The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-26
International SundaySchool
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Third Quarter. Lesson XIII. Isaian
 l1-23. September p. lsoe. Lesson.

Third Quarter. Lesson XIII. Isaian 1I-23. September 27. 1908.
 Temperance Lesson. ,,s, | Isaiah appears in a new roie. iac | nronhet becomes the temperance lec turer. The seer who has seen the Mes siah, and described Ills person a' Kingdom, now stands forth as the puy ',, | lie rebuker of the immoralities oi M days But there Is no change or s.y,, or diction. He does not drop to yulss' familiarity. or facetiousness. or ep, thet He maintains his dignity anu hi. elevated mode of speech even M.' dealing with drunkards ana oruhAe" ness. of the exordium can not be reprouI eproI,.e,,an, | translation. It is fairly meii'.uh h. But the jewels of the hit oeuaos aoaa Tn ing from the keenness of the piaue.
 nronhst,s fearless hand this nisniy. temnered and richly-traced sworu ias wide open the national heart w
 its wicked thoughts and evil ih.e .iona, National opportunity and nationa, rasnorsihilitv are graphically piceui s' under inc figure of the vineyard .s yantageousIy located. pianteu ana choice seed, protected wltn wal nt,a,
 tower. and furnished witn sn;l,,re is nor
 w,nepress. National failure pa
 traved under the figure of the ta'o.eu
 v,revard producing wild grapes ne
 tr,hution comes in the desoiation oA
 the vineyard. And now isaIah
 tor. Feel the relentless grip or the iron
 hand beneath the velvet gioVe .
 diction. as he says: Ihe 1,,,,ne
 the house of Israel. What the Ds s my "
 pianter expects from His yineyaro
 Judgment and righteousness. w nat iAe
 gets is oppression and cry.
 This graceful but skillful and rear
 less arraigner of public morals proceeos ?
 now to specifications under ms si,.
 charge. He denounces the prevaiAns
 raracitv. the inordinate greed or those
 who increase their landed estates us
 foreclosing upon the unfortunate wnon at
 they have charged extortlohaee ;r
 irterest. He arraigns those who' in
 ,,,oist lion of the reversionarw clause or the Jubilee Law. illegally hold on .o their il1-gotten estates. With an m dex finger of steel, he points out .n~ srretrievahle ruin involved In tnis v,o- h tion of the divinely-instituted agra rian law. T., ar,r,ran- ness. The greed of moey IS accom n,. uanied by a greed TOT the tas ,s,,rs,,a sensations of intoxication. Men puEseo {, as they would a remurerative occu- ation. rising early and continuing Ia.e at it Tn a social and festive manner 70 an orchestral accompaniment. su. @ both are equally forgetfui or the Lord. IerS.
 Violation of agrarian law spoils ianu. but violation of physiological law spetis men. The prophets woe agaanst ,a1S that a land is fulfilled to the iot. A iand thas once once flowed with milk and honey IS now now comparativeiy desolats; and asarsass ,ss yielding power immeasuraoly snayoS aee9eas to the searfuI so, ruin of men impendine? The arophet sg he sees an endless procession on its descent to hell. It is a satnic,ne siSTiSus, :. !, a.onassion. but on it's way to hell. none ISe 11oTT less. The harmless silken cords oI :he first stages of ineSrity traass aass srGwh put .S \, ,osn @ drunken wretches are. in meas rese ,re oblivious to the fact that they rave m degraded themselves to the ieSe' 1u the height of their drunken au- ,acItv they profanely and unneiieVrnI,g be le tI,z, V v, challenge the Almighty Let iA''A