The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-11-29
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SUNDAY SERMON {
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A Scholarly Discourse BY 3
Rev. Howard Melish.

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Brooklyn, n. Y.-When st. Luke's
Charch celebrated this year the fes
tivnl of its patron saint the Rev. How
ard STelsh, of the Church of the Holy
Trinity, preached an instructive SER
mon. Mr.. Melish's subject was "The
Gospel of Love-" and the text st.
John xv:12: "This is My command.
ment That yc love one another, as |
have loved you" Mr.. Melish said
What impressed the world. when
Christianity was first preached. was
Christian love. The world had known
patriotism, family affection, clan 10y
ally. But interest IN and sacrifices
for men outside your family clan.
country, were new. The outpouring OF
money to relieve the distress of Gal
weston, Martinique. Armenia, Is indl-
cative. we say, of our common broth
erhcod to-day. Think OF the effect on
a world which had never experienced
such deeds OF the sacrifices Christian
people of Macedonia and Achaia made
10 send help to the poor saints OF
Jerusalem" at Il time. too when for
years the Jew was the most detested
OF I'll Mediterranean peoples. The
heather poet Lucian. in his comments
on the new religion was especially
struck by this. "Their original law
giycr," he wrote. had taught them
that they We're all brcthern, one an
other. They become incredi-
bly, alert when disaster occurs that
affects their common interests. On
such occasions no expense is grudged.'
And one of the ablest of the early
Christian apologists. Tertullan, OBJ
serves: 1T is our care for the helpless.
our practice of loving kindness, that
brands us in the eyes Of many of our
opponents"
Professor HarnacL has n most inter.
esfiug cbapter ON the gospel of love
AMI charity i'm his now hook 0Jhe E,x
pansion of Christianity" He shows
thnf durlnp MI thosa vears of nxpan-
sion the Christian neonle were busv
with the support of widows and o,-
phsus the sick. the, infrm and the
disabled. the care of nrisoners and
ueonie lonyuishinc I'm tho mines tbo
cave of noo]. neonle needing bnrioi tho
core Of sIoves NJ those visited hv
great colomities of brethrnn on n
fourney md of cburcbes i'm novertv or
any nerll Tho cbnrches also furnished
yyort and insisted an work n wac
sueh love thot called forth from rho
hearben world Tho axclamotjon of civ
uris,. and deem internst .Rahold how
These Christians Iove ono another"
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ny, 40 tne s,ent cuuca,Vi.
NVinl,"ieu wI,i ploohISh Pupiic
'Vois g. uiu enaii'i.s our InuIen onai-
~ 1S, "ouliua.ion anu s'iioois ~. ~, 'aluen %
~ "io niere pay 'ninss' me iupor
t'-.i'.', nv. the enus , ms, Huppott NV,
Si.'-ileii "ho ate ,nroWn ouI VI Moik. ',i.
w. oniy uo my eol'lIpu.e neaNi!
10 'Heir seiio"s ou'IhS s.r,hes, put ny
mans VI sich pehtii's anu uea'n pus'
n.eiil9 ,ney maintain .heil lneinpels
uu'lIls slchness, give 'heih uecent o.r'
= ~ anu care Ior the WluoWs ana OF
pnahs' Ine noiiiah ta'hoilc church
snn huihtaIhs parocnial SCHOOLS So
Uallues' nsyiums' nospitals III a great
ana useiui way. because IL mas the
support OF members ana concentrates
us resources Inc Protestant church'
~ 'noush =. i'i, ou.llui,ioers % ,ne oa.nollc
n n,ien, 10 ur. iueu tii,o eisut prlnyi
p~' 1"iipe isaei ..I - 'oo meah W nlahe nun,
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