Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-11-01

LESSON TExT-Ps. 1o1:1-s; Prov.
23s29-s5.
GOLDEN TENT win set no
wicked thing before my eyes."-Ps.
ea0l:s.
PRIMARY TopIc-Taking Care of
Our Bodies
JUNIOR ToPIc-The Effects Of AL
cohol
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
lC-Progress of Prohibition at Home
and Abroad
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Fight Against Lawlessness.
!. Principles Of a Righteous Life
FPS. 101 :1-S).
This is psalm of David the king,
and therefore shows the conduct of
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.
/. Personal Conduct wv. Ia. ~
Kindness and judgment (v. ID; (2)
wise behavior ". ~; (3) all malice
put away ". 81 all wickedness put
aside ". AZ.
2. Government Of Others wv. 5-S).
! Only as one Is right in his own heart
and life Is he fit to rule others. As
righteous man he will be against az
the slanderer ". 50. He will not toll
crate such in his presence. ca The
worker Of deceit ". ~. The deceitful
man and the liar are to be removed
from his sight (3) All workers of In
EQUITY ". 81. 1t is the duty Of rulers
ITO see that all workers OF wickedness
Of all kinds be cut off The manufac-
turer and seller Of liquor should be re-
garded as notorious workers Of iniqul-
ty. Those who blight manhood for
sordid gain are grossly wicked
II. The Awful Ruin Wrought by
Strong Drink prov. % :29-35).
/. Woes of Those Who Indulge in
Wine wv 2. 30). ~ 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,
VAA\t N0uoSS OAlC " u Outs mas
Many are the expressions of bitter re-
greet which daily come from the lips
Of the drunkard. (3) Contention
strife and quarreling. Much of the
fighting among men is directly caused
by their passions being infiamed by
strong drink The drunken man is al
ways ready to take offense, as well as
~, oriu nj
plainings. The winebibber complains
Of everything-ill luck, loss of friends,
Of fate and of God. He sees every
thing wrong but himself. 90 Wounds
without cause. These are wounds
from fights in which a sober man
would not have engaged, and from ac-
ridents which are purely the result Of
htoxication. (6) Redness Of eyes.
This has reference to the blood-shot
aye Of the tippler which dims his
vision. All these woes come upon
those who tarry long at wine.
II. The Attitude EnJoIned ". 3T).
Look not at it. Do not put yourself
Into the way Of temptation. The only
safe attitude toward strong drink II
total abstinence, and the only way to
total abstinence h not to even look
1t 1t.
III. The Drunkard's Sitter End wv.
B2-s5):
/. Acute Miseries. 1T biteth like q
serpent and stingeth like an adder
strong drink. like the poison Of SER
pent, permeates the whole system and
>Aa~ - 49, - rr< An<n1
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=
ful fancies which are beyond the pos-
sibility Of realization. Then does his
heart utter perverse things His moral
sense being perverted. his utterances
lpartake Of the same. He tells lies; his
words cannot be relied upon.
8. He Is Insensible to Danger ".
B4). He Il foolhardy, even a. one who
would lie in the top Of q. ships mast,
where there II the greatest danger Of
falling OF.
4. Dc 40 AA1enA1pie " uAA W. OOJ-
The drunkard II utterly 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 Abject Bondage ". 35). After
ALL. his sufferings, sorrow and disap-
pointments. he goes on as bond
slave In the ways Of sin.
6. Hell at Last. No drunkard shall In
herit the kingdom Of heaven q Cor.
s:10).
Whsis Sum Of Human Life.
OF the whole sum Of human life no