Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1889-06-21

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from the dead, and became the first
fruits of them that slept-I Cor. 1870.
Central truth-The risen savior is
our resurrection and life.
After the crucifixion OF Jesus, which
was the subject of the last lesson, the
body was taken down from the cross
and placed in the tomb of Joseph Of
Ariniathia. This was done before six
o'clock, the beginning Of the Jewish
Sabbath. The body of Jesus lay in the
tomb Friday night, all of the Sabbath
and Saturday night until an early hour
on Sunday morning, the first day of
the week. This brings us to the open
ing of the present lesson, when the two
Marys and Salome brought spices for
the purpose of amounting the body so
hastily prepared for burial.
The teacher should impress upon the
minds of the pupils the utter despair
into which the friends and disciples OF
Jesus were thrown when they fully
realized the fact that he was dead.
They were scattered and all their hopes
were blasted. They had such conf
dence in all that he said and did, that
they could not believe it possible that
he was dead. Notwithstanding all that
he had said they could not understand
the resurrection of his body. They
were utterly crushed.
When 1t was announced by the
women that Jesus had risen from the
dead, they could not believe the report,
and when at last they were fully con-
vinced that such was the fact their
supreme joy was beyond comprehension.
1t gave them strong hope and cour-
age that enabled them to face with in
trepid zeal, the taunts, jcers and oppO-
sition of the populace everywhere
mob violence, prison and martyrdom.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
Jews bribed the soldiers who guarded
the tomb to circulate the report that
the disciples stole the body while they
slept, his appearance after the rcsur
rection are testified to by too many
witnesses. These different appear
ances should be studied and impressed
upon the teacher and pupil in the study
OF the lesson. They are recorded ~
follows:
To Mary Magdaline-John 2O:l1-14
Mark 1863
To the women returning from the toni
| Matt $50.
To Peter-Luke 24:84; Cor. 15:5.
To two deciples at Emmaus-Luke "a
1875
To ten deciples-John 20:l0.
To the eleven disciples-John 20:2G
To seven disciples at the sea of Galile'
John 2l:l-A
To the eleven on mountain-Matt 2S
l6-lS
To 500 brethern at once-I Cor. 1916.
To James-I Cor. l5:T.
To the eleven at the ascension-Luli'
24:50, 81
The first five appearances were OF
the day of the resurrection, and in nj
these appearances he had to convinc'
them that it was in reality himself.
The story of the resurrection prove
that there is life beyond the grave
and proves the way of resurrection
from the death of sin to the realm G
spiritual and eternal life.
In Perrysburg are five Sunda.
Schools Methodist, Episcopal, German
Methodist, Evangelical, Walnut Stree
and Presbyterian.
The Methodist Episcopal meets in TIL
parlors of the M. Il. Church and has ~
enrolment of 100 and an average atten
dance of l3O.
| The German MetnOulst HlceJ III lh
German M. l.. Church and has an en-
rollment of 90 and an attendance OF 81
The Evangelical meets in the Evan
gelical Church ON Second Street, an
has enrolment of 100 and an averag
attendance of so.
The Walnut Street meets in the Wa
nut Street Church and has an enroll
ment OF go with an average attendanc
of 40.
The Presbyterian meets in Center
nal Hall and has AN enrolment OF 8
| with an ayeraDe attendance of 80.