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IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
y Lesson
By REV. :. p. FITzwATEH p D.
Teaeher ~ raGish Bihla n tha AeoAy
Bibls Instituts Of chicAgs1
cepyrishl IssA. wsstsrs NsuspADss uassa.
LESSON FOR MARCH IL
WARNS ISRAEL (TEMPER.
ANcE LEssoNl
,ssoN rExT-Amos e:1.s.

AGCbOH IhA1-AhhSo
GOLDEN TEXT-Wine Is a mocker.
strong drink is raging; and whosoever 10
deceived thereby is not wise.-Prov D:L
REFERENCE MATERIAL-Isa. 5:n.
II, 2, %; &:l-l3; Hosea All; Gal. s:ls-2l
PRIMARY ~ToPIC-God Sends Amos on
an Errand.
JUNIOR ToPIC-A Prophet Who Was
q Friend to the Poor.
INTERMEpIATE AND SENIOR TOPIC
THE consequences Of elf-lnduiRence.
DUN PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
Social Evils Yet to Be Conquered.
The kingdom Of Israel reached a
high state of prosperity in the time OF
Jeroboam II, and with 1t came a con-
dition of luxury, corruption and
~wickedness.
The Judgment woe Of this lesson is
directed against the sins Of the upper
classes in Samaria. The same ! are
practiced 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 a listening ear, for God VIII
eventually enter into judgment. Our
lesson is a temperance lesson. Temper
ance applies to other things than In
diligence in intoxicating liquor. Our
age is intoxicated with pleasure, pur-
suit of gain and selfish ambition.
Il /. Reckless Security wv. 1-3).
They were blind to the perils that sur
rounded them. They were living In a
FOOLS paradise, closing their eyes to
the approaching storm Of judgment as
predicted by Amos. They trusted In
the mountains Of Samaria for their
protection. They regarded their city
as ~impregnable. They no doubt re-
!, garded the utterance of Amos as i'm
: practicable-the dreams of a fanatic.
The tragic thing about this blindness
on the part of the chief ones of the
nation was they were so pulled up
with pride that they failed to read
the signs of the times in the light OF
history ". 81 The cities of Calneh
and Klamath. though great and mighty,
had fallen. To disregard the lessons
: of history, to dismiss the thought OF
q impending judgment, is to bring near
the seat of violence" ". 81. Lei
chaotic Europe and Russia be the rec
lights of warning to America, and lei
all injustice and class ~selfshness bs
laid aside.
u. Luxury wv. 49,.
The luxury of these upper classes II
Samarla expressed itself in: /. Extrav
agant furniture ". ~. They had bed
Of ivory-perhaps wood inlaid witt
ivory. Costly as their furniture was II
that day, 1t was commonplace as Gem
pared to some Of the expensive furni
ture and fittings In our great cities.
2. Laziness ". A.. They stretche
n themselves upon their couches-live
y lives of Incidence. Such is the wa
Of many still.
8. Feasted on d~elicacies ". A.. TIL
implication here Is that they had the
nd daintles out of season. This Is wht
many Of the rich pride themselves il
in 4. Adorn their feasts with mus
~ ". 81. They sang idle songs-even !
vented musical instruments for tn
"e purpose. They prostituted the mob
ry art of music to their sensual feast
HIi u. 1uSy uEhAA WlAC W. oIs AA
ay were not content with ordinary drin,
8 ing vessels. They drank from bowl
90 indicating excessive drinking. Tit
no were 80 mastered by the ~intoxicatir
= cup that their feasts which we
=, adorned with the retinements of mus
en ended in drunkenness.
eV- Ill. Failure to Grieve for JOSEF
~. 81.
re- Joseph here stands for Ephrai
and Manasseh, his two Ep
'aN rain became the principal tri
owe of the northern kingdom, so Joseph
used as a synonym for the nation. I
upper classes were INDUCING in the
I'M effeminate Injuries, entirely indiffere
ced to the groanings of, the masses. A
IRE. whenever such a condition exist in
ore nation there Is need Of Amos
thunder Gods judgment upon the
90 who are guilty Of it.
w. The Inevitable Issue wv. z,
l. They shall go into captivity ".
an" The northern nation was first in G
oat therefore first to so into captivi
Nell What a striking contrast this pictul
at Instead of lying on ivory coucl
Inn feasting upon dainties, they are W
we're the suffering exiles.
2. The certainty of the issue ".
1t Is inevitable because Of Gods
ture. He Is a God Of Justice.
art has sworn that judgment shall I
DRY. He is the God Of hosts-the control
of the whole universe, therefore n,
can escape. God hates the wickedn
of the world, and he will bring !
ATH Judgment the men and women '
ond revel in luxury with no concern
- the poor and needy. Though I
my waits long, He does not forget,
JAKE only c for America is repental
re to
e to Abide In Him.
re of And now, little children, abide
o be Him; that when He shall appear,
-hrea may have confidence, and not