The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1920-09-17
IMPROVED uNlroRis INTERNATIONAL
SUYDNSCIlO0L
LESSON
(By REV. p. B. FITZWATER y. Os
Teacher of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of Chicago)
"a. 1890. Western Newspaper Unionl
LESSON FOR SEPTEMBER 1s
EVILS OF INTEMPERANcE (TEM.
PERANCE LESSoN).

| LESSON TExT-Prov. 23:1s-z1, 2-aS.
GOLDEN TExT-The drunkard and
the glutton shall come to poverty.-Prov.
z3:A.
| ADDITIONAL MATERIAL-Dan. L
PRIMARY TOPIC-Keeping Our Bodiea
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.
Ia Fathers Wise Counsel (vv.19-
2I.
1. What 1t is ". 2O). 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 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 (vv. %. 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 "AlasI" Many
are the expressions of bitter regret
which daily come from the lips of the
drunkard. Sometimes it 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 tht
grave and seeing his children scat
| tered among strangers.
3. Contention-strife and quarreling
Much of the fighting among men II
directly caused by their passions be
ing infiamed by strong drink. Tit
drunken man is always ready to take
| offense, as well as to give 1t.
4. Babblings and complainings. The
| winebibber complains Of everything
III luck. broken fortune, ruined health
loss Of friends. Of fate and of God.
| s. Wounds without cause. These
are wounds which might have beer
avoided-from fightings in which I
sober man would not have engaged
and from accidents which are purel,
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 whit
tarry long at wine ". 3O). Those wht
frequent the places Of drinking soor
are tarrying long at wine.
III. The Attitude EnJoined ". 31)
Look not at 1t. Do not put yourself
In the way Of temptation. The onl.
safe attitude toward strong drink II
total abstinence. and the only SURF
way of total abstinence is not to ever
look at 1t.
~. The Drunkard's Bitter End wv
32-35).
l. The acute miseries resulting "
32). 1T biteth like serpent. ant
stingeth like an adder" Strong drink
like the poison of the serpent, per
meates the whole system and ends II
the most fatal consequences-the bit
terest sufferings and death.
2. The perversion of the moral sens,
". 33). ~ This excitement cause
the eyes to behold strange things. Thi
denotes the fantastic images produce'
on the brain of the drunkard. Sine,
unbridled lust always goes with win
drinking, no doubt 1t is true as tn,
Authorized Version has it, "Thin,
eyes shall behold strange women.
Drunken men do desire and rave afte
unchaste women. (2) "Thine hear
shall utter perverse things. His mora
sense being perverted. his utterance
partake Of the same. He tells lies
his words cannot be relied upon. Any
one who has had dealings with =,
drunkard knows that his statement
cannot be relied upon.
3. He Is insensible to danger w. 34)
The drunkard is unsteady; his brazil
reels to and fro. He is foolhardy
even as one who would lie in the tol
of ships mast where there is tn,
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 ha
which he cannot account for.
5. His abject bondage ". 35). Afte
all his suffering. sorrow, and disap
pointments. he goes on as a bond slav,
TO follow the ways of sin.
G. Hell at last for no drunkar,
shall inherit the kingdom of HEAVIER
Il Cor. 6:10).