The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1903-11-20

keesea II the International series
for November ~. IO0a-Curss
~ strong Drimk.

~ BE not among wineblDbers: among
riotous eaters OF flesh.
y. For the drunkard and the g,utton
sha.i come 10 poverty. and drowsiness
shall elothe a man with rags
-. who hath woe who hath sorrowf
VINO hath contentious? tho hath babbing ?
WHO hath wounds without cause? who LA h
redness OF eyes?
~ They that tarry long AT the wine:
they that 20 10 seek mixed wine
81 Look not thou upon the wine when
Is red. when IL giveth his color In the
cup when Il moveth Itself Alright
.. AZ the last Il biteth like serpent. and
stingeth ike an adder.
. Thine eyes shall behold strange wom-
en-. and thine heart shall utter perytrse
things.
" lea. thou shalt be as he that lieth
down IN the midst OF the sea. or as he that
lieth Upon the top OF a mast.
- lhey nave stricken me, shalt thou
say. and ! was not sick: they have beaten
me, and felt IL not: when shall | awakef
l Will seek IL yet again
GOLDEN TExT.-Wine IL a m DC kerr
Prov. @Os1.
prov. 20:1.) OF course these selec-
tons from the ancient Hebrew Wis
dom literature" do not bring US new
hight on the temperance question. They
SIMPLY show us that TO the worlds
keenest minds there has always been
light. and that from time immemorlai
liquor has been the curse of the hu-
man race. But the facts stated by this
writer with such dramatic power are
indisputable. and could not picture the
situation more perfectly if they had
been written in America In 1863.
The first great point In the lesson
Tor to-day is not that wine is q
mocker." though II is--it mocks all
high ideals and makes dupes of those
VINO trust it. for 1t Is voluble with
promises which it never pays-nor is
the point for us that strong drink IL
a brawler. though that is true. as any
one who Is familiar with the sights
and sounds about the doors OF a sa-
loon knows The first great point
for US is in the words: whatsoever
erreth thereby is not wise" As the
race advances and men are controlled
more by reason and less by inclination
and momentary desire. the foolish
things will be seen to be wicked. just
as the wicked things are always fool.
ish. Drinking is wicked, because IL
is foolish. 1t Is the high privilege
and duty Of every man to make the
most of himself physically, mentally
and morally. This he cannot do I'M
less he rules out the doing of foolish
things. There are a great many kinds
OF physical foolishness that are in
temperance, just as truly as drinking
Is. and these should be included In
the discussion OF this lesson. The
worst crime which a boy can commit
against society and against God is
that which makes him less Of man.
less useful as 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 pro-
crosses
tCh. %: 20. 21) BE not among
wfncbibbers:" Selfindulgence or the
selfindulgent disposition Is conta-
g.ous. No man who has any regard
Tor his manhood can afford to run I'M
necessary risks with this contagion.
The wise man will keep out OF tempta-
ton just az much as possible. Shall
come to poverty" With the wreck of
ones manhood goes the wreck OF his
fortune. so that he who sacrifices his
ideals and the highest things of life
for low sensual pleasures finds him.
self In the end without either. In
choosing the lower he loses all.
Tvs. 81. 32) Look not thou upon |
the wine when il is red" In other
words. do not be insane enough to /
drink anything just because II looks
good and tastes good, and for awhile
makes you feel good. when you know
that it is really poison. at the
last II biteth like a serpent" II is
deadly. The man does not live who
can begin taking liquor or drug
In moderation" with safety. because
the system does not exist that can re-
sist the deteriorating effects OF those
things One can never tell what the di.
ecteffect will be. But II will not be pure
~ physical. They benumb the con.
science. destroy will power and XIII
seifrcspect. The moderation theory
Is unsound The only safe course IL
to leave them alone entirely.
Tvs 33-35.) These closing verses
picture the Keeling mind and stupefied
body OF the drunken man One read.
ing OF them Is enough without discus
sion. The question is. how we can
best check the evils OF intemperance.
The principle must be to overcome
'vfl with good. and one Of the practi.
al methods is limited at in this utter.
lnce of Henry van Dyke in the bacca.
aureate sermon TO the graduating
lass at Princeton last June: "Intem.
,erance." he said, "is the type OF all
wills, because so many Others grow
tut OF IL The way to attack IL Is ia
make sober life beautiful end full OF
interest. Teach your boys how TO work. |
low to read and study, you, fathers
'efore you send them to college. n liz
on want to guAtd them against the !
emptations Of strong drink and the =
many shames and sorrows that 20
nth II. You reformers. provide men :
nth recreations that will not harm !
hem. II you want to take away the
over OF the gilded saloons" 4
PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS
Others have troubles. but none has
D many as does the drunkard. /,
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