The Dolores star., 1920-09-17
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 1s
EVILS OF INTEMPERANcE (TEM-
PERANcE LEsSoN).

LESSON TExT-Prov. es:1s-21. 2s-35.
GOLDEN TEXT-The drunkard and
the glutton shall come to poverty.-Pro~.
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ADDITIONAL MATER1AL-Dan.L l.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Keeping Our Bodies
Strong.
JUNIOR ToPIc-what Strong Drink
Does to the Drinker.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
Deadly Foes in Disguise.
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Alcohol - False Claims and True
Charges
2D.
/. What It is ". 2O). BE not
among wineblbbers; 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 appetltes. Wine bibbing and
gluttony usually go together.
2. Reason given ". 2D. THE
drunkard and the glutton shall come
to poverty" Intemperance in drink
ing and eating leads to ruin. Poverty
inevitably follows In their wake.
II. Woes Of Those Who Indulge In
Wine wv. %, 3O.
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 "Alas!" 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 it is the sorrow of follow
| ing broken-hearted wife to the
grave and seeing his children scat.
| tered among strangers.
3. Contention-strife and quarrellng.
Much of the fighting among men is
directly caused by their passions be-
| ing infamed by strong drink. The
| drunken man is always ready to take
ofrense, as well as to give it.
| 4. Babblings and complainings. The
winebibber complains Of everything;
Ill luck, broken fortune. ruined health,
loss of friends. of fate and of God.
5. Wounds without a 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 those who
tarry long at wine ". 3O). Those who
frequent the places of drinking soon
are tarryIng long at wine.
III. The Attitude Enjoined ". 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.
". The Drunkard's Bitter End wv.
32-35).
| I. The acute miseries resulting ".
32). at 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.
.. The pervcrsion of the moral sense
". 33). ~ 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 it. 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 he 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 unstendy: 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 falling Off.
T. He Is insensible to pain ". 35).
The drunkar1 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.
+. His abiect bondage ". 35). After
all his suffering. sorrow, and disap-
pointmentS. he goes on ms a bond slave
to follow the ways of sin.
G. He'll MT last. for no drunkarri
shall inherit the kiDp,lon of h,,a Won
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