The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-10
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
TIMELY WARNINGS
By HIGHT c. MOORE

of the good, but they are sheep
only in clothing. At heart they
are ravening wolves intent on de-
struction, and they appear among
the elect only to deceive and de-
lude and destroy. They are hypo-
critics. Beware of them!
THE TWO TREES
The fruit OF falsity is due to
corrupt character. The fruit of
The tree is its distinguishing trait.
Thorn bushes do not produce
grapes, and figs are not plucked
from thistles. The law of the
tree everybody knows. Stating
it positively, the good tree bears
good fruit and the bad tree bears
bad fruit. Stating it negatively,
the good tree cannot bear bad
fruit and the bad tree cannot
bear good fruit. The destiny of
the tree is declared: Every tree
failing to bear good fruit is fell
ed and burnt. And so, finally,
the test of the tree is unerring
The fruit reveals the tree. So
conduct shows character. No
hypocrite can be a tree loaded
with luscious and wholesome
fruit. ."" ''
THE TWO PROFESSORS "..
The failure of falsity is due to
disobedience to the law of God.
Between two professed citizens
of the Kingdom there is a sharp
contrast: one merely calls on the
Lord and the other does the
Lords will. 1t is the difference
between lip and life, profession
and possession. calling on God
for privilege and consecrating to
God in duty. The false and
formal professor will stand poor
chance at the day of judgment,
although he calls on God, claims
his mercy, and catalogs his vir-
tues. Of course false profession
is vain and works. cannot save.
Hence the doom Of the hypocrite
must follow. A stranger to grace
and never an actual disciple of
Christ but a worker of iniquity,
he can but be banished from the
divine presence forever.
THE TWO FOUNDATIONS
The faith of falsity is due to
disregard of the one foundation.
The nearer and doer of the
Lords word is like the discreet
builder who selected a strong
rock foundation and erected his
house thereon. Falling torrents,
rising floods, and furious winds
heat against the house but failed
to destroy it. for it chung to it's
base and the base was immovable
rock. On the other hand, he
who knows the Lords word and
neglects his work is like the fool
.ish man who built his house as
fine or finer than his neighbor
hut erected it on sand, so that
the water undermined it and the
winds overturned it, leaving it an
absolute wreck. Hypocrisy cannot
stand the testing time.
DESTROY THE DRINK
THAT DESTROYS ..,
Since this is the temperance
Sunday Of the quarter we give
the lesson that application.
(1 The Drink Traffic Breaks
the Golden Rule. "Whatsoever we
would that men should do unto
you" A friend of the flesh may
be an enemy to the soul. 1t is
our duty to do good and only
good to others. What is worse
than to deliver friend to the
drink demonl .....
(2) The Drink Traffic Is False
Propaganda. Beware of false
prophets" Their pleas may be
specious: they may argue plausi-
blX; but they are false.
CD The Drink Traffic Is De-
ceptive in Appearance. "Come to
you in sleeps clothing" The
raiment NAV be all right, but the
use made of it is all wrong. 1t
is expressly designed to deceive.
(4) The Drink Traffic Is De-
structive in Aim. "Ravening
wolves" If ever there was a
ravening wolf turned loose among
the sons Of men, it is the drink
traffic. Not one good thing has
it ever done for mankind.
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