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LESSON VII
THE RELATION OF TEMPER-
ANCE TO CHARACTER
(A Pers;.onal Aspect of Temper-
ance) Proverbs 410.23; 1 Thes-
salonians 5:0-8
GOLDEN TEXT -"Wine is a mock-
er, strong drink• a brawler; And
whosoever erreth thereby is not
wise." Prov. 20:1,
TN1; LESSON IN ITS STETTING
Time - Of course we do not
know exactly when Solomon wrote
the book of Proverbs, but it can be
rougly estimated as about 1000 B.C.
Tho apostle Paul wrote the First
Episl]e to the Thessalonians before
54 A,D.
Place - There is nothing to tell
us where the,book of Proverbs was
written, though, of course, we all
know that Solomon ruled as king
in city of Jerusalem. The epistle
to the Thessalonians was written
from the city of Corinth in Greece
to the church of Thessalonlea, a
city In Macedonia, now known as
Saloniki in .European Turkey.
The major part of this lesson is
taken front the book of Proverbs, a
book written, for the most part, by
Solomon, and completed sometime
after his death. The central, funida-
mneni.al word of the book of Prov-
erbs is "wisdom." "In all its teach-
ing thisi hook takes for granted the
witndom of God, and seeks to in-
struct men concerning what God's
wisdcm really is. Man is wise in
proportion as he recognizes these
truths and accepts then in the con-
duct of his life. The perfectly wise
man is the one who in his whole
being lives and thinks and acts in
right relationship to the All -wise
God."
Wise Instruction
10. Hear, 0 my son, and receive
my sayings; and the years of thy
life shall be many, Solomon is
here not so much thinking of his
own sons or sons' according to the
flesh, but of all young men, who
would look up to him as a guide
and instructor of youth. Solomon
would have the young man to know
that, by adopting the principles
about to be mentioned he will pro-
long the years of his life.
11. I have taught thee in the way
of wisdom; 1 have led thee in the
paths of uprightness.
12. When thou goose, thy steps
shall not be straitened; and if thou
runnest, thou shalt not stumble. By
following the ways of uprightness,
the path of wisdom which God has
marked for us in his Word, we have
the promise, of freedom and liberty
in the way. that we travel. We do
.not very often have to run in life;
the times when we do are times of
crises and these are times of dan-
• ger. God promises us that in such
moments if we are in his way, we
shall not fall. The Now Testament
supplCments this promise by assur-
ing ns that the Lord Jesus Christ
himself, our wisdom, will keep us
from stumbling (Jude 24).
13. Take fast hold of instruction;
let her not go; keep her; for she is
thy life. No man is sufficient unto
himself. The Lord himself is our
perfect example, and we are to fol-
low in his steps, we are to learn
of him (1 Pet. 2:21; Matt. 11:20).
The reason why we are to lay hold
of 'cod's will for us so firmly is be-
cause, if we do not determine to
Valk in his ways, our whole life
is foredoomed to ultimate failure,
disappointment and sorrow.
Folly of Wickedness_
14. Enter not into the path of the
wicked, and walk not in the way of
evil men. 15. Avoid it, pass not by
111 turn froin it, and pass on. "Ver -
SOS 14 to 17 give the picture of the
ether path, in terrible contrast with
the preceding. Righteousness was •
dealt with, as it were, in the ab-
stract; but wickedness is too aw-
ful and dark to be painted thus,
and is set forth only in the con-
crete, as seen in its doers. True,
negative- virtue is incomplete, but
there will be no positive virtue
without. it, We must be accustomed
to ray. `No,' or we shall come to
little good. The Decalogue is most-
Iy prohibitions.
10. For they sleep not, except
they do evil; and their sleep is ta-
ken away, unless they cause some
to fall.
17. r'or they eat the bread of
wickedness, and drink the wine of
violence. Every man who -lives in
sin contributes financially to the
support of sinful businesses.
Study In Contrast
18. But the path of the righteous
is es the dawning light, that shin-
•eth more and more unto the per -
.feet day. l: -Here is one of the most
.exquisite sentences %rt all, of the
wisdom literature of the Old Testa-
anent. Our Lord said much about
the light, and so did the apostles.
.3esus said that we should walk to
the light, lest darkness overtake
us. Paul frankly tells us that we,
born again by the Hely Spirit, are
the Children of light, and that as
such we should put off the works
,of darkness and put on robes of
light.
19. 'l.'ite way of the wicked is as
darkness; they know not at what
.
they stumble, Wicked thingsare
black thinga; sin blows out the
light in ou.r Hearts; a sinner cannot
see God, cannot discern the right
from the wrong, cannot see beauty
in virtue and innocence and honor
and uprightness. A sinner does not
know where the right road is. A
sinner stumbles.
