The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-08-21
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON vlll, THIRD QUARTER, INTER-
NATIONAL SERIES, AUG. 22.
Text of the LESSER, Cor. kilt, 1-13-Mem-
DRY Verses, a-s-Golden Text. 1 Cor.
Kill, 13-Commentary by the Rev. ID. NJ.
Stearns.

l. Though / speak with the tongues OF
men and of angels, and have not love, l
am become as sounding brass or tinkling
cymhal" Ii is said that this Is the only
chapter in all Paul's epistlcs in which he
docs not mention Jesus in one or other of
His titles. But il is a portrait so wonder
full that one cannot fail 10 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, rs, 30; xiii, 81;
Luke iv, %; John vii, l5 As.
>. And though have the gift of proph-
ecy and understand all mysteries, and all
knowledge, and though | 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 finisher of our faith Mark
xiii. 90; Col. ii, 8; 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.
8. And though l bestow all my goods
60 feed the poor, and though l give my
body to be burned and have not love- il
profteth me nothing" He actually gave
up everything, all the glory of heaven, and
became so poor for us that He often had
not where to lay His head, and He gave
Himself a sacrifice for Us that we might
by His blood be saved, and then eat Him
and live, and il was from first 10 last love
to God and 10 Us (John vii, 53, with viii
j. Luke tx, 5S; Cor. viii, 90 also (Ex
xii, s; John Vi, 56, 81; Phil. ii, s; Gal.
ii. 20 ]. c.. When this great love of His
constrains us or takes hold of as a burn
ing fever, we will reflect Him.
4. Love suiiorcth long, and is kind.
Love enyieth not; love vaunteth not itself,
is not pulled up. His patience, kindness,
contcntmont and humility. Never was
this love seen perfectly on earth except in
our Lord Jesus. Oh, Jesus, Master, give
me this loyei Love passive, love active,
love to those in the same work, love mt
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
into the pool. Delighted with Christ,
wholly occupied with Him, and fully
yielded to Him.
b. Doth not behave itself unseemly,
seeketh not her own, is not easily pro-
voked, thinketh no evil. " The r. V. says,
Is not provoked, taketh not account of
evil. He never pleased Himself, nor
sought His own will nor glory, but did al
ways those things that pleased the Father
(Rom. XIV, 81 John V, 80; vi, IS; viii, 29).
When oppressed and afflicted, He opened
not His mouth. When reviled, He reyiled
not again. When He suffered, He threat.
ened 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 He may live it in us. If we
are willing, He will do it.
&. "Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but re-
joiceth in the truth has no part in nor
fellowship with that which is evil. Nei-
ther does evil, nor tolerates 1t in others, but
loves the truth, lives the truth and speaks
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,
13; lisa. XIV, 16). He desireth truth in
the inward parts (Ps. lvii, o. and when
He who is the truth has full control it
will be even so.
Z. "Beareth all things, belieyeth all
things, hopeth all things, endureth all
things" In meekness suffers as in the
sight of God, and for Christ sake puts up
with everything, believing that all things
are from God and for our sakes TO accom-
plish His blessed will until He come. I'm
unresisting, meekly yield
ing, simply trusting, having confidence in
God and seeing Jesus only.
3. Love never faileth. But whether
there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether
there be tongues they shall cease; wheth-
CT there be knowledge, it shall vanish
away. Whatever else may cease with our
sojourn here love shall not cease. Every
shall be fulfilled and prediction
be no more needed. There shall be one
language us before Babel, and all our pres
ent knowledge of the future be swallowed
up in the sight and enjoyment of the ac-
tual realities, while love shall be known,
manifested and enjoyed as never before.
God Is love, and he that dwelleth in love
dwelleth in God and God in him Il John
iv, 16).
9, 10. For we know in part and we
in part. But when that which is
perfect is come then that which is in part
shall be done away" We may know much
now, but we shall know more hereafter,
for If any man think that he knoweth
anything, he knoweth nothing yet as he
ought to know U Cor. viii, p. The child
of God in this world has not what he will
have Is not what he will be, sees not what
he will see.
IL. when was q child, spake as a
child, l understood as child, l thought
as child But when became man,
put away childish things" He refers to
some phases of the talk of little children
in chapter iii, 10, which are often met with
today. All talk that savors of church or
pride, or that boasts of
what we do, or of what we are, is mere
childish prattle, baby talk. But with this
difference, while the children's talk may
be innocent and ever attractive, the baby
talk of Christians is positively sinful. The
cure for all such thoughts and words is
found i'm lisa. lv, 20. Let the thoughts
and words of God take the place of ours.
and as we arc filed with them ours will
be crowded out.
IL For now we see through glass
darkly, but then face to face Now | know
I'm part. but then shall know even as also |
| am known" All our knowledge here is |
but partial, and l believe that when we |
shall he at home with the Lord, even the |
most familiar words from His book will |
then oIen to us with breadth and length |
aud depth and height of meaning that we |
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