884 the governmental. Jesus is not only the future ruler of the world, hut its judge also. Acts 17:31. He is qual ified for this exalted office not only by infinite wisdom, but by a passionate devotion to justice. Is. 42:4. The lack of justice has always characterized man’s rule and is responsible for the perpetual failure of human government. Most of the unrest and disturbance of the present day, industrial, social, po litical and national, is due to a sense of injustice arising from real or imag inary wrongs. A day is coming when exact justice will be meted out to all, every wrong recompensed and righted, every worthy deed recognized and re warded. SUNDAY, Sept. 12. Matt. 6:25-34. True Riches. Wealth is subjective, not objective. The millionaire who feels poor is poor. It is not so much what a man has that makes him rich as what he knows he has. Three kinds of wealth are men tioned in Scripture: 1. The riches of His goodness. Rom. 2:4. These are >temporal mercies, and are the lowest grade of wealth. To the believer God points to the Spirit, the water and the blood. To the unbe liever He points to temporal blessings. 2. Riches of His grace. Eph. 1:7, 2:7. Grace anticipates even our re pentance and faith. “ Grace fathomless as the sea, flowing from Calvary, enough for eternity, grace enough for me.” 3. Riches of His glory. Rom. 9:23, Eph. 3:16, Phil. 4:19. Grace comes from the cross, glory comes from the throne. On the side of man there is nothing but need. On the side of God there is fulness of supply. We can only make others rich when we are rich our selves. “ Rich toward God.” Luke 12 : 21 . MONDAY, Sept. 13. Prov. 23:19-25. Intemperance and Poverty. The results of strong drink were the same in the days of Solomon as today.
THE K I N G ' S BUS I NE S S The poison has not changed its nature or effects in the three thousand years since Solomon wrote his warning. The evils of intemperance have been al ways admitted, but its abolition has been gradual and slow. Prohibition has at length arrived, not so much as a moral or religious sentiment as an economic measure of business efficiency and political expediency. While the manufacture and sale of intoxicating liquor have been outlawed, it will still be necessary to create and maintain a public sentiment by education and in struction to prevent- the repeal of the legislation. When sobriety and ineb riety come into conflict, the drinking nations of the world will lose out in the economic struggle under the law of the survival of the fittest. TUESDAY, Sept. 14. Prov. 23:29-35. Intemperance and Woe. Strong drink has been a persistent and consistent enemy of the individual, the family and the state. Its use de pletes the physical vitality, weakens the mentality and blunts the moral fac ulties. Under its influence human be ings sink to a level below that of the brute creation. Its inspirations are always bestial. The saloon is ever the habitat of criminals. Every human be ing has the right to be well born. Alcohol poisons the springs of life and entails a heritage of woe. In every time of disorder, catastrophe or riot, the saloons are closed as a measure of public safety. Although entrenched behind the baser passions of mankind, creating, an appetite that demands gratification at any cost, and protected and perpetuated by greed,' it is incred ible that the liquor traffic should have defied an outraged public conscience successfully and so long. WEDNESDAY, Sept. 15. Heb. 2:9-20. Intemperance and War. A ration of liquor has been some times issued to soldiers on the eve of
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