The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-07-21
more than reformation, it is regenera-


| ton.
This is the greatest commandment
again because in obedience to it man
finds that force which brings the great
est enlargement and service to his life.
There is moulding power in love. That
which we love has well nigh everything
to do in making the lives we live. The
human heart draws to itself and fixes
| into character things it loves, making
| the life that which it becomes.
There is comforting power in love.
| what a source of comfort in life's
vicissitudes and sorrow, to have that
love for God which descerns him stand
| ing in the midst of our griefs, and see
| that it is the Fathers hand holding the
Christening rod
Love is mighty as motive power.
| 1t is the highest and strongest
motive implanted in the human
breast. Long after fear and duty have
ceased to move, love has impelled to eff
fort Moved by the motive of love what
will mother do for her child What
will husband do for his wife What
will patriot do for his country? What
will philanthropist do for humanity 2
| What will man do for the God he
loves? What touching story of the
heroism of love is that so beautifully and
impress1vely told in verse of the maiden
who climbed into the belfry and at the
risk of her life chung to the tongue Of the
bell preventing its ringing to save the
| life of her soldier lover who was SEN
fenced to be executed at the ringing OF
the curfew. AS the brave young wo-
man descends from the belfry, wounded
and bleeding she meets Cromwell who
mad come to demand why the bell was
silent,
AT his feet she told her story
showed her hands AL bruised liss, and torn,
With the anguish AM 1nf t had had Worn 40
Touched his heart with sudden pity
nd LIT MS eyes With WITH misty light, ou
C1rfew shall not ring Ito to.night.''
"The motive power of love has in it
heroism a self sacrifice formed in none
other. Fear and hone NAV enter in some
measure into Christian motive. but it at
tains its highest glory and largest life
when these are swallowed up in love.
Not here perhaps will we attain that
perfection in which we are in no sense
influenced by the desire to escape the
penalties of sin. and win the rewards of
virtue, but we become strong in charac-
ter in proportion as we rise above them
into love for him who gave His life for
us. So long as God IS loved he will have
a worshiper So long as man is loved
he will have servant
"There is generating power in love.
Every man who mingles with men i'm
presses upon his associates something of
himself. and secures from them some
thing of their character. Boast as we
will of our individuality and independ
ence it is nevertheless true that we are
both imparting and securing as we
mingle with men, 1t is as natural for
lofty natures rich in the product of love
for God and man to generate that same
love in others, as 1t is for the sun of the
spring time to gladden. the earth with its
smiles, the refreshing showers to bring
forth the springing grass, or the open
ing flowers to fiji the earth with their
fragrance,
ssClosely related to this is the
further thought that love is great as
an influential mower. Jesus said the
second commandment is like unto the
first. Thou shalt love thv neighbor as
thvself He who loves his neighbor is
the man who Influences him There
NAV be there ia Great mower To influence
in knowledoe in elonnence in wealth:
in social nosition bnt onestion whether
there il any other one force So GREAT TO
impress. convince win and lead rs love.
dThat was beautifuI scene which &C.
cured at fine inanonration of the lamented