The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-17
WEEKLY SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON :,. r x
The Effects OF Alcoholic Beverages
By HIGHT {. MOORE
BY HIGHT {. MOORE

there is the vine of Sodom flour
ishing in the fields Of Gomoll'ah
Pluck its clusters and they are
bitter; crush its grapes and they
cxudc gall; make wine out of
them and you have the poison of
serpcnts; drink it and you reel
and writhc as if Stung with the
cruel venom of asps. What a pic
ture Of the poison Of sin. In par
ticular, how vivid is the sketch of
one inflamed by intoxicating
liquors!
WARNING proverbs 23)
Decadcnce furthered and focus
ed upon US the warning from
Sodom. (D lntemperancc is
graphically pictured in the woes
of wine. In six burning queries
the terrible portrait is drawn.
"Who hath woe"-with it's sum
total of earthly Indebtedness: sor-
row"-with anguish Of body and
rcmorse Of conscience; "conten-
tions"--in mcddlesomc quarrcls
and consequent brawls; Dab
bling" - in foolish complaining
and cynical comment; wounds
without causc"-whethcr by acct
dent or on imaginary provacation;
and "rcdncSs Of eyes" - causing
impairment Of vision and Of judg-
ment? The answer completes the
picture: Drunkards congregatc
where wine is, like vultures about
a carcass; and long they lingcr till
sunk into stupidity or sent out by
necessity. As time advances, they
get more eager for maudlin aSso-
Citations and more faStidiouS
about their drink, seeking out the
rare, spiced, and sweetened wines.
(2) Abstinence is the path to per-
sonal and public welfare. 1t is
dangerous to come even within
sight of strong drink. Look not
upon the wine whctting ana
arousing thirst, dclighting the
eyes, gratifying the appetite. The
attractions of winc-drinking cam
not be discovered from the effects
of confirmed drunkenness which
are like the bite Of lurking rep
tile and the deadly venom Of the
adder. "
BEVERAGES p, -
UD Alcoholic Beverages De-
your the Body. Therefore alb.
stain for the sake of physical
stamina. Strong drink is the foe
of digestion, circulation. strength
OF. muscular fiber, and stcadiness
Of nerve. 90.
or Alcoholic Beverages Weak
en- the Mind. Therefore abstain
for the sake of intellectual
strength. The mind Of the drink
or is the prey of alcohol. Every
intellect is weakened, the ordi-
nary into lunacy and the strong
into imbecility. Usefulness is both
checked and thwarted in hits way
(3D Alcoholic Beverages Empty
the Purse. Therefore abstain for
the sake of financial stability.
The poverty of drinking man
has passed into proverb. Drink
makes the Industrious man lazy
and the thrifty man wasteful.
Thus it cuts off the source Of IN
come and also consumes that
which was laid up in better times.
ca Alcoholic Beverages Wreck
the Home. Therefore abstain for
the sake Of family. If intemper-
ancc affected only the drinker,
the results would not be so dis
astrous. But in most cases the
faithful wife and dependent chill
drcn are the real sufferers. He
who had promised. to protect ana
support is faithless burden on
their hands.
(5) Alcoholic Beverages Under
mine Society. Therefore abstain
for the sake of social welfare.
The baneful influence Of the
drunkard and the drug addict
goes beyond the sacred enclosure
of his own family. The moral tone
of the entire community is lower
cd and vitiated by his presence. -,
CO. Alcoholic Beverages Retard
Civilization. Therefore abstain