The Detroit times., 1916-08-01
The international Sunday school
Lesson for Aug. Q, - The Great
est Thing in the World Cor.
en-. t3.
81 WILLIAM 7. ELLIS

simple grave covered Win W.
greens. 70 which lo',y spirits iron.
ali the world make pilgrimage ioI
beneath that mound rests what Is
mortal OF Henry Drummond Green
or than the grave though. l. al~
memory a. the author ~ The
Greatest Thing in the World AS
The many millions OF sunday school
members turn 10 study the present
lesson, the thirteenth chapter OF
First Corinthians. the thoughts oi
most OF them will revert 70 The peer
less exposition OF the passSse In
urummonds little classic. Every
member OF every sunday school
class in the Sor.d should either
read. or hear read, this week. Drum
mond's immortal book
And the chapter Itself, Paul s
apos,rophe 20 love. the climax o.
the grea' Apostles writings should
be committed 20 memory No com
ments eau equal the power oi thr
text itself. quote from Weymouth ;
New Testament in Modern speech,
as making clearer the original
Greek
II | can speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, bu, am des
tnute OF Love, have but become a
loud sounding trumpet or a clang
cyulbal II | possess the gift or
prophecy and am versed IN al mys-
teries and all knowledge. and have
such absolute faith that ! can r.
move mountains, but am destitute
OF Love. am nothing And II !
distribute all my possessions 10 the
poor. and give up my body 20 BE-
burned. but am destitute Of Love. y
profits me nothing.
Love is patient and kind Love
knows neither envy nor Jealousy
Love is net forward and seif-ssser'
tive. nor bcastful and conceited She
does not behave unbecomingly nor
seek 10 sggrandize herself nor blaze
out in passionate anger. nor brood
over wrongs. She ends no pleasure
in injustice done = others. but JOY
fully sidas with the truth she
knows aox 10 be silent She Is
fun OF trust. full of hope. full OF
patient endurance.
Love never fails But IL there
are prophecies, they will be done
away with: il there are Languages
they will cease. IL there is knowF
edge. II will be brought 20 an end
For our knowledge is imperfect and
so Is our prophesying; but when the
perfec, state OF things IL come, all
that is imperfect will be brought 10
an end. When | was a child. ]
talked like a child, felt like child.
reasoned like child when became
a man. put from me childish Ways
For the present we see things as Il
in mirror. and are puzzied. bur
then we shall see them face 10 face.
For the present the knowledge !
gain ia imperfect bur then ! shall
know fully. even as I am fully
known And 40 there remain Faith.
Hope. Loye-these three and OF
these the greatest is Love.
The loVe-Law For Nations.
OF late months there has seemed
special Providence in the timel
ness OF these Sunday school lessons
planned by the International COM
mltee long before ne war broke
out. Here We have. al The hour
when the world needs II 80 sorely
mighty concentration OF thought
upon the character and place and
power and worSs Diliry Of love Al
persons who think are wondering
SOW the nations may come together
n concord once more. 10, mere Il
the law made clear BY the pen of IN
pi-ation. The hoB- has struck for
h.storys greatest expression Of love.
We have tried pride's way and pow.
~ way. and fears way and amui
ions Nay. nov let us try love
way
Nothing in all the world IS ~ the
crescent moment more real need
. han JUST this that men and women
eyeryw here should make conscious
fort 20 be more loving one 20 an
other Humanity has been divided
into two camps by the Vsr NOa
ne should all enter he camp Of love
- captives OF God The bitterness
and hatred of the early stages o.
ths war are passing IL us thank
Cod for that Wi'h careful premedi
tation. ~ we consider or discuss
any phase OF the Rar. ift Us seek
10 follow loves rule This - more
than passive neutrality r d. Is
vine attitude toward friend and foe
alike Arising above all selfinter
est and prejudice and preconcep
tons. il dsres try 20 realize ~ The
most difficult time, the Pauline pro.
gram of love Frankly unless We
Christians are loyal enough 20 our
faith 10 be willing to ny 70 love
ono another % love tte Germans
II we are pro-aliy and 20 love the
British. n We are pro-German--th
world will be weller % hate and
bitterness. even sitter The treatie.
of peace are conchded Shall nof
the sunday school and the church
try e get above the fog Of cloudc1
thinking by climbing me mounfas