20. My son, attend to my words;
incline thine oar unto 0Y• sayings.
21. Let them not depart from thine
eyes; keep them in the midst of
thy heart. 22, For they are life unto
those that find them, and health to
all their flesh, 23. Beep thy heart
with all diligence; for out of It are
the issues of life. The teaching of
all these four verses is summed up
in the last one, Literally, the open-
ing clause Should read, "with all
watching, guard," i.e., in every way
with all possible vigilance and dili-
gence. "The word 'heart' is to be
understood as the word 'self', and
not as indicating a contrast be-
tween inward and outward life, for
the outward life in Proverbs is
treated as the expression of the in-
ward self. The fountains and wells
of the East were watched over with
special care. A stone was rolled to
the mouth of the well so that 'a
spring shut up, a fountain sealed'
(Song of Sol. 4:12) because the
type of all that is most jealously
guarded. So it is here. The heart
is such a fountain; out of it flow
the issues of life. Shall we let those
streams be tainted at the fountain
head?
Virtue of Sobriety
1 Thess. 5;6-8. Paul's entire par-
agraph here, beginning with verse
4, has to do with the life that the
Christians ought to live as sons of
light and sons of the day. While
verse 4 is not included in our les-
son, it is really at the foundation
of the three verses which are as-
signed to us. Light is always a syn-
onym for openness, frankness, hon-
esty, purity, sincerity, singleness
of purpose. As God our Father pos-
sesses all these characteristics be-
cause he is light, so ought we as
his children.
6. So then let us not sleep, as do
the rest, but let us watch and be
sober. There are logical conse-
quences in our being sons of the
light. We show ourselves to be
truly such by living in the light
lives that are transparently honest
and undeniably holy and good.
Sobriety refers to the moral as-
pect of the life of a Christian look-
ing for •the coming of the Lord,
while watchfulness has reference
more to the mental aspect of such
waiting. Soberness not only means
freedom from drunkenness, but in-
cludes all habits of moderation and
self-control. It does not refer ex-
clusively to the matter of intoxi-
cating liquors, we are to be sober
inour amusements, sober in our
eating, sober in the hours that we
work, temperate in all things.
7. For they that sleep sleep in
the night; and they that are also
drunken are drunken in the night.
This verse principally refers to the
facts observable in the natural and
physical world, namely, that sleep
and drunkeaess are indulged in al-
most exclusively after dark. This
is used by Paul as an illustration
of life in general.
8. But let us, since we are of the
day,•be sober, putting on the breast
plate of faith and love; and for a
helmet, the hope of salvation. We
are not only to be wakeful, but we
are also to be fully armed, soldiers
of Christ. The breastplate is that
part of the armour which covers
the heart. The helmet is a military
cap which covers and defends the
head, and is here identified with,
salvation.
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this year.
Belgium has increased existing
taxes and re-established the na-
tional crisis tax which was repeal-_
ed last year.
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Cue of the most popular Canadi-
an programs is Iden Sobie'$ .Ama-
teurs, which is heard each Sunday
from 12.30 noon to 1 p.ru, from
CFII.B, CKCL, and a network of
Canadian Stations.
Originating from the stage of the
Lansdowne Theatre •in Toronto,
this half-hour program brings a va-
the winners of the contest appear
riety of amateur artists. Some of
in various Toronto theatres, If you
like amateur's, listen to Ken Sable's
Amateurs over CF1B, 12.30 noon to
1.00 p.m. Sundays.
Here's a program; for you hunt-
ing and fishing fiends --•every. Mon-'
day from 7.30 to '7.45 p.m., E.D.S.T.,
Staff of the New York Times,
Raymond R. Camp of the Spurts
serves as commentator and pre-
sents guest speakers on topics of
special interest to hunting and fish-
ing enthusiasts. The program 18
heard over the NBC Red. Network.
The great orchestra of New
York's largest theatre is heard each
week under the direction of Erno
Rapee from the Radio City Music
Hall over the NBC blue network
every Sunday from 12.30 to 1.30
p.m., E.D.S.T. Widely known solo-
ists and .a mrxed chorus are high-
lights of the program. Operatic
and concert selections are the fea-
tures of this enjoyable broadcast.
One of the finest contributions to
the nation-wide "Safety Drive" is
the amusing program "Sunday Dri-
vers" heard over the N.B.G. red net-
work on Sundays from 3.00 to 3.30
p.m., E.D.S.T. Under the direction
of Arthur Fields and Fred Hall, vet-
eran e'iiging comedo us, his pro-
gram of hill -billy tunes and old-time
songs s very entertaining. Occa-
sional bits of safe -driving advice
are given in a pleasant human way.
