Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1889-06-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
SERIOUS SUBJECTS CAREFULLY AND
ABLY CONSIDERED.

turoS--Time wen spent.
The lesson for Sunday. June 23. may be
found in Mark l6: 1-13.
INTRODUCTORY.
Says the critical Ewald: Nothing stands
moie historically certain than that Jesus
rose from the dead and appeared again TO
his followers. Says the candid Arnold: Il
know OF no one fact in the history Of man
kind which Is proven by better and fuller
evidence of every sort. TO the mind OF u fair
inquirer" Think OF IL. Tho malice OF the
jew and the might OF the Roman were ar
rayed against him. He was crucilled In the
sight OF all. his side pierced by the lance OF
the soldier. his decease witnessed by Pi-
lates centurion was buried still In the light
OF day in Jose ph's we'll known garden. was
PLACED in rock Sepulchre. with stone
rolled against and into tho mouth. seal
upon the stone, guard beyond the seal. TO
make IL sure" Moreover his own dis
cipes had given him up for dead and the
faithful women came to embalm his litelsss
body. Lost to the world. men esteemed
him to be. But there was one door they did
not lock. 1t was The farther gateway OF the
tomb. That way is wide open still. and
through Christ tho tomb becomes II tunnel
way from lesser light 70 brighter.
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
When Hey looked The later versions
(see variations) are again moro happy in
their renditions hero: Looking up. they
sec that il IS rolled back".-Forn UGs pery
great. The "Cor" may he to explain the sur
Entering in. The tomb was II large vault
like structure. - They Sdtc All but Mary.
who had run TO tell Peter and John and does
not see or understand until later. when
Christ himself appears TO her John 20-
A young man. The angel described in Matt.
2S:2 - Gri9hted. The word means awe
struck. Not necessarily frightened. for the
same word is used of tho pcOplo nj the foot
OF tho mount OF transformation who were
greatly amazed. and running TO him saluted
him."
BE not a.fri0hted. Or overcome with
amazement. To seek Jesus. Reminding
them Of their quest. which at sight OF the
apparition may have fed their minds for the
moment --Not here. because risen. -
his rising
here. The grave is not the place 10 seek
to find the risen Christ.--And Peter.
Singled out probably. as essentially
needing the diyugenco. .----IntO GaLiiee.
Il Cor. 10: O lis he said unto you at the
supper Matt. 26 32).
And fed. Now thoroughly alarmed at the
thought that they had seen n spil It.
Neither sad Mey anything. Speaking to
none whom they met, so great was their
CONSERVATION. Here the text OF Tischen-
dorf ends.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
StCeet spices Spices for the dead; the
Lord wanted them not He Las already
been anont d unto his burial and the buri-
tuclo of the resurrection life. He is not
here. ut is Iisen." They had brought sweet
spices Tor The dead. But here tho living:
Have We here any meat. And when they
looked 10! he took it. and did eat before
them" Let love still bring him SpleeS ana
Ler incense; but Let it be Tor living not u
dead Christ. 1t Is Rumo that fingers in the
garden, her hands laden, it may be. with
omatic herts. seeking where they have
laid him. Go your way," said tho angel 10
fl,.. ennlyf Inn "hn Ia hnF Ita
il ours TO cavo the garden with its empty
tomb and go out with hearts homage into
somo busy. peopled Galilee; there shall wo
see him. as ho said. Yea, our il conse,
with the prayers OF all saints. rises up
ward to throne where sits he that liveth
and was dead. aad behold. he Is alive for
evcrmorc.
IVho shall roll as dloav he stone7 How
natural and real the scene! They kept
troubling themselves as they walked along
in the morning twilight. Ever tho anxious
thought kept recurring, who shall remove
| the eat stone for us2 And then they Just
looked up, and there, it was already rolled
| away, great as 1t was. How graphic n
| sketch out OF our own eXperiencesl IL
seems like leaf torn out Of the Christian's >
| day. book. We keep troubling ourselves
| at out barriers TO loves ministries. te
| anticipate and muse over tho difficulties IN
ihc way Happy for us. If. like the wonlen'
| VIC yet keep on our way as we muse. For
| when we each the place wo oft-tlmcs find
| tie stone already rolled away. IL Is just rs
| God wills. Whatever lies across the high
| ways oil his grace and glory shall go aside
| for faith and love and shall find her path 8
| made straight. Coming to that earlier
tomb ut Bethany Martha kept thinking oi
| hcr brothers mo tally, who shall roll away
such "a stone? For he hath been dead four
| days" Then Jesus: said 1 not unto thee
| that II thou wouldst believe. thou shoukdst
see the glory OF God?" And was not that
| the reason the stone In tho garden was
| rolled away? Not to release the Christ. dc
| coull not be holden OF death and was per-
haps already lisen. But that men might
| see the glory of God. Come. see the place
where the Lord lay"
And Peter. The celestial considcratcness
Two words. but how full OF sweet meaning
| We ask what heaven is like. This angels
| speech gives us aglimpse. casting up win
| dow, as 1t were, on heavens tenderness.
| Heaven Is the place where in fullest meas
ure another's JOY is ours: not another's
/ grief; for, thank God. there shall be- nc
more curse" "and sorrow and signing shall
flee away" And Peter"-Peter was the
one who needed the word-Peter, whom
81 we saw out there In the shadow OF the
palace at the cock growing. weeping bitter
ly: Peter. who by this very humiliation shall
come TO know the grace that saves. and
| shall henceforth tell to others out OF iul
and chastened heart how great = Savior h,
has found And Peter" Gods singular ant
spec fc mercy. Have you an ache at the
hea {, a shadow of soul distrust. Goo
sing'es you out brother, sister. TO hell
you. II you will go to Him in His word now
wistfuly, prayerfully. you will find mes.
sage ior yourself. and your own name. I
you will read Alright. between the lines.
After that he appeared. They we're to b'
fully convinced OF his identity. Again anC
q gain he was to manifest himself unto then
until their every doubt was removed ant
they stood forth unfaltering champions o
the risen and glorified Christ. We ma.
count soven prominent appearances o
Christ after his death: QD The gardeI
epiphany: (l The divugcnce TO Peter ant
James; (9 The manifestation at Emmaus
az The appearance. twice over. in the closc'
ROOM C0 At the seaside; (0 At the noun
tain in Galilee; ca On Olivet. These por
trayals OF himself are recorded In the diff
ferent books OF the New Testament. Tn
continual witness and reminder OF them &
both church and world is this Lords day oi
which we arc met for the study OF tho les
son efore us. DIR. w. N. Clarke has wei
snid "As we have In the Lords Supper
visible broof OF our Savior's death, so Il
the Lords day we have an historical proc
of the reality OF his resurrection.
welcome sweet day OF rest
That saw the Lord arise;
Welcome Co this revi,ing breast
And these rejoicing eyes"
Next ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Lesson. Col
S:4-13. Missionary Lesson. Mark 16: 14-2C
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