mind. Words are the easiest
outlet for the inner life, and, when
rightly judged, declare what the soul is.
II. The Young Watching the Effect
II. Let not thine heart envy sinners:"
even though for a time some of them
may seem to gain more of the wealth
and pleasures of this life by their sin.
They say: BE good and you shall be
happy, but not have so much fun"
When Socrates was asked what was
most troublesome to good men he re-
piled: 1.-THE prosperity of the wicked"
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and sees his end, has no temptation to
envy. The future results of sin are
most clearly seen and wildly illustrat-
ed in the course of the drunkard. But
be thou in the fear of the Lord"
Prof. Miller translates this verse: Let
not thine heart be aglow (full of emo
ton, passion) in sins; but in the fear
of the Lord all the day" Your strong
desires. your glowing heart should be
kindled in Gods service and love.
IS. For surely there is end:" II.
v, reward, which comes at the end.
There is an end to the seeming pros
perity of the wicked; there is a day of
reckoning at the close of every life;
there is harvest at the end of every
spring time sowing. And thine eN-
pectation shall not be cut off," There
is q harvest of good as well as of bad,
end it's hundredfold rewards will not
disappoint those who trust in the Lord
and do the right
10. Hear thou, my son, and be wise:
Listen to advice. Look at the results
of the two courses before you. Only
thus can you be wise. Gulde thine
heart in the way" of life, of righteous
ness and God.
III. Keeping Out of Bad Company
VS.. 20, 81. 20. ''Be not among wine
bibbers:" Who are wasting their
bodies and souls for the sake of tenn
porary pleasures, which have death at
the bottom of the cup. Among riot
Gus eaters of flesh" Gluttons at feasts,
eating merely for pleasure, and who,
by bad company and gluttcnous eating.
are selling their birthright of health, of
character and Immortality for mess
of pottage.
81. "For:" Avoid such company, be-
cause the results of their conduct are
plain. He that goes into bad company
has already more than half fallen
ssThe drunkard and the glutton shall
come to poverty" Drinking is the
natural opposite of hard and honest
work. When the love of it takes pos
session of man he is sure to become
useless and unproductive member Of
society.
W The Way to a Noble and Happy
Life.-Vs %, %. %. 'Hearken unto
| thy father {. thy mother" for they
have seen more of life than you. and
are most anxious for your good. One
of the first steps to ruin-and long
step it isis disobedience to parents
and doing in secret those things which
they would disapprove- Obedience to
parents, and especially to the mother.
is among the most hopeful signs in
| youth.
%. 'Buy the truth" The truth
means the exact facts, the real state of
/ things seen just as they are, and es-
pecially in reference to moral and spir-
itual things. It includes wisdom:
that sees the essence of things and
their true relations; ''instruction:
moral culture and discipline: under
standing:" the faculty of discerning,
proving. Distinguishing. Jesus Christ
Himself is the truth, the sum of all
truth. These should be sought as the
pearl of great price, and as the hid treas
ures. The truth must be bought. While
il is perfectly free, yet it costs much to
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