The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1909-09-25
Sabbath School
NOTES BY X. s. HOLMES.
Lesson XIII. September 70, 1909
TEMPERANCE LESSON.

Golden Text: Let every one oi us
please his neighbor for his good to cdr
iication.' Rom. IS: p
THE LESSON.
VS.. a. IAN things are lawful ior
ME, bu, all things are not eNpedient'
Here is double truth. The hrst part
is the doctrine OF ''inalienable right.
| have a right To do anything ! wish
To do, always oi course subject TO the
divine law OF the Ten Commandments.
The second part oi the double truth is
in the word "cxpedient' That word
in is etymology means out OF the way
of the feet" II a person attempts to
do all things, such one will not lind the
road smooth always, Such a person
will be very apt 10 stumble. Wisdom
saws choose wisely what you do that
YOU may not find your road rocky.
But all things cdiiy not Here IS
another way OF putting the same double
truth. "Ediiy" means e,ymologically,
build house Every one desires To
have a home. So, fguratively, every
one wishes to be built up in the best
things This verse should be called the
verse al practical common sense. :,
vs.. -. This verse is evidently bad
translation: or better, a good trans
lation is spoiled by adding a mislead-
ing word. Wealth does not belong
there II is not in the original Greek.
Let no man seek his own interests
exclusively. but look alter the inter
ests oi the next man, also. 20
through this world, not looking always
after your own rights, but give the
other man a chance. That Is a good
lesson. II is true temperance teach
ing ..,
vs. - The shambles - This
means the shops where meats were
sold. Buy what is offered for sale, and
eat without any conscientious scrnplcs.
WHY should Paul say that No such
questions trouble us in America. But
in Corinh the matter al meat eating
was making discussion. The city had
many pagan temples, Animals were
sacrificed in them Ia NEUROLOGICAL dei-
ties The choice parts for the table
became the property oi the priests.
They had more than they could eat.
They sold the rest in the city markets,
and these meats were eagerly sought
The apostolic law delivered to the Gen
tile churches was Eat no meat offered
to idols" The question had arisen IN
Corinih. Must we ask, before We buy
in the Shamblc,. whether this was oil
fercd To idols" 1t had been referred
among other things to Paul. He
makes the answer. Ask no questions
because ui conscience The meat Is
Gods anyway Buy and eat This an
swer was an illustration "i his pro-
position. AN things are lawful for
me So far So good.
vs.. 10 have already explained IN
saying The meat Is Cod, anyway
Whatever God has made j. his. and he
gives II to man to- be used rightly and
z:w-rvS in arrurdsHee with hi, Law
v, -. Now come a practical IL
lustratinu Ii yun eat at home what
you buy. well and good. But II you
accept invitations To- eat IN the homes
OF those VIII" are not Christau,--what
then. To such a question Paul re-
plies: "Nnplv NV law Eat \sk not
whether offered IL idols or not Your
conscience H. lar A. You are concern
ed. can be kept clear MI things are
lawful Here i, a principle for day.
Too much information j. sometimes 4
bad thing. Once more We say )" lar.
so good But
v, - Paul put, IN the big CON
Junction There wa, Ne division into
verses III hi, letter. ~ amy man say
unto YOU. hi, j. offered in sacrifice
unto idol,. eat not. knowledge is
the ties, then y long a. you d" not
know q, t. an ordinarily lawful course,
do q, YOU think best Hut when some
person make, YOU aware that the thing
you are doing j, questionable, stop,
Tha, j. q splendid temperance lesson,
for temperance j. ,cli-cuutr"l
There are tvs" principles involved.
Cl For hi, sake that showed il C)
For conscience sake" Md this be.
cause the earth ], the Lord, etc
But whose conscience, Has thing
suddenly become wrong which a mo-
ment before va, right. Must one lis
ten tn conscience hccau,c a man has
said this meat VA, offered To- idols:
". -. Conscience. say. not
thine own. but ui the other" Paul was
perfectly clear IN his mind The prn-
cip'e i, plain " lar A. your con
science i, concerned. eat away But as
for the conscience ut the other man:
Stop eating. Do not give HIM uppor-
tunity L" pass judgment ON you why
is my liberty Judged al another man /,
conscience" Do not IN following the
law oi liberty i"r yourself furnish &C
casion tu another Ia say, You are
committing AN unlawful act You are
hypocrlte'
vs. 90 -" by grace be a partakcr."
do not think thl, mean, divine grace
think Il mean, human courtesy. n
this quality has made me one AT a ban
quet IN tie house OF an unbclcvcr, why
SHOULD !, after thanking God Tor what
| am Ia eat So eat as e. make some
men pass Judgment on me. and say
am sinner. That seems tu be The line
OF thought IN the mind oi Paul
Vs. a. Now comes the fine and
logical conclusion Tor human conduct
in matters ni food and drink. Make
sure by what course God will be glori-
fed. Then walk that way.
v a. Give no offence" There
is another temperance prcccpt mo
offence. Do not ask vnur Gentle