THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY,- HERTFORD, N. C, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1949.
PAGE NINE
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
PROPHETS PREACH SOCIAL
RIGHTEOUSNESS
(Temperance) '
Memory Selection: "Woe unto them
that call evil good, and good evil."
Isaiah 5: 1-12.
Lesson Text: Isaiah 5: 1-12
The first six chapters of the book
of Isaiah rebuke the wickedness of'
his day, and from this part our lesson
text comes, enunciating various
"woes" upon his people for their dere
lictions. Their evil sprang from fail
ure to follow Jehovah, and Isaiah's
refrain was that punishment inevita
bly would follow iniquity. Jehovah,
he said, had been disappointed; "he
looked for justice, but behold, oppres
sion; ,.for righteousness, but behold a
cry."
Eaci individual was responsible for
his own faults, but, Isaiah preached
the same doctrine of accountability
for a nation, as it was only the aggre
gate of individuals. Nations, as well
as men, should pursue righteous poli
cies, otherwise the certain day of
retribution would await them. Je
hovah's divine rules applied to the
lives and destinies of peoples no less
than to the individual units which
made up the races and the countries,
Isaiah did not believe in the ac
cumulation of wealth in the hands of
a few. He read that in the fruits and
results of injustice and oppression,
the forerunner of poverty and misery.
'Land was the great embodiment of
wealth in his day, therefore, one of
Isaiah's first "woes" was a warning
to those "that join house to house,
that lay field to field." The Jews of
his day had forgotten the old law of
the fiftieth year, that land was re
turned to the family-owners.
"God has made- the land, not to
feed the pride of a few," says George
Adam Smith, "but to the natural hun
ger of the many, and it is his will
that the most be got out of a country's
soil for the people of the country.
Whatever be the system of land ten
ure, if it is taken advantage of by in
dividuals to satisfy their own cupidity,
then God will take account of them."
The observation applies to every form
of wealth and resources.
Two of the "woes" refer to intem
perance and drunkenness. The eleven
th verse calls to our consideration the
comparatively moderate drinker, out
for a good time, improvident careless
of higher interests, who "regard not
the work of Jehovah." Verse twenty
two refers to the violent drinkers,
willing to go any lengths, for whom
a terrific punishment is predicted.
Isaiah lived and preached twenty
seven centuries ago. The evils of hu
man nature which he condemned are
surprisingly prevalent in the present
dav. Human nature remains pretty
well the same. Old evils are present
under new guise. The need of tne aay
is for earnest social reformers like
foaiah. men fearlessly preaching the
necessity for righteousness and the
certainty of punishment for wrong
doing. Mankind is still far from the
expectations and hopes of Ke divine
creator.
The human race has been using al
cohol for many centuries, but, here
we see, not without many recognizing
the evils it caused. Modem folks are
very few who claim any great benefit
in the drinking of liquor; on the other
hand there is an. unending testimony
through the ages of the wickedness
and sorrow which has accompanied
alcoholic drinks. f
We challenge any citizen to honest
ly prepare a balance sheet on the
liquor question after carefully and
impartially reading the facts and au
thorities. The only things which
urnnlrl annpar on the "credit" side
would be such generalities as "per
sonal liberty, and the like; we aouDi
if the old claim of value as a food
would be repeated, and we are sure
it would not be as a necessary medi
cine now. Liberty is air right, but it
doesn't mean freedmon to ruin other
people's lives. If there , was any way
to confine the vils of drunkenness
to the drinker alone, he might talk
nhmit hid liberty, but when- by the
term he means the power to injure
others, even the law-books would snow
that any question of his own liberty
of action must' yield to the common
good. -" "
' On the other side of the page, how
much evil, suffering, and punishment
nt Innnp.ent could bn entered. Pov
erty caused by drink, entailing its
, bitter- sting upon women and little
children. Disease brought on by the
weakening of! the health-maintaining
functions, with the burden again
- thrown upon others to care for the
who alowlv broke his own
;" strength down for appetite. Vice ;nd
. . a a W Ml..
v : (uonciuaea on rage xwoi
GO, TO SOME.
CHTO
NEXT SUNDAY
These are the products of man's labor and
God's. From' the moment the seedlings were placed
in the warm earth, they have been under constant
care.
First came the rain and the sun and then the
ceaseless work of fertilising, cultivating, and spray,
ing. Last, came harvest time, when the proud
growers gathered the rewards Of their labor.
Only by such diligence, can we hope for a truly
bountiful crop. God has given the refreshing rain
and warm sunshine, but He expects us to do our
part.
And so it is with the care and cultivation of our
spiritual lives. Man is endowed with many talents
and qualities, but unless he tends and nurtures these
gifts, they will not increase and grow.
Harvest time in the life of every person is at
maturity, when men are at the peak of their useful
ness and wisdom. By attending the services of the
Church and by studying the Scriptures, we will
realize greater happiness and contentment here on
earth and will be preparing ourselves for the
RICH HARVEST of a life hereafter.
THE CHURCH FOR ALL...
ALL FOR THE CHURCH
The Church 1 th. greatest (ac
tor on earth for th building of
character and good citizenship. It
Is a storehouse of spiritual values.
Without a strong Church, neither
democracy nor civilization can
unriv. There are four found
reasons why every person should
attend services regularly and sup
Port .the Church. They are: (1)
ror hi own sake. (2) For his
children's sake. (3) For the sake
ot his community and nation. (4)
For the sake of the Church itself,
which needs his moral and ma
terial support. Plan to go to
church regularly and read your
Bible daily.
Book Chapter Verses
Sundsjr ...Matthew U 1-12
Monday . . .Matthew 13 U-2J
Tuesday Mark 4 2t.,2
Wednesday Ecdesisstes 11 t-io
Thursday .Ecclesiastes J 1-J
Friday ...Psalma 126 1-6
Saturday ..Galatians mo
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