The Red Cloud chief., 1910-09-22

LESSON
Sunday School Lesion for Sept. rs. 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

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Suggestion and Practical Thought.
The adventure with Apollyon the
great dragon that fought against Bun
van, Pilgrim. in order TO prevent him
from reaching the Holy City symbol.
l2cd u heavenly character, n heaven OF
eternal life, an earth transformed into
heaven.
In the lesson appointed we have =
characterization OF A%pollyon. the
foul tlcnd," n mulsur hiicCus to be-
hold, clothed with scales, with wings
like a dragon, feet like a bear, and a
mouth liko u lion." amid fire and
smoke, throwing flaming darts as
thick ns hall"
Some years ago. In an article In the
New York journal, John l.. sullivan
said! Remember, young man, that II
you couldn't lick John l.. Sullivan. you
cant lick the thing that Is stronger
than he IL. 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 want 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-cnllsted the
newspapers and the reporters on III
side.
There can be no inspiration without
Information. Hence the teacher and
class should be constantly collecting
temperance material. A month before
tho 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 II told how n teacher asked
her scholars to look about during the
week for proofs of the evils wrought
by tho liquor habit. There were some
rather unique exhibits" one boy
brought his bicycle tire that had been
cut by a drunken man; others told
stories Of what they had cen
This same plan could be utilized for
a general exercise on Temperance
Sunday. For a first attempt. special
arrangements would probably have to
I be made with individuals or with
. teachers In order to insure definite re
$ ports or exhibits"
y 1T Is reported In the public press
o that President Taft had turned hia
I back on moderate drinking. At a lit.
tie dinner at Hot Springs, Va, he not
only turned his wine-glass down. but
I said In response to a query. Yes. and
I II Is going to stay turned down; l am
I not going to drink anything again.
) ever"
q. In his early life Lincoln was alb.
, stemious but mo- a total abstainer. but
, he was a keen observer of the effects
OF intoxicating beverages among his
sarly companions. Very shortly after
his removal to Springfield In 1887, he
Joined a Total Abstinence society.
: Seventeen OF the presidents of the
United States signed the following
: declaration:
Being satisfied from observation
and experience. as well as from medi'
!, cal testimony, that ardent spirit. as a
drink, is not only needless, but hurt,
full. and that the entire disuse OF II
would tend to promote the health, the
virtue. and happiness OF the com,
munity. We hereby express our con
viction that should the citizens of the
United States. n especially the
n young men. discontinue entirely the
n use of 1t they would not only promote
their W personal benefit, but the
g good Of u country and the world
"A Pennsylvania lady tells that
when General Harrison was running
for the presidency he stopped at the
old Washington house In Chester for
;, dinner. After dinner was served, Il
a was noticed that the general pledged
. his toast In water, and one of the gen
tlemen from New York. In 'offering an
other, said. General. will you not IA
vor me by drinking a glass OF wine ?
The general refused In a very gentle
y manly amer Again he was urged
to Join In a glass OF wine. This was
. too much. He rose from the table, his
tall form erect and in the most dlgni
fed manner replied: Gentlemen,
I have refused twice to partake Of the
wine-cup. That should have beer
: sufficient. l made a resolve when
I" started in life that l would avolc
strong drink. and | have never bro
. ken it."
= The boys and girls can Join tn,
: Golden Rule In a series OF very In
= teresting adventures with the doctors
medical societies and laboratories
v where from these friends they ma!
! obtain ammunition for their warfar,
- against intemperance.
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