Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1916-08-02
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson W.-Third Quarter, For
Aug. 6, 1916.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Text Of the Lesson, ! Cor. xiii-Men-
ory Verses. 4-7-Golcsr Text, ! Cor.
xii, f3-commentay Prepared By
Rev. q. IA. stesrns
IL Is only In this epastle to those
whom be calls babes aud carnal Chris
tians that be makes any reference TO
the matter Of Tongues" which some
believers make so much Of fn our day.
ard when he does mention them they
are last On the list and In connection
with the Interpretation Of tongues
gchap;er XII I. 10. 2Sl. He also says.
"Let him that speaketh In an unknown
tongue pray that lie may interpret"
and Il had rather speak Eve words
with my understanding. that I might
teach others also. than ten Thousand
words Ia an unknown tongue" chapter
xiv. Is. l98. The more excellent way OF
Lore be sets before US In our lesson
chapter. The great chapter on Faith h
Heb. II where the word Is used over
twenty times The great chapter on
HOPE Is Rom VIII and this Ia one OF
the great Love chapters. bat as 70 the
use Of the wcrd. II we include the verb
and the noun beloved IL Is found IN
I John tv about thirty times. while IN
John xiv and our lesson chapter ii Is
used nine times In each, II bare
counted correctly sas.sz----.
, We are certainly safe In saying that
there b no topic In the whole Bible 50
wonderful as the lore OF God. but the
great matter is always the love u God
10 us. never our lore 10 Him. which -
not worth mentioning compared with
His lore to Us John is not spoken Of
as the disciple who loved Jesus, bot the
disciple whom Jesus lo-ed II Is not
the love Of Martha and Mary and Lar
arus- bat Jesus loved Martha and
Mary and Lazarus" John ri 8: Kill %:
Xix, 25. II. 2: xxi !. ~. The words
that bold me most strongly are such as
these: The Son OF God. who loved me
and gave Himself for .ae- Having
loved His own. - . He iove5 them
unto the end. or the uttermost- 81
have loved thee with an everlasting
love- tGal- II. %. John Kill. /: Jer.
xxi 81. These, with Eph v, .; John
III. 10. the many verses In John III
and iy, and Song wifi. Z. are To me some
Of the most wonderful. with John Nv. O.
The first three lesson verses show
the utter worthIessness Of tongues. or
toartfr1 no ,.vxorv<.rxs- v~--ws.am
or knowledge. or miracles. or giving
all our goods 10 feed the poor. or even
our bodies to be burned, apart from
love What complete laying low OF
all that men might boast of that the
love OF God may be ragnified and His
love constituting Us and working In
Us the works He has prepared for US
There Is no room for boasting nor for
any pride OF man because Of his ahlli.
~ to do this or that The Lord alone
must be exalted Such love a. In here
described In our memory verses. ~.
was never fully manifest In any one
except In Jesus Christ. but He Is able
to manifest 1t Ia US
II Is no doubt true that All the fruit
Of the Spirit In Gal y, q. q. II but
different manifestations Of love. Joy
being lore exultfng. peace love In re
pose. and so on According 20 Col
l. II. It requires all the might Of His
glorious power TO make US patient and
long suffering with joyfuiness. but He
II able to work al this In rs II we
VIII let Him To be kind aiwayx. free
from all good opinion Of ourselves OF
envy Of others, never provoked. never
thinking nor speaking evfl Of any one.
bearing and enduring all things for
HIS sake-what heavenly life. Yet
do not turn from II or say It cannot
be done. but rather turn to Him and
say. Lord. do thou II In me for Thy
great names sake" All our knowI-
edge now is but partial. and II any
man think that he knoweth ANYTHING
he knoweth nothing yet as be ought to
know verses o. 10: chapter viii. p.
We may know that we have become
children Of God by faith In Christ Je-
sus aad gladly sing. II know that my
Redeemer hveth" gal I'll. 1925: Job
XIX 25j. but OF the life we are ret 10
I've and the unseen realities of His
Kingdom and glory we know but little
There is lot OF childish prattie and
self conceit we would do well TO have
done with and rather say. 20 magnify
the Lord with me. and let US exalt His
name together" Il viii extoi Thee
ny God. Q King. and bless Thy name
rever and ever lPs xxxiv. 3. cxiv.
H. Note the double contrast Of now
and then" IN verse II. and may we by
faith 50 know the power Of the then
that we shall live better in the "now'
to HIS glory Then. face TO face. know
ing as we are known. like Him. for
we shall see Him as He Is. even our
bodies being fashioned Ike unto His
glorious body q John I'll. 1. 2; Phil Ill.
20. 2D.
Do not misunderstood the last verse
Of the lesson. We never heard Of any