Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1916-08-03
SUNDAY SCHOOL
LESSON
Comments By
Rev. Ernest Bourner Allen, D. D.
Pastor of the Washington st.
Congregational Church and
the Marion Jawrance Sunday
School, Toledo, Ohio.
Lesson for August 9Th

Lesson Title: "The Greatest Thing
in the World"
Lesson Text: l Cor. 13. Memorise
vss. At.
Golden Text: "Now abideth faith,
hope, charity, these three; but the
greatest of these is charity."-I Cor.
13: 13.
l. The Greatest Thing in the World.
When / went to school we were ex-
pected to tell the seven great wonders
of the world! / remember l used to
wonder if / would ever see any Of
them. Recently thousand scientists
and other distinguished men have been
asked to name the seven greatest
wonders of the modern world. They
have chosen great discoveries like the
telephone, wireless telegraphy, etc.
We are living in an age when the old
wonders have passed away and newer
ones have taken their place.
Yet the historians of yesterday. and
the scientists of today forgot to name
the greatest wonder of the world! Do
you know what it is? 1t is the mir
acle of a transformed life, the way
in which God changes bad man into
good one! Not enough attention
is given to that miracle today! The
way in which God does it is thru love.
His own love for man, in the first
al,1 ~, 4l,o
Then the same spirit of love in the
man revolutionizes all human relation
ships and makes them pure and fruit
full. 1t is this big program Of love-,
for the man himself to develop, which
Il Henry Drummond called "the great
est thing in the world" Paul was
its author, under the influence of the
spirit of God. The Record gives it
to US in l Corinthians 13. Take a
look at it today!
III. The Program of Love.
It's big program. If you think
it's job fit only for molly-coddles,
invalid women, and minor children, just
try to carry it out for while yourself.
You'll discover that it's mans job
and it will take all of the man to
carry out, plus the help of God him
self!
Christian LOVE has special word
in the Greek. There were other words
for the love of beauty, and for the
love of friends, and for general friend
ship toward all mankind. But Chris
tian love was bigger, deeper! 1t needs
a new Interpretation today. 1t is not
1 weak thing, or like the good feeling
we may have toward others. 1t calls
for better and more unselfish living
than mere sentimentality can give.
Look at the program and see if you
measure up to it.
Love suffereth long.
Love is kind.
Love envieth not
Love vanuteth not itself.
Love is not puffed up.
Love behaveth not unseemly
Love seeketh not it's own.
Love is not easily provoked.
Love does not brood over wrongs.
Love knows not injustice.
Love sides with truth.
Love knows how to be silent.
Love is full of trust, full of hope
full of patient endurance.
LOVE NEVER FAILS.
Is love your program of life? Are
you trying to practice it every day
Have you faith in such a program
Has it any place in the actions OF
one nation toward another? Wher
diplomacy fails, could love win if she
had chance? When submarines ant
huge cannon fail, could love help
if given a chance? Could love secure
limitation of armament? Is Chris
tianity's program possible? Woult
you like to see it put through? Are
you trying to push it? Are you en-
rolled as a follower of the match
less man who. taught the world the
meaning of love, and brotherhood, ant
neighborliness?