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TIME.-The First Ep.srIe t1 the Cor
tnth'ans was written from Ephesus in
tae spring OF A. ID. 81.
Suggestion and Practical Thought.
4. Love Completes Am Virtues. and
Makes Perfect All the Good Things ol
Life-Vs is First EIoluence. unIn-
spired by real love. not seeking the
highest good of the nearer. is but
sounding brass or o. unklug Gym.
bal; mere noise without harmony
without meaning. without the soul of
music. This is true even Dc We had
the gift of tongues bestowed Boy the
Holy Spirit az Pentecost
Second knowledge SIS powerIess to
build mp character and the Christian
life. unless IL is guided and filled with
love.
Third Faith. Q And though 7
have an faith. So that could remove
mountains as promised in Matt
1890; 21-21. the miEbtiest and most
enduring faith one may have the
most strenuous faith iu the facts and
doctrines of Christianity. without the
faith that moves and touches the
heart faith that knows but does not
obey "And have not Charity He
does not assert that one can have
these things without love. but says o.
DE could. 81 am nothing" a moral
cipher, without any moral worth or
significance. weighed In the balance
and found wanting
Fourth. Amsg.yiur 8. "And
though bestow al my goods 90 feed
the poor" AS the Pharisees gave
aims and Anau.as sold his property
from unworthy motives. without love.
while Barnahas and many others sold
theirs from love. aud Jesus bade the
rich young man do the same as an
expression Of love and faith.
Firth. Nartyrdom And though 7
give my body Go De burned" From
unworthy motives. from pride for a
desire for honor or glory. There are
prosecuted upon whom Jesus pro-
nounces his highest blessing lNIatt.
6;lo-i2). but they are prosecuted "for
righteousness sake" Yet even OF
these things when done without love.
r. must De- said. $50 profteth me moth
ing" There is no virtue iu it to De
rewarded. 10 does not improve the
AA.'H N.N .aa'. i.a..HN
il. The Spectrum of Love. The
Qualities Which Are Combined I'm Per-
feet Love.-Vs. 49, The absolute im-
portaucc % love- ass an essential part
OF an virtues and actions has been
shown in the FIRST three verses
Our next duty is to learn what love
IS Like life. love cannot Dee defined.
but 10 can Dee described and recognized
by what 80 does. by its fruits. by the
expression of its qualities 10 is like
life. The greatest scientists cannot
tell what 10 is in its essence. bur only
describe 30 by qualities and results
First Ingredient Patience. g. Char
ity love) sunereth long Us patient
with the faults and urovocariors OF
others. never weary of "weu doing"
Second Ingredient Kindness. And
IS kind Kindness is love working
love In action, doing cas- many kind
things 20 as many people as possible
Third Ingredient Generosity
Charity envieth not" Selfshness.
the opposite OF love. is the soil in
which envy grows
Fo1rth Ingredient Humility Char
ity yaunteth not itself does not
sound the praises 90 IT'S own deeds.
nor proclaim its virtues with
trumpet is not pulled up" with
seH-conceit as a soap bubble. large In
size, but mostly wind
Fifth Ingredient. Courtesy.
Doth not behave itself unseemlv.'
Almost all unseemly conduct flows
from pride and selfshuess.
Sixth Ingredient Unselfshness
Seeketh not her own" is not look.
ing out TOT self first Of all Il seeks
70 give more than 20 receive
Seventh Ingredient Good Temper.
is not easily provoked" ID does not
lose It's temper The popularity OF al
temper is that 10 IS the vice OF the
Virtuous. i is often the one bio, on
an otherwise noble character. No
form OF vice is more base. not world
Illness. not greed OF gold. rot drunken
ness itself, does more 20 un-Christian-
lie society than evil temper
Eighth Ingredient Gunelessness
Ihinketh no evil" Love puts the
best construction upon the acts OF
others, instead OF the worst. as
many do.
Ninth Ingredient. Sincerity. 6
Reioiceth not in iniqulty.r Is not
glad when others sin, hates to report
the weaknesses and faults of others.
refuses TO seem good by depreciating
others. 'Rejoiceth in the truth =" RET.
ter as r. V, "rejoiceth with the truth 3"
Is In sympathy with all that is true
rejoiceth whenever it can find a viz.
tue OF good deco i9 others. joys in the
triumph OF virtue
IL "beareth all things" The Greek
Teans 70 protect. as q shieIt protecfs
soldier
Or the sides OF a ship protect II
against the thrush OF the "multitudi7.
Gus seas" OF wall and battlements
bear all attacks OF an invading army
IL bei'eveth all things" has perfect
confidence In God as the God of love
It's very nature is TO hope EN-.
rndreth all thinSs" Goes on hear