Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1922-03-10
LESSON F0R MARCH r.,
AMOS WARNS ISRAEL (TEMPER-
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Ili "a" ShAas,s
Il LESSON TExT-Amos els.
GOLDEN TExT-Wine is a mocker.
stfong drink is raging; and whosoever is
deceivedf thereby is not wses--Prov< oslss
REFERENCE MATERIAI.-Isa s:n.
~ Y. lZS: 8.ia3; Hosea 4:l1g Gal. s;l9-2k'
PRIMARY ToPIC-God Sends Amos on
an Errand. Ff'
JUNIOR ToPIC-A Prophet Who Was,
INTERMEDIATES AND SENIOR roPrc
'-fhe, Consequences of Self-Indulgences 4s
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Social Evils Yet to Be Conquered. fS's,'ts
The kingdom OF Israel reached a
hiE state Of prosperity in the time OF
Jeroboam II. and with IT came q con-
dition Of luxury. corruption and
wlckedness
The judgment woe of this lesson ID
dfected against the sins Of the upper
clhssesSi IN Safharia. The same sins are
p1actieed in. America. in the nation
and in the church. With the Increase.
,of wealth In America has come luxury,
corruption and gross wickedness which
sthggers the imagination. 1t beheoves
all to give listening ear, for God will
Eventually enter. into Judgment Our
lebson is a temperance lesson. Temper
a4ce applies TO other things than in
dqlgence IN Intoxicating liquor Our
aae, Is intoxicated with pleasure. pur-
suit of gain and selfish ambition. 3va
Fl H.. Reckless Security Ivy. 1-3). s.a
/. lThey were blind to the perils that sur
rounded them. They were living In
.fopls PARADISE, closing their eyes to
the approaching storm Of Judgment ~
predicted BY Amos They trusted In
THE mountains of Samaria tor thelr
protection. They regarded their city
as impregnabie. They no 'doubt re-
xarded the utterance OF Amos as iIn-
practicable-the dreams of fanatic.
tThe tragic thing about this blindness
on the part of the chief ones of the
nation was they were SO puffed up
with pride that they failed to read
THE signs of the times in the light of
history (v.,,2.) The cities of. Calneh
and Klamath, though great and mighty,
had fallen. To disregard the lessons
of history, to dismiss the thought Of
impending judgment, is to bring near
the "seat of violence ". 81. Let
lt41OtlC LuiOBC dlul Rupcid iBC lily C0
lights of Warming 70 .Afisfica and let
all injustice and class selfishness be
laid aside. -...------
h. Luxury tvt5.4s1.i
krhe luxury of these upper classes in
Sdmaria expressed itself in: 1. Extrav-
agant furniture ". A.. They had beds
of iyory-perhaps wood inlaid with
iypry. Costly as their furniture was IN
that day.. it was commonplace as COM
paired to some of the expensive furni1
tuFe and fittings in our great cities.
?. Laziness ". A.. They stretched
themselves upon their couches--lived
lives Of Incidence. Such is the way
Of many, still.sif q Il .gl 4 ft4
B. Feasted on delicaeies Wa. The
Implication here is that they had their
dainties out Of season This is what
many of the rich pride themselves in
f. Adorn their feasts with music
". 81. They sang idle songs-even in
vented musical instruments for this
purpose. They prostituted the, noble
art of music, to their sensual ifeasts.
3. They drank wine ". 81. They
were not content with ordinary drink
ing vessels. They drank from bowls,
Indicating excessive drinking. They
were so mastered by the intoxicating
cup that their feasts which were
adorned with the refnements Of music
ended in drunkenness.
! +, IN. Failure to. Grievs for. Joseph
.E. 81. LasgEE sssiE L,slf.5f
:, JOSEPH. here, stands FOR 'EpRrai1a
and Nanasseh. 1htsE two sons. EpE
raims MSczme q AsS gprinarbi 4 HbsE
Of the northern kingdom. so Joseph iz
used as, synonym for the nation. The
upper classes We're inddIging m these
effeminate luxpries, entirely Indifferent
to the groanings of the masses. And
whenever suchra condition exist ID a
nation there Is need of Amos to
thunder Gods judgment upon thosa
who are guilty of it, q .A'Ns AsHt
| w. The Inevitable fssde tvx Z, 81.
4. They shall 50 Atto saptisie
The northern nation was first. iH sip
I therefore, first 10 go into sesp ttvit5k
/ What a, striking contrast. this 1cturS3u
| is,:sae issssl eesssa a,EEsk &st.f
tie 81 fsfip{ .etues~ - ~-.sS -
! 2. HAfsFt pQAaAt 81 D-1
+ is Meyitakls 3seaqsA n 4I4 al
tqfe. ss5i ie ~ g - - - +
has Worn tlGst dE5nenk Hfs41E .f&4-
He is me sf lpis isl:sss. ss dn1H
4 Df TIN vswisOla sHiversess sstheFS Sfs4eI Ia1e1e
can eIhpe. God .hafrA fh4 IS ke16s !
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