Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-10-25
Worlds Temperance smn,In,.


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Worlds Temperance sunday.
The prophet Isaiah was an evan
celist. a preacher Of good rihings TO
tn" poor "Nilos from Zion. He was
to tell the cXiics how near thcy We're
To liberty, that the year Of Jchovdh's
favor had come at last. in which the
mourucrs would h" Comfurtoh IN"
broken hearted bound up II" would
TAX" tn" ashes OF Gri"f from tir"ir
heads and In their plaC" crown thorn
with festive carlands. amounting 'h"rn
with Tho oil Of low. cloth. them with
the light garnan, or prais" In piace
Of tn" drah Of hoavtusss. Tn" w"sr-
INK willows shall 10" transformed into
oaks at victory. vast" cities shall D.
restored. Will" others fo"d th"ir
rucks and dress thcir vines. they shall
hnv" l"isur" r'r Worship. They shall
he Gods minister's ana J"hoyah,s
priests. In plaC" Of sham" th"r"
shall II" double honor and 10Y
over against this shiuiug beautiful"
they" is rs over a SHARP woe IN"
Announcement, ~ tho day ~ ven
c"aurr and Gods utter hatred OF
Ubiquitous robbery. The original
application Of this JOYOUS mcssaW"
wac 80 Israel In captivity II serve"
its purpose I" nut nc" hon" IN TIA"
hearts ~ thuS" who loved their rour-
try. - exchanged IN" signs ~
mourning FOR thus" of f"Stivity and
transformed them into ''t.rrhiuths'
of righteousness. Tiu' th"r" - an
"th"r aud e,ill m"r" imrorrnu, nppl-
cation. On" Of far wider and NOR"
p"rurnn"n' scoop" ~ was Indicated
whom on certain day Young rabbi
won't into ';aiil-an syuHrugu" Hs
hiS custom was. As tn" custom al
tn. s. uaEoGU" was tn" scroll 81 IN"
Law and tho prophets was handed -
read this rrssar". witch may hay"
been TN" Very on" appointed :" Ice
road on that daN. II" Rad II In II"
p"rtumc;"ry monotone. but With q
iur mlud ana heart ~" rolled up
~" parchment and said with qui"t
dignity and confidence" To-day this
S"riptVr" IFS fulnllcd Why. yes
II hnd h""u fulfilled 10" years bcf"r"
in N" r.'uru from .iutlvliv. But
his dny iu his person III" p'"ph"ry
had is second. IT'S larger 'Ui'i'lm"ut.
How hr"n'tlstsly 'h' i""rl" listened
rs II" uufrtdcl to them tn. program
NJ tn" kingdom 90 Heaven rs con-
'sinod I'm tn" prophets message. They
his words E"liCion IN that stage
81 - "y"lu'i"n which Jesus now
ANNOUNCED ami in which iI' liim""lf
was Ia" lrtvir" factor. is tho sH-
prom" r"li"f "f = wear" and Gri"f-
STRICKEN wurIl II rs balm Il Is con-
ISOLATION u "f'i"i"utIy Kinds hrok On
hearts. II - oman cipItiru. n breaks
'ntters and "H"rs prisons II removes
IN" tokens 81 mourning, aches AND
h"RNlu"Ss II crowns Win uufadiuE
sarlauhS and an"Iu's with IN" ON ~
rladn"ss. II transforms unstable. men
INTO oaks ~ ris ht"ulIen"SS.
ndrr the stud, Limp.
isaiah appears I'm a new rulc para
dUNicaly tn" p-uuh"t becomes tn"
temperate" lecturer III" man "f
spiritual vision ana classic rorS. sud
denly stands "ut a. Tho public r.
huk"r of thr lmm"r,ali,lcs 80 his dav
Tn" marvel ~ il 9 'ra' 'h.r" * NO
chang" ~ s'yl" 90 dic'iou. ~" do"~
not drop g." familiar.ry rac.tiuus-
ness or epith"t H.. maintains lars
elevated mod" ui Sn""ch ,..i iu deal
lnE Win drruN"uu"ss and IruuLrr'-
seven times ir tn" r,"l" - tn"
tni'"rm lr'"iu"i1"uHl l"~S"u- '"n-
N"raurc PORTIONS h.v. h.."u chosen
from the prophecy OF isaiah ~" IS
m" model Of surh for every axe" IIc
is never int-mu.rlt" IN his atta".
"aru"siu-ss and dtr"ctucsa and yigor.
90 appeal has never been surpassed
II" j. tn conscious amha sailor OF
God His great h"nrt IL stirred to-
IL really is II" stands across tn,
downward track ~ tn" nation and
with tn" svIf-"hiiNi"uSn'S OF :, motif"
ua,Hr" us"e every worthy argument
tn" PROPHET elbows that In" wp" ~
Grh AGAINST the Grunkard Is not -
rHUuciOus ar sporadic affair II Is
INTERN oven into tn" very phSSio!ul;
cal human constitution. Tho sources
~ G-frihUtion ar" not external uUf
in'"ru-'. Every !n"hriat" rnrri"S tn"
hr' and hr.mSton' Of his hcli in hls
nwn person. Tn" prophet talks
los lh. hook. II" il Urn" t" rhySjol"g
'"al sct"nc" not ~ his date only hut
~ ours II" yividlS depicts IN" i'm
p"~NCpiibl" growth ~ aIcoholic ap-
p.'.r.. tn" cord becomes tn" cart
rou"." How soon IN" bon vivaut
frdS himself in tho h"u"icss tread
min Of an rncontr"llahl" passion
f.nc"for;h his power consists in his
oti'i'v and capacity To drink and
stimuli" win" must xiv" place I" ti"rv
p"rv"r~iou ~ moral ideas Tn" de-
n"li-nI"nt is death and hell. II can
Tot hc anything else. Lyman
li"""h"r Was tn" prophet isaiah Styl"
~ 4 t"mrrranc" r"forn"r. His cclo-
hrdi"d six Lectures w"r" Xix"
lame ~ fire in tn" conscience. HIS
l"sic was rcm"rs"l"ss his appHai
others ~ tn" sam" order rr"sideat
Htrchcock Albert I;arncS. stephen
ryu2 Wilbur Fisk. Elirhalct N"j'
Moses stewart Francis WayIand.
Leonard woods Justin Edwards
:" mention the men OF tn" next ger
Grafton.
Analysis md Key.
Isriah. Evangelist. his message"
Ills sty,c: Elevated; rhetorical
Logical: Appealing; woe: b"ati-
original application: Israel in cap
uvi'N.
Erf"rt Exnes encouraged; patriot
ism Minded
Another application: Jesus makes
It,
Fulf'lment in Himself affirmed
Meaning OF the term.
Prrsrnt-Day Application
Isaiah is an ideal trmucrancc rc-
former for these times He does not
dr"p from his natural. chast" and
lofty styl". Yet his moral earnest
moss docs not fail in It's aprcai. The
typical Temperance" orator with his in.
temperate" Of LANGUAGE finds his re
hukr III the prophet.
Young Peoples D-,otionaI service.
octohcr o. 1929 Erhcsians vi
InlS
Motto: There is no dim"ronc" he.
tween knowledge aud temperance for
~" who knows what is good and en-
avoids II is learned and temperate
Socrates.
W"rId-Widc Temperance.
st. faul enc" asked. What advan-
tag" hath the few" and then an
swercd his own question. saying
Much every way" Tn. same uues-
ton may he asked OF the American.
and 10 IL the same answer must be
given. America is the laboratory