You will enjoy this program,
FOR CAMERA FANS
With the recent introduction of
popular -priced miniature and mo-
tion picture equipment for home
use, it is felt that radio lis-
tener's would like some expert
information on the subject. With
this in mind, the CBC has engaged
Mr. Hazen Sise of Montreal, per-
haps the most noted photographer
'in Canada, to present a series of six
programmes to be aired Friday af-
ternoons, 4.45 to 5.00 EDST. Broad-
casts will describe such subjects as
"Photography as an Art," "Photo-
.11iurals and the Cinema," "Photo-
graphing the Spanish War," etc. In
short, it will be a most interesting
and informative series.
TRAVEL ADVENTURES
.A. new series of programmes, en-
titled "Travel Adventures," is be -
Ing heard over the national network
of the CBC Tuesday evenings from
11.15 to 11.30 EDST.
MUSIC FOR YOU
Virginia Woods, Dorothy Alt and
William Morton, singing stars of
"Music for You," to be broadcast
Sunday, August 14, 9.00 to 9.30 p.m.
EDST, will offer compositions of
Romberg, Lehar, Kern, Gershwin,
Seitz and Ayer. The large orches-
tra will be conducted by Geoffrey
.Waddington and the broadcast will
originate in the CBC's Toronto stu-
dios. Edward Grieg's "To Spring"
will be the orchestra's initial num-
ber.
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yage of
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With Eight Companions He Ne-
gotiated the Perilous Bering
Strait In A Walrus -Skin Ca-.
noe-Wants to Prove The-
ory That North America Was
Originally Populated by Asi-
atic Migration.
Father Bernard J. Hubbard, the
Jesuit explorer -scientist, and eight
companions "dried out" at Kotze
hie, Alaska, after a perilous 250 -
mile voyage through treacherous
Bering Strait in a walrus -skin ca-
noe.
New Tory Organizer
Dr. J. M. Robb, minister of
health in the former Ferguson and
l-Ienry governments of Ontario,
has been named to the post of
3onservative party national organ-
zer.
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The party's trip, which started
from King Island, was the first
such voyage in modern memory. It
Vas the .first leg of their projected
cruise to the Barren Lands east of
Point Barrow.
The "Glacier Priest" arrived just
as rescue parties were forming to
seek the fragile craft, overdue here
alter a week at sea, high seas
forced the group to seek haven on
the beach at Sinrok and Cape
Prince of Wales during the voyage,
Father Hubbard said.
Eskimos In Party
He is accompanied by Ed Levin
and Ken Chisholm, former Santa
• Clara University football stars,
Aolarana, chief of the King Island
Eskimos; Patunak, Mayae, Tata-
yuna, Alliak, and Peter Mayac, na-
tive hunters.
Father Hubbard reported mem-
bers of the party were constantly
soaked by spray as the 30 -foot skin
canoe, powered with au outboard
motor, sail and paddles, battled the
swirling currents of Bering Strait.
High winds slowed the progress of
the oomiak.
Around Corner of Continent
The priest said he hoped the
voyage would prove that prehis-
toric migrations from Siberia could
have been made in skin boats sim-
ilar to his craft. Skeptics who
have doubted the theory that North
America was' -originally populated
by an Asiatic migration have said
that skin boats could not negotiate
Bering Strait.
From KotzeT1e, the skin boat ex-
pedition will attempt to reach Point
"tope before going eastward
"around the corner" to the north-
ernmost settlements' on continental
America.
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HORIZONTAL.
1 Prickly plant
pictured here.
7 It belongs to
the genus --
1.3 Relaxation,
14 To ornament.
16 Gaelic,
11 Male fish.
18 Enticing
woman,
19 Dyeing
apparatus.
20 Prayer.
21 Feather shaft,
22 Sweet secre-
tion. 4
23 Nevertheless. 4
24 Child's marble.
26 Raised strips. 4
31 Made of lead. 4
35 Surface
measurements. 4
36 Chestnut 4
cove38 Dullring. 5
39 Digits of the 5
foot. 5
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41 Fruit.
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point.
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pronoun.
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4 Blood.
5 Mongrel.
6 It is the na-
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Scotland.
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5 Maidens.
6 Proclamation.
7 Crawled.
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collectively?
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from the same-)
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43 Coast,
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mistake.
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The array of candles to be seen
at some gatherings gives the
table a tallowe'en party aspect.
But to a timid dyspeptic a full -
course dinner is a case of "eat
here and diet home."
First -of -the -month bills des-
cend like due drops.
Monetary, as well as physical,
disturbances are often caused by
inflation at the "waste" line.
In pugilism only is it an honor
to be on top of the scrap heap.
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of the fur seal. And he intends to keep the investment safe. Strict
regulations are in force in the sealing industry, and even tourists
are forbidden from visiting the islands.
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