The Red Cloud chief., 1919-06-19
IMPROVED UNIroRM INTERNATIONAL
SUNDGS0lOOL
LESSON
LESSON FOR JUNE 22
LOVE-.
By REV. 4. B FtTHWATER, d D..
Teacher OF English Bible In the N ,ody
Bible Institute OF ChicsgoD
tCopyriRht 1919 by Western N,yspaper Unian

LESSON TEXT-I Cor. l3
GOLDEN TBST-Now abideth faith,
hope, love. these three; but the greatest
of these is love.-l Cor. 1913.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL--Iev 1918:
Deut. 64. s; John 1921; 3:l6, | John 4:7-H.
PRIMARY ToPlC-How to Show our
Love.
JUNIOR ToPIC-whom We Should
Love and How.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-The Greatest
Thing In the World.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-The
Strongest Bond Between Men and Women.
The best gift of the Holy Spirit Is
the love OF God shed abroad I'm 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 L. Is the way
of love. Love Is not a mere senti-
ment or emotion, but q mighty dy-
mamie which transforms the life, ex-
pressing itself in practical service to
men.
!. The Pre-emlnence OF Love (vv.
1-3).
1t transcends:
GD Speaking with tongues. For
men to possess the loftiest eloQuence,
to he able to speak in other languages,
and to he lacking In love is to be as
sounding brass and a tinkling cyinbal.
Pleasing and powerful speaking Is de-
sirable, but to love Is better.
(2) The gift of prophecy. To dis
close the events of the future, to be
able to unfold all mysteres-of nature
and providence-is good but to love
IL better.
(3) Faith Of the most vigorous kind.
Such as would remove mountains.
(G 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 to
martyrdOm without love is profitless.
u. The Attributes Of Love (vv. 40.
1. 1t Is long-suffering and kind. It
means not only to bear long but to he
kind all the while. Patience Is a re-
markable virtue. II Is much easier to
bear long than to show the spirit of
kindness all the while.
2. II is free from envy. Those who
love pre free from that envy which is
engendered because Of the good, or the
success of others.
3. 1t Is free from empty Boosting.
Love has as its supreme aim the doing
Of good to all and does not seek their
admiration and applause.
II &c haharaI 10
lite and mannerly. 1t knows how to
behave Mt all times.
8. 1t is unselfish. Love seeks the
good Of others and Is forgetful Of self
q. Does not give way to passion.
1t Is not quick tempered. 1t is not
easily aroused to resentment.
Z. 1t takes no delight in evil; does
not impute evil motives to others; is
not suspicious, but forgiving.
8. 1t rejoices in the truth. It sym
pathizes with that which Is true and
has 4 common Joy with 1t.
0. 1t beareth all things-that Is, 1t
| incases itself with Its own mantle and
shuts all evil out.
10. 1t Is trustful, hopeful and Arm.
~. The Permanenee Of Love wv.
S-13).
Prophecy. as prediction. will be full
filed; prophecy, as teaching, will be
brought to an end In the day when
teaching is not needed. "And they
shall not teach every man his neigh
Dor, and every man his beotheN say
Ing, Know the Lord: for all shall
know me, from the least to the great
est" (Heb. 8:11: Ct. Jer. 81 :34).
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 to
one tongue. knowledge shall be done
away with by wider and nObler in
tslligence. The twilight shall be lost
in the day. Childhood shall be lost
In maturity. for at Christ's coming we
shall sec him face to face and be like
him. Love will always abide, for God
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