The Yale expositor., 1906-03-23


many an adventure. There mas never
been q drunkard who was not once an
innocent child; never one but was be-
guiled by her temptations to taste of
the intoxicating cup From the story
before us let us learn the dangers, and
find the path of safety.
II. The Inscription Over the Magi-
clans Gate on the Inside.-Vs. 90 80.
These inscriptions are not seen by the
casual observer. They. are written in
invisible ink, seen clearly only when
placed near the fire. on the inside of
the gate where they are read only
by those who turn back after enter.
ing. 90 "Who hath woe? who hath
sorrow?" The woes are too great and
many to name separately. They are
woes of body and mind; woes in ones
self, woes in his family; pains, dis
eases, poverty. A man sick on ac-
count of his sins suffers very differ
emily from one sick in the providence
of God. A prison, cross, may be
glory, or it may be a shame. who
hath contentions?" may mean the
conflict between desire and con-
science: more probably. quarrels and
chickering's. "Quarrelsome when in his
cups" is an old saying. 1t excites
tongue and brain; and when wine is
in, wit is out" and every evil word
is spoken that stirs up bad feeling in
others Strong drink inflames the
| passions, and, at the same time re-
moves the restraint of conscience and
WILT first maddens, and then I'M
chains the tiger. r.. X. Meredith.
who hath babbling?" Foolish talk
ing, vile conversation. noisy demon
STATIONS, revelation of secrets. His
! tongue is "set on fire of hell" Moth
ing goes right with the drinker. He
complains of God, he complains of So
ciety, he complains OF his family of
his circumstances, of everything.
Nothing can be right to one who is
so wrong. who hath wounds with
out cause?" wounds received in
causeless or wholly Improbable dis
putes, wounds and stripes such as
come of the brawls of drunken men,"
--Lange. The thought NAV go much
further than this. Drinking men are
especially exposed to accidents and
diseases which temperance would
have prevented. who hath redness
~Of eyes" "The word does not refer
10 the reddening. but the dimming
of the eyes and the power of vision
-Delitzsch
80. "They that tarry long at the
wine" The tendency of strong drink
is to continue drinking, to spend
/ hours, often the whole night. in car
ousals. They that 90 to seek mixed
wine" Mixed wine undoubtedly
here signifies spiced, drugged medi-
| Gated wine, the intoxicating power of
which is increased by the infusion OF
drugs and spices. "-Muenscher. Such
men drink the cup of a costly death.
ILL., The Magician's Fascinating At
/ tractions.-V. 81. look not thou
upon the wine" Do not put yourself
/ in the way of temptation He who
goes freely into temptation is already
more than half fallen. when it is
red" Red wines were most esteemed
/ in the East. The wine of Lebanon
! is said to be of a rich golden color.
/ like Malaga, When it giveth his
color" Literally, its eye, the clear
| brightness, or the beaded bubbles on
which the wine-drinker looks with
kcomplacency." Plumptre "In the
cup" Sparkles or bubbles when pour
ed out or shaken carries a bead,
which is regarded to be an indication
of the strength and quality Of the
liquor. Some wines are celebrated
for their brilliant appearance. when
it moveth itself Alright" or when it
goeth down smoothly" not referring
to the sparkling of the wine; but
rather it describes the pellucid
stream flowing pleasantly from the
wine-skin into the goblet or the
throat. "-Plumptre. This verse thus
! pictures out the attractive side of
wine, when II seems perfectly harm
/ less to sip a little, when it is bright
and inspiring. thrilling the nerves
with delight, promising all joy and
! freedom. It is the shining side of
] evil that is so dangerous, this en-
broidered veil that hides the death
/ beyond. this fiowery entrance to the
+ path that leads 10 death.
w The Marvellous Transformation.
": 80. cat the last It biteth like a
serpent" Like a serpent ii will be
! brilliant of color, and glide with easy
notion and like a serpent II will bite.
Adder" "The second word. adder.
/ is the more specific. and is said to be
the Cerastes. or horned snake; the
first more generic. Cook. The Ce-
rastes is exceedingly venomous. It
turks in the sand. coiled up perhaps
in a camel's footprint. ready to dart
at any passing animal.
Illustration. Moths and insects are
attracted by the brilliance OF the light.
but are singed in the flame. So We
have seen in summer time multitudes
of dead insects on the ground near an
I electric light Every drunkard is
transformed child The artists pic