Thursday, August 26, 1937
THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON
IMPROVED
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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
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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.
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perfect pleasures that God has pre- I
pared for His creatures.
Curse of Progress
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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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