The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-08-01
The international Sunday School
Lesson for Aug 6, is THE Great
est Thing in the Worid."-l Cor
ch. f3.


| simple grave covered Win ever
greens, to which lofty spirits from
all the world make pilgrimage: for
beneath that mound rests what IS
mortal OF Henry Drummond Green
or than the grave. though, Is MS
memory as the author OF The
Greatest Trims in the World" As
the many millions OF Sunday school
members turn 20 study the present
lesson, the thirteenth chapter OF
First Corinthians, the thoughts OF
most OF them will revert 20 the peer
less exposition OF the passage IN
Drummonf.- little classic. Every
member OF every Sunday school
class In the world should either
read, or hear read. this week, Drum
monds immortal book
And the chapter itself PauTs
apostrophe 10 love. the climax o.
the great Apostles writings, should
be committed 10 memory. No COM
nents can equal the power Of the
text itself. quote from Weymouth $
New Testament In Modern Speech,
as making clearer the original
Greek.
III can speak with the tongues
II men and OF angels, hut am des
titute OF Love, have but become q
loud-sounding trumpet or changing
cymbal. IL possess the gift OF
prophecy and am versed in all mys'
teries and all knowledge. and have
such absolute faith that | can re-
move mountains. but am destitute
OF Love. am nothing. And II !
distribute all my possessions 20 the
poor, and give up my body 70 De
burned. bur am destitute OF Love, II
profits me nothing.
Love is patient and kind Love
knows neither envy nor Jealousy
Love II net forward and sel!-asser'
tive. nor bcastful and conceited. she
does not behave unbecomingiy. nor
seek 10 sggrandire herself. nor blaze
out in passionate anger. nor brood
over wrongs. She snds no pleasure
In injustice done T. others. but Joy
fully side with the truth. sue
knows how 10 be silent She Is
full OF trust, full OF hope. full OF
patient endurance.
Love never fails. But II there
are prophecies, they will be done
away with; II there are languages
they will cease; II there Is knowt
edge. II will be brought TO an end.
For our knowledge is imperfect AID
so is our prophesying; but when sss
perfect state Of things Is come. AL
that Is imperfect will be brought TO
an end. When was a child, !
talked like a child, felt Ike a enid
reasoned like child; when ! became
a man. I put from me childish ways.
For the present We see things as u
in a mirror. and are puzzled out
then we shall see them face to face
For the present the knowledge
yain il imperfect: but then | shall
know fully. even as | am iuily
known And so there remain Falth.
Hope. Loye-these three; and o.
these the greatest is Love"
The Love-La~ For Nations.
OF late months there has seemed
A special Providence in the timeh-
ness OF these Sunday school lessons,
planned By the international COM
mittee long before the war broke
out. Here we have, AZ the hour
when the world needs II so sorely.
a mighty concentration o. thought
upon the character and place and
power and workability OF love. All
persons who think are wondering
how the nations may come together
In concord once more. 10, here Is
the law, made clear by the pen OF In
SEPARATION. The hour has struck for
history's greatest expression OF love
We have tried rride's way, and pow
er's way, and fears way. and anoh
tons way: now let rs Try loves
way.
Nothing IN al the world Z. at the
present moment a more real need
than Just this, that men and women
should make a conscious
effort 10 be more loving one 20 an
other. Humanity has been divided
into two camps by the war. Now
we should all enter the camp OF love
as captives OF God. The bitterness
and hatred Of the early stages OF
the war are passing. Let as thank
God for that. With careful premedi'
tation, az we consider or discuss
any phase OF the war. let W seek
70 follow loves rule. This is more
than passive neutrality. II IL a d.
vine attitude toward friend and foe
alike. Arising above all self-inter
est and prejudices and preconcep
lions. II dares try 20 realize. al the
most dif1cult time. the Pauline pro-
gram OF love Frankly. unless We
Christians are loyal enough TO our
faith TO be willing 20 try 20 love
one anothsr-to love the Germans,
~ we are pro-ally. and 20 love the
British, n we are pro-Germsn--the
world will be weller OF hate and
bitterness. even after the treaties
OF peace are concluded Shall moi
the Sunday school and the church
try 10 get above the fog OF clouded
thinking by climbing the mountaia