The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1903-11-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON VII. FOURTH QUARTER, IN
TERNATlONAL SERIES, NOV. %.
Text az the Lesson, Prov. AZ, 4,
xxiii, 20. n, 20-35-MemOry Verses,
xxiii. 20-32-Golden Text. Prov. xx.
documentary Prepared by Rev.
ID. VI. Stearns.

xxiii. 20-32-GOlden Text. Prov. xx.
documentary Prepared by Rev.
ID. VI. stenrns.
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Inasmuch as drunkards are among
those who cannot inherit the kingdom
of God we cannot be too earnest in our
efforts To present the Lord Jesus Christ
To them as the One who loves even
them and is able and ready to save
them and the only One who can do IT.,
but we must not forget that thieves, the
cOvetous. revilers. eXtortioners and all
unbelievers are listed with drunkards
and murderers rs all on their way to
the lake which burneth with fire and
birthstone, which is the second death
Il Cor vi, o, 10; Rev. xxi, s., but since
some such sinners have been washed
sanctified and justified in the name Of
the Lord Jesus Il Cor. vi. IL others
may. and il is for those who know the
gospel to give IT quickly and earnestly
to all who have not yet received it,
As write these notes april 30, 1909
I have before me :. III. Hadley's invi-
versary at the old McAuley mission
31G Water street, New York. in which
he says: II have proved beyond n
doubt that the Lord Jesus Christ, and
He alone, can by His own almighty
power. without the aid OF drugs or nos
trums of any kind. in moment and
forever Kill and cast out from the
brain. the blood, the stomach and,
above all elsey the ina gination the hell
born appetite for whisky or alcohol in
any shape whatsoever, and by faith in
His atoning blood "A soul can be kept
free as d little child from its dreadful
power" The devil is the great deceiv-
er, mocker, destroyer. ever going about
as a roaring lion seeking whom he may
devour Ct. Pet V, 81. but the Lamb Of
God is able 10 save 10 the uttermost all
who come unto God by Him (Heb. vii
90.
Our golden text Xxx. II and xiii, 20,
81 are simple, clear, strong statements
and words of warning which seem to
need no comment. The facts are be
fore our eyes always and everywhere
both in the daily papers and in actual
life. The fools are without number
who seem deliberately to choose the
poverty and rags the woe and sorrow
and contention for the sake of a pass
ing qualification of their carnal appe-
tite. Some of the sad stories Of drunk
enness recorded i'm Scripture are to be
found in Gen. tx. 20-25; Sam. XIV. 36,
3S; II Sam. II, 10; / Kings xvi, $40,
proving that every man ut his best es-
tate is altogether vanity (Ps. XXXiX, -,
which doubtless means apart from the
grace of God. See also lisa. V, II, -.
30: Hab. ii, -, concerning the woes Of
the drunkard.
The only remedy and deliverance is
to be found i'm Him who for our sakes
became Man Of Sorrows and acquaint-
ed with grief, was made sin for us and
bore our sins i'm His own body on the
cross. took our place under wrath that
we might take His place in glory. His
love is better than wine Is. of Sol. 1. .. A,
and when we have known and believed
the love that He hath to MS He takes
up His abode i'm us, and all is well q
John iv, 10. Then instead of behold
ing vanity. whether i'm the form Of
strange women or i'm any other form,
we behold Him and. beholding the glo-
ry Of the Lord. are changed into His
image, from glory 10 glory, by the spir-
it of the Lord 0I Cor iii. 1S). So des-
/ perately wicked is the heart OF man by
( nature that it refuses to receive cor
! rection. but gives itself up 20 its own
! way regardless of the fact that there
/ is always but a step between us and
/ death and Needless of the warning lie
| that being often reproved hardeneth
/ his neck shall suddenly be destroyed.
| and that without remedy" (Jer xvii. q;
V, ,: lisa. wi, -; | Sam. Xxx, 3: Prov.
xxx. u.
But there is an end, an lat the last
when "he that soweth To the flesh shall
of the flesh reap corruption as truly as
"he that soweth to the Spirit shall of
/ the Spirit reap life everlasting" (Gal.
/ vi 81 How foolish indeed are those
who refuse to consider the inevitable
realities OF the future and give them
] ~
ment like ESau who for mess of pot
tage despised his birthright or like
/ those who say, Let us eat and drink,
for tomorrow we die (Heb. xii IS. Il:
l Cor. Ky, 80 They are worse than
! foolish; they are blinded by the god Of
this world. or IT may be that having
refused the truth, they are given over
to believe lie QI Cor. iv. A. III Thess.
II, 1912.
There may come n time when Prov.
! /, 2431. shall be the experience OF
many, when because they would not
listen to God they shall call. but He
will not answer. and finally they shall
have to hear Him say, Depart from
Me, We cursed. into everlasting fire
prepared for the devil and his angesr'
| Matt. XIV. Al The God in whose
hand our breath is and whose are all
our ways Oan V, 23) is very gracious.
He is slow To anger and not willing
that any should perish QI Pet. i'll, 81,
and inasmuch as life I'm these mortal
| hoIfoe, l. -, uusortofu how hIipIaI tho