The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1903-11-19
The SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Aessen In the InternatiouaI Series
for November "a, 19o:-Csrse
of strong Drink.
THE LESSON TEXT.

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Ine; and whosoever is deceived thereby is
not wise "
~ BE not among winebibbsrs; among
Hotous eaters Of flesh:
q, For the drunkard and the slutton
ssaiI come to poverty! and drowsiness
sha'l elothe man with rags
-. VINO hath woe? who hath sorrov1
VINO hath contention :? who hath babbiin 2
VINO hath wounds without cause who hath
redness Of eyss1
% They that tarry long at the wine;
they that 20 TO seek mixed wine
81 LOOK not thou upon the wine when
II IL RED. When IL giveth his color In the
cup, when Il moveth Itself arlght
% Al the last Il biteth ike a serpent, and
sunseth Ike an adder
g Thine eyes shall behold strange wom-
en-, and thine heart shall utter perverse
things
81 Yea. thou shalt be as he that lleth
down In tho midst VI the sea. or asLs rhat
Aeth upon the top Of a mast.
% A"ey nave stricken me, shalt thou
NHyt and was ru- SICK, thew have heaf.-
hg, ana ie-t u .o.- when shall I awake
VI. seek lt yet again
GOLDEN TEAT-W il n mocker-
Prov. 2OII.
lFroy. 2O:D Of course these selec-
tionS from The ancient Hebrew Wis
dom-..terature' do not bring us new
hight On the temperance question. They
simply show as that to the worlds =
keensst minds there has always been
light. and that from time lmmemorlal
'iquor has been the curse Of the hr-
man race. But the facts stated By this
writer with such dramatic power are
indisputable, and could not picture he
situation more perfectly II they had
been written In America In 1903
Inc first great point in the lesson
FOR to-day is not that wine is A
mocker, though It is-it mocks all
nigh ideals and makes dupes OF those
who trust il, FOR it ia volubla with
promises which it never psys-nor IA
the point for us that strong drink ia
brawler, though that Ia true. az any.
one who Is familiar with the stghts
and sounds about the doors ~ a "a.
loon knows. The hrst great Doint
Tor US is in the words: "Whosoever
erreth thersby ia not wise As the
race advances and men are controlled
more by reason and less by inclination
and momsntary desire, the foolish
things will be seen to be wicked iust
as the wicked things are always fool.
ish, Drinking Ia wicked, because Z
Is foolish. It is the high priyileqe
and duty Of every man to make the
most Of himself physically. mentally
and morally. This he cannot DO IN
Lass he rules out the doing OF foolish
things There are great many kinds
or physical foolishnsss that are in
temperance, just az truly as drinking
Is, and these should be included in
the discussion OF this lesson. The
worst crime which a boy can commit
lagainst society and against God ls
that which makes him less Of a man.
less useful as a citizen, less true as a
Christian. The reasons why the use
OF liquor is, to say the least not wise
are brought out as the lesson nro.
crosses.
tCh. %: 20, 21.) BE not amorp
winebihbers: Sslfindulgence or the
selr-indulgent disposition IS cnrta.
glous. No man who has any regard
Tor his manhood can afford 10 run IN.
necessary risks with this cOutagion.
The wise man VIII keep out 0f temrra.
tion Just as rroC ls possible. Shall
come 90 poverty. T'-a he wreck .s
ones manhood zoe" -aa wreck 1f his
fortune, so --ar Aa who Facr. Eces his
.Lea's IN. .-e highest ..llgs or #.n
-or .." .I'7. pleasures fCis him.
se- n -l' -1- Without either n
'A9'5lHE ''H lowe" -a rsas MI.
OFE. '' - Look TOT chou r70-
the vine when ? g r.t.' n NJ.
words. 10 -ur BE- r-.1. s-..-. CID
drink anything .us. ..o-u5a K -on.e
good am tastes s0rf. 4rt t1r lrr..r
makes T1I feel yr~t. when "gv -.-..-
That It rs really Q poison. At tho
last tr biteth like serpent" Z IS
deadly. The man i0es not I've Who
'an begin taking liquor lr ! I-ug
in moderation With safety, because
the system does not exist hat can re-
sist the deteriorating effects OF those
things. One can never tell what the Ill