Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1902-08-06
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson I'm the International serIe.
for August 10. I0o2-Temper-
Rnce Lesson.
THE LESSON TENT.

not.
= And there went out fire from the
before the Lord
y Then Moses said unto Aaron, This
vs. TX that the Lord spake. saying. I VIII
DC sahctihed In them that come nigh mo.
| ahu before all the people I will be glori-
hed. And Aaron held his peace
| '. And Moses called MiShael and Eliza
phan. the sons OF Czzlel the uncle OF
Aaron and said unto them. Come near
carry your brethren from before the
| sanctuary out OF the camp
| o 80 they went near, and carried them
IN their coats out ot the camp; AS Moses
.. And Moses said unto Aaron. and unto
| Eleazar and unto Ithnmar. his sous. Uu-
cover not your heads. neither rond your
| clothes; lest Va die. and lest wrath come
upon all the people: but let your breth-
rem. the whole house OF Israel bcwau
The burning which the Lord hath kiudled.
| . Ana We shall not go out from the
| ioor OF the tabernacle OF the congrega-
| ton. lest We die: for the amounting oil
| OF the Lord Is upon you And they did
| according To the word of Moses
y And the Lord spake unto Aaron. say
ILg,
| . DO not drink wine nor strong drink.
thou. nor tn soas with thee. when We go
| into the tabernacle of the congregation.
| lest We die: IL shall lie n statute for ever
throughout your generations.
10 Aud that yo may put difference be-
lean and unClcan:
II; Aud that We may teach the children
d israel all the statutes which the Lord
nath spoken unto Them by the hand OF
GOLDEN TExT.-Lrt us watch nnd
he sobcr.-I Thess. 51
OUTLINE OF SCRIPTURE SECTION.
Inc PROCLAMATION. Lev. l0:l ~.
rhe nr ohrhing '''.'..'''.'.''''' Lev lO9,.
TIME II G. 1870.
| nLACE.-Sinai.
NOTES AND COMMENTS
Strange Fire.-lf God were to be-
honorcd and reVercnccd hv His peo-
pie, it, was essential that the forms
or approach to Him should he strict
" regarded; otherwise their concep-
tion of Him would be greatly low
cred 1t is quite probable that Nadab
and Abihu were under the influence
OF wine or they would not have Of
| fcred strange fire"
Profaning the Altar.-Thc strange"
fire was fire kiudlcd in some irregu.
lar manner or taken from some un-
hallowcd source. The ofTcnsc seems
slight, but as showing lack OF rev.
erencc for Jehovah it was very grave.
The sin was one Of the heart Wor-
ship that is not rcvcrcnt Is n mock
| - y '''''N 'ih'h w lIlN DldCf
"rccogniIcd rs holy" not "made
holy"
The Turning Bcwailcd Then men
upon whom Moses called to bury the
| dead priests were near kindred, prob
ably elderly men. They took the bod
les without special preparation 10 n
place outside the camp. The priests
were forbidden the usual signs of
mourning -dishevclcd hair and torn
clothing because they had died by
reason OF Jchnvah's Judgment on
their sin. Do we not sometimes la
ment and perhaps rebel against Gods
decisions when VIC should bow in ST
| lcnce as Aaron did? 4 terrible ca
lnmitY had bcfallcn the house Of
Aaron because of irrcvcrcncc and dis
obedience. but irrcvcrcnce and dis.
obedience generally begin at home,
| and the fault is too often with tho
parents Yet who will say that tho
fathers punishment was not greater
than that of his sons?
The Prohibition The command to
! abstain from wine and strong drink
is thought by some. ON account of its
insertion here, TO hint that Nadah
and Abihu were intoxicated when
they brought strange fire. but this
is very uncertain indeed There is
nothing uncertain. however. about
the command itself. which. with the
reason for il OO.lO. ~, * one 81 the
clcarcst passages in the Bible in iis
teaching Of abstinence The reasons
given are absolutely free from tho
fnuaticism which sometimes in the
past has made IL seem that the worst
| foes Of the temperance cause were
| they of It's own household There
Is y grain Of truth in the saying that
- large part Of the business Of the
wise is 10 countcrnct the efforts Of
The good" The priests were forbid.
den strong drink because Jehovah
wanted men. strong clcar-cyrd. self
respecting men. 10 stand before him.
! The religion Of Jehovah was To- be
! the religion ~ purity. sclfrcSpcct.
| manhood and wonauhood. The first
suggestion of n dchuscd priesthood.
such ms was common iu other re-.
! ligione. bad to be- met in way to
| prevent its appearing again Forty
seven American railroads discrimi.
nate against persons who drink be
cause they want to employ men.
Most great business entcrpriscs do
the same thing. and for the same rem
son. The doors that young men who
drink close upon themselves by their
own free net should not be forgot.
ter. The opportunities they lose. the
confidence they forfeit. the manhood
they are willing 90 risk. should make
drinking in any form appear n very
poor proposition 10 any sane man
| To make the most of himself is a
duty that every man owes 90 himself.
his country and his God
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS.
One should never indulge in any