The Brinkley argus., 1913-06-20
LESSON FOR JUNE 22
plsno.Ma EFFECT or SIN.

SPENDING EFFECT OF SIN.
 fH1sON TExT-Amos s:1-s.
 GOLDEN TExT-''seek good. and moi <bxtl, that ye may live" Amos 6:H
 Amos was the third of the minor
 ipphets and prophesied concerning
 1rael in the days of Uzziah, king oi
 Sdah. about 790 B. c. His name
 Seans burden" and his prophecy re
 1A1s sore one. Though outwardly X b6peFous, and victorious upon the
 Hkt1elIeld. indeed IsraePs golden 66e. yet this prophet reveals that fl Nm an age of lead as well. for he &hoWs that associated with political Ind material prosperity was gross i1oraI corruption; even as was the &6et Tn the declining days of the Ro nan Empire and as was the state oi g YFanee just preceding the days of the French Revolution. This Is certainly . lesson for our day. Blessed as we hAve been So akNnndantly. we need to p&use and e11inine tl,s framework of GIT politio1d aDd nor fife.
 # ks 1pNrS FfsSfa"Auo"s
 2 toe 10 fis that are at ease in
 ons yers .y. What an indictment. E!td Of hez many can this be said in &<nis ! sent day. The state of Israel
 a of by Amos has come down !. .suah the ages. We must not. of course. suppose that all were in that Eo1oto. bat rather the majority. Any oae 1t all interested or familiar with prooont-day church life knows how ~ afe concerned with the fundamen- ta1 &ork of the church, viz, seeking < ~ 0ave the lost Not only our indiffer- G5ce to those of heathenism but of our < uo1Ghbors and companions. How much m we concerned with the groans and tho cry of intemperance except per 1apG to shed . few crocodile tears m straightway forget! But God by 1ko mouth of the prophet proclaims Woe" We are not called to lease" Int to work. not alone to enjoy but 1u4oufTer, Tim. 2:12. If we are to oocape the woe we must bestir our AGlves and not be at ease. This of GUur10 refers to the war being waged ooninst evil and not to any matter of 0nf personal salvation, Phil. 46, R.V. Pet. ST. This Is the ease of indif 4oTence to Gods honor and the peril - men out of Christ
 Tho prophet then points to the ma 1nUuu that bordered about tverse 9 an1 warns them that like as they had
 oEsnd sone. risen to eminence and aeW0r and sunken to obscurity and de sooy. so also will Israel unless 1t bestir 81no1f. America is strong and proud z1ot q just as weak as those that have bmo before. We could not stand fnave and halffree," no more can
 o otand halfintoxicated and half 1boE We may seek to put on the Vu 1ay (verse 8 but whatsoever we " that shall we also reap. Gal. 6:7.
 RoG rolled upon the fortified noun I1nns round about, only to find later snnGh 'DuppOrt to be broken reed, for III lay of reckoning came (9:10). 7 A0)mners sco6 at warning. hell is lyth, judgment and death a long way -, . Pet. 3:4. Governments put of tlDo psoper course of action for politi- eot reasons and the people perish. ltness intemperance in America, 611m (due to England's perfidity) in
 Aina, and slavery in Africa. Can God 2 4 . sighteous God and overlook these NinGD? "Where there is no vision nnouledge of the need and the re- 0QScoe at our commando the people
 6l.h.~ c. c., throw of restraint R. w., ? Sov. 3o. IS. Lacking vision. nations 2 1mlltes and individuals alike perish. ! nkher than to face the issue (verse 4) #1o give ourselves to ease and to e1Ao onjoyments of the sensual na- I411ra Because sentence against the [Dyu work b not executed speedily, ogoeore the heart of the soas of men
 lul1y ret in them to do evil" Feel.
 HE and so to the chant of music
 Soguo g they drink bowls of wine
 tosoD @ and anoint themselves with
 o1eo ointments but are not con
 noG ahout tho anliction of Joseph.
 T. tho chosen ones of Cod.
 Oispiay ef Wealth.
 eeo ve have . terrific indictment E ra poople abounded in "superfiui fmAsE.) suggesting something
 4ko hyish display of wealth we are E nG1antly beholding. each seeking tc o0fv1e tho other. whereas God is call 1ng the christian to . life of simplic < TT - the price of power. The intem |. gnte way some professed Christians
 cnA ID with diamonds. the strainine - 6tfeaet attention by means of dress
 Well n other forms of display, de
 nn1s that VIC pause and ask what
 1I bo the outcome. let alone the eff
 - upon the Kingdom See Peter
 [: ! Tim. 2:s. 10: Luke 6:24. 25;
 ThereSore" (verss D. Pack ol
 ry eRsct is n adequate cause