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! LESSON
(By REV. p. B. FITZWAyER D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
t@. 1920. Western Newspaper union)
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER Is
EVILS OF lNrEMPERANcE (TEM.
PERANcE LESSoN).


J LESSON TExT-Prov. 23:1s-2l, 1885.
GOLDEN TExT-The drunkard and
the glutton shall come to poverty.-Prov.
z3:H.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL<vDan. l.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Keeping Our Bodies
Strong.
JUNIOR ToPIc-what Strong Drink
Does to the Drinker.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
Deadly Foes In Disguise.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
alcohol - False Claims4r-and True
Charges.
.. A Fathers Wise Counsel (vv.19-
2D.
1. What 1t is ". 20). BE not
among winebibbers; among riotous
eaters of fiesh." This means persons
who meet together for the express pur-
pose, of drinking intoxicating liquors
and eating purely for the qualification
Of their appetites. Wine bibbing and
gluttony usually go together.
2. Reason given (v. 2D. '"The
drunkard and the gluttorr shall come
to- poverty" Intemperance in drink
Ing and eating leads to ruin. Poverty
Inevitably follows In their wake.
u. Woes Of Those Who Indulge In
Wine wv. %. 30). .
The miserIes attached to the drunk
ards life:
1. The awful pain which causes one
to cry out "Oh!" Many, indeed, are
the pains which men suffer because of
strong drink.
2. Sorrow-the remorse which
causes one to cry out "Afas!" Many
are the expressions Of bitter regret
which daily come from the lips of the
dr.unkard. Sometimes 1t Is the sor-
row Of poverty of himself and family
clothed in rags and half starved |;
sometimes 1t is the sorrow of follow
ing broken-hearted wife to the
grave and seeing his children scat
tered among strangers.
3. Contention-strife and Quarrelina
Much Of the fighting among men is
directly caused by their passions be-
ing infiamed by strong drink. The
drunken man is always leady to take
offense, as we'll as to give it.
4. Babbiings and complainings. The
winebibber complains of everything;
Ill luck, broken fortune, rlined health,
loss of friends. of fate and of God.
5. Wounds without cause. These
arc wounds which might have been
avoided-from fightings in which
sober man would not have engaged,
and from accidents which are purely
the result OF intoxication.
g. Redness of eyes. This has ref
erence to the bloodshot eye of the tip
pier which renders dim HIS vision.
All these woes come upgns fe who
tarry long at wine r ~ Be who
,A-eQuent the places 4l9Ol mon
are tarrying long at wihe. >
} III. The Attitude Eajolned ". BY.
Look not at it. DO not put yourself
In the way OF temptation. The only
safe attitude toward strong drink is
total abstinence, and the only sure
way Of total abstinence is not to even
look at 1t. go
~. The Drunkard's Bitter End wv.
32-35).
l. The acute miseries resulting t..
32). 1T biteth Hike serpent, and
stingeth like an adder" Strong drink,
like the poison Of the serpent, per-
meates the whole system and ends In
the most fatal consequences-the hit
terest sufferings and death.
2. The perversion of the moral sense
~. 33). (D This excitement causes
the eyes to behold strange things. This
denotes the fantastic Images produced
on the brain of the drunkard. Since
unbridled lust always goes with wine
drinking. no doubt 1t is true as the
Authorized Version has 1t, Thine
eyes shall behold strange women"
Drunken men do desire and rave after
unchaste women. (2) "Thine henrt
shall utter perverse things. His moral
sense being perverted. his utterances
partake of the same. He tells lies
his words cannot be relied upon. Any
one who has had dealings with a
drunkard knows that his statements
cannot be relied upon.
3. He is insensible to danger ". 34).
The drunkard Is unsteady; his brain
reels to and fro. He is foolhardy,
even as one who would lie in the top
Of ships mast where there Is the
greatest danger Of failing off.
4. He is insensible to pain ". 35).
The drunkard is utterly ignorant of
what happens to him While under the
influence Of strong drink. Many
bruises and wounds the drunkard has
which he cannot account for.
z. His abtect bondage ". 35). After
all his suffering. sorrow, and disap-
pointments. he goes on as a bond slave
to follow the ways of sin.
6. He'll Mt last, for no drunkard
shall inherit the kingdom Of heaven
Il Cor. 6:10).
Christianity.