The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1906-05-26

all the earneSJneSS ana perSua-
siveness Of the preachers who have
lived from Chrysostom to McLaurin,
assume all the powers that charm
marveling multitudes, yet is that
preaching vain unless it has love for
its underlying motive. e.-"And under
stand all mysteries What II one
had power to point out the rock
under which lies the richest nuggets
Of gold, to tell just where the purest
pearl lies buried in the ocean S
depths, to explore the distant stars,
and to bring to light all the secrets
Of life in deathP If one understood
all mysteries ard had not love, he is
nothing. To love is greater than to
understand mysteries, -"And all
knowledge" Though one understood
all truth revealed and known, the
whole range Of Christian doctrine,
but does not know the love Of Christ
which passetb knowledge" he is
accounted as nothing.-"Though 1
have all faith" Though one have
the faith that removes mountains
Of difficulty, that might command
Pelee to be calm and the ashes to
settle back cold In the crater Of
the burning volcano, and have not
love, he is nothing.-"Though |
bestow my goods to feed the poor. "
Though one should give millions to
found hospitals and asylums until
every city and village should have a
monument to his benevolence-
, though all the suffering Of all the poor
OF earth should be relieved by his
gifts, yet If they did not proceed
, from motives of love, 1t would profit
him nothi4g.-"Though l should
give my body to be buried Suffer
ing however heroic before gloating
. crowds of prosecutors avail nothing
for good unless the motive of the
martyrdom is love. Love is supreme.
1t holds the primacy Of the virtues
} 1t crowns all and is the life and vigol
Of all.
The speaker then passed to the
: Second phase Of Pauls rhapsody
The Properties Of Love, which are
first described negatively in seven par
+ ticnlars. "Love envieth not" Ont
is envious Of another's; he is jealous
D of his own. Envy is always bad
S jealousy sometimes bad.-"Lovt
vaunteth not itself 1t is no brag
CART, seeking admiration or display
e "Does not behave itself unseemly
e Love is never boorish. 1t never act
e acts the part of either pig or clown
!, "Seeketh not her own" Love give
t rather than receives and puts ava
e all the sins that grow out Of selfish
e ness.-"Is not easily provoked"
" not sullen and spiney, like the POI
d cupine, not snappish and Grabbed =
d "Thinketh no evil. " Is not susplC
ii ious, and puts the best possible COZ
d Struction upon the words and deeds {
le others -"Rejclceth not in iniquity.
s. Does not delight 10 the fall of Other
that its own virtue may shine
comparison.
re Aud then on the positive side loV
is described In seven particulars, th
same mystical perfect number bein
3. preserved. "Love suffereth long.
Long-suffering is a descriptive epith,
OF God. 1t describes a Subjectiv
'k quality. y.-"Aud is kind. Kindnel
is an active grace correlatlve to lonI
suffering, II is aggressive goodnes
-"Rejolces in he TRUTH, 1t cam,
ia compromise with falsehood, but d
lights to find and to accept the trutl
er -"Beareth all things The fgu
is borrowed from a ship breasting IL
ey waves. 1t is not overcome: it owe
comes.- 'Belleyeth all things " i
credul.ty springs from envy or mallc
Love rejoices to believe all the goC
possible. -"Hopeth all things
ms Loves hope is persistent II
mother hopes for her child when q
II Others have long since despaired.
rs "Endureth all things. Other moliv
n are transient. Love alone endures
er the end.
#, The speaker then passed to Il
IT. Third phase of the subject, The Pc
he manence Of Love. ''Love never IA
he eth" BY series Of comparisons Pa
he shows that many things thought
I'D be OF the most abiding valne Ara no,