The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1912-11-01
v. c. |. j. DEPARTMENT
(Mrs. E. Van Hood. Editor

Sunday. Nov. 10th, has been set
apart as the Worlds Temperance
Sunday" We ask that all ministers of
the gospel preach that day upon this
important subject, and that in every
Sunday school the men and boys have
charge of the exercises.
We print below a suggestive pro-
gram. Lesson passage Isaiah 2S:1-13.
Songs, Yield Not TO Temptation"
Have Courage My Boy to Say No."
THE Fight is On" Prayer for the
voters of our country upon whom rests
the awful responsibility of keeping
the saloon in our midst! Roll call by
classes to be answered with a Bible
verse on the evils of the liquor traffic.
Motion recitation by every boy under
| IL years of age.
MyG) body is a temple
To C2) God it does belong.
He bids me keep it for his use,
He wants it pure and strong.
The things that harm my body 90
/ must not use at all
Tobacco is one hurtful thing,
Another, alcohol.
| Into my ca mouth they shall not go:
When tempted, I will answer no, go
And every day I'll watch and pray,
Lord, keep me pure and strong al
ways" (6)
% Hands clasp waist. (2) Point up
ward. CD Same as No. l. (D Finger on
lips. (5) Stamp right foot. CD Close
eyes and fold hands.
story by a Junior Boy
! 1--WE heard once of a minister who
was preaching on the sanctity of the
human body and the duty of keeping
it pure as a temple of the Holy Spirit
He said that those who saturated II
with tobacco smoke, defiled it, and re-
lated this incident. He was passing
along the street and saw brass
monkey set up in a tobacco store with
a cigar in its mouth. The cigar was
lighted and by some sort of device
the smoke was drawn into the monkey
and puffed out through his mouth
The machinery stopped once in a while
because the monkeys interior became
clogged and filthy. They they had tC
take him apart and clean him out be-
fore he could go again. The lessor
taught was: II nicotine and tobacco
smoke will stop the works of brass
monkey. what will it do to yours?"
The superintendent will ask the fol.
lowing questions to be answered by
the men and grown-up boys:
Cues. Mr.. Athlete, why do you re.
fuse to touch intoxicating liquor ant
tobacco when you are training fol
your best work? Ans. Because the
Athlete to be successful must act &C.
cording to the Apostle Paul's rule
! Every man that striveth for the mas
terry is temperate in all things" No
only during the contest, but durine
he ho
in training must not touch cigarette!
or liquor. The little indulgence:
which other men allow themselves h,
must forego Not once will he breal
the trainers rules, for he knows tina
some competitors will refrain ever
from that once, and gain strength
while he is losing it. He is proud O.
his little hardships, and fatigues, ant
privations. and counts it point o.
honor scrupulously to abstain from
anything which might in the slightes
degree diminish his chance of success
Mr. Railroad Man, why is it tina
chief railroads will not allow any EN-.
ploye to use strong drink, and the
Brotherhood of Engineers will no
keep in their number and endorse any
one who is even a moderate drinker
Ans. Because even in moderate drink
ing there is danger of a bad effec
upon the mind, disturbing the judg
ment, distorting the reason.
Unnerves the limbs and dulls the nobI,
mind" Homer.
Mr.. Salesman, why have you become
a total abstainer? Ans. Eyes, I used t.