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Thursday, August 26, 1937 THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL UNDAY S chool -y I THE SUNNY SIDE OF LIFE Lesson R E V . HAROLD L. LU ND Q U IST, an o f th e M oody B ib le Institute o f C hicago. © W estern N ew sp a p er Union. Clean Comics That Will Amuse Both Old and Young Lesson for August 29 GOD CONDEMNS INTEMPERANCE. THE FEATHERHEADS L ESSO N T E X T —L e v itic u s 10:1, 2. 8-11; P r o v e r b s 31:4. 5; Isa ia h 28:1-8; R o m a n s 14:21. GOLDEN T E X T —W ine is a m o ck er, stro n g drink Is ra g in g : and w h o so ev er Is d e c e iv e d th ereb y Is not w ise. P r o v . 20:1. PR IM A R Y T OPIC.—W hat a W ise K ing sa id . JU N IO R TOPIC—W hen a M an D rinks. IN T E R M E D IA T E A N D SEN IO R TOPIC— H ow D rinkin g H a r m s Others. Y O U N G P E O P L E A N D A D U LT TOPIC— W hy B e v e r a g e A lcohol Is a S o cia l F oe. The use of intoxicating liquors is financially unprofitable to the na tion, scientifically unwise and de structive, socially degrading, and morally wrong. I. The Problem. The selected Old Testament scrip tures which comprise our lesson present the use of intoxicants as causing four socially undesirable re sults. 1. Religious disobedience (Lev. 10:1,2; Isa. 28:7). Two things we may rightfully expect of those who serve the nation in its religious life: (1) a vision of God and obedience to that vision in life and service, and (2) the exercise of sound God- guided judgment in the affairs of the people. But note what happens when the prophet and the priest turn to wine and strong drink. “They err in vision” (Isa. 28:7). That is, they have no clear concepts of divine truth, and lead the people into error. Further, we see that “they stumble in judgment.” To every true serv ant of God comes repeatedly the opportunity and the need of render ing judgment, that is, of advising and counselling those to whom he ministers. If his mind is befuddled by the use of alcohol (or, for that matter, of any other kind of worldly indulgence) he will “stumble,” and cause his people to stumble. A sad incident is related in Lev. 10:1,2 of the sons of Aaron, appoint ed to the priesthood and instructed in its privileges and duties, but coming with strange fire to be of fered before the Lord. Swift and terrible was the judgment they re ceived. We are not told directly that they were intoxicated, but it is Implied in the fact that there is an immediate injunction against the use of wine by the priests. Lest someone think that such a thing could not happen in our day the writer mentions word which re cently came to him that a leading seminary has professors on its staff who defend the so-called moderate use of alcoholic drink. 2. Political disorder (Prov. 1:5). While political leaders make sancti monious protestations that govern ment agencies are not influenced by the liquor interests, it is common knowledge to even those who are slightly informed that the two are closely associated. The result of that unholy alliance is rightly de scribed in Prov. 31:5—“They for get the law, and pervert the judg ment of any of the afflicted.” Much of the sad disorder in the body poli tic is traceable directly to the door of the makers and sellers of alco holic beverages. 3. National decay (Isa. 28:1-6). "Overcome with wine”—stricken down, useless in life, without true ambition, such is the picture of the man who gives himself to drink. Poverty, with all its attendant so cial problems, follows on the heels of the sale and use of intoxicants. Some liquor dealers are beginning to sense a rising tide of opposition to their business, and are advertis ing, “We do not want bread mon ey,” but the fact is that it is all too often bread money that goes for liquor, and the vile stuff is still on sale where the poor man may read ily spend his “bread money” for it. 4. Personal degradation (Isa. 28: 8). “Vomit and filthiness” are not very nice words, but they describe accurately the ultimate condition of the drinker and his surroundings. The writer knows a young man who boasts that he never gets drunk because the “booze” makes him so sick that he vomits it up. Imagine a supposedly intelligent man drink ing stuff so vile that his stomach (evidently having more sense than □ E his head) sends it back—and then boasting of his ability to drink morel II. The Solution, a Divine Princi ple (Rom. 14:21). Thousands of Christian people have solved not only the drink prob lem, but practically every question of conduct and social life by apply ing this principle. Surely no true follower of Christ will be guilty of doing anything that will cause any brother to be offended, to stumble, or to be made weak. Foundations The foundatioh of domestic hap piness is faith in the virtue of wom an; the foundation of political hap- piness is confidence in the integrity of man; the foundation of happi- ness, temporal and eternal, is reli ance on the goodness of God.—Lan- dor. ' , I 1 Reading Good Books Book love is your pass to the j greatest« and purest and the most 1 perfect pleasures that God has pre- I pared for His creatures. Curse of Progress ID n English Lesson It was Timothy’s first day at school. He walked up to the teach er’s desk and announced: "I ain’t got no pencil I” Shocked at his expression, the teacher explained. “Oh, Timothy, I have no pencil.” A sympathetic look crossed the small boy’s face, and he replied: "You ain’t either? Well, we’re both in the same fix.” Discreet Young Man—Why do you keep a parrot? Very Old Man—Because I like to hear it talk. The parrot is the only creature gifted with the power of speech that is content to repeat just what it hears without trying to make a long story of it. A Baptism al! Minister (at baptism)—What is the baby's name, please? Father (proudly)—Robert William Montgomery Morgan Maxwell. Minister (to assistant)—More wa ter, please.—Wall Street Journal. 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