The Tupelo journal., 1912-11-08
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 10.


LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 10.
WORLDS TEMPERANCE SUNDAY.
LESSON TExT-HoseA I.
GOLDEN TExT-'woe unto them that
rise W early In the morning. that they
may follow strong drink; that tarry ate
,nto the night. uH wine innams them
Isaiah GIL
We turn aside today from studying
the life Of Christ to consider one Of
the things that caused the downfall
Of Ephraim. that = the northern. king
dom, and also Of Israel. 1. e., those
who composed the southern kingdom.
The chief counterfeit Of the Holy
Spirit employed by Satan ID the in
.spiration and the 1ntoxication pro
duced in the use Of liquors. and we
do well to pause and considers. ths
works of him whom Jesus came to
destroy. (Heh. 3:1N.
The lesson naturally divides itself
into two divisions, w. IT and w.
S-16. This entire section really be.
gins in chapter six verse four and
contains the response Of Jehovah to
the cry Of the remnant of Israel and
Of Ephraim in the last days, In the
first half we see the iniquity Of
Ephraim and Israel discovered" + e.
revealed, and in The second section
there Is discovered or revealed to us
Gods wrath against them for their
hypocrisy.
l. God declares that It vas his de-
sire to heal them both, ". u. It ID
not Gods will that any should perish.
But while Jehovah would have
healed them they would not be healed.
(cf. Matt. 1887 and Luke 1880. and
hence 1t is that his love serves to re-
veal their wfckedness. DR.. Torrey
points out eight charges brought
against the common people "Ephraim"
and the court and city "Samaraa." fol
this evil attacks both alike. '@'
Never Hidden From God.
(1) "Falsehood" ". ~. Nothing Il
more common among the evils of in
temperance than falsehood: as we
have suggested It fs the DEVILS false
limitation Of true inspiration. "a "A
thief comes In: Intsmperance steals
not only q mans money but his repY:
tation. love for his family In fact any
and everything . sober man win hold
dear. (3) They consider mo- In their
hearts," Like Rip Van Wrinkle. men
say this last doesn't count" forget,
ting that 1t does count. and that God
remember all Of their ~wickedness. 4
violation Of his law will receive: pun,
ishnent in due season. America II
paying the price Of . manifold Ia.
crease In taxation. in murder. In i'm.
.becilNy, in divorce and suicide. the
overwhelming portion Of which can. b
traced to intemperance. God Is re
lmembering all our w~ickedness and
verify a troop Of robbers are strip
ping US ". ~
!. We ofttimss hide our evil deeds
from man but never from God. and Z
mans sins will find him out psalm
$40. These people made the king
glad ". 81 1. e., the king delighted In
this wickedness. Let us not forget
that righteousness exalteth q nation
and sin Is a reproach to any people
90 "They are all adulterers." ". A.
,Of course In this connection We know
there was q remnant Of true follow
rers. but the prevailing vilenesa. wal
such as to call forth this terrific In
:dietment. We need.to remember that
the connection between the iiQuos
'traflc and white slavery Is so close Al
to defy separation.
"The Great Destroyer"
A liquor drinker IL almost invarfa
bly, q scorner. He scorns. the power
Of liquor over himself. its effect upon
the nation. Sum up the economic
loss Of efficiency the cost Of crime,
paHperism, and insanity. and we have
an economic burden Of more than hall
of the wealth produced BY THIS ma
ton" (See Congressman H. r. Hob
sons. THE Great. Destroyef""l.. TO-
They have made ready their. heart
like an oven while they lie In wait.
wv. 8. Z. referring undoubtedly to the
heat Of anger and passion as well al
Of lust. a. ''They have devoured
their judges" ". y. One has but 70
review the pages Of history to appre
ciste the overthrow OF priest peasant
and potentate alike. (8) There II
none that calleth upon me" ". y,
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
us. to be separate people. The prophet
sets before us the result Of this re.
fusal upon Ephraim. "A cake not turn
ed 10 . cake half baked, one half burn
ed" This metaphor has many applica-
tons. Our social life, our political life
our spiritual life Is too often one that
IL half turned. one-half burned to =
crisp and the other half raw. :.
Lay emphasis upon the Golden Text
and the general facts Of the temper.
ance question. Alcohol 10 injurious ia
all kinds Of life: there 10 little. II any.
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