The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1892-11-09
THE NECESSITY OF LOVE.
An Eloqusns Address: Delivered BY
Mr.. Sydney Black.


An Eioquen, Address: Delivered by
Mr.. Sydney Black.
Mr. Sydney Black, OF London. England
who hss been travelling around the world
for the past two years. delivered two of his
capital sermons in the Disciples Church, ol
this place, Sunday morning and evening 2r-
Black addressed the members OF this oongre-
CATION several weeks ago and his remarks on
the three occasions rrodnced something like
sensation. not only because Of the elo-
quence uiih which they were eelivered bat
on account Of the force with which he drove
the ugly truths home TO bis hearers NJ
Blacks ideas Of Christianity are not the
popular ideas that are preached from nearly
every pnlpit in the world TO day, but few
persons can listen to him with out feeling
that bis views coincide more closely with
those Of the gospel than TO the views of nine
preachers ont Of ten. He says that from
what information be has been able 10 gather
the Disciples church in this place in its early
days came nearer 70 the primitive religion
than any church he has come in cOutact
With in the United States.
The foliowiDg.frOm an address delivered
BY Mr.. Black IL the First Christian Church
of Allegheny, Thursday evening, viii give
some idea Of his manner Of speaking
He read the thirteenth chapter Of Fist
Corinthians, beginning with Though l
speak with the tongues Of men and Of angels
and have not love" revised version) or
Charity, (old version, l am nothing" In
the course Of his remarks he said the follow
ing:
The gift ofeioquence Is the greatest gin
Of all. orators are born, not made. Orstory
has rightly been highly esteemed By the
church through al the ages-and yet Pau
says Though speak with the tongue oi
men and Of angels, and have not love, I am
nothing
The second gin j. the gin OF eEegesis, OF
exposition. That gift, too, IS grand one
the power to explain aud interpret mys-
teriss has slEAys been eonsidssed Of great
value-but Paul says, Though understand
al mysteries and have not love, I am moth
ing"
The third gift is that Of fsith-enthusi-
s,m; Though I have faith 10 remove noun
tHins OF diicuIty or ahsJaeles, and have not
love, am nothing" NoE, enthusiasm Is :
grand Thing. Grest deeds have been accom-
plished when man expected, asked and be
lieved great things Of God But if I have al
faith and have not love am nothing.
The fourth gin IS that OF libeC4liiy, and
would We had more Of il in our churches
The church Of God should be self-supporting
Il is = most anphilosOphieal thing for ii,
church 70 20 begging to the devil for money
TO overiurn bis kingdom But though VI
have the grand spirit Of liberaliiy- .
nan should give al his goods to feed Ih'
poor and still lack love, he Is as nothing.
The last GIFT Is that Of zeal The fiery
burning e,-ergy that siirs the heart and
makes men willing and ready TO die for th'
oause-and yet without love it Is nothing
says Paul.
The negative side OF the question Of vha
love is, is presented by Paul, the positive b
John. Paul tells rs wha; love does not DO
He says that love saffsrs long, IS kind; low
envies lot. This concerns our relations
with our fellow men, instead Of with God
We do not envy God-it is some one Just 1
little higher than ourselves Love Is no
/ pulled up-literally, love does not swagger-
and Oh, how many staggering Christians
there sre. Love vaunteth not itself; that i
the peacock feathers Of pride are not spread
but are closed and smOothed and suothere'
down when love is in the heart, and loY'
makes man prefer the opinion Of ever
other man to his own. Love does not behav'
itself unseenly IS, love IS true gentle
man. And to be true gentleman does no
require a university education a man may
| Be unable 10 speak q sentence correctly, anS
yet be true gentleman if be has the pure
disintsreztsd, unsel6-b love Of God in hi
heart be belongs 10 the AristOcracy Of hesveI
and Is one of natures noblemen-
Kind hearts are more than coronets-
| jgAnd simple faith than Norman blood
Love beliCyeth al things. Believeth al
things. you say All. yes, we must put th
bsst construction on everything until ~
are compelled to believe otherwise Ins;s.,
Of believing every man a thief until he
proved to DC honest, we must bslieTe ever!
man honest until be Is proved TO be thisi
Love bea-eih al things, literally, ooYerstl
all things, embracing the whole world Low
endurelh al things.
"Love is permanent, ard love only. Pau
did Tot despise intellectually, knowledgc
eIoqCenoe; but he says al these things wi
psss away. Tongues shall cease, kno|ledg
shall pass away, bat love IS the only endui
ing thing; love never faileih, fo- God hiE
self IS love.
The world occasionally sees, even toda5
examples Of love incsrnate- The earl c
Shropshire, the peoples earl: Father Dauis
who gave up his life 10 live among the lepeT
and Gen Gordon, who mighty soldie
though he was, when 81 home vas constant
" among the haunis Of vice and crime III
Ing 70 upEAlte ioe tA-tel- Dlt many 14-S
unobstru.iye life is also a life Of incarnsi
love to fellow men The unselfsh love
God, Lot love 10 God, which Is very di
fereni thing. Love to God IS natural to u
Il Is the love Of fgrstiiude- We cannot be-
loving God because He did 50 much for u
and because He frsi loved Us. Bat love {
God, tie very love de has himself, P1T'
disinteT,sied, unselish love, ih4t is what "
want 10 get into our hears
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