ver is deceived
thereby is not wise.' Perhaps the temptation comes to be dishonest in
dealing with other people. The Light says, 'All things therefore
whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, even so do ye also
unto them.' Whatever the temptation, whatever the perplexity, however
deep the darkness, this Light is ours, not only to brighten the way
but to warn the evil thing to depart from us. And, having received
this light, let us remember continually that Christ said, 'Ye are the
light of the world. Let your light so shine before men that they may
see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.'"
THE OPEN SALOON DOOR
--Temperance Day
--Destruction
The Young Man Who Enters Therein Endangers His Whole After
Life.
THE LESSON--That both the soul and the body are threatened with
destruction by indulgence in strong drink.
This temperance lesson possesses one of the "surprise" features which
are permissible only when they lose themselves in the greatness of the
truth they present. In preparing for the talk, be sure that your guide
lines are properly placed. You must be provided with a sharp penknife
to use in cutting the "doors" in the picture. The dotted lines for
enlarging the picture are omitted for fear of confusion, but these may
be drawn over Fig. 62, with a hard pencil, and the desired purpose be
accomplished.
~~The Talk.~~
"To us who realize the terrible results of the use of strong drink,
and who are trying to do our part in protecting the boys and young men
from the blighting influence of the saloon, there is something most
discordant in the way in which these places parade their false
attractiveness; for many there are who do not realize that they are a
trap which, to enter, may prove fatal to life and hope.
"The great question is, why can they not see the danger? That is the
mystery, for down through the ages has come the thunder of warning
against this great enemy of mankind. 'Look not thou upon the wine when
it is red,' cries out King Solomon. 'At the last it biteth like a
serpent and stingeth like an adder.' 'Who hath woe? Who hath sorrow?
Who hath wounds without cause? Who hath redness of eyes? They that
tarry long at the wine.'
"One look at the saloon door should cause the young man to recoil in
horror, for he may see there, if he but heed, the very warning of
death. Let him look upon it. Let us see what he may behold. [Draw the
outline of the windows
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