The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1910-09-23

LESSON TEXT.-GalatianS b.16-26
Memory verses, 90. 23.
| GOLDEN TEXT.-"If we live in the
Spirit let US also walk In the Spirit -
Gal. 5:25.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The adventure with Apollyon the
great dragon that fought against Bun
vans Pilgrim, in order to prevent him
from reaching the Holy City symbol
lied heavenly character, a heaven OF
eternal life, an earth transformed into
heaven.
In the lesson appointed we have
Characterization of Apollyon, the
foul fiend," "a monster hiiecus to be-
hold, clothed with scales, with wings
like dragon. feet like bear, and a
mouth like lion," amid fire and
smoke, throwing flaming darts as
thick as hail"
Some years ago. in an article in the
New York Journal, John l.. Sullivan
said: Remember, young man, that If
you couldn't lick John l.. Sullivan, you
can't lick the thing that is stronger
than he is. Leave whisky alone
Sullivan was not the kind of man from
whom one expects moral teaching, but
when the great fighter admits that
whisky defeated him and took him
into captivity. he becomes an object
lesson for every young man.
With the newspapers and reporters.
The Golden Rule-that is the spirit
which wants to do to others as we
would have them do to us, the spirit
that will make sacrifices in order to
know how to help others-enlisted the
newspapers and the reporters on its
side.
There can be no inspiration without
information. Hence the teacher and
class should be constantly collecting
temperance material. A month before
the temperance lesson she should be
directed to say to her class, Il want
you all to clip from the papers every
article Of news concerning the effect
of the saloon or drink. Paste these on
a strip of cloth, and we will see who
has the longest strip on Temperance
Sunday"
Once in the New Century Teacher
there was an article entitled, Their
Exhibits" 1t told how teacher asked
her scholars to look about during the
week for proofs of the evils wrought
by the liquor habit There were some
rather unique exhibits" one boy
brought his bicycle tire that had been
cut by drunken man; others told
stories of what they had seen.
This same plan could Re utilized for
q general exercise on Temperance
For first attempt, special
would probably have to
be made with individuals or with
teachers i'll order to insure definite re-
ports or exhibits"
1T is reported in the public press
that President Taft had turned his
back on moderate drinking. At lit
tie dinner at Hot Springs, Va, he not
only turned his wine-glass down, but
said in response to a query, Yes, and
it is going to stay turned down; | am
not going to drink anything again,
ever"
In his early life Lincoln was abb
stemious but not total abstainer, but
he was keen observer of the effects
Of intoxicating beverages among his
early companions. Very shortly after
his removal to Springfield in 1887, he !
Joined Total Abstinence society.
Seventeen Of the presidents Of the |,
United States signed the following
declaration:
Being satisfied from observation |
and experience, as we'll as from medi- |
cal testimony, that ardent spirit, as a
drink, Is not only needless, but hurt
'ul, and that the entire disuse of 1t
would tend to promote the health, the
virtue, and happiness of the COM
We hereby express our con-
Viction that should the citizens of the
United States, and especially the
1oung men, discontinue entirely the
Use of it they would not only promote
heir own personal benefit, but the
good of our country and the world"
"a Pennsylvania lady tells that
when General Harrison was running
or the presidency he stopped at the
I'D Washington house in Chester for
Inner. After dinner was served, it
yas4noticed that the general pledged
lis toast in water and one of the gen.
lemen from New York, in Offering an
'ther, said, General. will you not ia
'or me by drinking a glass of wine?
The general refused in very gentle.
manly manner. Again he was urged
o join in a glass of wine. This was
90 much. He rose from the table, his
all form erect and in the most digni-
led manner replied: Gentlemen, |
ave refused twice to partake of the
,ine-cup. That should have been
| made a resolve when |
tarted in life that | would avoid
trong drink. and l have never bro
ON it,"
The boys and girls can Join the
Iolden Rule in series of very in
eresting adventures with the doctors.
ledical societies and laboratories.
here from these friends they NAV