The Dolores star., 1923-11-02
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CRy REV. p. r.. FITZwATER. ID. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the Moody
Bible Institute of ChicagoD
CS. 1874 Western Newspaper Union,
LESSON FOR NOVEMBER 4
w o r L D w D E PROHlBi ION
WORLDS TEMPERANCE
SUNDAY.


LESSON TEMPS. 1Ol:1-s; Prov.
23:2s-35.
GOLDEN TENT will set no
wicked thing before my eyes."-Ps.
1913.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Taking Care Of
our Bodies.
JUNIOR ToPIC-The Effects of Al
cohol.
INTERMEDIATE AND SENIOR TOP
IC-Prorrsss Of Prohibition at Home
and Abroad
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Fight Against Lawlessness.
|. Principles Of Righteous Life
ops 101 :1-S).
This is psalm OF David the king
and therefore shows the conduct of a
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-
tIon Of the saloon in the sense that all
evil is to be uprooted and destroyed.
/. Personal Conduct wv. ~. %
Kindness and judgment ". y; t2)
wise behavior ". 2); (3) all malice
put away ". 81 all wickedncss put
aside ". ~,
= Government Of Others wv. 5-S).
Only rs one is right in his own heart
and life is he fit to rule others. As a
righteous man he will he against %
the sIundcrcr ". -. He will not tol,
crate such in his presence. (2) The
worker 0f deceit ". y. The deceitful
man and the liar are to be removed
from his sight. (3) All workers Of in
iQuity (v. s.. II is the duty OF rulers
to see that all workers of wickedness
OF all kinds he cut on. The manufac-
turcr and seller Of liquor should he re-
garded rs notorious workers Of inlqui-
ty. Those who blight manhood for
sordid gain are grossly wicked
II. The Awful Ruin Wrought. by
Strong Drink (Prov. % :20-35).
I. Woes of Those Who Indulge in
Wine wv. >. 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.
"Ali'A Nbh0'N 'llt ~ u Out AldS
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
fighting among men is directly caused
by their passions being infamed by
strong drink. The drunken man is al
ways ready to take offense, as well as
to give 1t. (i) Babblings and com
painings. The wlnebibber 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 sober man
would not have engaged, and from ac-
cidents which are purely the result of
intoxicaion. (6) Redness of eyes,
This has reference to the blood shot
eye of the tlppler which dims his
vision. All these woes come upon
those who tarry long at wine.
u. The Attitude Enjoined ". 3).
Look not at 1t. 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 wv.
3235).
!. Acute Miseries. at biteth like
serpent and stingeth like an adder"
Strong drink, like the poison OF a ser.
rent, permeates the whole system and
ends In the most fatal consequences.
=. Peryersion of the Moral Sense.
ms excitement causes the eyes to be-
hoid strange things. This denotes the
fantastic images produced on the brain
OF the drunkard. Even when delirjum
tremens does not result there are aw-
iul lahcies which are beyond the pos
sibllity of realization. Then does his
heart utter perverse things. His moral
sense being perverted, his utterances
partake Of the same. He tells lies: his
words cannot be relied upon.
.. He Is 1nsensible to Danger ".
54). He Is foolhardy, even as one who
would lie in the top of n ship's mast
where there Is the greatest danger Of
falling off.
4. He Is Insenslble to Pain ". 35).
me drunkard is utterly ignorant of
Wilat happens to him while under the
influence of strong drink. Many
bruises and wounds the drunkard has
winch he cannot account for.
.. His Abject Bondage ". 35). After
all his sufferings, sorrow and disop.
poihtments, he goes on as bond
slave in the ways of sin.
b. Hell at Last. No drunkard shall in.
merit the Kingdom of heaven Q Cor
6:1O).