The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-06-18

June %. Love. l Cor: IL, l-l5;
Luke 10, 25-27; John 13, 34-34; Ro-
mans s, SO, 80.
We have for our lesson this date
1.-THE renowned chapter in 1st Corln-
TRANS on Love" The old text reads
Charity but it is found the best
meaning of the writer Is brought out
by placing love as the chief factor in
the world rather than charity which
commonly means the giving OF mon
ey and the like. ,,.. ...,. . H..
We learn in the first epistle of John,
that God is Love, and Love is ,of God;
| and this being so, it is not strange that
this duality of the mind and thought
stands first in line as the ruling things
in a true christian life, In truth, how
ever it does not require proof from
the bible to have one of observation
know that love is the greatest thing
in the world, and that without 1t, we
would have a sorry time in life. Whlle
we do not expect men to be perfect,
and give due credit for the selfishness
in human nature in judging their &C
tions, all do expect consideration Tor
the feelings of others, both mental
and physical. 1t is because the Ger
mans in the late war seemed devoid
of any evidence of love or consideration
for the weak of earth but ruthlessly
tormented the helpless, that such in
dignation exists toward them even
after their surrender. In the declar-
ing war on the republic of France and
butchering the noncombatants OF Bel.
E,.on the (Hpr.
man soldiers put themselves beyond
the reach of love, until there is some
show of repentance for the terrible
WRONG doing. A rattlesnake coi}ed to
spring, an advancing panther, is not
not handled anywhere as thing to
,have love lavished upon it and it is no
stain on christianity that it approves
punishment to those who have brought
such terrible woe on the world. l
am saying this because near and
read so much about 1T being suncllris'
tian to insist on punishment for Ger
man atrocities. va -
In the home it is love which de-
termines the happiness there. III the
rough places of home life are not
oiled with love, there is terrible
grind and happiness is at discount.
1T is love there which beareth all
things, endureth all things, thinks no
evil, is not easily provoked. Happy
is the parent who has the love OF the
child because of love showered on
the head of the little one when help.
less, and ofttimes in the wrong. We
|ofttimes see the motto God Bless
Our Home" but this is a mockery If
there is no attempt made to set up
the rule of love, ito call forth the
Blessing of God on the inmates.
To- such important place does love
come that Jesus as recorded in John
|13 "a says "a new commandments
give unto you, that We love one anoth-
en-" and in ianother place; dt lis, said
that one must love his neighbor as
himself, to attain to the highest state
LOT christian perfestion.jstIt was the
love Of God toward US which caused
Him to open up the way Of salvation
through the life. and death of Jesus
and this being so there is Call for the
highest and best love we have to he
shown and expressed to Him.
1.-THE great ending OF the remarkable
eighth chapter of Romans asks ''What
Shall separate us from the love OF
Christi" 1t then says that neither
tribulations, distress, famine, = sword
or peril should cause us to lose olir
love for Him and determination to
follow after His commands here
came to: my hand recently the pro
ceedings Of a athering in central
China, of#Which our much beloved in