Articles on cases of intoxication related in the Christian Scriptures...

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Index

ARTICLE. PAGE.

Introduction 6

I. Eve and Adam (Illustrated) 7

II. Cain (Illustrated) 13

III. Sons of God 17

IV. Noah 21

V. Inhabitants of a Plain in Shinar 26

VI. Abram 30

VII. Lot 35

VIII. Lot and His Daughters 43

IX. Esau 47

X. Rebecca and Jacob 51

XL Shechem, Dinah, Simeon and Levi 57

XII. Joseph's Brethren 63

XIII. Herod the Great, (2 illustrations) 68

XIV. Herod Antipas 75

XV. The Unthankful Subjects 79

XVI. The Faithful Servant who may become \ oq

an Evil Servant . . /

XVII. The Rich Young Man 96

XVIII. The Two Sons 102

XIX. The Wicked Husbandmen 108

XX. The Unsympathetic Neighbors . 115

XXI. The Foolish Virgins 119

XXII. The Wicked and Slothful Servant 123

XXIII. Judas Iscariot, (Illustrated) 129

XXIV. Peter, (Illustrated) 136

PORTRAIT of Bishop Welles 141

ECCLESIASTICAL Record of Bishop Welles 142

SERMON on the Prodigal Son, by Bishop Welles. 143

Preface

SINCE coming to Milwaukee, several years ago, I have written several articles which have been published in " The Christian Statesman," under the general title of " Cases of Intoxication related in the Scriptures." In those articles I used the word " Intoxication" in the large sense — including any influence which induces a person to do a wrong act, and in each article endeavored to show the connection between the cause of the act and the act and the consequences of the act, as gathered from the after history of the actors and their descendants, and added cautions and exhortations to the readers against the intoxicating influences of the world, the flesh and the devils ; and also, in most cases, referring to a similar instance in the same volume.

Having on one occasion desired the opinion of the Rt. Rev. Dr. Welles, the late Bishop of Milwaukee, he kindly consented to examine one of the articles, and on expressing a favorable opinion of it, desired to examine the whole series as far as written, which he did, and as a result of that examination, expressed the opinion that they would be useful in a book-form.

In the following pages the full number of the articles as designed are presented, in the hope that they will help those who are struggling w T ith the evil tendencies of their own hearts and the corrupting influences surrounding them, to maintain a successful contest against the foes of their well-being.

I do not claim that the subjects have been treated exhaustively, but I have tried to so present the leading thoughts and motives which may be drawn from the passages remarked upon, that readers of ordinary intelligence can understand what I have written, and by the aid of the Holy Spirit be enabled to keep themselves faithful and obedient servants of the Lord Jesus — The Christ.

I hereby acknowledge my obligations to Mr. Morehouse, of the Young Churchman Company, for the use of electrotypes with which this volume is illustrated.

E. R.

For testimonials see end of the volume.

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