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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance Times, 1928-10-04, Page 7Thursday, October 4th, 1928. SEE THESE VALUES they're GOODYEAR tires IGHT now we're offer- ing great tire bargains for Chevrolet, Star, Ford and Whip- pet owners. Full quality, Good- year -built tires at prices that mean really low tire costs. See these. Wingham Tire & Vulcanizing Depot Phone 298, Wingham, Ont. T -H E HOME O. F R E A SERVICE WINGHAM ADVANCE-TIM'BS strengthened( by Him, And there are •.diversities of min- istrations, and the same Lord. "Ministrations" are gifts in action, and of course they are as diverse and :num- crone as are the gifts themselves; but the same divine Lord from Whom the gifts came directs the employment of them. The Christian worker is in His. hands at every turn, And there are diversities of . work- ings, but the same God, Who work- eth all things in all. "Workings" are "activities brought to effect"; they are the gifts embodied in the services, and regarded from the point of view of the power in them. But to each one is given the mani- festation of the Spirit to profit withal. Note in the first place that in these verses the three persons of the Trio- ty are mentioned in close connection, and the doctrine is all the more con- vincingly set forth because incidentally showing how intimately it was inter- woven with Paul's thinking. In the second place note that the Spirit is given to each Christian not to be hid- den, not for secret communion only, but to be manifested, shown to men in His blessed activities, for their comfort, admonition, and guidance. And note in the third place that the object of the Spirit's presence, and of the Christian's manifestation of the Spirit in his life, is the profit of men. But desire earnestly the greater gifts. Some gifts—it is folly to deny it—are greater than others. Every gift is honorable, and equal fidelity in the use of all gifts is equally hon- ored and rewarded by the Giver of gifts. We are not to be discontented with the gifts that have fallen to our share, nor to try to rise above the work which God has marked out for us; but we are to be very sure that we are doing our best. Many a Chris- tian is disgracefully satisfied with a silent life when he might make his helpful contribution to the prayer meeting. Many a Christian lets his friend remain outside the church when a few earnest words from him might make his friend a Christian. And moreover a most excellent way show I unto you. These words real- ly belong to the next chapter, for the "most excellent way" is always of love. "Love was the secret which could reconcile an ardent desire for the best gifts with contentment with what one had; which could harmon- ize the various powers of the individ- ual members of the church for the general good." THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON ESSON II—OCTOBER 14th "Spiritual Gifts"—I. Corintians 12:14 Golden Text Now abideth faith, hope, love, these three; and the great- est of these is love, -1 Con 13:13. • Jniluablefor NIGHT COUGHS FAMILY SIZE7Se BRONCHITIS TRIAL SIZE 35 PER BOTTLE Children Love VENO'S Syrup LIGHTNING Ci. UGH SYRUP ASTHMA ,2 • The Lesson in Its Setting Time—Paul wrote his first letter to the Corinthians probably near the close of his nearly three years at Eph- esus, A.D. 53-56. Place — The letter was written at Ephesus, the chief city of Asia Min- or. DIVERSITIES OF GIFTS Now there are diversities of gifts, but the same spirit. A "gift" is a special ability for service, such as the gift of public prayer, the gift of sing- ing, social gifts, the gift of sympathy, the gift of teaching, gift of organiza- tion and administration. 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Paul had already expressed his opinion that the Christian should not be forever standing up for his own rights, seeking his own advantage. He should be striving for the profit and advancement of others, and they in turn are quite certain to take care ofhis progress in all good things. Is not provoked. The Christian will op- pose evil but he weakens his cause when he makes his opposition to wrong a matter of personal anger and pique. He is to hate wrong but love the wrongdoer. Taketh not account of evil. Love will not bear a grudge; It will not say, "I will forgive but I will not forget." Rejoiceth) not in' righteousness, ;but rejoiceth with the truth. Love is heart and soul and every true cause, because only as such causes triumph will mankind, whom it loves so ard- ently, be happy and prosperous. Beareth all things. This does not mean that love bears without protest and