Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1919-08-29
IMPROVED UNTFORM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDGYSQlOOL
LESSON
tby REV. P. B. FITZWATER, d. D.,
Teacher of English Bible in the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
(Copyright. 1919. Western Newspaper Union)
LESSON FOR AUGUST 81
SELF CONTROL (Temperance).

LESSON TEXT-DanieI 1871
GOLDEN TEXT = Every man that
striveth for the mastery is temperate IN
all things.-I Cor. 9:25.
ADDITIONAL observation-disclosures IA:
1-23: I Cor. 9:24-27.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Keeping away from
things which may harm US.
JUNIOR TOPIC-The story Of boy
who became a strong man.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC - Learning
self-mastery.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-self-
control the secret of success.
1t is somewhat strange that the les
son committee should select this
Scripture as a temperance lesson, fer
1t says nothing about temperance as
ordinarily understood. Total absti-
nence from intoxicating liquor should
be the law of every Christians life,
| but it is not so taught in this Scrip
ture.
!. Daniel Tested (vv. SD.
Daniel, while a tender youth. was
torn from home ties and made cap
| tive in a foreign land to be trained for
service at the royal court. In or
| der to be of the largest service it was
necessary that he be brought to love
! the king and nation, and be detached
from his own people and religion. To
accomplish this they
1. Appointed him a daily provis-
lon of the kings meat and wine ". 81.
This was for a twofold purpose: ~
To gain the good will of Daniel and
his friends. Such recognition would
encourage them to give themselves up
to the kings service. (2) To supply
them with food deemed suitable for
their physical and mental develop
ment. To partake of the food of.
fered was against Daniels religion.
His conscience would not allow him
to partake thereof. Doubtless the meat
and wine had connection with heather
feasts.
2. Changed name (v. y.
The object of this was to obliterate
national and religious connection, and
to identify them with the heather
people. Daniel, which means "God
Is my Judge" was changed to Bette
shazzar, meaning Bel's prince; Han
aniah, which means ''The gift of Je-
hovah," to Shadrach, meaning flu
mined by the sun god Rak; Mishael
which means "Who is as God" tC
Meshach, meaning who is like the god
dess Sheshach; AZariah, which means
Jehovah is our help" to Abed-nego
meaning the servant of Nego. BEHIND
this change of names was the attempt
Of Satan to wipe from the minds ot
these young men the name of the true
God and to cause them to lose theil
place of separation.
II. Daniel Standing the Test wv
$40.
Though a captive in foreign land
Daniel purposed in his heart that h
would not defile himself with tn
kings meat and wine. His home train
Ing was such that in this trying hou
he had the decision OF character t
stand firm for his conviction. 81
obeyed the dictates of his conscience
While unfiinchingly loyal to God h
did not lose his gentlemanly courtesy
He requested to be tested ten day
In the food which the law of his Go
| ullOWcu, dSIcCIllSs IO dDIUo ny LAC
suits. Loyalty to God and conscienc
need not interfere with gentlemanl
behavior.
, Ill. Daniels Reward wv. 15-21).
: 1. Physical health (v. 15). Godl
< and temperate living pays. The king
! meat and wine would have been yer
a palatable but to have partaken woul
4 have been a compromise with his col
science. The exercise of self-contr'
f in this matter kept his conscienc
, pure, and also improved his physic;
9 health.
q 2. Mental growth wv. 1920. &
q was ten times the superior of his a
!, sociates.
3. Socially (v. 10Y. He stood befol
. the king. He not only was next to IL
6 king, but became president Of the &C
+ lege of, wise men, and prime minist,
= of the empire, continuing through Sc
eral dynasties ". 2I.
> 4. Spiritually ". 10. God r
vealed to him Nebuchadnezzar's drea
:, and gave him visions stretching aero
: the history of the world.
u The secret of Daniels success w:
ID conscientiousness; (2l loyalty
God; (3) decision of character; {.
= = prayerfulness; (5) diligence; (e) cot
y y tesy.