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LESSON
By REV. p. b. FITZwATER. D. D..
Teacher Of English Bible In the NooAy
Bible Institute Of Chicago.)
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LESSON FOR JUNE e
LOVE.

LESSON TExT-I Cor. IL
GOLDEN TEXT-Now abideth faith,
hope. love. these three; but the greatest
Of these is love-I Cor MA
ADDITIONAL MATERlAL-Lsv. 1e:I1:
Deut. 81, s; John 1911: sis; John A:1.n.
PRIMARY ToPIc-Hsw t. shew Our
Love.
JUNIOR TopIc-whoa ". sAoulA
Love and How.
INTERMEDIARY ToPIc-Ths orsatsst
Thing In the World.
SENIOR AND ADULT ToPIC-Ths
Strongest Bond Between Men ana women.
The best gift Of the Holy Spirit 10
the love Of God shed abroad II eur
hearts. Not all caa teach. preach.
work miracles, speak with tongues;
but the gift Of love 10 within reach
of all. Tho moro excellent way" Of
the last verse Of chapter II 10 the way
Of love. Love 10 not q mere ssnti.
ment or emotion. but . mighty dy.
manic which transforms the life. q.
pressing itself In practical service to
men.
I. The Prssminsnes q Lsvs ".
10y.
1t transcends:
(1) Speaking with tongues. For
men to possess the Hottest eloQuencs,
to be able to speak In other languages,
and to be lacking in love 10 to Be ~
sounding brass and tinkling cymbal.
Pleasing and powerful speaking 10 de-
sirable. but to love 10 better.
(2) The gift Of prophecy. To dis
close the events Of the future, to be
able to unfold all mysteries nature
and providence good but to love
Ia better.
(S) Faith Of the most vigorous kind.
Such as would remove mountains.
az Philanthropy Of the most gen.
erous sort. prompting one to surren-
der all earthly goods for the sake Of
the poor.
(5) Heroism which leads even 10
martyrdom without love IL prontless.
u. The Attributes 81 Love wv. ~.
l. It Is long-suftering and kind. It
means not only to bear long but to be
kind all the while. Patience IL q ~
variable virtue. It IL much easier to
bear long than to show the spirit Of
kindness all the while.
2. It 10 free from envy. Those who
love are free from that envy which II
engendered because Of the good, OF the
success Of 0thefs.
3. It IL free from empty Boosting.
Love has ~ Its supreme aim the doing
Of good to all and does not seek their
admiration and applause.
I. 1t 10 we'll behaved. Love 10 20
lite and manneriy. II knows how -
behave at all times.
8. Il 10 unselnsh. Love seeks the
good Of others and In fOrgetful Of self.
q. Does not give way to passion.
II 10 not quick tempered. II 70 not
easily aroused to resentment.
Z. II takes no delight In evil: does
not imputs evil motives to others: 70
not suspicious. but forGiving.
8. 1t rejoices In the truth. II sym.
pathixes with that which ID TIRE and
has q common Joy with II.
Q. Il beareth all thinGs-that 10. II
incases itself with its own mantle an1
shuts all evil out.
10. It IL trustful. hopeful and arm.
~. The PssmansNes q lsvo wv.
s.l8).
Prophecy. % prediction. will b fol-
filled: prophecy. ~ teaching. will BE-
brought 10 an end In the day when
teaching II not needed. "And they
shall not teach every man his neigh.
bor. and every man his brother. say.
Ing. Know the Lord: for all shall
know ine. from the least TO the great.
eat" (Hsb. S:ll: ct. Jer. 81 :3l).
Tongues shall cease. for ~ the laa-
guages Of earth were caused By Gods
Judgment for ain - shall Christ's
redemption bring the nations back 10
one tongue. knowledge shsil be done
away with by q wider and nobler 10.
telligence. Tho twilight shall be lost
In the day. Childhood shall BE- lost
in maturity. for At Christ's coming We
shall NE him face 10 face and BE- like
him. Love will always abide. for God
10 love.