The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-12-03

earth. And the more simple the word ,s the more
ton which lies beyond this felicity or human speech
The word s'God 10 love" creates new thought, both
IN poetry aud prose- !. becomes an archetype Of q
sefexistence, OF more than perennial attribute-it
10 nm entire unmixed essence. "God love'' means
more tnan the tender dlstnctlveusss OF name il is
more than Tho memorial oil \ quality, more than
element or an attributes Is Gods nature and consti
tuition. His being, God Himself His very essonce
s.God 10 love-" Love nlilng Its own boundlessnsss
love eushroned In ITS own eternity, love living its
convertible love Gods truth 10 but the assur-
OF His jusco that HIS justice 10 but tho sale
happiness, and that HIS happiness 10 but love.
These all 20 10 make up love ~ complete and infinite
TO- the s
the weak, the ignorant. the feotng but He could not
be love II their opposites were not Hrs perfscions
And because Ho is thor infinite fountain God 10 love
TIE NATURE OF LOVE-
What then. 10 love IN It's naturef This IL one OF the
tina. God is love- 10 easy show that has oil
things the pre-eminence and Coo existed from all
eternity that IN its duration lovo 10 eternal Hence
angels OF love, the palace God Is the
home Of love, and all HIS works are works
touch the lamp with are and il flames some touch
the heart with love and u glowa Reason works IN o
strange excitement as It ran:acks the breast as II ey
chemical workings amongst dark substances Il would
analyze love when u 10 bursting into blaze
The heart may be very strong one. but love can
confront and melt hard rock. Colo water may be
poured upon IT, upon tho Prophets altar at Carmel
but many waters cannot quench love, for Il lcks up
verse within and then enriches with appeuses
Tor ts enjoyment Godlike, II rsves In the mutual
are hsppy IN beng loved Love is the master passion
Of the SOUL the bright sunshine OF IN enulgent spirit
We call II IN poetry an emanaticn from Paradise. Nm
element of Heaven having wandered away from homo
to eartha beam FROM the eye OF the Eternai-srans
porting with life. But those are poetic figures
or " most experiences aud not definitions Really all
that understand OF love 10 by Its action upon u.s.
and thus reason from what love IL IN Us TO sup.
position Of what II 10 IN God With US u IL half
but Is positive PASSION Of tho mind and ~ already
said. les master passon-absoIule both IN vaue aud
power-yet II mocks all attempt at description. much
isss Analysis srs a. P Sns ,ss s%SsoS
Love strongly sympatnizes with the Joys and sorrows
OF the object loved, ministers 10 his gratifcat,on
make desperate sacrifices TO serve him. Love
anything or reduces IL to rule There Is no
absorbed theologian and philosopher, historian and
poet love. IL be instinct shooting It's
philosopher scorns H. the cync mocks and The poet
mourns over IL Still, all resistance TO Il IL vain Yot
one OF tho ablest writer's this passion says"Love
10 know not what; u comes know not whence, aud
ArrKIBrrxs OF pivus LOVE-
Need tell you that when Jesus speaks Of the love
OF tho Father IN any text he speaks oi love which
not such casualty IN creation tnts, but OF
IRON divine source, ray from that never SETS
sustaining, sanctiiyinC love o! inhnite fraternity
"rhe Father himself loves you" This Is the great
parent toward child. Dvinc love cannot subsist IA
Incidence, but must produce action, and Its vehement
tide the strength Of action Coos love
cannot DO impolent, but must lavish itself upon His
offspring. HIS childron, ike ours, are tho countor
part Of Himself, and mako the unversc 70 Him all
that II V; therefore TO love Him nonors His
An infant opens TO wide hsld oi sentiment and
reflection which lew minds are ducte enough to
compass. We begin with him to-day. but tho unity
cnd till one Of Us TO How Ia It
possible. then, that oil the fortunes Of this little
poweress inpassivo being can fail 10 awaken our
love for all It's formidable luturef Tnat love must
FOLLOW him through successive developments Of his
lie, year by year. TIL his eye sparkes with the
Ing Of your love. and his tongue tells It's tale,
and all It's tones, gestures aud attitudes INFORM
you that he loves IN return Al urst your
child 10 strange plant sent from foreign CLINE, and
you only the stalk aud the bud But II you watch
Il TIL tho flower bursts forth aud divides and tho
radiance OF one color follows another, they simply
serve TO rAvsh him into oneness OF love with you II
you suffer for him, you love him the more, just
your interest greater in crust whom II s mingled
with the sweat Of your brow. And can iatherhood IN
God vibPate with less life toward his offspring than
your own. The 10 the archetype OF the other. IL
nature und truth which suggested that 'God
love-, Tor evil spirit could thought OF The
word, IS these know nothing Of Aimignsy love