The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-10-30
subject-Temperance. Text: Joel 3:3.

| Subiect-Temperance. Text: Joel 3:3.
CBy Rev. &. w. Lewis
And they have cast lots for my peo.
pie; and have given a boy for an har.
lot, and sold a girl for wine, that they
might drink"
purpose to preach a temperance
sermon have no apology to offer
for so doing, the Holy Spirit has di-
rected me to preach il. The book
| hold in my hand | believe to b" the
word of God, and | believe it is the
source of the wisdom Of God on all
subjects which confront us and with
which we have to do moral, social,
business, and political If the morals
society, business and politics of Amer
ica are ever cleansed, that cleansing
must come from the Fountain opened
to the house of David and to the in
habitants of Jerusalem for sin and
for uncleanness.' If should name the
things that are most corrupting and
hurtful to American interest and
peace; if | We're to locate them,
would locate them in Americas whis-
ky barrels and beer kegs. Before
begin the discussion of the facts pre-
sented in my text, want YOU to hear
few of the many passages of Scrip
ture in which God condemns the rum
demon. In Prov. 20:1, Wine is
mocker, strong drink is raging: and
whosoever is deceived thereby is not
wise" Prov. PLY, He that loveth
wine shall not be rich" Prov.
%: 2O-21, 1882, BE not among wine.
bibbers; the drunkard and the glut-
ton shall come to poverty: who hath
woe? who hath sorrow? who hath
who hath babbling? who
hath wounds without cause? who
hath redness of eyes? They that tarry
long at the wine; they that go to seek
mixed wine. Look not thou upon the
wine when it is red, when it giveth
his color in the cup, when it moveth
itself Alright At the last it biteth like
a serpent, and stingeth like an adder.
lisa. 5:22. Woe unto them that are
mighty to drink wine, and men of
strength to mingle strong drink" lisa, |
24;9, II, They shall not drink wine
with a song; strong drink shall be
bitter to them that drink it. There is .
CRYING for wine in the streets: all .
Joy is darkened, the mirth of the land .
it gone" Joel 1:5, Awake, We drunk.
ards, and weep; and howl, all ye drink
ars of wine" l. Cor. 6:10, Nor thives
nor covenants, nor drunkards; nor .
'evilers, nor eXtortioners, shall inherit .
he kingdom of God Will you peo-
pie cf Ardmore who want an open
own hear the reading of the follow
ng verses, Hab. 2:12, 15-17, "Woe to
lim that buideth a town with blood,
md establisheth a city by iniquity,
Woe unto him that giveth
lis neighbor drink, that puttest thy
,ottle to him and makest him drunken
llso. The cup of the Lords right
land shall be turned unto thee, and
shameful spewing shall be on thy
Glory. For the violence of LebarO1
hall cover thee, and the spoil of beasts
which made them afraid, because Cf
mems blood and for the violence OF
he land, of the city, and of all that
Iwell therein" l am now ready to be-
in the discussion of the text: And
hey have cast lots for my people;
nd have given a boy for an harlot,
md sold a girl for wine that they
night drink If l should paraphrase
his text as follows, | would DO 10
.iolence to the word of God: "By the
otes of the enemies of the church,
was brought upon them
elves, corruption in its most heinous
orm; adultery and the rum devil
hey gave boys that were innocent
nd pure for harlots and liquor; they
old girls, the angels of earth, for
vine, the rum devil, with all its dis