Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1910-09-22

LESSON
ssday School Lssson for Sept. rs, 1910
Specially Arranged for This Paper

suggestion and Practical Thought.
The adventure with Apollyon the
great dragon that fought against Bun
yan's Pilgrim. In order TO prevent him
from reaching the Holy City symbol.
lied a heavenly character, "a heaven of
eternal life. al earth transformed into
heaven.
In the lesson appointed We have Il
Characterization OF ApollyOn, the
Jul fiend," - monster hiirCus to- be.
hold, clothed with scales. with wings
Ike a dragon, feet like a bear, and a
mouth like y lion," amid fire and
smoke. throwing flaming darts as
thick as hail"
Some years ago, In an article in the
New York Journal, John J.. Sullivan
aid Remember, young man, that II
you couldn't lick John l.. Sullivan. you
cant lick the thing that Is stronger
han 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 Tor 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-cnlistcd the
newspapers and the reporters Oh its
side.
There a 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 a 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 "~cxhibits," one boy
brought his bicycle tire that had been
cut by a drunken man; others told
stories of what they had seen.
This same plan could be utilized for
a general exercise on Temperance
Sunday. For a first attempt, special
arrangements would probably have to
be made with Individuals or with
teachers in 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 a lit
tie dinner at Hot Springs, Va, he not
only turned his winc.glass down, but
said In response to a query, Yes, and
1t Is going to stay turned down; | am
not going to drink anything again.
ever"
In his early life Lincoln was alb.
stemious but not a total abstainer, but
he was a keen observer Of the effects
Of intoxicating beverages among his
early companions. Very shortly after
his removal to Springfield in 1887, he
Joined IA 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, az a
drink, is not only needless, but hurt.
full, and that the entire disuse of Il
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. and especially the
young men. discontinue entirely the
use OF it they would not only promote
their W personal benefit, but the
good OF our country aud the world"
"A Pennsylvania lady tells that
when General Harrison was running
fer the presidency he stopped at the
old Washington house in Chester for
dinner. After dinner was served, il
was noticed that the general pledged
his toast in water. and one of the gen.
tionen from New York, in Offering an.
other, said, General, Will you not IA.
yOr he by drinking Il glass of wlne?'
The general refused in a very gentle.
manly nne Again he was urged
10 Join in a glass Of wine. This was
too much. He rose from the table, his
tail form erect and In the most dIgni.
fed manner replied: Gentlemen, /
have refused twice to partake OF the
~winc.cup. That should have been
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