The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-11-20

SubJects Line WOrtQ'S temperance
Sunday, lisa. v, 11-23 Golden
Text: / Cor. tx. 27-NIenory
Verse, ii.
/. The drunkard's feast (ys. III.
12). II. Woe Grief, sorrow
misery, heavy calamity, a curseg
EARLY in the morning. When it
was regarded especially shameful To,
drink (Acts q; 15). Banquets for
revelry began earlier than usual
(Eecl. 10: is, 17). May fellow,
strong drink" That they begin and
continue to use 1t from early morn
till night Palm or date wine was.
and is STILL in use in the Eastern
countries. Judea was famous for the
abundance and excellence of its palm
trees; and consequently had plenty
Of this wine. Drinking strong ddnk
is the chief business of the day. sTfll
wine indame them. Until there is
excited, excessive action in the blood
vessels, causing them to act in ex-
| element, in anger, or any evil way
which their natures might be made
to feel, under the unnatural pressure
upon the forces and functions Of the
body In this condition no man is
able to use good judgment, or to ex-
ecute his work correctly
II. The harp" A stringed in
strument Of triangular figure Music
was common at ancient feasts (Amos
6: 5, g.. The viol." An instru-
ment with twelve strings NThe tab
ret. A small drum or tambourine,
played on as an accompaniment to
singing. Pipe" The principal mus
steal wind instrument of the He.
brews Such as indulge in revels
must have every sense gratified, for
only by being stimulated by such ex-
element could they at all be salts
fed. They regard not" The most
positive proof that such conduct is
sinful
II. Gods judgments on the drunk
ard Tvs 1910. 49, Therefore
Because they ignore Gods warnings
and continue in their drunkenness.
My people, Judah, or Israel, or
both. Are gone The prophet
sees the future as though it were
| present. Because they have no
knowledge. Because of their fool
ish recklessness in following strong
| drink they make drunkards of them
selves. They are contrary to wisdoms
They become captives because their
brains are SO ruined by excessive
drinking that they are not capable of
acting the part of prudent careful
men. Honorable men are fam
| ished Strong drink ruins those I'M
honorable positions just as quickly
as men of low estate. Dried up
with thirst" Both the great men
and the common people suffer alike
when in captivity to the cruel power
of strong drink.
IA. Hell" Sheol, the place of
the dead SheoI is personified and
compared to ravenous beast, eager
to swallow its prey. Hath enlarged
| herself" There has been SO great a.
slaughter that the world of the dead
is too narrow to accommodate all
who enter there, and has to build on
an addition-has to increase its ca
pacity. Opened her mouth. The
tense in the Hebrew changes here.
1t should be and is opening her
mouth" The slaughters have not
ceased.
Is. .The mean man." etc. It's
victims include all classes. Even
the mean man" is brought down.
1.-The mighty and "the lofty are de-
graded. The drunkard soon loses all
self-respect, then his respect for all
that is good, even respect for God
and fear of his judgments. This Isl
to become a scoffer 16. Shall be
exalted in judgment" When mans
| glory is all passed away God is UNI
! changed. Though men scorn His Off
fered mercy and refuse His wise
counsels He is not cast down. He is
exalted "Sanctifed in righteous
ness. Regarded as holy by reason
of His righteous dealings. IT.
Then shall the lambs, etc. When
these are gone into captivity and
swallowed up in death others shalF
! fill their places.
III. The woes of the drunkard
Tvs. 1929. Is, ''Iniquity" Guilt
mourning punishment. Cords OF
| vanity Wickedness. Rabbins say.i
an evil inclination is at first like a.
| fine hairstring, but the finishing like
/ themselves like horses to cart and,
straining every nerve in sin, they
drag their punishments with thema
| 10. Let him make speed, etc.
| They challenge the Almighty to do
! His worst, and set His justice at de-
fiance. They do not believe that the
| judgments threatened will come. 20.
Call evil good" ETC. Men resort to-
lying subterfuges to justify them
selves in sanctioning the liquor
trafIic. FL Wise in their own
| eyes Those who prefer their own
reasonings to divine revelations, who
despise or reject the gospel, or who
claim to have knowledge Of it, but
do not practice it.
o. Mighty to drink. Those
! who boast that they can drink more
than others and yet be able to stand.
! They shall not escape the curse of
+ drunkenness. TO mingle strong
drink" To add spices to strong
] drink, and then count themselves
strong because they can endure the
effects. Their glory is their shame.
2S. Justify the wicked for reward. =
Who, as judges, pervert justice and
for a bride acquit the guilty Who
for the sake of votes, or political in
/ fuence, or favor with the people,
! vote with the saloonkeeper and help
make bad laws. God will punish
such. Take away the righteous
| ness. Though a man be proved in
nocent, yet because he does not give
| a fee he is condemned by these I'M
| iSet men. Misery will overtake him.
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