The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1909-03-18
TEMPERANCE
LESSON
Sunday School Ls'sss for s'A'tb rs. 1909
Specially Arus<ea for Inn Poser

er."-Prov 23:32
| SCRIPTUAL, REFERENCES.-Drun
enness.-Deut 2i:eo. a. ss;SS-sS: Prov. soi'
g.i7: sa.20. q: Sl:4. 3: lisa. b:ii. r.; Hos
t1i; Hab. 2.i5 Matt 4. S; lisa s:ii. %
| Hos. AN. Hab. 2:iB: Matt. A:fe. 90: Luke
| 2f.3i: Rom i3l3; 1 Cor. b:f1, Gal. b:2l,
Hiph. Sis: Thes. SIS; and to-day's les
/ son Warning Examples. Gen IN III
Sam. $3.50: lisa. 2S:i Z. Dan Sf-s; bsther
i:In. II: Matt 2t:4S-6L Temperament Cor.
s.s5.g7. 1 rim. 81. 4, s: TIT. 2;Ii-i: Pet.
~. SIS; ? Pet. is. Principles OF Total
Abstinence. Cor 10; Rom. ~; Cor.
10.
Comment and Suggestive Thought
The money and talent In any civil
ICED city lie sufficient II properly used
and distributed TO make that city an
Eden. an Hesperides garden or the
realization OF any dream. ancient or
modern, of the Golden Age. All would
be educated all would partake OF the
best things; there would be no slums.
no abiect poverty. Everyone could
have all the Joy. the wealth. the com
forts, the rights. tho school privileges
which he could use. The ono thing
needed Is the improved man 10 make
the social transformation of the world,
the eliminating every evil from the
character of men, I'm they are restored
Co the moral image Of God. whom each
ono did all he wished. and wishes but
what he ought.
The great obstacle In the way 10 sin.
bad character in some Of ite many
forms.
The one OF these forms. the great
obstacle which most concerns ms In
this lesson. Is intempsrance. the want
OF self-control over the appoutes and
passions.
The wise man Of the Proverbs OK.
presses the evils OF intemperanco by .
series OF questions.
20. Who hath wOe7 who hath sor-
row." The words corresponding 10
the two substantivcs arc, strictly
speaking. interjeotIons. as in me mar
Gin. Who hath oh? Who hath alasi
The woes are too great and toe many
to name separately. They are woes or
body and woes OF mind: woes In ones
self. woes In his family: pains. dis
eases. poverty.
and sorrows. besides the Incorporate
man. Apostles and martyrs have been
imprisoned and tortured, have suffered
hunger and thirst. ondared poverty
and sickness and pain. We have
studied some Instances during the past
quarter. Read the eleventh chapter OF
Hebrews. Read the stories ~ the
Huguenots I'm France. and 81 the
! martyrs and missionaries OF every age
But the difference in tho two kinds
| OF suffering is heaTen-wide
The woes and sorrows OF Peter and
John. Paul and Sllas In dungeons and
chain5. rejoicing that they ", TO counted
worthy TO suffer for Chrts.'s sake.
with clear conscionces. for the sake OF
the kingdom OF God and salvation OF
men. listening 10 Gods Wen done.
good and faithful" and seeing the
crown OF righteousness are almost in
fnitely removed from tho woes and
sorrows OF those that tar-y hong M
the wine" whose suiferinss are the
fruit OF their own sins.
The other sorrows that aew from
the wine cup mentioned IN the wise
mans questions belong only 10 wicked
Mesa Quarrelsome disposition
where strong drink iniamcs the pas
sions. and. at the same time, removes
! the restraint OF conscience and will.
| first maddening and then Enchanting
the tiger, grumhling. foolish talking
where the drunkards tongue Is set on
1 a.
"redness Of eyes" either Tor BOTH the
dlmming of the sight. physical. mental
and spiritual. or the copper nose"
which makes the drinkers nose blush
| for the sins OF his mouth"
The means by which these great
evils can be removed are precisely the
ssme as those which produced the
marvellous transformations OF char
acter in the early Christian disciples.
which we have been studying.
/. Christ. our Living Leader. the
power OF God for salvation.
2. The Holy Spirit, convincing men
| OF sin, of righteousness, and Of judg
ment to come; awakening mems
hearts. inspiring them TO better things
3. The religious llfo which these pro
| duce.
4. 'rhe results as manifested In the
healing of the body. and the better.
ment OF the outward life and happi
ness, which we're symbols and means
To better spiritual life.
s. The banding together in an organ
ization which created a helpful moral
atmosphere.
6. The courage. wisdom, generosity.
love, peace, Joy. religious spirit. right
eousness of life. produced In the dis
ciples.
z. Their efforts to bring others into
these blessings, and TO spread the good
news.
8. The good example OF the Chris
;ians.
Practical Points.
The economic value of the virtues.
The splendid dream of cooperation
can only become possible when there
js % widely diffused intelligence. and
(2) a uidely diffused virtue. A new