The Dermott news., 1919-06-19
IMPROVED UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL SUNDNSQIOOL
 LESSON Ry REV. r. B ElTZWATER. n p., Teacher of English Bible in the A oody Bible Institute of ChicagoD lCopyrsht, l9i9. h1- -wesseln- ' AeweRale- l-nl-n
LESSON FOR JUNE 22
LOVE.

LESSON TENT-I Cor lS
 GOLDEN TEXT =\Ow ahidsth faith hope, love. these three. but the greatest of these is love.-I Cor I5 sl5
 AppITIeNAL. MATERTAl-Iev 1918. 4eut 6,t 5. John lo q. &.I6. l John 4.1-2 q. PRIMARY TOPIC-IIow to Show Our Love
 JUNIOR ToPlC-Whom We Should Love and How
 INTERMEDIATE TOPlC-The Greatest Thing in the World
 SENIOR AND ADULT T0PIC-The Strongest Bond Between Men and Women
 The best gift of the Holy Spirit is the love of God shed abroad in our hearts. Not all can teach. preach. work miracles. speak with tongues. but the gift of love iS within reach of all The more excellent way" of the last verse of chapter l2 k the WAY of love. Love is not mere seuti- ment or emotion but q mighty dy namie which transforms the life. ex pressing itself In practical service To men.
 |. The pre-emlnence Of Love (vy. l-3l.
 IL transccnds:
 CD Speaking with tongues For men ta possess the loftieSt eloqueuee. to be able to speak in other languages. and to be lacking in love is To he as sounding brass and 4 tinkling cymhal. Pleasing and powerful speaking k de strable, but to love is better.
 CD The gift of prophecy. To dis close the events of the future, to be able to unfold all mysteries-of nature and proNidenee-is good but to love Is better
 (@) Faith of the most vigorous kind. Such aS would remove mountains.
 CD Philanthropy of thc most gen erous sort. prompting one ta surrenz der all earthly goods for lhe sake ef the poor,
 O Heroism which lends even te mavtY@doH without love Is pro6tieSs-
 II. The Attributes of Love syy. ID.
 l. II is longzsuIeriu2 and kind. T. means not only 10 bear toue hut to he kind all the while Patience k a re= marlable virtue. T. K much eaSier te bear lens thaa to show the spirit ef kindness all the while.
 . II k free from euVy Those who love afe free ffem fhat enH5 winch x eneraaerea beea4-e et h. seed. or the success uf others.
 2 It i~ free from emHty hoa-Hias= Love has aS itS supreme aim the doing of eeed ta Ell aHd does Hot seek tltetr admiration aud apftan@e.
 | T. is well behaved. Love k Do. lie and maunerlt T. knows how to behave at all times
 2. II k mse'h~A Love seeks the good of others and k far-e-fl5 af self.
 6. nocs not give way to passion II k Hot quick te#rtfet. | k not easily areH~ea It. resentment.
 !. II takes uo I-ht tn evil; does not impufe evil motives to others; is not suspicious. hut forciyius
 s. It rejoices in the truth. l. sym pathizes with that which is true and has common joy with it.
 9. II beareth all things that Is, it incaseS itself with it's own mantle and shuts all evil out.
 10. II Is truStful, hopeful and firm.
 III. The Prominence of Love tvv. S-l3).
 Prophecy. as prediction. will he full filled; prophecy as teaching. will be brought 10 an end in the day when teaching Is not needed. And they shnll not teach every man his neigh bor. and every man his brother. say. Ing. Know the Lord for all shall know me from the least to the great est" tHeh S:11: cf Jer. Fl :3i1. Tongues shall cease, for aS the Ian. guages of earth were caused by Gods judgment for sin so shall Christ's redemption bring the nations back h one tongue. Knowledge shall be done away with hy wider and nobler in teulgence. The twilight shall be lost in the day. Childhood shall be lost In maturity. for at Christ's coming We shall see him face to face and be like him. Love will always abide. for God Is love.