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4 TEMPERAN Complaint is sometimi recurrence of the tempe school lesson system. I by some to be too ofter subject. The difficulty o and treatment is also ut is heard of the problem is regarded as making th It ought not to be fo a "mother sin," that froi sins and evils, that its gr< ter very close to us, thai iect is most particularly which confronts us toda cal. It should be noted, to the subject, both dir numerous and pointed. The remedy for the w the repetition of the subj ing. As much care shou! tion here as elsewhere, not to drop the study b functory way of teachin First of all temperanc atelv. The impression < is gone into with heat i duce antagonism or ere; the evil do^. The fact use and abuse should b< sonal aspects of the ques saloonist is not the saloc the latter is to be drive fort ought to be made to even the worst of men. Next it should be taug prevalence, the insidious of the sin of intemperan illustratively and prac should be largely used young mind and will at will nrf-vpnt -W ?_ *%. * vjyvtiiiVU CLl facts and figures and ill easy. Nearly every reli gives weekly from a col matter, much of it admi any teacher can easily cu did lessons a year. If th books of various temper for a song, and they ar< mation and illustration. Above all, temperance The bounds which the transgressed. The gene cates must be the guide, a great, fundamental prir it should be followed, ? than God. Its manv ill -v ? and applied, as the story Nazarite, the incident c count of FJah, King of 1 Rechabites, while the \>i the subject, as Proverb may be carefully memoj THE PRESBYTERIA (CE TEACHING. es heard against the frequent ranee lessons in our Sundav-rour times a year is thought 1 to deal with one particular f providing variety of thought ged. The iact that so much outside of the Sunday-school e subject wearisome, rgotten that intemperance is n it proceeds numerous other :at prevalence brings the matk. correct teaching on the subneeded, and that no problem y is more serious and practitoo, that the Bible references ect and inferential, are very eariness sometimes caused by iect is in the method of teachId be given to proper preparaThe best course to pursue is ut to drop a careless or perg it. e ought to be taught tempershould never be made that it or prejudice, which will proate sympathy for the evil or s concerning alcohol, as to its ; considered wisely. -All perstion should be avoided. The >n. The former is to be won; ;n out of existence. The efi show a loving spirit towards jht vigorously, because of the ness, and the damning nature ce. It should be taught also ticallv. Facts and figures They will appeal to the id force to argument. They id dryness. The obtaining of lustration is very simple and gious publication nowadays umn to a page of temperance rable and striking. From it ill enough to make four solen ere be further need, the yearance movements may be had ; packed with valuable infore should be taught liberally. Bible has set should not be ral principles which it inculIf it teaches temperance as iciple, rather than teetotalism, ind one should not be wiser ustrations may well be used ^ ? XT l ?- / H .t - <ji ;\oan s ian, tne law ot me ?f Nadab and Abihu, the acsrad, the organization of the issages bearing directly upon s 23:29-35, and many others 'ized. % N OF THE SOUTH. PREACHING FOI One has said, with refer< adaptation of preaching to difference is between a gospc ligious ethical gospel, that nn ing to do with the former Christ by the latter. An an; to be a difference really betv and preaching experience, will turn from the former ; will be popularly tolerated? The Lord Jesus Christ pr way, the truth, and the life His estimate of the value of work? Paul announced th< belief of Jews and Greeks, a: salvation." Was he unwise est preachers whn have ministry with the greatest s day, have been men who pre; left it to the belief of men ii out in their lives the ethics Truth never changes. It i in all ages and to all men. be sure that he is doing God ing it. He may safely leav Not so when he is discussing pel. The human element en perience becomes the guide varying guide, as often misl An experimental gospel lac eternal. Men's souls will n ligion which does not elitnin sition and which does not br: eternal truth nnH ptcmal Cin. To have converts one mui convictions are not to be ha<3 if men want to hear a time ? solely in its outward fruits, i to give them what they nec want. And it is the story ol following the faithful declar ture of sin, the justice of ju< of punishment and eternity are always timely, because The proclamation of them, the Saviour, will not preven roundings and present age c K..+ n -i- *-t 1/ui uuncvci niuiii uie pre methods, the matter must e\ It is ratlicr amusing somcti clippings or articles to pul "This is sent you absolutely umns," the matter to be pu tirely for the gain of the ser of some enterprise in which kind of these senders to let i lutely free." The public at 1 stant is the pressure upon al and secular, for free adverth the grounds upon which the we are given such matter as sender, it naturally excites a September i, 1909. * THE TIMES. ;nce to the question of the times, that the great ;1 of redemption and a reDdern men will have nothbut may be led towards alysis of this will show it veen preaching the Word Is it true that the world and that the latter alone oclaimed himself as "the Was He mistaken in preaching His person and e gospel, offered to the s xne power 01 uod unto and untrue? The great lived and crowned their uccess, down to our own iched Christ crucified and 1 such a Saviour to work of the gospel, is eternal. It is the same The preacher of it may 's will when he is delivere all the results to God. on a religious ethical gositers into the latter. Ex, and it is an uncertain, eading as guiding aright, ks the element of the ot be satisfied with a reate time from its compoing men into contact with 1 at have convictions. But [ apart from truth. Even jospel, and to see religion it is better for their sakes d rather than what they the cross that they need, ation for God of the naIgmcnt, and the certainty These great principles they are always truth, followed by the offer of t wise adaptation to suronditions in telling them, acher may so shape his 'er be the same. imes, when we receive long dish, with the statement, r free for use in your col blished proving to be enider or for the furtherance he is engaged. It is very is have their matter "abso* arge little knows how conI the papers, both religious >ing, and how specious are favor is asked. But when a favor on the part of the smile.