The Marietta journal. (Marietta, Ga.) 1918-1944, 1922-03-09
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43y INV. p. b, FITZWATER. D. D..
Teacher OF English Bible in the Moody
SASts Institute sf ChicAgo.)
EeegEiGAt. 1874. Western NswsrabaE UniO@
LESSON FOR MARCH IL
lAAaos WARNS ISRAEL (1EMPER.
ANcE LESSoN)
ADssoN TExT-AmOs Sis.

AEHs0N TExT-Amos s:1-S.
GOLDEN TExT-wine is q mocker,
SarODg drink Ss raging: and whatsoever lie
@oeeaved thereby 10 not wise.-Prav. 2O:L
AEFERENcE RATERIA1s-IsA. S:1i,
~ II, 70; 3:1"ls; Hosea All: Gal. A:1S-2L
PRIMARY TOPIC-ood sends Amos on
an ErTana.
junior T0PIC-A Prophet Vine Was
q Friend to the Poor.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
1.-The Consequences Of Self Indulgence.
YOUNG P1OPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
social HVilg Yet to Re Conquered.
TAs &lnaden OF Israel reached
AlSA state Of prosperity In the time Of
JerObOam II, and with IL came Q con-
aitisn Of luxury. corruption and
wickedAeoA. ~
The Judgment woe Of this lesson 10
directed against the sins Of the upper
GLASSES In Samaria. The same sins are
Dracticed in America, In the nation
and In the church. With the Increase
of wealth in America has come luxury.
corruption and gross wickedness which
staggers the Imagination. 1t behOOves
all to give listening ear, for God will
eventually enter into judgment. Our
lesson is q temperance lesson. Temper.
ance applies to other things than In
dulgence in Intoxicating liquor. Our
age is intoxicated with pleasure, pur.
suit of gain and selfish ambition.
!. Reckless Security (vv. 1-3).
They were blind to the perilE that sur
= rounded them. They were living in q
fools paradise. closing their eyes to
the approaching storm Of judgment as
predicted by Amos. They trusted In
che mountains Of Samaria for their
protection. They regarded their city
81 ampregnaDle. They no doubt re-
garded the HtteFaAce Of Amos as, Inn.
DEaCtieable-ths dreams Of q fanatic
The tragic thing about this blindness
sA the pRrt Of the chief Snes Of the
cation was they we're 80 pufrsd up
with pride that they failed to read
aAe signs Of the times ia the light Of
AAstOry ". a. The cities of Calneh
and Klamath, Though great and mighty,
had fallen. To disregard the lessons
~f AistOTy, to dismiss the thought Of
Impending judgment, is to bring near
sAs ''ssat 81 violence" w. 81. Let
~~dhaOtie EHTOpe and Russia be the red
NGhtS Of warning to America, and let
an 1njOetiee and class SelHshness be
AalG aalde. .-
n. LGANVy (vv. A-6).
The luxury Of these upper classes In
Bamaria expressed itself in: ]. ExtHav
agant furniture ". A.. They had beds
OF ivOry--perhaps wood inlSld with
ivory. Costly rs their furniture was In
that day, ii was commonplace as com
pared to some Of the expensive furnl.
ture and AtdngS In our great cities.
2. Laziness ". ~. They stretched
themselves upon their cOuches-live6
lives Of incidence. Such is the way
OF many still.
3. FeaSted on delicacies ". A.. The
duplication here lie that they had their
alainties @ut of season. This is what
sAany Of the rich pride themselves in.
T. 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 feasts,
B. 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.
al. Failure TO GrieVe for Joseph
(v. 81.
Joseph here stands for Ephraim
AAd Manasseh, his two sons. Eph.
rain became the principal tribe
of the northern kingdom, so Joseph is
used as a synonym for the nation. The
upper classes were INDUCING in these
effeminate Injuries, entirely Indifferent
10 the groanings of the masses. And
whenever such q condition exist in 8
nation there is need of Amos to
thunder Gods judgment upon those
who are guilty of it.
~. The Inevitable Issue wv. 7,S).
!. They shall go into captivity ". y.
The northern nation was first in sin,
therefore first to go into captivity.
What a striking contrast this picture
Instead OF lying on ivory cOuches
1easting upon dainties, they are with
the suffering exiles.
2. The certainty of the issue ". 81.
Ii is inevitable because of Gods ma.
sure. He is a God Of justice. He
has sworn that judgment shall fall.
He is the God of hoSts-the controller
of the whole universe, therefore none
san escape. God hates the wickedness
of the world, and He will bring into
Judgment the men and women who
EeVel in luxury with no concern for
4he poor and needy. Though God
waits long, He does not forget. The
only escape for America is repentance.
Abide In Him.
NJ