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Deut. 21:20, 21. Prov. 23:29-35.
Sorrows of drink,
ta lk w ith them have to accommodate themselyes to th eir capacity. But it do es. not pay to mock the prophet of God no m a tte r how simple th e message may seem.— Parker. v. 11. A nother tongue. R eject th e language of th e cross and you will get some ta lk not so pious. When men won’t listen to th e gentle voice of th e Spirit they may have to listen to a language of terro r.— McNeil. v. 12. They wouM n o t h ear. Some cannot be ta u g h t as much as a little child, having no capacity or conscience. D runkards know they are weary but have no m ind to hear the offers of rest. — Sel. v. 13. P recep t upon precept. In th e ir mockery they told the tru th . It is the simple story th a t saves. There is no security save in th e story of the cross. Receive it line for lin e .-^P a rk - er. F a ll backward. There is hope for a man if he falls forward (Jno. 1 8 :6 ), bu t men who fall on th eir backs are hopeless. They are snared and taken. —McNeil. Subject Illu stratio n Abraham Lincoln, being once asked afte r a long voyage along th e coast on a steamboat, how he was, replied— “ I am not feeling very well. I got p retty badly shaken up on th e bay coming along, and am no t altogether over it yet.” “L et me send for a bottle of champagne for you, Mr P resident," said a staff-officer, “ th a t is th e best remedy I know of for sea-sickness.” “No, no, no, my young friend,” replied the P re s id e n t,'“ I ’ve seen many a man in my tim e sea-sick ashore from d rink ing th a t very article.” This should be the a ttitu d e of every ru ler, whether he be president or king, mayor or aider- man. Bible Illu stration Daniel purposed in his h ea rt th a t he would n o t ta ste intoxicating liquor. Dap. 1. N azarite vow. Num. 6 :3 ; Judg. 13:7-14. The Rechabites, Jer. 35. Benhadad I Kings 20:16. Ahas- uerus, E sth. 1:10, 11. Stoned to death.
Intem perance “ It is not th e waste of corn, nor the destruction of property, nor th e in crease of taxes, nor even the ru in of physical health, nor th e loss of life, which most impresses th e thoughtful observer of the drink mischief. I t is in th e sp iritual realm th a t th e ravages of strong d rink are most terrible. Many a mother observes, w ith a h e a rt th a t grows heavier day by day, the signs of moral decay in th e character of her son. It is not th e flushed face and th e heavy eyes th a t trouble her most; it is th e evidence th a t his m ind is becoming duller and fouler, his sensibilities less acute, his sense of honor less com manding. She discovers th a t has loyal ty to th e tru th is somewhat impaired and coupled w ith th e loss of tru th fu l ness is the weakening of the will, which always accompanies chronic alcohol ism .” Maritime Temperance When Secretary Josephus Daniels is sued an order th a t Vthe use or in tro duction for drinking purposes of alco- -kolic liquors on board any naval vessel or w ithin any navy yard or station is strictly prohibited, and commanding of ficers will be held directly responsible ■ for th e enforcement of th e o rder,” he called down upon him self the b itter hostility of th e liquor in terests and every political opponent who was will ing to make use of such capital. On Oct. 17, 1909, long before this order was issued, the Chicago T ribune said: “Today th ree m aritim e powers surpass all others in the m atter of naval gun nery—G reat B ritain, Japan, and the United. S ta te s ^ a n d knowing the stren uous to ta l abstinence regulations now in force by these th ree nations,' may we no t assume th a t th is superiority is due to th e to ta l abstinence encouraged or enforced?” Prohibition has been so rigidly enforced in our Navy th a t when
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