Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-27
LESSONS FROM
BIBLE; Proverbs Il
c. E. Topic Interpreted by Mrs
William G.. Mahaffy.

Topic: Lessons from Bible Proverbs
Proverbs 10: l-l6 written by Mrs WIN.
G MahafTy. Of Second Baptist Church
A proVerb ~ the experience and Oh
servaton Of wise mon Of the ages, gtifnfned
up into n short. pithy sentence. Proverbs
have been made use Of by Chrlst and
many other great teachers The Hebrews
called them Myste, that ia parables or
comparisons The word may also Gig
nifv sentences or maxims These divine
prcccpts are proper for every age and
condition OF life
The collection N moral sentences,
found in the first sixteen verses OF The
tenth chapter of Proverbs, rs written by
Solomon, particularly deal with moral
virtues and their contrary vices.
The chapter opens with sharp con
trnst between wise son and foolish
one MANY Instances will occur to the
biblical student as illustrations as, issac,
Joseph Moses. Ruth, Samuel. Jephthahs
daughter, David. Solomon, John, Luke,
Jesus. whose obedience was we'll pleasing
10 Giod Instances Of disobedience may
be found m Lots daughters, Ellis SONS,
Samuels sons. Absalom, AdonIIah and
Ahazlah
I'm the second verse we arc told that the
treasures of wickedness profit nothing.
The heaping up Of riches by falsebood or
hypocrIsv s win thing God - the
preserver of the righteous, and Mt all
times a refuge. hut castcth away the
substance Of the wicked as their punish
inent
Tho fifth verse tells us that he who
gathercth in summer - wise, n CONTRAST
with the slothful one who slcepeth m
harvest We know that diligence ~
temporal affairs, m business, school, or
any walk in life, leads 20 favor. prospe my,
promotion and honor, IN contrast 10 the
one who practices hypocripY, Inconslst-
ency and slothfuncse The Lord sr,fi
put the first men into the garden OF
Eden. 10 drces il. md 70 keep T. ne
season of summer Is promised while the
earth remains bnb IS incumbent upon US
10 ,tee Il ms 4 time for lator and harvest
IN the elghth verse We arc told that tho
wise m heart will receive commandments
The heart IS tie scat of tho affections and
the renewed heart should render u God
nhcdinrce trust. lOve, faith. fidelity ana
zeal Tho nnrrgcnerate heart II fnll q
lnIquity. loves cvli. IS waywaTd. deceIlfHi
ir,pcnltent srngrial 4 contrast y ais"
Irawu between thc t0ugue restrained hY
wisdom. and The pratIng, evii-7peakIng,
slauder0IIs onc
In the tenih verso ve are ePcc'alfy
warned against connIytnce with eFll
l.ven II we hold ourselves hlameless He
may be e.ulpahle IN the sight Of God ~
shutting nur eycs Or winklng IT evil,
winch NAV lie verv vital concern
How shall We interpret the wisdom
contained IL these verses ~ order That y
nav have d bearing IN oar every -flav
lives " must make tho sharp dis
tiueti0n between nfegr - and faifehoad,
restraint and IIccHsc sovc and hatF'H.
spiritual wisdom and fooiishncss, afeF-
alIty and avarIcf- then will Wc ind lie
fruits II righteousness 10 bc happiness.
peace and love
TIE e. f. Moonlight last week surely
Was huge success. AZ 3 large crowd of
F.ndeavorerz were right on deck. It vas
A dandx moonlight night aLd the sights
alorg tho historic Delaware we're viewed
with much interest by stl
cur two staunch friends sLd workers.
Dr tiiltlan ard Dr. stem. we're on hand.
They are sl44vs 70 Dc found With the
Young people aI our cry, and tEe young
people APPRECIATE very much ne interest
hey take In them and Z their WORK.
They don corne alone etther, because
they usually manage 10 bring most u their
society with them.
Yes indeed. there were lots 0f things
of lrtelest oil the hoat, winch, however.
We vii not mention here However, if
YOU wsh any faIther lDfounatlon about
the ride. etc, ash Oscar or Bert. Our
presIdect and treasurer were Kept busy
trvIrg 10 see that everyone had tickets.
cur treasurer never fails 10 look after The
financial end
Another one Of the boys went from
Greenhll c. f. Yesterday % Camp Dix.
cur BOYS continue to g - camp, and they
also continue 10 fight over there. and
We must continue 70 work and 70 pray
over here let our prayers ever ascend
to cod. asking HIM to gfant our Allies
victory. and to bring our boys safe home
again. This is the time Of p'ayer, for
t5od alone can turn the tide OF battle,
thus bringing US victory and peace.