Cheraw chronicle. [volume] (Cheraw, S.C.) 1896-2005, 1920-09-16

LESSON TEXT-Prov. 231S-2l, 2-35
GOLDEN TExT-The drunkard and
the glutton shall come to poverty.-Prov.
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ADDITIONAL MATERIAI<zDan. 1.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Keeping Our Bodies
Strong. y
JUNIOR ToPIc-what Strong Drink
Does to the Drinker.
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR TOPIC
Deadly Foes in Disguise.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Alcohol - False Claims A--and True
Charges.
.. A Fathers Wise Counsel (vv.19-
21).
1. What it is ". 20). BE not
among winebibbers; among riotous
eaters of flesh" 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 ". 2D. The
drunkard and the gluttor shall come
to- poverty" Intemperance in drink
Ing and eating leads to ruin. Poverty
Inevitably follows in their wake.
u. Woes Of Those Whv Indulge In
Wine wv. %. 3O).
The miserIes attached to the drunk
ards life:
l. The awful pain which causes one
the pains which men suffer because of
strong drink.
2. Sorrow-the remdrse which
causes one to cry out "Afasy" Many
are the expressions Of bitter regret
which daily come from the lips of the
drunkard. 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 qua rrelins
Much Of the fighting among men is
directly caused by their passions be-
Ing inflamed by strong drink. The
drunken man Is always lsady to take
offense, as we'll as to give it.
4. Babbiings and complainings. The
winebibber complains Of everything ;
Ill luck, broken fortune, ruined health,
loss Of friends. of fate and of God
5. Wounds without cause. These
are wounds which might have been
avoided-from fightings in which a
sober man would not have engaged,
and from accidents which are purely
the result OF intoxication.
6. Redness of eyes. This has ref
erence to the bloodshot eye Of the tip.
pier which renders dim his vision.
All these woes come upon who
tarry long at wine r ~ Be who
frequent the pIaces Is ~ 2Dg sUbn
are tarrying long at VIE.
y III. The Attitude EajoIned ". BY.
Look not at 1t. 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. gs
w. The Drunkard's Bitter End wv,
32-95).
I. The acute mise-ies resulting (v
32). 1T biteth like 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 bit
terest sufferings and death.
2. The perversion of the moral sense
". 33). (1) 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 It 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 heart
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 9
drunkard knows that his statements
cannot be relied upon.
3. He is insensible to danger ". 34)
The drunkard Is unsteady; his brair
reels to and fro. He is foolhardy
even as one who would lie in the tor
Of ships mast where there Is thu
greatest danger Of falling Off.
4. He is insensible to pain ". 35)
The drunkard is utterly ignorant O,
what happens to him while under tn.
influence of strong drink. Man,
bruises and wounds the drunkard In!
which he cannot account for
3, His ahtect bondage ". 35). Aftel
all his suffering sorrow, and disap
pointments. he goes on as bond slav,
to follow the ways of sin.
6. He'll Mt last. for no drunkart
shall inherit the kingdom Of heaye,
Il Cor. 6:1O).
Christianity.
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