The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1918-06-07
sT. MARGARETsS NEWS

Father j. N. samuels- gelboder,
vicar.
"The Greatest Thing IN the World
was the very engaging and interest
ing subject of the sermon last Sunday
morning.
Father Samueis- Belboder defined
and differentiated the characteristics
of love lii its many forms in the eN-
perience of men ard women. In one
or two instances he laid bare to the
congregation the anatomyso to
speak--of some experiences, pointed
out their results and traced their sew
eral causes. He barred, too, the false
ness of many feelings which many
trace TO the sublime emotion Of love,
and warned his hearers to be wary
and careful and discriminating in the
use and acceptance Of the term. Every
gust Of passion dressed up in fervid
protestations and assiduous attention
and valuable gifts, Is not love; 1t may
be only trap of the cunning patient,
man or woman; every sigh OF appar-
ent heartache, every droll feature of
face, every clever and tenderly sound
ing complaint is not love, but may be
the sly hypocrisy admirably put on To
deceive, and despoil the unwary and
unwise. Love at best is perfectly un-
selfish. II seeks first the good Of the
object loved, and the satisfaction Of
self is found in the pleasure and
knowledge that the happiness anu
honor Of the object~-or its welfare
generally has been advanced. Then,
too, for one to love effectively ones
entire being must be kept free from
contamination with everything that is
evil A clean mind, q clean body, q
clean spirit-these are the gifts OF
love these are the mediums through
which the gifts Of love should be
given. Hence that summary Of Jesus
Christ, Thou shalt love the Lord thy
Cod with all thy heart and all thy
soul and all thy mind
A clean, strong body, full Of life,
and fit vehicle Of chaste emotions;
q clean, clear mind free from turbid
and tumultuous thoughts, often ques-
tionable, cynical, dwelling only upon
the tainted things Of experience; d
clean, aspiring spirit readily recep.
tive Of the best and highest in all
men and easily embracing the beauty
and love Of nature and natures God
Love gives the best TO the loved
God so loved the world that He gave
His only begotten Son, the best, the
highest, the onlyto to all the world.
Love excludes license. Love precludes
psodigality Love has no relationship
with illegality, prostitution in any
phase Of life. Love inspires to noble
ness Of mind, Love aspires TO union
with the highest good. Love urges to
effort and endeavor to realize aspira-
ton That God has done and is do
ing toward us. How do we respond 2
Reflect! Reflect! and remember our
love must begin here and towards
our feiloWmen tai 1t must not be
selfish, for our gain, chiefly. (b) II
must not be cold, Indifferent and dead
ly static, and so useless; (cl it must
he deep, warm, lively, helpful towards
every man and woman and get wise
Withal. God will supply this wisdom.
"a new commandment give unto you
that ye love one another as / have
loved you. Reflect! 'Do this IN re
membrance Of Me-"
The services on Sunday will be d
follows:
4 celebration Of the Holy Com
munion at a. nj.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning prayer and sermon at III
o'clock.
Come early. A cordial invitation to
every one; q warm and sincere vel
come to all