The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1916-08-03
LESSON FOR AUG. 6
GREATEST THING IN THE WORLD.
Temperance lesson.)

verse, all are equally honorable be-
cause they are bestowed, administered
and cncrgizcd by the Holy Spirit.
Love alone gives value To the ministry
Of any gift
I. Fill the Gift with Love wv. 13.
Just as the body Is dead unless liv-
ing soul nbidcs In and inspires IT, so
IL the gift unless filled with the spirit
NJ love. This IN the more excellent
way" to which Paul makes reference
at the conclusion of Chapter IL. In
praising love Paul does not fall into
the error OF criticizing others, not even
his followers, and suggests that even
le may be wanting In this trait. Tho
Corinthians were eager TO attain cx-
ecllcncc and to be prominent In WIS.,
iom and philosophy; to understand
the world In which they lived; to DO
scholars and teachers and improve
and correct society. Paul therefore
shows how vain are such things unless
filled with the motive Of love. U The
gift Of tongues. The saints In tho
church ut Corinth seem To have been
particularly gifted In this direction,
and tn have been proud Of IL, (Ch. IL:
2-23) and eager to Outstrip the others.
Paul tells them that such bOnsting
amounts tn little. The grace " love
is Il far more excellent way. (2) The
gift of prophecy. The New Testament
prophet was n forth-tellcr, not II teller
Of the future. To be Il forth-teller was
n thing to be coveted and admired, but
not unless accompanied by love. (0
Miracle working. A man can have
this In the most powerful form con-
ceivable, and yet II no has not love.
he Is nothing.
festations wv. 40. Having shown the
absolute necessity OF love Paul shows
how we may recognize II. The behav-
Tor OF love can be seen and known.
Paul set for us Is manifestations. CD
Love suffereth long. Love Is no pass
ing emotion, but fixed thought. (2)
1t Is kind. Kindness In action, love
Mt work. (3) Love envieth not. 1t
does not grow out Of scliishncss. for
selfishness is the very opposite or love.
(D Love vauntcth not itself, does not
climb to the hOusetops to proclaim Its
glory. (5) Is not pulled up. There Is
no imitation. like soap bubble. to
dazzle the eye. (8) Does not behave
itself unseemly, that is without deli
cacy OF feeling. Unseemly conduct
grows from pride and seklshness,
whereas love Is the foundation of true
courtesy. "a Seeketh not her own IL
not looking out for self first Of all. (S)
Is not easily provoked; good tempered,
not irritable. To lose ones temper Is
a dangerous evil. The evil IL not so
much In the temper but In our failure
to control II. (9) Thinketh no evil,
Puts the best construction upon the
acts OF others. making all possible al
lOwances. (10) RejOiceth not In ini'
quity. (11) Rejoiceth In the truth, that
is, Is In sympathy with all that Is true.
(12) Beareth all things; endureth
hardships and trials for the working
out OF the kingdom. (13) Believeth all
things; not credulous but putting the
best construction upon the words OF
others, and having faith In the final
outcome Of every good cause. u4)
} Hspeth all things; Is not discouraged
in the dark and shadowy days. lo)
Endureth all things; 1t goes on believ'
Ing and hoping to the end; no obstacle
can stop 1t. Surely such Q catalogue
Of the marks Of love IL enough t.
, make US all pause and mediate.
~. The Permanenee Of Life wv
813). The word "faileth" here denotes
, falling n the sense of cessation, ant
/ love IL oontrasted with three typica
but passing forms Of Christian ex
, preston. az prophecies; not tn
, things prophesied but the gift or &C
OF prcphesying ". 81 which at bes
can only partially express Gods word
= Prophecy will pass away In the fulle
) vision and wider knowledge OF Coz
"Who Is love-" (2) '"Tongues." Thu
\ time will come when they will not b
Z needed as sign nor to enable us t
3 express our varied emotions. The di
e vinely inspired prophecies tell but
part Of what Is yet to be. (3) "Knowl
h edge" 1t shall be done away In tn
s fuller knowledge Of the eternal worl'
- as the light OF the stars vanish befor
;. the rising sun. When that which l
4 perfect Is come these lights will b
seen tn be only like the separate stone
|. Of a quarry which can only be full
!. understood when the whole buildin
stands before us in It's completion
Paul gives an illustration Of this trut
|, from the familiar case of the CROWN
a. child wv. II, 12). In conclusion Y
1877 faith, hope, love abideth, thre
? gracts, imperishable and immorta
n slope is a fountain; faith draws tn
water and drinks; love distributes tn
water to Others" DIR. J. ii. Jowett. BIZ
the greatest Of these Is love. (a) Low
:. In greater In its nature. 1t brings u
% closer to God, making us partakers G
his nature. 1t Is the one thing witt
n out which faith and hope are Of littl
% avail, (b) 1t Is powerful as an iI