The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1906-11-23
Worlds Temperance
Lesson
Sunday School Lesson Tor Nov.z5. 1870
Specially Prepared for This Paper.

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GOLDEN TENT keep under my
body and bring it into subjection."-
TIME.-Probably during the reign OF
Ahaz. who. following time OF great
prosperity. had introduced, or favored
vice. luxury. idolatry, and intemperance.
Ahaz began 10 reign about az y. 3, ~
or II years after the founding of Rome.
PLACE--Jerusalem and Judea-
a Drunksrd's Loss.
Our lesson committee directs as TO
read with this lesson / Kings 20. 1921.
Here we have an illustration from his
tory substantiating the words OF the
prophet before us. about the loss OF
temporal prosperity by one who in
dulges In strong drink. About $50
years before Isaiah gave the prophecy
in Judah the Syrian king, Benhadad.
had come with 32 tributary kings and
great army, to overthrow and cap
ture the city of Samaria. the capital
of the kingdom Of Israel. The Israel
itish king, Ahab, seemed paralyzed
with fear, and was ready to grant all
that proud conqueror demanded. But
his elders counseled resistance, and
then Benhadad boosted that he would
pour out upon Samaria 50 great
host Of warriors that IL each man
were to take but handful of earth,
Samaria would be carried away. Let
not him that girdeth on his armor
boast himself. as he that putteth IL
off. was Israels answer. The proud
monarch. and his kings and generals.
gave themselves up to drunken revel-
~, so sure were they Of victory. By
noontime the besiegers camp was a
scene of wild debauchery. Then the
Israelites, with only 232 young men
at their head rushed out and com
pletely routed the hosts of Syria, and
King Benhadad barely escaped with
| bis life
Woes Accompanying lntemperanee.
! l. Poverty. 23:z1; lsa 5:15.
2. Disease.-Prov 23:29.
3. Degradation.-Isa 2S:l4.
4. Defilement-Dan lis.
s. Weakness Cor. 1925.
6. Mental disorders. = Prov. 20:1;
23:33; Isa SEQ; 2S:7.
Z Bodily death.-Isa STA.
S. Remorse.-Prov. 1882.
9. Separation from God.-Num. s:
ri; lisa. 5:12.
10. Spiritual blindness.-Isa 2s:7;
Dan 5:1-3; Titus IL.
H. Spiritual death.-Hab. 2:5; ]
Pet 2:11
-. Loss Of heaven.-Gal 5:21;
Cor GO. 10
Upon Whom Woe Will Fall.
,.f, L. 81 80
Micah 2:l.
?. Drunkards.-Isa 5:11-1f; 2s:1;
Prov 23:29, 80
g. Tempters.-TIab. 2:15.
4. The rebellious.-Isa 30:1: 45:9
s. The dishonest-Jer. 22:13; Hab.
2.6,9,12.
c. The false.-Isa. $50; Eek 1873;
Jude 1O:11
Z. The indolent.-Amos 6:1.
S. The proud.-Isa 5:21.
9. Oppressors.-Isa SIS; 1913.
10. Those who hide from God-Isa.
l9:15: Hos. 7:13.
II. Hypocrites-Matt. 2s:1S-l6. %
20
Il. Unfaithful pastors.-Jer. 2s:1;
Matt 23:1G.
49, Those who neglect opportuni-
ties.-Matt 1921.
lntemperance and Crime.-About So
per cent Of the convicts of the United
States privately confess their fire.
quent indulgence in intoxicating
drinks The fact here is to be declared
boldly that the intoxicating effect of
alcohol prepares the way for the COM
mission of crimes of every kind
elisha Harris. NJ. ID.
The Fall of Ancient Nations.-His-
toric records of the nations OF anti
putty are replete with proofs that tho
chief destroyer Of national prestige
was strong drink. Assyria was a
world power until her early character
istics OF manliness. patriotism and
morality we're sapped by drunkenness
and debauchery. She fell before Baby
lonia and Media. Ere long drunken
ness characterized the Median court,
which fell before the wine-hater. C,.
rus the Persian. Babylon's fall is al
tributed in Scripture to the same
vice Dan. 81. Then Persia, weakened
by wine, passed under the conquerlI g
hand Of Alexander But full soon this
Greek heio was also overcome by in
temperance.
Attractive Sin.-Sin as a caterril-
lar is bad enough. but sin as a butter
fly is a thousand times worse. On
every wing there is a rainbow of light
and beauty. The poets call the but
terhy "a flying and flashing gem" "a
flower OF Paradise" But the butter
J Hy is often a caterpillar beautified
} with wings. II is only painted woym
! decked in a velvet suit and adorned
with sparkling gems. II sin in its
grossest forms be dangerous. what
must be the unmeasured power Of sin
when IL puts on the robe OF beauty?
Sin often wears the wings OF wit. the
wings OF fashion, the wings of at
tractive names Rev David Gregg,
d. ID.
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