The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-04-16
At the Baptist
Church Sunday

At the morning hour of worship.
Bro. Wear preached an eloquent SER
mon, subject: "The Manner of Gods
Love"-Text, list John 81, Behold
what manner of love the Father hath
bestowed us that we should be called
the sons of God"
Introductory thoughts are the pic
lures presented by the textile fam
| lily Of God. the picture of the home
spiritual, the Father and his love, the
son and his Distinguishes to cul-
inmate In the heavenly home where
we will be one great family. Beau
tiful and vivid word pictures FROM
the scriptures show the Father as
compared to shepherd in his tender
love and care of his own. The Faith.
erhood Of God, in his great compass
sion and condescending love, bestow-
ing upon us all benefits giving to
each one as he sees best for him, was
brought out forcibly, in opposition to
the God who is 80 often misunder
stood in his relations to his people,
who Is regarded as a Supreme Ruler
and austere Judge, not having the
loving Father heart. He becomes
this stern Judge when we have re-
jected salvation.
] To those who are his sons-he is
filed with thoughtful care, interest
ed in the minutest detail Of their
lives. His interest is exemplifed in
the creation Of the flowers, giving
them beauty and fragrance that they
may add to the pleasure Of man. He
notes the fight and fall Of the spar.
rows, in His providential care He
protects US from dangers seen and
unseen. Into our lives can come
only such things as He permits
Gods plan is worked out in your
life for your good and for His glory
AS the earthly parent chastises In
love so the parent-heart Of God pre-
sents chastisement.
The manner of Gods love is shown
in the privileges accorded to the son
The close ties of sonship with the
Father, the glories of the heavenl!
home which was prepared for thu
children of God.
Sonship includes protection-a pro
q, lection that the sinner does not hav'
Q, thrown around him The human
TT heart belongs to God and seeks afte
y, Him. We are made in Gods image
,e yet we get out Of tune, from sin II
d, the life
n The manner Of Gods love Is mar
t. Tested In that 1t alone can correc
lg the failures of life, can bring bacl
Dr. the melody of heaven in the life
IL The Saviour as he touched the live
polluted by SIM changed these ir
harmonious notes, made their live
to be pure again, put new song an
message upon their lips In tn
family of God there Is music tn
family altar, and the enlarging of tn
Of family circle.
,e That old hymn Amazing Grace
%. in all It's sweetness was sung b
ID Miss Myrtle Wear at he close OF thi
a sermon which was hlled with tn
IN love Of God and the blessed priv
q leges of being the sons Of God, an
.: that by this amazing grace, som
Of day when He shall appear. we sha
u. be like Him."
Is At the evening hour Bro. Wea
commenced the study of the Tabl
10 Talks Of Jesus. There are eleve
Us distinct pictures or references to on
e. Lord dining while upon earth. Reat
ST ing from the story Of the marriag
feast in Cana of Galilee, where on
w Lord is an invited guests, where H
a. begins his public service, and maj
IN ifests his Divine power. The comm
of Jesus ushers in the dispensation {
Grace, which He completes, estal
TO fishing the Church which was to d.
r. velop and extend. to eventually b.
~ come the mighty power and gres
institution 1t is in our present da!
The appeals of our nations are mad
through our churches. The church
p great business enterprise, with tn
L. end of achieving the salvation of tn
Id world. In the church there Is
place for the child, place for tn