The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-05-17
INTERNATIONAL,
SUNlGS(IlO0L
LESSON
(By E. o. SELLERS, Acting Director OF
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Institute)
Copyright. 1917, Western Newspaper Union.)
LESSON FOR MAY 20
THE IMPORTANCE OF SELF.coN.
TRoL-TEMPERANcE LESSON.
LESSON TEXT-Isa 9s.,-,2

eth for the mastery is temperate in all
things.-I Cor. 9:25.
Wine In the Scriptures is spoken OF
under four aspects. First, social that
ms illustrated by its use at the mar
riage In Cana. We must not however,
confuse this wine with the spirituous,
strong drink of this present day. Sec
ond, medicinal (Prov. 81 .6-7; | Tim.
5:23). These passages do not com.
mand us to use II as such, and God
has very graciously revealed to US
In modern medical research the futil.
ity of the use of alcohol In the matter
of medicine as remedy. Third, sacrl.
ficlal wine Matt. PC :27-20; Luke 90 n.
2O), and, fourth wine Is spoken about
ns productive of the woes of men (See
Amos 6:1; Heb. 2:l5; Prov. % :2O).
1t Is also mentioned by way of contrast
(Sec Eph. 5:1S).
The Scriptures speak of drunkards
In four different ways: % They are
to be stoned Dcut 81 :2O) (2) Drunk
ards lead to poverty (Prov. 23:2D
CD Drunkards are to be separated
from other men Il Cor. SID; %
they are to be finally separated from
God q Cor. G:9).
Abstinence from strong drink is en-.
joined in the Scriptures under three
heads: O the priest and Na2arlte
(Num. 6:3; Luke 1:l5); (2) the ruler
Proy. 81: AZ; (3) those who are to
worship Jehovah Uev. 1O:3).
This particular lesson is taken from
portion of lsaiah's prophecy where
he is anticipating what is about to hap
pen to Samaria, and uttering his warn
ings unto Judah.
|. The Steps OF lntemperance. First,
Disgrace and Dshonor ". y. The
city of Samaria Is compared to
chaplct of flowers on n drunkard's
brow, which shall be trOddcn under
foot because of his inebriety. Drunk
cnneSS seemed to have been so wide
spread as to become Il national sim
Second, Disease and Degeneraey ". y. |
The pride of beauty spoken of in verse
one is to fall to the earth This
glorious beauty was after all only .
fading flower q Pet. :2I)., The
coming of the Assyrians upon Samaria
is described in thrce-fold way: CD
As Il tempest of hail.; (2) as a "dc-
stroying Storm" (3) as a tempest
OF mighty waters oycrllowing." The
thought contained is that Of wide
spread and overwhelming destruction
Back of this work of devastation and
destruction and desolation was the |
wrath Of God against sin (Ch. 2:i-9). |
All earthly pride shall be troddcn I'M
der foot Samaria, "a fading flower" |
was to be grccdily eaten up by the on
coming enemy
II. Those Reached by lntemperanee.
Strong drink causes men to err in their .
in their moral insight, in their .
1t reaches the beautiful
". y; it reaches the learned w. al;
It reaches those in authority; i'm fact
NIL classes. 1t leads men to the depths
Of degradation and TO the loss of their
wills ". 81; IL makes men to become
beasts wallowing in their own vomit.
Not only Samaria, but these also"
wv, I ana 81, that is people of Jeru-
salem have erred through wine and
strong drink. Even the priests and
the prophets had and do so now (Scc
Ch. 56:10-12; Micah 2:lD. The priests
were especially ineNcusable because Of
the plain dircCtncss Of Gods word
(Lcy. 10:0-10; Ezekiel 1i:2D. The
result of their intemIsrance was that
they utterly failed in their official
acts. They reclCd in vision and Stun
Jcd in Judgment. The use of wine
md strong drink made their social
filthy and disgusting. TEN
Derance is the habit of abstaining from
that destroys II is the con
rOl and right use of Gods good gifts
or service. lntempcrance is lack Of
control or the wrong use of Gods
lifts in self-indulgence. Hence the
ins Of the priests, which were against
light, and therefore without excuse.
Ill. The Lesson in Contrast. Jeru-
alcm VS.. Samara. Samaria's crown
# pride was not the glory of God.
is beauty was fading flower ". ~,
MS wisdom Contemncd through the
ignorance Of Samaria wv. 6, I, 12),
lis strength versus their weakness and
cckedness wv. 6, 13), God teaches
y contrast as well as by direct
RECEIPT. Verses nine and ten may be
aiken rs Il mOcking answer of the peo-
le to Gods prophet. Isaiah intimates
hat the time to ,egin our instruction
5 in childhood t. 9), that precept
lust be upon prccep' and line upon
ne, here little and there little.
here never is time when we can let
p in this struggle against the mighty '
vii of intemperance. Taken as re- {
ly of the people ", 81 this would ]
eem to indicate that God took them to
e babies just weaned. If the prophet,
lmself is the speaker. then Jehovah ]
J represented as teaching knowledge I
, babes and not to the self-sunicient. l
. is these whom he "makes to under l
land his message" Or. V. }, and the 1
lethod of his teaching is precept upon
receipt If we will not hear Gods
wing and patient call to repentance,
e will speak to us through cruel enc
lies. If we will not teach our chill
ren, If we will not keep everlastingly
ytating this question, he will use 9th. s
r means ". 1D. v
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