Evening journal., 1916-01-24
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II naturally. IL - "a great lninB
to get a language in that way.
so II is to get an instinct for pur-
ity. that will despise thing that is
of color shadowy, low. or vile, a
thing that has a taint or suspicion
OF impurity. II there is anything
? that makes my blood boil. It is TO
hear a man, in a company of men.
start telling some story that Is of
color. II makes me want TO grab
him by the collar and kick him out
OF the house. This was the spirit Of
the lsphesian church. They could
not endure things that were evil.
"This was an orthodox church"
continued the evangelist. "Some peo-
pie say IL doesn't make any differ
ence what you believe. But creed
and character have the relationship
OF cause and effect TO have great
character you have to have a great
! creed. and il isn't until you believe
( the Bible is the Word of God and that
Jesus Christ is the Son OF God who
gave His life 20 bring the lost to sal
vation that you can ever be a power
in Gods hands in winning this lost
world to Him.
his IDnt0iuH NMulNH Mho al un~
selfish church." DR.. Lyon added.
"That was a pretty good church
wasn't IL? Christ said Of il, For my
name sake thou hast labored and hast
not failed" n Jesus Christ had sent
such message as that to a church
ia this city. and say. You are a
church that accomplishes things and
brings things to pass. you are
! church that keeps on working. a pa
| tiont church. an enduring church.
church that has purified its member
ship roll. that believes i'm the Word
OF God there isn't q person in this
building that would not deem him
/ self honOred 10 have his name on the
roll of such a church.
And now comes the words. like
bolt out Of the blue. like thunder
! fiom clear sky" Nevertheless. I
have something against thee. be-
cause thou has left thy first love-
First Love.
'What is first love? Friends, first
love is the love Of the lover for his
sweetheart. II is the love of the
bridegroom for that young bride II
/ II the love that Is as sweet and
strong and fresh and fragrant as the
odor OF the apple blossoms or OF the
/ now mcwn hay. lt is a love that is
as bright and glorious as a morning
in June II is a love that welcomes
trials to show It's power. and a love
that is glad TO serve and to sacrifice
for the object OF its love. Yes. IL is
love that welcomes danger. that
welcomes hardship and nerils: II is
willing TO pass through water or fire
to show the intensity OF its affec-
tion.
When ! went away to college, I
met there a brown eyed, brown hair
ed. rosy checked girl. that looked to
me different from any girl that had
ever seen. I cannot explain 10 you
that feeling There was strange
! peculiar iingling and warmth about
my heart that I could not forget and
7 was never quite so happy as was
in that girls company-that colleg'
= girl that is now my wife in my home
) and the mother OF my children.
Not long ago We went back to thu
reunion OF our college class and hanC
In hand we spent a whole half da!
walking up and down the streets O
that college town and down alonl
, the shore OF the old Iowa river. jus
as we used 10 wears ago.
You may smile II you want to
but ] thank God for that affection oi
first love There are those here TO-
day who can testify TO the same
thing from your own experience tn
power and the wealth and warmth
. of the first love"
Z. Love EOr the First BOrn.
n I believe you parents will bear m'
n out in this; That none OF MS will ad
nit that we love one Of our children
any more than we do another. bu
q there Is a peculiar feeling about th'
<. first born. | will never forget wheT
10 that little fellow came into our home
was the youngest OF my father,
family. and didn't know much abou
J. babies Often Mrs. Lyon was afrai,
X I was going TO break that little fel
II low in two Amid the tear-filles
smiles Of his audience. Dr. Lyon de
p scribed that great paternal feeling
4 that feeling that is out OF patienci
r. with everyone else because they don
seem TO appreciate his first born
&c and told Of his sensations on tn
d day the little fellow started to school
NJ how he went 10 bring him home a
II noon.
II know YOU smile and laugh at me
l. he added. but many OF you have bee
the same way. One after another o
our children and your children hav
: started TO school. until we are hard
ened TO IT, But thai peculiar affec
tion for the FIRST born--can YOU un
dersiand what I mean?
It's first love. It's that love tina
came into your soul when you hrs
+ received Jesus Christ as your per
sonal Saviour and Lord. and you Ia
the assurance of sin forgiven.
may have been back in the old cour
e try. or In York state or New Enf
p land. or right here in this city.
, NAV bave been in one OF thes
:, churches or in your own home. an
how different the world looked. Yo
seemed almost walking on air Al
u life opened up to you with create
u and mightier and richer beauty. Yo
We're glad 10 come TO the class meet
y ing or PRAYER meeting or Young Pee
v pies Society. and give 2 testimony
~ you were glad to go to Sunday schoo
'- and tell what Jesus had done for yot
i, You were seeking opportunities Z
n help your pastor and tell someon
el about Jesus. Oh. the joy that yo
w had in personal acquaintance wit
'v,' Jesus. Il was the wealth OF affec
l's tion OF first love!
~ My friend. how is Il now? Many
me you are in religion as you are in YOU
homes. When you started out yo
~ didn't have very much. inst hus