. When the song begins. noble service to the wounded man bleeding todeath by the wayside, in providing for hiscare. It is a great thing when we are faithfulin giving physical and temporal help. Butthere is a higher way of blessing God sends you to those who are poor,in need, or suffering, do not put them off withmoney alone—if you do they will starve. Givethem something of yourself; give them hu-man interest, sympathy, love, kindness, some-thing that will feed their hearts as well asput coal on their fire or bread on their them also the bread of life. [220] pg I3t*tljer
. When the song begins. noble service to the wounded man bleeding todeath by the wayside, in providing for hiscare. It is a great thing when we are faithfulin giving physical and temporal help. Butthere is a higher way of blessing God sends you to those who are poor,in need, or suffering, do not put them off withmoney alone—if you do they will starve. Givethem something of yourself; give them hu-man interest, sympathy, love, kindness, some-thing that will feed their hearts as well asput coal on their fire or bread on their them also the bread of life. [220] pg I3t*tljer aijso [221 ] The look of sympathy, the gentle wordSpoken so low that only angels heard,The secret act of pure self-sacrificeUnseen by man, but marked by angel eyes—These are not lost! 11 The kindly plans devised for others good,So seldom guessed, so little understood,The quiet, steadfast love which strove to winSome wanderer from the woeful ways of sin—These are not lost! [222] CHAPTER EIGHTEENTH $(0 TStOtyZV ai$0. HE beloved disciple makes itvery clear that if we loveGod, we will love people,too. Among other thingshe says, This command-ment have we from Him,that he who loveth God love his brotheralso. We may not separate the two loves;we must keep them together. They are in-separably united. The same writer says, also, He that loveth not his brother whom he hathseen, cannot love God, whom he hath notseen. So we need not profess to love God un-less, at the same time, we love our brother,our neighbor. We love God just as much aswe love people—just as much, and not a whitmore. John was the apostle of love. In tradition itis told that when the great congregation atEphesus was gathered on Sunday mornings, [223] Wtym t^e ^>ong Begins there would be a strange hush—they werewaiting for someone. Then presently an oldman would be carried in by younger men. Hishair and beard were white as snow. His eyesshone with a soft, gentle light. After a mo-ments pause he would lift up
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