The Penn's Grove record., 1911-03-31

@@ man possesses or can pos
- sess Is himself, and the
value of that most valuable pos
session depends upon the quality of 1t.
Love is the force that enlarges and
enriches human nature and makes a
man a treasure to himself"
Beloved. let us love one another"
says John, for love Is of God; and
everyone that loveth is begotten Of
God, and knoweth God. He that low
eth not knoweth not God; for God is
love-" We become God-like therefore
In proportion as we learn to love.
But the love which brings US into
closer relations with God is not mere
natural affection for those who love
us in return. "If We love them that
love you, what reward have yer"
Jesus asked, do not even the publ
cans the same?" Love your enemies,
and pray for them that prosecute
you" The love that ennobles a man
is the love that leads him to make
sacrifices that others may be helped
or benefited, the love that teaches
him to sympathize- with other people
in their weaknesses and failures.
Drawn by Love.
How can this love be acquired?
Only by Christ. He knows all about 1t
and is pleading for you. His great
heart yearns for you. He will not for
sake you.
"Come-come-come!"
And they ome And they knelt
there in the sawdust-"God's sawdust
will brush off,"
Here was an old man, with the
SHOWS of many winters on his bowed
head. His face vas scanned with hard
lines of years Of bitterness. An hour
before he had tried to peer into the
future but could see nothing but chaos
and cold night. Now there had come
into his heart, like the gladdening
song of spring, a wonderful promise.
By his side strobe a beardless
youth. He wore a.IGreek letter fra
ternity pin. He was a college man
from a Christian home, whose early
training had been the best. But he
had drifted out into the great ocean
Of self-indulgence, on the shores Of
which lie the wrecks Of thousands of
young lives, and ove the angry bill
lows of which are hideous derelicts
drifting. He had seen the beacon
light. He had set his hand to the
wheel and was steering into the
haven.
Saved by Gods Work.
God bless you, my boy" Doctor
Chapman had seen him and he took
his hand. His rejoicing could not
have been more sincere had the youth
been his own son.
They were Settling It with their
mothers Jesus"
Then Ernest Naftzger began to
sing Memories of Mother" He had
sung the song score of times before
since the beginning of the great evan
gelistic campaign in Chicago, but this
time the melody carried a mes
sage. The great baritone looked down
ON the kneeling throng and he was
touched as he had never been touched
before in his life, he said afterwards,
by the wondrousness of the scene en-
acted there before him.
Tears came into his eyes. His
voice trembled, but the inspiration Of
the scene lent a new zeal in his sing
ing. There was deeper longing e x
pressed in his every tone.
20 mother, when I think of thee.
'Tis but a step to Calvary,
Thy gentle hand upon my brow
Is leading me to Jesus now.
I'm coming home by sin beset.
For Jesus loves me even yet.
My mothers love brings home to rfiO
The greater lover of Calvary
Thousands of people have bowed
their heads and wept as Mr.. Naftzger
has sung that song by Robert Hark-
ness. But as he sang it there was
scarcely q dry y in the tabernacle
which was filed with all manner of
men-representative Of nearly every
stratum Of human society.