The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1914-03-04
Sunday School Notes
Side Lights on Next Sundays Lesson
for Teachers and Pupils.
Edited by Charles K. Meyers
-arch 8. The Temperance Lesson.

| March s. The Temperance Lesson
Luke -; 35-4S and Galations S, 1926.
The lesson verses which are in reg
| ular order for this date are found in
Luke and have special bearing on our
duty to be watchful at all times so
that we will be ready for the coming
OF Jesus, when We must give an &C
count OF how we have spent our lives.
The warning is impressed by the story
OF landlord who went away from his
house or property, leaving these in
the hands of servants. 1t is said
blessed are such servants who do not
give over to drinking and carousing,
beating other servants, but who rath-
er are ready to greet the owner, let
his coming be at any time of day or
night. Jesus warns us all to consider
ourselves as His servants Temporal
| lily in charge Of things and ready for
His coming at any time. When we
know so well how uncertain is life and
how death may come at any time, it
indeed is we'll to watch, have our sal
walton well assured, not thinking there
is plenty OF time to reform bad hab-
its in the days to come.
The verses having special bearing
on the temperance question are found
in the great and powerful words OF
Saint Paul as found in the fifth OF
Galations. 1t is that famous chapter
which begins Stand forth therefore in
the liberty wherewith Christ hath
made us free" Then follows ad-
vice and commands as to those things
which are acceptable to God, and to
those which are not. We are warned
not to use our liberty to do as we
please in way to be a stumbling
block to others; and we must set such
an example that others following will
be helped rather than hindered. This
has direct bearing on drinking intoxi-
eating liquors. No christian in this
country who cares what his example
may be can drink wine, beer, Whis-
key, for the risk is too great that he
may have to answer for the downfall
of son, friend or neighbor before the
judgment seat Of God.
The things which go to make up
life of sin and for which punishment
will certainly be given are set forth
by the apostle. These are hatred,
adultery. strife, envyings, murder,
drunkenness and the like. The state
ment is made that those who do these
things shall not inherit eternal life in
the kingdom of heaven. Now note the
things which make for Goodness and
see what pleasing groupe they are:
Love, joy, peace, long suffering, gentle
ness, goodness, faith, meekness, tenn
perance. What grand array of good
qualities in character. How we should
long to have them as indeed ours In
every detail. Not one of them how
ever comes by he way Of drinking in
toxicating liquors. Therefore If we
truly want to please God and have part
in the kingdom which He is preparing
for the just and true, liquor drinking
must be stopped for us. Drunkenness
and it's attendant fighting, swearing,
carousing. nastiness, do not make for
Goodness and every one knows it.
thus urge total abstinence on every
reader 1t is the only safe way.
There was time when the friends
of saloons and drinking had with them
the majority of the people. Times
have changed, however. A magnifi-
cent wave of ani-saloon and total alb
stinence feeling is now sweeping
over the land State after state, city
after city, county after county, can be
seen voting for Wiping out saloons.