Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1897-08-20

Text of the Lesson, Cor. Xiii, 1-13-Mem-
ory Verses, 4-7-GoIden Text, I Cor.
xiii, documentary by the Rev. ID. VI.
Stearns.
l. Though speak with the tongues of
men and Of angels. and have not love, l
am become as sounding brass or "A tinkling
cymbal" 1t is said that this is the only
chapter in all Pauls epistlcs in which he
does not mention Jesus in one or other of
His titles. But it is portrait so wonder
full that one cannot fail to recognize the
likeness even without the name. The first
three verses set forth love versus prophecies,
tongues knowledge, faith, goods, etc. All
are nothing apart from love, but Jesus
combined all in Himself, and He spoke
with more than tongues of man or angels.
See Isa |, 4 Math. vii, 2S, 20; xiii, Oh !;
Luke iv, %; John vii 10, 46.
2. "And though have the gift of proph-
ecy and understand all mysteries, and all
knowledge, and though l have all faith,
so that / could remove mountains, and
have not love, am nothing" He foretold
all things. In Him are hid all the treas
ures of wisdom and knowledge and He is
the author and flnishor of our faith Mark
xiii, 90; Col ii, 3; Heb. xii, p. Apart
from or severed from Him we can do moth
ing (John XIV, 81. but through Him, or He
through us, can do all things.
g. And though l bestow all my goods
to feed the poor, and though 1 give my
body to be burned and have not love- it
profiteth me nothing" He actually gave
up everything all the glory of heaven, and
became so IUor for us that He often had
not where to lay His head and He gave
Himself sacrifice for us that we might
by His blood be saved, and then eat Him
and live, and it was from first to last love
to God and to us (John vii 53, with viii,
/; Luke tx 5S; l Cor. viii, 81; also (Ex.
xii, 8; John vi. 56 81; Phil. ii, s; Gal.
ii, 20 !. CO. When this great love of His
constrains us or takes hold Of us as a burn
ing fever we viii reflect Him.
4. Love suffercth long, and is kind.
Love envieth not; love vauntcth not itself,
is not pulled up" His patience, kindness,
contontmcnt and humility. Never was
this love seen perfectly on earth except in
our Lord Jesus Oh, Jesus, Master, give
me this lovcl Love passive, love active,
love to those in the same work, love at
Jesus feet, willing to be used in any way
or set aside, willing to be used to open
some ones eyes and then to be washed off
wholly occupied with Him, and fully
yielded to Him.
.. Doth not behave tAf unsecmly
seekcth not her own, is not easily pro
volled, thinIcth no evil The r. V. says
as not provoked, taketh not account OF
evil He never pleased Himself, nol
sought His own will nor glory, but did al
ways those things that pleased the Father
(Rom. XIV, 5 John V, 30; vi, 3S viii, 29)
When oppressed and afflicted, He opened
not His mouth. When revilcd, He revileC
not again. When He suffered, He threat
encd not lisa. lii, Z; l Pet. ii, 23) There
is no way to live this life, which every
Christian ought to live, except by yielding
to Him that lie may live it in us. If W,
are willing, He will do it,
6. "Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but re
joiceth in the truth has no part in no
fellowship with that which is evil. Nei
ther does evil, nor tolerates it in others, bu
loves the truth, lives the truth and speak
the truth. He said, Il am the truth.
The Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth
God is the God of truth (John xiv, 6; xvi
49, lisa. XIV, 49, He desireth truth il
the inward parts ops. lvii, 81, and whel
He who is the truth has full control i
will be even so.
Z. "Bcareth all things, beleveth al
things, hopeth all things, endureth al
things. In mcekness suffers as in tn
sight of God, and for Christ's sake puts u
with everything, believing that all thing
are from God ana for our sakcs to accom-
| plish His blessed will until He come Tn
complaining, unresisting, mCekly yield
ing simply trusting, having confidence il
God and seeing Jesus only.
3. Glove never failcth But whethe
there be prophecies they shall fail; whethe
there be tongues, they shall cease; wheth
er there lie knowledge, it shall wants
away. Whatever else may cease with on
sojourn here love shall not cease. Ever
prophecy shall be fulfilled and predictio
be no more needed There shall be on
language as before Babel, and all our pres
ent knowledge of the future be swallowe
up in the sight and enjoyment of the aC
tual realities, while love shall be known
manifested and enjoyed rs never before
God is love, and he that dwclleth in Low
dwelleth in God and God in him Il job
iv, l6).
9, TO- "For we know in part and W
prophesy in part. But when that which
perfect Is come, then that which is in pan
shall be done away We may know niue
now, but we shall know more hereafter
for if any man think that he knOwet
anything, he knoweth nothing yet us h
ought to know IL Cor. viii, y. The chill
of God in this world has not what he wi
have, is not what he Will be, secs not wha
he will see
II. "WhCn l was IA child, l spake as
child, l understood as IA child | though
as a child Bat whom l became man,
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