The Penn's Grove record., 1923-11-02


IC-Progress of Prohibition at Home
and Abroad
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Fight Against Lawlessness
/. Principles Of a Righteous Life
(Ps. 101 :1-S).
This is a psalm of David the king
and therefore shows the conduct of 9
ruler. 1t is divided into two sections
the first, verses Ia, refers to person
al conduct, and the second, 5-S to the
government Of others. This part Of the
lesson can only refer to the destruc-
ton of the saloon in the sense that all
evil is to be uprooted and destroyed.
1. Personal Conduct wv. Ia. "a
Kindness and judgment ". y; (2)
wise behavior ". p; (3) all malice
put away ". 81; all wickedness put
aside ". ~.
>. Government of Others (vv. 5-9).
Only as one Is right in his own heart
and life is he fit to rule others AS
righteous man he will be against (1)
the slanderer ". 81. He will not toll
crate such in his presence. (2) The
worker of deceit ". y. The deceitful
man and the liar are to be removed
from his sight (3) All workers of in.
iquity ". S) 1t is the duty of rulers
to see that all workers of wickedness
of all kinds he cut off. The manufac-
turer and seller of liquor should be re-
garded rs notorious workers of iniqui-
ty. Those who blight manhood for
Sordid gain are grossly wicked.
IL. The Awful Ruin Wrought by
Strong Drink Prov. % :29-35).
l. Woes of Those Who Indulge in
Wine wv. ., 30). (1) The awful pain
which causes one to cry out, "Oh!"
Many. indeed. are the pains which men
suffer because of strong drink. Bodily
ills innumerable can be traced to its
evil influence. (2) The bitter remorse,
which causes one to cry out, "Alas!'
Many are the expressions of bitter re
gret which daily come from the lips
of the drunkard (3) Contention
strife and quarreling Much of the
lighting among men is directly caused
by their passions being infamed by
strong ufluh. Inc uIuHheu llldll 10 III
ways ready to take offense, as we'll as
to give it. a. Babbllngs and COM
planings. The winebibber complains
Of eyerything-ill luck, loss of friends,
of fate and of God. He sees every
thing wrong but himself. (5) Wounds
from fights in which a sober man
would not have engaged. and from ac-
cidents which are purely the result of
lntoxication. (6) Redness Of eyes.
This has reference to the blood-shot
eye of the tippler which dims his
vision. All these woes come upon
those who tarry long at wine.
u. The Attitude Enjoined ". 31).
Look not at it. Do not put yourself
into the way of temptation. The only
safe attitude toward strong drink is
total abstinence, and the only way to
total abstinence is not to even look
at it.
iii. The Drunkard's Bitter End (vv.
32-35).
l. Acute Miseries. 1T biteth like a
serpent and stingeth like ar adder
Strong drink, ike the poison OF ser
nent. permeates the whole system and
ends In the most fatal consequences.
2. Perversion Of the Moral Sense
This excitement causes the eyes to be
hold strange things This denotes the
fantastic images produced on the brain
of the drunkard. Even when delirium
tremens does not result, there are aw-
full fancies which are beyond the pos
sibility of realization Then does his
heart utter peryerse things His moral
sense being perverted, his utterances
partake of the same. He tells lies; his
words cannot be relied upon.
3. He Is Insensible to Danger ~.
80. He is foolhardy, even as one who
would lie in the top of ships mast
where there is the greatest danger OF
falling off.
4. He Is InsensilAe to Pain ". 3o).
The drunkard is utterl! ignorant OF
what happens to him while under the
influence of strong drink. Many
bruises and wounds the drunkard has
which he cannot account for.
5. His Affect Bondage ". 3o). Aftei
all his sufferings, sorrow and disap-
pommens, he goes on as a bond
slave in the ways of sin.
6. Hell at Last No drunkard shall in
herit the kingdom of heaven Il Cor.
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