active opposition the affronts and injuries under which others suffer; it would not be love if it bore those with meekness and patience. Believ- eth all things.. Love does not believe what it knows to be lies. But love is not suspicious, it is eager to believe the best of every one, it would rather be deceived now and then than go through the world doubting his bro- ther men. Hopeth all things. Love of men hopes for their success and. happiness in the future, as it believes the best of them in the present. En- dureth all things. There will be much to try love's belief in men and hope for men, but' love continues patiently to believe and hope just the same in spite of it all. Love never faileth These words sum up all that has gone before. But whether there ;be prophecies, they shall be done away. The pro phecie which are visions of the fut- ure will be at an end when that fut- ure arrives. Whether there be ton- gues, they shall cease. In the per- fected life we shall have modes of expression and of communication which will altogether supersede our confused, multiplied, and clumsy lan- guages on earth. Whether there be knowledge, it shall be 'done away. Incomplete knowledge shall be done away; and many of its objects will drop and much of what makes the science of earth will be antiquated and effete. But now abideth faith, hope, love, these three. "But now" might be translated "so then"; Paul sums up the great chapter in the following words. "Abideth" is singular though it has three subjects, because Paul would have us regard the three as al unit, just as the Holy Trinity is a unit, hope and love both proceeding out of faith. And love abides, be- cause love is the very atmosphere and essence of heaven, for heaven is God, and God is love. And the greatest of these is love. "Love is the great- est because it is likest God, it in- terprets God, it makes us like God, it is the end of redemption, and is therefore most beautiful and most peaceful," LOVE, THE GREATEST GIFT If I speak with the tongues of men and angels. The tongues of angels may refer to the "unspeakable words, not lawful for man to utter," which Paul heard when "caught up into Par- adise." But have not love. Many a statesman, preacher, Sunday -school teacher and prayer -meeting speaker have little or no hold upon their audi- ences; they don't have them. I am be- come sounding brass, or a clanging symbol. That is, mere empty sound, such as that produced by the gongs and cymbals so much used in the heathen temples. And if I have the gift of prophesy. Power to foretell the future power, to speak forth mighty religious truths the greatest intellectual power vouchsafed to men, that of an Isaiah or a Phillips works. And know all mysteries and all knowledge. This is not a gift separate from that of pro- phecy, but is the basis and source of it in its two aspects. And if I have all faith, so as to remove!, mountains. Paul knew of our Lord's saying that even the least amount of faith, faith as small as a mustard seed, would suffice to move a mountain and pitch it into the sea. But have not love, I am nothing. Love alone allies a man with God and gives divine significan- ce to what he says and does. And if I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, The sentence is lit- erally, "If I give away all my prop- erty in. mouthfuls," doling it out to prolong as far as possible the exhibi- tion of my beneficence. And if I give my body to be burned. Paul imag- ines himself reaching the highest pitch of self -devotion, a martyrdom by fire. But have not love, it profit- eth me nothing. The ends of ambi- tion may be attained, but how transi- tory and hollow they arel Love suffereth 1onk, and is kind. Thus far Paul has set forth the ne- cessity for love, how little can be ac- complished by the Christian without it; now he passes to the picture of love in action, what love will do in a human life, Love envieth not. Why should love envy? He enjoys seeing others possess good things and win high honors even more than he would enjoy them for himself. Love vaunt-' eth not itself, is not puffed up. Love is engrossed in admiration of the ex- cellencies of others, and has no time or inclination to admire its own fine qualities, or even to recognize them. 13oth not behave itself unseemly. The meaning of the Greek' is perhaps better expressed hi English positively than negatively; "Love is the founda- tion of good manners, of gracious - 81$9 "Pekoe" comes from the Chinese word "Pak -ha", meaning sliver hair" which was applied to the tip leaves on the Chinese tea bush. Tip leaves are wiry hi shape. 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