Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1903-02-18
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

THE LESSON TENT.


l. Though I speak with the tongues az
men and of angels, and have not charity.
am become as sounding brass. or a tink-
ling symbal
And though l have the gift OF prophecy.
anu UNDERSTAND all mysteries and ali
knowledge: and though have all faith. SO
mat could remove mountains and have
not charity. | am nothing
Ana though l bestow all my goods to
ieeo the poor, and though my boGy be
burned, and have not charity A prufitetIl
me nothing
=. Charity sunercth long. and Is kind:
vharlty enNieth not; charity vaunteth not
ltSet, Is not pufiCd up.
D. Doth not behave itsc,: unseemly seek
eth not her own. is not easily provoked.
thinketh no evn:
kejoiceth not In iniQuity. but reioiceth
in the truth.
:. Bcareth all things b,lieycth MI ,hir,s
hopcth all things. ondureth all things
'harttN never failcth. hut whether
there be prophecies. they fail: whether
mere De tongues, they shalt cease: whether
'hcre he knowledge. 1t shah vanish away.
p For We know In part. and we prophesy
in part
TO- But when that which IL perfect is GENE.
then that which Is In part shall be ,soue
away.
II. When\ was child. l spakc as n
child l understood ne n child. thought as
chlIU, but when became "a man | put
away childish things.
- for now We see through glass dark
ly but then face TO face; now | know I'm
part, but then shalt know even as also
/ am known.
~ And nov abdcth faith. hope. charity.
'h'so three; but the greatest of these is
charity
GOLDEN rENr-Now nh,d,,, ,,i,,
hope. "hnrii,. these shrcc, hut the
Sr"Ri"St Of these H. chnrity.-t Cor
iJi i3.
OUTLINE OF, SCRIPTURE SECTION
ne Importance OF lovc........l Cor l3l-3
the nature of love ...........l Cor l3-l7
The duration OF vc..........l Cor 1l.S.la
TIME. "A - ~. sptlng
PLACE -Ephesus
NOTES AND COMMENTS
On account of their disputings this
lesson ON love was needed by thu
corinthians. Ia connection with lis
study one should read Drummonds
famous address, first delivered to the
students at Ncrthtcld, ON THE Great
est Thing in the World" What one
longs for above all else rs To him
the greatest thing. Among the
things that Christians desire paul
does not refer to othcrs) the apostle
mentions eloquence. the gift of proph-
ecy, working faith. know.
ledge of mysteries. charity, the hero
y
from which one might find il difficult
To make choice. And Paul set love
higher than all. Why?
The last clause of chapter xii. be-
longs with this section in which Paul
speaks of love. lie has told them
mat 1t is right that they should a.
sire and strive for some of these
gifts-the more important ones and
now, he says he will tell them how.
Seek love. and let these gifts he mnr.
iieS'htions of love, for only 80 are
they really OF any value W.. 1.al.
speak with Tongues: Cnp OF
the gifts of which the Cur.nihinus
were very proud. II wa the utter
hnce of wild aud incohercnt ,yords
ana meaningless sounds when under
religious excitement. The same thinr
Is observed to-day in connection with
the "camp-mectings" in the south.
Paul said that he would rather sneak
five words with his understandings
than ten thousand words i'm
tongue" 04:IW. "Of men and ~
angels: "Of men, ave, and of an
gels" in whom the gift might br
supposed To he even superior to that
OF men-cven this. without love.
would he only useless noise Tho
gift of prophecy: This was what
we call speaking in meeting" or
eNhorting. These things which arc
of the head, and good in themselves.
are nothing" so far a character is
concerned. unless thc heart is right.
"Iestow all my goods: \ man mas
make great gifts to charity and VET
ne an abominably mean and selfish
man. He may endure great personal
diScomforis and even sacrifice his life
rather than yield u Theological opin-
ION. and still bc n proud. narrow
minded. unchristian man. Outward
actions do not tell II is everywhere
question Of motive. with love ia
the governing motive all life and ac-
ton are good; without IL nothing il
good.
Paul was writing To particular
church about the little rivalries and
Je"l"usies OF its church life. which
were utterly Inconsistent with th,.
Christ-spirit. but the lesson is needed
fully as much by Us as il was by tic
people in COrinth. Love snfTereth
long: But more than that. though
injured, love is "aggrcssiveIy kind"
'Envieth rot: When IL lacks: Is not
too greatly "set mp" over what ~
has. "1akcth not account Of eviI'.
j. not always looking for personal
sights. and does not bear grudRes.
"Prophecics 49,. shall bc done
away: All those gifts which are use
full 10 Us now, children as We are.
in the knowledge Of divine mysteries.
viii be no longer needed when that
which is perfect is come" They are
partial and temporary. But faith IN
God. joyous hope in view OF the
future, which j.. Gods future. and
love. which is the summing up Of the