Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-11-27
PAULON SELF
DENIAL
Sunday Sehool Lessen for Nov. IS, 1909
Specially Arranged Tor ThIs Paper

NrF NCrspe 70
GOLDEN TENT-"It is good neither to
CO. nssh. nor o. drink wine. nor any
thing whereby thy brotl.r stun,bieth g.
Rom, 1927
suggestion and Practical Thought.
One.-The School Of SelfControl.
Temperance means the control Of all
the lower parts OF mans being bv
his reason, his conscience. and his
viii II is keeping the soul on TOP.
The all pervasive thought in the
verses OF the lesson for to-day is this
selt-control. the basis OF temperance
Why are we all even the youngest
children, placed in the midst of so
many temptations. % lie. 20 steal. TO
g9pble, to drink Intoxicating liquors.
20 be selfish. and disobedient?
Because there IS no other way OF
opening the door 90 mans highest pos
sibihues. his fullest development. his
purest holiness. his greatest happi-
ness hts largest usefulness. All who
would become strong and useful must
eain their power largely through vic
tory over temptation II IS thus that
The soul builds itself larger man
sions." lt Is a chief factor In educa-
ton Men cultivate courage through
things that test courage They grow
IN faith through the things that try
their faith. They learn business by
taking the risks OF business. People
without trials and temptations are al
ways failures
Why are we so fun OF impulses and
passions. Of faculties and powers that
may be used for good or for evil? Be
cause the question OF life with every
man is the question OF self-control OF
temperance. Prof Thomson in his
Brain and Personality says that the
Will creates the man" I'VE make our
own brains" by repeated choices which
are acts OF VIII. The VIII is the
ranking Official OF all in man"
why then do we pray. Lead us
not into temptation Because there
sre-plenty OF temptations for our edu-
cation without our seeking for more.
because our only true attitude toward
temptation is that Of a fighter. a con
Queror. Whosoever goes willingly.
with desire. into temptation IS already
more than half fallen The mad man.
described In the Greyson Letters. had
an illusion that he was acquainted
'tNAA N@AN Wv IL AMEN say NilR UR III
IS very busy in tempting men: but he
maun haze an easy time OF. I'm think
ing. All Of them meet him more than
hair way. Tx anc seems 20 gang to
him and say. 'Haona ye some dainty
temptation for me to-day. now. Daddy
SatanT I'm sair wracked for a coax
ing temptation
A learned professor wrote the other
day that people ought 20 drink a little
vine moderately. Ia order to train
themselves In self-control But that is
20 throw open the castle OF your life TO
the enemy. il gives him every ad.
vantage. For the tempter is like those
people who so in a large band 20 haze
simple freshman. or as was once
the custom In national military
school TO make an unframed newcom-
or tight an athlete of an upper class
TwO.-Away with the Stumbling
Block OF the Saloon Hon. Neal Dow
was lecturing one summer evening.
and the flies and gnats gathered in
such swarns around the lamp near
him that ne took his handkerchief and
waved them away. They went for a
time. but soon returned. He repeated
his movements with his handkerchief.
with the same results Finally. he
turned around and blew out the light;
and hencefOrward the insects were no
longer attracted. and kept away. So
warning people away from saloons
will not be enough: you must extin-
gnish the saloons themselves.
Three.-The Only Safe Way. Don't |
Begin.-A little couplet written for
children. holds weghty wisdom:
From drink. with its sorrow sna ruin and
SIN.
J surely am safe II / never begin.
said young man 10 me once.
When feel thirst coming on that
brings visions OF the delight Of its
stacking, / drink all the water that /
GAIA great deal more than / want
and then think Of something else"
But" one asks. must I not use
wine because others abuse it?"
Does every one who drinks wine be |
come a drunkard?
by no means. But no one ever be- |
comes a drunkard who refused to take !
the first glass.
Several times men have tried to sail \
ACROSS the Atlantic in a very small /
boat II was very dangerous and /
some succeeded.
But If you cross In one of the great !
liners. which can carry more than
1000 persons, and can laugh at and |
sport with the waves that would over
Whelm the little boat. you are as safe
81. you are at home When / cross the
Atlantic ] take the great liner.
u some millionaire should OFFER me
81 .0e6.00O in gold on condition that
with Il ] should take a drunkard's
craving appetite for strong drink. and
run my own risk, ] would refuse II in
stsnty. though ! went 70 the poor
house the next day,
Don't begin. because II Is easy to go
Gown into the depths but very hard |
90 return. one OF the hardest victories |
ever won by man. ! heard Mr.. Ed
ward Corswell. in a lecture. tel OF
magiciOn who offered TO change any
brIgh! boy into an idiot. \ mo-he