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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1938-08-11, Page 3Sunday Sch.I LessL h n -Wily_.-u-ow rH-i-H'41`o-O-IW-S`W-LR.1~'T" _ . 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. Nearly 4,000,000 volumes of the Telephone Directory for London, weighing 4,000 tons, will be issued this year. Belgium has increased existing taxes and re-established the na- tional crisis tax which was repeal-_ ed last year. Are You Listening? Lj FREDDIE TEE RAD10 ,,. L:QG- Z. u 04- I g fig 'y ugh 1 1UL i ilill�Uli UIIlUII!ImouwilI i itll 1� u B40 904 IOoo I oe I'2oo taco Woo Iroo AIRLANES GOSSIP 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. • tie V jig" h6 yage of ode 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. r® iest nTImes 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. catfish sh , b e 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 40 Irascible. 41 Fruit. Answer to Previous Puzzle 10 To insist upo>t 1 TUR i� 11 Consumer. 2 Finale, 3 Compass point. 5 Eye tumor. 6 Feminine pronoun. 7 And. 9 Spotted cat, 1 Upright. 4 Blood. 5 Mongrel. 6 It is the na- tonal - of Scotland. TE F2ER E P E V,;` D EW PRE SEN ONERfi MADAM W EN LA S APSrsk:,1 EPIC SANT als_A N IJ LAP R 0'>`LEE 57 It is a prickly -- (p1,). 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