The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-11-23
Sunday School
Lesson
for
November "a.

G.
the children and youth Of oar Sunday schools
cannot be too highly commended. II il pity.
however, that the committee in selecting the
scripture to be studied included 80 much. verses
to 30. u ligc part OF which has nothing 70 do
with the subject In This exposition more lin.
tied passage is therefore taken and u part even
OF This Is only indirectly appropriate. BY com.
pairing Verses II and II IL viii be- seen. however,
that the drink habit was in tile writer's thought
throughout separate sins never flourish alone
They all originate in oalnilily tCal. y, 10.2p.
When one appears the Others ale present. al
though. possibly concealed. IT, depicting She
woiul condition oi the drunkarl tlc prophet
calls attention to those things which result from
or accompany thi, vice. grow with it, feed rDon
II. and in turn support II. one srrpeui, thirst
ing out his head, belongs TO a whole nest Of
them; coilcd in darkness. are many mote
HABlT.--m verses II aud t. w, srr the ji.at
result os well as the method of the drink habit
BY the use OF ntoxicans a man acquires an an.
petite whose demands cannot be refused. The
intlamod condition Of the vital organs and tho
consequent pain (Plov. xiii. :o) compel him to
leave his couch carly to seek relief In this
way princes became slaves (Eco' n. lG). The
plcasurablc sensation produced led them TO tasry
long at night at thcr cups. retiring in stupor
u'ror. SNiii. 30 Beginning ana crding the day
under the dominion OF strong drink. it became
their chief desire (ptov. SNiii. 35l. Falling :nro
extreme scnsunlty they introduced music into
their icasts to heightcn their pleasure. and en-
tice Them to further indulgence In this ticera
dation they sought enjoyment as their chief good
tAmos VII ~; and the work OF God was driven
from their minds. They lost interest in tie
phenomena Of nature, in the welfare of society,"
in the dutios of the hour, and gave their inc
and strength to scnsious pleasure "Woc" unto
such men, cries Isaiah.
SlLTS.-Sad AS is the condition oi those
who come under the power OF strong drink, as
Just described there are more deplorablc consc.
qucnccs both to the individual and 10 society
The drunkard. while boasing OF personal liberty
and rcscnting restraint. seems not to consider
that he Injuries others tRom. Xiv, y. The pro.
rhet turns his thoughts to the remote results of
the drink habit oversees i3 and lD. "My people
are gone away into captivity" he declares. 10.
ierrinS to their past, and, probably to their u
tnrc. But why into captivity? .'Bccausc they
have no knowledge" Having just shown that
intempetancc prccluded knowledge OF God. he
now shows that such ignorance leads To national
iuin Uics. iv, 81. And this because the honor.
able men. tho officials. through drink cone to
poverty prov Sxi, 3D. aud famine and doa II
carry multiudcs of them to the grave He saw
hell enlarged to receive the victims. like sonc
Noracious monster. opening wide his jaws to
gorge his prey. lie may have ,oicrrcd 10 Tophct
the general burning place near .rl,isalcm( Icr.
vii, BY. once a beautiful valley, then marked 'y
detilement and DEATH emblem Of The abode OF
the wicked duke Nyi. 2n
TDGMENT.--Wlcn all ;his la> run il course
what shall be the inality in Israel! The prophet
would have Us know the Worst. that II iul! meas
iIio may be taken OF the evil No are considering,
oversees l5-lO. The ucan man der. V. ol shall