The Holly chieftain., 1923-11-01

LESSON lEAI-fs. AVl'l-o: fToV.
23:29-35.
GOLDEN TExT-T 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-Progress Of Prohibition at Home
and Abroad
YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULT TOPIC
The Fight Against I.awlessness.
l. Principles Of a Righteous Life
Cps. 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-
tion of the saloon in the sense that all
evil is to be uprooted and destroyed.
1. Personal Conduct (vv. 1-4). Q)
Kindness and judgment ". ~; (2)
wise behavior ". y; (O all malice
put away ". 3); all wlckedness put
aside ". ~.
2. Government Of Others (vv. 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 (D
the slanderer ". 81. He will not tol-
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 ". 81. 1t Is the duty Of rulers
to 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 iniqui-
ty. Those who blight manhood for
sordid gain are grossly wicked.
u. The Awful Ruin Wrought by
Strong Drink (Prov. % :29-35).
I. Woes Of Those Who Indulge in
Wine .(vv. 2, 3O). () The awful pain
which causes one to cry out, "Ohw
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
fighting among men is directly caused
by their passions being inflamed by
strong drink. The drunken man is al
ways ready to take offense, as well as
to give 1t. az Babblings and COM
plainings. The winebibber complains
Of everything-ill luck, loss of friends.
Of fate and of God. He sees every
thing wrong but himself. (5) 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
intoxication. (8) 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 ". BY.
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 1t.
III. The Drunkard's Bitter End tvv.
32.35).
/. Acute Mseries. at biteth like a
serpent and stingeth like an adder"
Strong drink. like the poison Of SER
pent, 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 perverse 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 ".
34). 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 Insensible to Pain ". 35).
The drunkard is 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.
8. His Abject Bondage ". 35). After
all his sufferings, sorrow and disap-
pointments, he goes on as bond
slave in the ways Of sin.
9. Hell at Last. No drunkard shall in
herit the kingdom of heaven II Cor.
8:1O).
Whole Sum Of Human Life.