S. A Three-Fold Cord

A Three-Fold Cord.

1st Strand: — "That the world may know . . . that Thou hast loved them as Thou has loved Me."

2nd Strand: — "As the Father hath loved Me, so have I loved you."

3rd Strand: — "A new commandment I give unto you, . . . as I have loved you, that ye also love one another." In the 1st century the heathen frequently remarked: See how these Christians love one another." In these closing days the 3rd Strand is most often lamentably strained.

G. F. Barlee.