The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1907-08-07

Department secretaries are follows: Home
department. Mrs. Pierce. Denison. Normal de-
Prof E. W. Fellogs Denison House %
Voss. Denison. Temperance. Sears McHenry.
Denison. Missionary. Miss Sadie Neeley Manila.
Aug 1lth-The Sin of Nadab and
Abihu Lev 10. ILL.
The long and short of the sin of
these two men is that they disobeyed
Gods commands and were punished
by death. AS the latter verses of the
lesson give warning that the priests
must not drink wine or strong drink
some think that the offending ones
were under the influence of liquor
when they committed the sin which
caused their death. 1t is legal rule
now that drunkenness is no excuse for
crime. and it would seem that it would
be Gods way of looking at wrong do
ing also.
Our lesson on last Sunday told of
the erection of the Tabernacles and
of the precise instructions given as to
how it should be done. There were
also definite rules laid down for the
conduct of the priests when admins
tering holy things, that is. engaged
in the solemn acts of temple worship.
When the tabernacle was ready and
everything in order fire descended
from heaven and lighted the wood on
the altar. and thus this fire was con-
sidered "holy fire" from henceforth.
The priests were told to use Goals from
the holy altar for use in the religious
worship. The two sons of Aaron,
Nadab and Abihu used other than the
fire off the altar and were stricken
dead on the spot. Moses commanded
that no grief for the dead be shown.
because of the sin for which they
were punished. The death of these
men was an object lesson to the Chill
dren of Isreal at the very beginning of
their acquaintance with God. after the
giving of the Ten Commandments
and the other laws laid down at that
time. If two priests could publicly
disobey plain rule of the temple
regulations given by divine command
might not all the people disobey at
will 1t was necessary that rule be
set there and then. that the laws
meant something and that God could
not be sinned against with impur-
lily. We find in the beginning of the
bible record that Adam was given
awful punishment for eating a for
biddensfruit The thing in itself did
not amount to much. but the rebellion
in the heart of Adam did. and there
was no other way but to act vigorous
ly in the case.
| AS parents. teachers or employees
all know that the time comes
when even small act of disregard
of the rules made for government can
not go unnoticed; that all government
is gone and disrespect must follow if
the act is passed over with no notice
taken of it. The correction may at
the time seem severe. but the one
stand for prompt enforcement of law
or discipline may mean obedience for
years to come and in that light the
punishment must be judged.
There are many in this world who
seem to think they can go on at will
disobeying the laws of God as laid
down to in the bible. They claim
that loving God will not punish for
the little things which His people
may do. and so they can be selfish.
impure. drunken. overreaching the
poor. and their employees. hard heart
ed to the unfortunate. i'll tempered to
wife and children. taking no thought
for the hereafter. and that all will be
we'll. There is nothing in the bible
to show that God will at all times
overlook, and that. He can be sinneo
against with impunity. He is said t.
be longsutfering anxious that all
come to repentance. and have eternal
life with Him, but it is always shown
that a record is kept, and a time OF
accounting will come, and that the
attonement of Jesus must come in tc
put us right in the finale things. II
we disobey physical law we expect
to bear the penalty and the same rule
acts in the spiritual realm.
The Golden Text of the lesson says,
"Wine is mocker. strong drink i:
raging. and whatsoever is deceived
thereby is not wise. That is &
fact that meets US face to face every
day. Why sensible people will fly il
the face of it seems strage indeed
The temperance cause from lega
standpoint is making great strides.
The state of Georgia has passed a
stringent anti saloon law and every.
where the regulations against saloons
are being strengthened. The people
of the United States are growing