The Holt County sentinel. (Oregon, Mo.) 1883-1980, 1912-11-08

LESSON TExT-Iiosea Z.
| GOLDEN TENT-"Woe unto them that
tise up early In the morning. that they
may follow strong drink; that tarry late
INTO tl. night. I'LL wine inhame them
| Isaiah til.
We turn aside today from studying
the life Of Christ 10 consider one Of
| the things that caused the downfall
| OF Ephraim. that In the northern king
dom. and also Of Israel. !. O., those
aho composed the southern Kingdom.
! The chief counterfeit OF the Holy
Spirit employed by Satan IL the in.
SEPARATION and the intoXication pro.
/ duced In the use Of liquors. and we
do well TO pause and consider the
works OF rim whom Jesus came 10
destroy. uieb. 2:lb.
The lesson naturally divides itself
into two divisions, w. IL aud w
lie. This cnti'" section really Doe.
rms ~ chapter six vcIs. four aud
contains the response 81 Jehovah %
tho cry Il The remnant of lsrel a'i
Of Ephfaln it, the last days. In he
N'st hail We stc The iniuni,y CT
Ijrr, ~ and islu.l discovered" l. e..
revealed. and In the Gcourl section
thcre is disypN,,G pr revealed &c. ne
Gods wrath against them Tor ta,!r
Hypocrisy
l. God declares hat Il WAS his io.
sire TO heal them both, " u. It .s
TO- Cod viii llHt ANY .huHld gur'sh
i.ut while Jehovah would have
healed them they would not rc heated.
TT. Matt. 1897 and Luke t3:3il. and
hence II IL hat his love serves 20 re.
veal their wickcdness. Dr. 1Urr'y
points out slphi chHircs hrnurht
against the common people "Ephtaim'
and IA" court aud city "Sumar.a. for
this evil attacks both alike.
Never Hidden From God.
az "Falsehood' ". -. Nothing -
more common among the evils ~ in.
temperance ,hnn !alsohood: a. We
have suggested 1t "a the Devils 'nlse
imitation Of true inspiration. 90 \
thief comes IN" 'H;ompcraug" steals
not only mans money but h's r"pu.
Utiun, love Tor his family. IA fact any
ana everything n sober man will hold
dear. 81 They consider not IN lh".r
hearts Ike RIP Van Wiuklo. men
say this last doesn't count forget.
ting that II docs count and tina, God
remember all 81 their wickcdnoss. \
violation OF MS law VIII receive pun.
ishmcHt In due season. America IL
paying the price OF a manifold In.
crease H. taxation, In murder. In i'm.
bscility. IN divorce and suicide. the
overwhelming portion OF which can he
traced 10 int,mperance. God IL re-.
Wondering all our wickedness ard
verify troop Of robbers are strip.
ping us ". -
We ofttimes hide our evil deeds
from man but never from God. and =
mans sins will fnd him out psalm
s:l6. These people made the king
glad ". 80 l. e.. the king delighted IN
this wickedness. Let US not forget
that righteousness sxalteth u nation
and sin 10 q reproach 10 any people.
80 They are all adulterers." ". ~.
OF course In this connection we know
there was . remnant Of true follow.
ers but the prevailing vilenesa WAS
such ~ to call forth this terrific In.
dictment. We need to remember that
the connection between the LIQUOR
trafic and white slavery 10 30 ,loss 40
TO defy separation.
"rhs Great Destroyer
| A liquor drinker 10 slmont invaris.
bly, Q scorner. He scorns the power
Of liquor over himself. Its effect upon
the nation. Sum w the economic
loss Of efficiency the cost Of crime,
pauperis1n, and insanity. and we have
an economic burden Of more than half
Of the wealth produced by this ma.
tion." (See Congressman II. r. Hob.
sons, THE Great Destroyer'). (6)
They have made ready their heart
like an oven while they lie In wait"
wv. 8. Z, referring undoubtedly to tho
hta: Of anger and passion az well as
Of lust. 90 They have deyoured
their judges" ". ~. One has but TO
review the pages Of history to appre.
ciale the overthrow Of priest, peasant
and potentate alike. (O There 10
none that calleth upon me" ". n,
The turning aside from God was noted
at the outset, here again We see that
the neglect and forgetfulness OF God
is the true source Of all OF mans sin.
ming.
II. God intended Israel. and intends
u.s. to be separate people. The prophet
sets before US the result Of this re-
fusai upon Ephraim. A cake not turn
ed Is cake half baked. one half burn.
ca. This metaphor has many applica-
lions, Our social life. our political life,
our spiritual life is too often one that
IL half turned, onehalf burned to q
crisp and the other half raw.
Lay emphasis upon the Golden Text
and the general facts OF the temper
ance question. Alcohol Ia injurious to
I'LL kinds OF life; there IL little, 10 any,
necessity for Its use In medicine. Us.
ually 1t 10 positive hindrance. The
story Of "Old Born Drunk" In Beg.
be's Twice Born Men," can be told