The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-03-05

of the world. Whosoever shall con-
fess that Jesus is the Son of God.
God abideth in him and he in God.
And we know and have believed the
love which God hath in US. God is
love; and he that abideth in love
abideth in God and God abideth in
him. Herein is love made perfect
with US, that we may have boldnesS
in the day of judgment; because as
He is. even so are we in this world.
There is no fear In love: but perfect
love casteth out fear, because fear
hath punishment; and he that fear
eth is not made perfect in love. We
love, because He first loved US. If
a man say 1 love God, and hateth
his brother. he is a liar: for he that
loveth not his brother whom he
hath seen. cannot love God whom
he hath not seen. And this COM
mandment have we from him, that
he who loveth God love his brother
Also
The Way Out OF Ouz Middle.
In this litany of love we have an
adequate dynamic and programme for
a made-over world. That human So
ciety everywhere is at the beginning
of great<changes, every alert person is
well aware. Literally hundreds of mill
lions of human beings are today in a
social and political ferment. Most of
them, alas, are entertaining or consid-
ering forms of change which are born
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consciousness. We call these prevail
ing schemes radical" but in truth,
they are not radical enough. "Radi-
cali means root" and such phlloSo-
phies as Bolshevism do not really go
to the root of the matter.
Clearly the root of a better order
of life, of a real brotherhood of man.
must be love-love of God. and its
essential corollary, love of man. The
trouble is that so many of us have cut
this passage from John out of our
Bibles: we have tried to experience
love to God, without doing what the
apostle says is imperative, love our fell
low man. IF man say. love God,
and hateth his brother. he Is a liar;
for he that loveth not his brother
whom he hath seen, cannot love GOD
whom he hath mot seen"
AS II to make that word even
stronger, the inspired writer, to whom
was given the clearest view OF GOD and
heaven that ever came to mortal,
writes the truth down as an absolute
commandment, with all the divine
sanction of the Decalogue or of the
Sermon on the Mount: And this
commandment have we from Him,
that he who ioveth God love his
brother also.
Instead of being a hay, sentimental,
impractical teaching, the love of GOO
is the one strong, sane, guiding ana
saving force for our troubled times.
When we get back to a contemplation
and acceptance of the love OF GOD,
with all of the royal living that 1t con-
notes, we shall have a new world OF
! justice and good will and fraternity
| There is no golden age for the race
short of the love of God-God's love
! for u.s. rather than our love for HIM
| That is the love that will cast out fear
| and suspicion and envying and self
seeking. By it, and only by 1t, are we
enabled to love the unlovely people OF
| the world, Nothing less than that love
| can furnish a motive supplanttng ano
| surpa ssing selfishness.
This is the great idea of God that
| is to take the place of fear-filled ana
narrow conceptions of terrible Deity:
| 1t is the conception which Jesus oleo
to make real The love of God is equal
to the task of transforming this weary
world of ours. 1t comprehends both
Creation and Calvary. Within its
| bounds are heavens holiness and
| earth's happiness. Three hundred
wears ago sanity George Herbert put
| the truth into verse:
Love babe me welcome; yet my soul drew
GUILTY Fl dust and sin
But quick-eyed Love, observing me gro"
From my first entrance in.
Drew nearer to me. sweetly questioning
| If I lack'd anything.
"'A guest l answered, worthy to be
| Love said. You shall be he
/ 7, the unkind. ungra tefu1? All, my dear
| I cannot look on thee
| Love took my hand and smiling did reply
Who made the eyes but Il?
=" Truth, Lord; but have marr'd them
| let my shame
| Go where it doth deserve
| And know you not says Love,
! Who bore the blame?
MY dear, then l will serve"
'Yu must sit down, says Love and taste
my meat
So did sit and eat"