The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-09-10

without any concerted action there
was a "chain of prayers" yesterday in
the churches for Divine Intervention
in the impending strike. All pastors
touched upon 1t in morning and even
ing prayer, and the earnest thoughts
of the congregations were solemnly
turned toward the hope that such
dire condition may be averted from
this prosperous valley.
Rev. DR.. Mcleod spoke last evening
in the First Presbyterian church on
Love" a continuation of the theme
of the morning on THE Good Samari-
tan"
The text was from II Cor. xiii: 13,
And now abideth faith, hope, charity,
these three; and the greatest of these
is charity
The speaker declared that charity
is the most queenly OF all the graces.
Indeed, it is royal
AS the cedars of Lebanon were
above all other trees of the forest. as
the tower rises above the cathedral
which it adorns, as Saul was head
and shoulders above his fellows, and
as Joseph's sheaf stood up when the
sheaves of his brethren made obeis
ance to his, so Christian love rises
above all other Christian graces. Love
makes man most like God, for God
himself is love.
Paul calls attention to two things:
The comprehensiveness of this grace,
and next, it's pre- -eminence and con-
trasts it with all the other graces.
All these other forces, he says, are
| profitess unless Joined to Christian
| love.
WHAT LOVE CAN DO.
Love can do more good, can suffer
more for God, and can bring its pos
SCISSOR nearer to Jesus Christ than any
one or all the other gifts and graces
Love can enable the employer to put
himself in the place of the employed
and do as he would have done unto
him under such circumstances. Love
| is above faith or hope or eloquence,
| or intellectual greatness. 1t is above
| the power to work miracles, although
| anyone who casts out devils, in what
ever church or party he may be, is =
| pretty good sort of fellow. Jesus said
! he is on our side and rebuked his dis
ciples for demonstrating against such
miracle working. and advised Chris
tian love and forebearance.
Many prayers of churches are all
| blurred with the blood of intolerance
and if not pity, it eXcites one to in
dignation. Had there been love on the
throne the Duke of Alva had never en-
tered the lowlands, the massacre of
st. Bartholomew would never have
taken place. Had love reigned the
| horrid deeds in China would never
have been perpetrated, for love In
jures not another whom it loves.
Justice is not an unnatural element
of Christian love. Parents chastise
their children because they love them
Love will never do anything wrong In
order to do something right. This is
where so many politicians err in car
ing not for the means If they see the
right end. They say such Ia man
ought to be our president, we don't
care how you get him there. You
can't love one whom you would in
jure, or injure one whom you love
There is abundance of room to exer-
else ii in nowadays. The Christian
has many crosses to bea", but love Is
tolerant and long suffering--would
rather praise than condemn. Everone
that lOveth is born of God, for envy
cannot live in the atmosphere Of love
IT is KINDLY.
Love is kindly. 1t wont take unfair
advantage of anybody, not even al
enemy. That Christian love is kind, So
Ciety and the church have ample evi
dences. What are asylums, hospitals
Bible societies, missionary organiza
tions, but the work of love? Was
there any trait in the character of oul
Lord Jesus other than love? 1t is no
spasmodic virtue. not changeable
but steady; hence it is a crowninl
grace. Charity never faileth.
After a time we shall have no use
, for faith and hope, for We do not hop,
for what we possess. Yet there ma!
be something TO hope for in heaven
, for now abideth these three, faith
hope, charity'-another sphere, a fu
, ture Slory-but it will be a heavenly
and not an earthly hope. Whateve
may be our attitude toward faith anC
hope and knowledge, the grace which
will make us most like our Lord yon
der Is here, Is Christian love.
, At the close of his sermon, DIR. Nc
Leod prayed fervently that the evil
of a strike might be averted, tina
homes should not be disturbed by tn,
cries of suffering, and besought bless
ings on the working people and ol
the operators that the day might b.
FASTENED when the golden rule may b.
applied and adapted to conditions S,
that no antagonism should exist be
= tween capital and labor.
/ Alfred Wooler Is Now Ready