The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1899-11-22
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. H. ~, a. TOW Ws
n. II; z1i 20, n; S1;ts: lisa. g. II, q. Hosea
4; II; Hsb. q Is: Matt. u; 20. 20; Luke n {:
~; 4 Cor. g. II Gal 9: n. Tsmperance.-Rom
10; 10; 1 Cor. .; ISM; Tim. .; 2, . 0; Tit. .;
10 I Pet. 4! 7: b:t; . Pet la
EXPLANATORY.
I. First Picture. The Portrait OF q
Drunkard. Note the main features In
this portrait. Woes, pains, diseases.
troubles. qusrrels, q passionate dispo-
sition. grumbllng, bodily injuries. bad
vision, both natural and spiritual-ali
proclaimed TO every locker on. The
marks that distinguish the drunksrd
from others are first described as q
sort OF prison costume. by which pris-
oners are known, or az the brand T
(fur, thief on the face OF Roman
thief.
v. 2ei "who hath woe7 who hath sor-
row." The words corresponding 10 the
two substantives are, strictly speak
ing. interjections. as In the margin:
Who hath OH Who hath Alas7 The
woes are too great and too many TO
name separately. They are woes of
body and woes Of mind; woes In ones
self. woes In his family; pains. disease,
poverty. A man sick on sccount OF
his aims suffers very differently from
one sick In the providence Of God. A
prison, q cross. may be a glory. or II
may be . shame. "who hath conten-
tions7" may mean the conflict between
desire and conscience; more probably.
quarrsls and chickering's. who hath
babbling7 2" Foolish talking. vile CONVEX
sation. noisy demonstrations, revela-
tion OF secrets. "Who hath wounds
without causei" Wounds received In
careless or wholly Improbable dis
putes. wounds and stripes such as come
OF the brawls Of drunken men.-Lange.
without cause" Upon very slight
provocation. which men inhamed with
wine are very apt 20 take.-Pool. "Who
hath redness OF eyes?" The word does
not refer TO the reddenlng. but the
dimming Of the eyes. and the power OF
vision.
III. Second Picture. A Portrait OF
the Artist Who Made the Drunkard's
Picture.-v. 30. They that tarry long
at the wine:" The tendency Of strong
drink 10 20 continue drinking. to spend
hours, often the whole night, in csron.
sails. They that 60 TO seek mixed
wine" They 60 10 the wine house. the
place OF revelry. Septusgint. those " no
hunt out where carousals are taking
place. mixed wine undoubtedly here
signifies spiced. drugged. medicatcd
wine, the intoxicating power OF which
is Increased by the infusion OF drugs
and spices. "-Muenscher. Such men
drink the cup OF q costly death."-Ten-
nyson. Here are Indicated four dan
gerous passes. Who does not enter the
frst will not be wsylaid in the fourth.
N) Keeping bad company. (2) Slipping
the wine. (a) Drinking 70 excess. (D
Drunken carousals.
III. Third Picture. A Section OF the
"Black Valley Road" 10 the drunkard's
condition. with its snares, and traps.
and pltfalls.-v. 81. Look not thou
upon the wine" Do not put yourself
In the way OF temptation. when II is
reds" Red wines were most esteemed In
the east. The wine OF Lebanon is said TO
be OF rich golden color. like Malaga.
"When II giveth its COLOR" Literally,
its eye, the clear brightness. or the
beaded bubbles on which the vine
irinker looks with complacency.-
Plumptre. "In the cups" Spsrkles or
bubbles when poured out or shaken;
carries q bead" which IL regarded TO
be an indication Of the strength and
quality Of the liquor. Some wines are
celebrated for their brilliant appear
ance.-W Hunter. "When II moveth it,
self aright:" Better as In II. ". when
II goeth down smoothly" This does not
refer TO the sparkling Of the wine; but
rather II describes the pellucid stream
flowing pleasantly from the wine-skin
or jug into the goblet or the throat
Plumptre.
~. Fourth Picture. The Drunkards
Harvest Field. IN this great gallery
we pass through many rooms till we
come TO the last one lighted with lurid
blaze, and we gaze on the saddest pic
ture OF all. 80. AT the last IL biteth like
serpent" Like a serpent II will be
brilliant Of color. and glide with easy
motion; and like a serpent II will bite.
adder" The second word, adder"
is the more specific, and is said to be the
Cerastes, or horned snake. the first
more generic.-Cook. The Cerastes is
exceedingly venomous. II turks in the
sand. eoiled up perhaps In camers
footprint, ready to dart at any passing
animal.
The Serpent and the Adder. The east
is woefully cursed with poisonous rep
tiles OF all kinds. The special point to
be observed in the present instance,
however, IL that the comparison OF wine
TO the serpent begins in the thirty first
verse rather than In the thirty-second.
This may be better in the following
rendering Of the two verses: Look not
on the wine when Il reddeneth, when II
showeth its eye in the cup - glideth
smoothly. After that, II biteth like the
serpent and stingeth like the Kissing