The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1919-02-20

otulIcaI sense, it means no+ 80
WnoSe abode may be not far off h,,t
I,l one VINO is near in sympathy and kind'
y 1eeIlngs, is our neighbor.
Out Wllle We are commanded +brs
" ioVe our neighbor as we love orr.
eeIveS we are not so limited in onr
nn?l .nGa1i ana religious obligations to be
nos5A noo5;, " au Whom we may find
neeuing our attention and helm
Anectlon represents feeling of
tenderness and warm attachmont ~ ~
lstlng in one person for anothe, r
IS not special endowment or Gift to
any one class of people or individuals
nut oelongs, in common to all man.
klnd. The non-Christian as well as
the CHRISTIAN mother has affection for
hef cnlld and as fondIy and, tenderIv
gives OF herself for it's care ard nc,r.
1shment: The heather father has af-
fect1on for his family and will endure
naroshIps and brave dangers to pro
wee sustenance and comforts of life
for them.
There is no phrase more inappropri-
tely used, more ludicrously employed
IN us mlsappl1cation, than christian
love- which with so many people is
nothing more than self-love and thew
call it christian love-" If there could
be laughter in hades such people
would create it,
Christian love is not so much 2 dis
tince love as it is a purifier of other
loves. AS by great heat crude ore is
melted and it's impurities separated
from the fine metal, SO Christ-love
takes from human thought and action
the drOss of self1Shness. injustice and
cruelty, leaving only the pure gold Of
kindness, sympathy and generosity.
The great weakness Of today is the
sad lack in so great measure of this
love in the personal lives of it's or
ganized membership. This lethargic
and deadening condition Of the moral
and spiritual life of protesting Chris
tians is doing more to discredit it's
mission. to retard its growth and to
lessen it's influence as the bearer of
the living message of salvation to a
suffering and dying world, than from
any other cause. The world looks
on and passes judgment. The differ
ence between possession and prOfes-
sion, between example and precept, is
often too plainly obvious to be con-
cealed. 'I am as good as two-thirds
Of the church members" is an express
sion which sometimes is heard thrown
out by the moralist in justification
of his own life, and sometimes his as
sertion may be three-fourths right.
What do you love and what is the
extent of your neighborship and kind
ly, helpful interest toward those about !
ssasa RO,l nsQfe ing @ ChFistians and Sc
elYseisd 7clIiirch members? The chart
acter Of love is determined by the !
motive Of it's action and the nature OF
the object loved. By this standard
YOU are judged. Is it given only to the
select few who specially please and
interest you? To those alone WhOm
YOU find con yeniently available for the
acquiring OF material possessions, or
indispensable to the advancement and
standing of some social position. even
sinners do the same. If this is the !
limit of your love and active interest
how much better are you than they!
Nd one is going to question the prlVl- !
Iege of any freedom to make your
choice in any particular, but you may
not be fooling any one. The tree IS
known by it's fruit. OF what kind Is
yours?
Love is always generous and kind
No person following the dictates OF
love could he unkind. Errors Of judg- !
ment in expressing it may be com !
mitted but the spirit Of love asserting
itself permeates and softens the harsh i
ness of mistakes Gently sincere ana
thoughtful Of manner and tenderly |
considerate in every effort to com1ort
and to help love does not fall III the
hour of want, but is quick TO re1nen
her and prompt to act, when the WOru
of comfort and the deed of helpful
ness are needed. This is loves way
Love is long suffering and patent !
What will not love endure Tor the
object upon which it lavlshes ltse!i
OPPORTUNITIES become welcomed priv
iIeges when hidden by love to serve.
life does not always run smooth :
and unpleasant incidents are constant /
w occurring to call forth loves deep
est sympathy in the presence OF sor-
row and suffering and put to turtner
test the endurance of faith in the OIL /
on "belated fruitiOn of our fondest
homes" but when the heart is anane
with and strengthened by love, taltn
crows brighter in the hope yet unreal
lied. the burden of toll is ilghteneo'
the discomforts Of prlvat1on are LOT
gotten and sacrifices made pleasure !!
"Though / speak with the tongues
of men and of angels, and nave not
charity, 1 am become as soundlng
brass, or a tinkling cymbal. ;
"And though 1 have the gift or
prophecy, and understand all myster-
les. and all knowledge, ana though
have all faith, so that I could remove
mountains, and have not charity, am
nothing.
"And though 1 bestow all my goods
To feed the poor, and though l give
nv body to be burned, and have not
charity, it profiteth me nothing.
'tCharity suffereth long, and IS KIND;
charity envieth not; charity vauntetn
not itself, is not puffed up;
Cloth not behave itself unseemly, j
saeEeth not her own, is not easily |
provoked, thinketh no evil;
"Re1oiceth not in iniquity, but re-
io;ceth in the truth; -,
"Reareth all things, believeth all
things. hopeth all things, endureth all