Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-07

Greater love hath no man than this.
ihai man 10y down hin iife or hls
friends Yc are my friends. % ye 40
NhaiHosvet [! command you John i5.
l2ii Subject Love"
since opf subject o. one OF heavenly /
origIu. @ can be- understood aud an I
wocln.od ny those only who have
been made parakors ,a the uisme ma. /
iufe through Christ and have thereby /
learned fu speak She isnrnnno oil
hanvcI Those who are able o. nat /
with Dob OF old. MY witness IA in 4
heaven. and my record o. On hlNh /
Or with 81 Paul. who, when suoal inr I
Co ihe puliliplan church ou an fu. /
purtant subject, said "F0f uin c6n-
vcrsatiun Oh in heaven" Love h p |
subject inHt has NOT hfcnmo obsolete /
nor unintorcstinF. uy long and con.
slant use. 70 has been in use fer
thousands nf ycara. Noah through
hla ministry oi q hundred and twenty
years WnrninF the people of n dolurc
to ceide. Often. doubtless had ucoa.
al0n % use N. u must have been
enc leading themo Of the paiiiafahs.
prophets and martyrs And despite
,ho fact of iia having been IN CON
slant use Tor many ages. ID aparkioa
WITH freshness and beauty today. and
VIII continue TO grow IN rover and
effectiveness until time shall he mol
more, aud then. having finished teal
mission un earth. will vault un 10
heaven, and fold ha wings on the
bosom OF God from whence IL came
Unlike other subjects, thEt a6adI
readiuetinG occaaiunany. 10 meet tho
demands of changed conditions. that
may have been brought about by ma
icrlnl prosperity. on otherwise. but
love can no ogaily adjusted so ans
cundi.ion of llic ln lia original form.
Some one has said. that love ia
not "a Yeeoinblo, that 81 must grow
nor ia TIA thing of logic. that % must
depend upon sequences and cunciu-
slona, put % 90 passion OF the soul.
that may IKE "a thought be born IN
an Instant Love o. that which is
good, both Ia God aud man God ia
love Hence. the gift Of Hls Sou. the
creation OF the world and en- that
therein ia are but expressions uf nis
goodness CD inan Displayed FIRST. By
the larFenpsa uf the provisions made
Tor mans redemption "For God go
loved the world" meaning man.
that lto gave Hla only horoitou Son
90 DIE. And secondly hy The large
I provisions made FOR him while he
iitfcs in ih0 world. f1r God ~ loved
man. that lie has put al things on.
der hls feet. Az sheep aud oxen. yea.
I'D De beast of the holds, The fowl
OF tho err, and the nsh OF the sen
and Whatsoever paHarth through the
p1ihs of the seas" Thus cared for
and thus prepared for, we may slug
with Oliver Wendell Holmes
20. Love Divluei That stoops 90
tlnrc
Jur sharpcal pans. our bttrost
tear.
ON Thee We cast each carte. orn care.
We smile a. pain. while ihou art
near"
"Thls D. my command. That sd love
one another az have loved you 4"
he depth of Gods love for man
! was such, even after ,ho trunseroa.
! sion. that g could bo Expressed only
I through ihe glu 81 ~ Son. who
/ should de ar an at0nomrnf Tor mans
SINS aud Christ, who loved mau
\ equally with che FMhor. willingly
I came o. uay the debt. Now. the only
/ way left for man Go show his auprs.
ci1tion Tor the sacrifice made fOr hlm.
Us by his willingness 20 sacrifice for
others. Why can We beat show cur
love Cor Christ by serving others?
he anaWer b., because Christ Us noi
here in the flesh. lut hls friends are
Those who represent Him those who
have charge OF His Kingdom in his
absence acting a. his vicerogonin
those who are denOminatod by Christ
Himself. The salt of the earth. and
the light On the world" while Christ
y the sinners friend as woll as the
Christians the sinner - not Christ.
friend. The sinner b oppoaad a
] Christ. Not Eubloct 10 Hlnt Law
neither Indeed can be-. vet Christ 4,
for the sinner ln thai case. N,
} friendship 81 not mutual. Bat NOT AZ
with the Christian. He ~ Chrirt,
friend, brought into This reciprocal re
iaiiDnship by the washing "a rGaan
omtlon. hence. 90 serve Christ
friends o. fO serve Him. The MaaieI
says. "inasmuch a. ye have done \
/ unto one ~ che leasl 10 these. M,
breiheru So have done d unto me
The ties of friendship that blns
J Christ 90 those thar love and folioe
] siim, are - strong that 60 give 81
Tense % one Of the weakest 0f them
j to offend Chris Himself Where
. foro De- says. again lnaamuch as 81,
uid a. not unto one of the least q
J ihefo. so did u not to mo" true i0y,
. ~ an object. may b. determined ID
TIE treatment given those who low.
the same object This n eaUorinill
true ~ those who love Christ. Trn.
sHo for Christ t. 30 pure, that tt riaef
I tHoYo petty ieaiousles. and enabies HI
/ io sing with the poetoaH.
More love % thee. d Christ.
j More love tg thoei
Hear uiou the prayers { make.
ON ended knee
This la my earnest plea.
/ More love. % CHRIST. 90 thee.
More love 20 ghce
Once earthly Joys / cfaved.
Sought peace and rest,
Now thee alone scok
give what d best
Ihi. an my prayer shall Del.
More love, o Christ, tu thee.
More love SO thee
- sorrow DO iia work.
send erlef and gam;
Sweet are toy messengers.
Sweet their refrain
When they can sins with me.
More lore. N CHRIST, 10 thee