The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-03-23
SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON.
A Temperance Lesson-Internatioral
Sunday School Lesson for
March 25.
TEMPERANCE LESSON.

TEMPERANCE LESSON.
by REV WILLIAM EVANS. p. d.
! Director Biblical Department of the
/ Moody Bible Institute, Chicago, OIL
cial Lecturer OF the Cook County
(Ch.cagol sunday School Assoc
citation on the International
S. S. Lessons)
Copyright. 1906. by Joseph B. Bowlcs)
Golden Text. AT last IL bi teth like ser
/ pent and stingeth like an adder
Text. Proverbs 23.2-55.
"NhO cries woe? who alas'2 who has
/ stripcs2 who complaints? Who has wounds
without cause? who relness Of eyes? They
/ who linger long over wine. who often taste
mixed wine. Look not upon the wine when
/ it is red. when Il sparkles IN the cup At
| the end Il bites like a snake. IL pierces
| like an adder. Thou wilt see strange
/ things queer things thou wilt say. Thou
| wilt be like one who Is sleeping az sea, Ike
one at sea in violent storm. i have been
struck. but feel no pain, have been beat
en-, ! am not conscious OF IT, When (shalD
! awake from my wine ! viii seek IL yet
again. Translation from international
Critical Commentary.
This translation of the Hebrew text
should be compared with, and is sub
stituted for, the rendering in the Eng
lish version. Il is both interesting
and instructive.
"The Drunkard's Portrait Gallery"
This lesson depicts as possibly no
other Scripture lesson does in strik-
ingly accurate terms the portrait Of
drunkard. The picture is not only de-
scriptive; It is prophetic. 1t de-
scribes not only the drunkard as he
is. but also the tippler as he will be
if he continues to remain long at the
wine The portrait is true to life.
It's counterpart may be seen any day
reeling along the streets Of any Of
our large cities.
The Evils Following Intemperance.
How graphically they are here de-
scribedl Let US note them one BY
one. First, a life filed with "oh"
and "alas." These words are inter
jections, not nouns No translation
can do justice to them. No attempt
IS here made 20 describe the innumer-
able woes, regrets, and pains which
come 20 the Incorporate man. Oh, the
regret of ruined fortune, lost friends.
ruined health! How like an innumer-
able host they press down upon him.
Then there comes contention and
babbling." "Contention"-th brawl-
ing and strife which are the result
Of drunkenness. "Babbling
may mean meditation, sorrowful
thought, or complaining. This gives
MS a picture of the morning after,
when the drunkard is thinking over
the foolishness Of his conduct and IS
complaining Of what he has lost by his
sin. He may have lost home, friends.
loved ones. reputation position. And
now he is I'm a spirit of complaining
because things seem 10 have gone
against him when in reality his own
proaigacy is responsible for his sad
condition. Then he has wounds
without cause" hurts which he
would not have had had he been
sober / have oftentimes visited men
in some of our city hospitals who were
not able to account for the wounds
which may have caused even the am
putation of a limb. Lying there in
their beds bruised and crippled they
have confessed that they did not know
how they received such wounds. Had
they been sober men they would not
have had these wounds without
cause"
Then "dimness of sight" OF red
ness OF eyes Is another amiction )t
the inobriate The vision is changed,
blurred, darkenei as the wine touches
the brain. We are an familiar with
the red, blurred eye of the drunkard.
lt lacks brightness, clearness. luster.
Such is the awful portrait OF those
who "tarry long at the wine
Tipplers Soon Become Tarriers.
II we tipple at the wine it will no.
be long before We tarry at il. Then the
awful portrait here described will be
true TO our lives. The only safe at
imde for us 20 take is the position
advocated By the Bible. Look not on
the wine when it is red in the cup"
DO not put yourself in the way Of
strong drink Avoid the saloon. Pass
il by. Shun those parties and those
gatherings where the wine glass plays
any part Touch not, taste not, handle
not" is the only safe position To
lake.
The Last Touch to the Picture.
We have here described not merely
the present, but also the eternal ruin
wrought by drink: AT last IL biteth
like a serpent and stingeth like an
adder" Its consequences are fatal
not only in this life but in the life
TO come. No drunkard shall enter the
kingdom of Heaven. But you say, Il
never expect TO be a drgnkard." No,
neither did the man who has just
filed a drunkard's grave. No drunk
ard ever did. Watch ont for the wine
when it Is in it's attractive stages
when Il is red. when It giveth its
color. when it moyeth itself Alright" or,
as it may be translated. when II
goeth down smoothly" Beware Of Il
in its attractive stages. when 10 sip
It seems not only perfectly harmless.
but. on the contrary, thrilling and
inspiring. Remember that the SER
pent has a yenomous sting as we'll as
a beautiful skin When it fascinates.
10 kills
In Every Wine Cup.
Look right down % the very bottom
Of every wine cup and see there
coied serpent ready % spring a..
your throat and take your very life.
Remember that the same light which at
tracts the moth kills IT, We can walk
the streets on a summer evening and
see hundreds of these insects lying
dead arounl the light Remember
that while wine tick.es and pleases.