_Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell
together in unity._
TRUE SOCIALISM
The subject of this poem is genuine socialism or unity of souls. Not
theological unity, religious dogmas divide but can never unite. Not
ecclesiastical unity; no laws made by any Church, though signed... [ Continue Reading ]
_It is like the precious ointment._
UNITY COMPARED TO OIL
1. It is precious ointment. It is not to common and ordinary use; oil
of any consideration whatsoever, but the best and choicest that could
be lighted on: like that wherewith Mary Magdalene anointed Christ
before His passion (Mark 14:3). Su... [ Continue Reading ]
_As the dew of Hermon._
THE SPIRIT OF BROTHERHOOD LIKE DEW
I. Brotherly love is silent, not demonstrative. Nothing in nature is
more silent than the dew. The rain rattles, the wind howls, and the
ocean booms, but the dew descends serenely and unheard. Genuine love
is never noisy. The deepest emoti... [ Continue Reading ]