The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1890-05-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
MrEKEsr1Na AND nNsrRUCrryE
LESSON C0NsrDERED.


ANsNTEKKsT1Na AND INSTRUCTIVE
LEssON CONsIDERED.
Rsnections Of an Elevating Character-
Wholesome Food for Thought - study
Ing the scriptural Lessons I~ntelliesntly
and Probably.
The lesson for Sunday. May 4. may be
found In Luke 8: 41-42. 4s-56.
INTRODUCTORY.
OF lie out of death recorded In the series
that We are pursuing. The parsonage prom
inently before Us Is Christ at the death. bed.
And observe how lordly he Is here. There
is none OF that confession OF helplessness
such a presence. Christ stands forth stu
as master. His was Q larger range OF knowl-
edge and power. The horizon OF those
about him reached no farther than death's
shadows. One thing only they knew--she
Knowing that she was dead" Il is All we
poor earthlings. OF ourselves. know at the
last. No wonder they laughed him to
scorn. There was the fact. the awful md
tremendous fact Of death before their eyes.
behind facts. and thanks be to God that
there stands One with us who, looking far
ther and deeper than we. tells US OF other
gteat realities. brings life and Immortality
to light
WHAT THE LESSON SAYS.
AND behold. Christ has but recently re-
turned from the country OF the Gadarenes
across the lake. and Is now d%iscoursing in
the house of Matthew at Caperna1m.
Matt. Q: 8. 1Os 1S,.-A man named Jairus.
Optalning easy access. as with the woman
That was a sinner. in the lesson two weeks
-Rp1ln~ ~ Tho IN un~;--
charge Of oil the affairs Of the sacred edi-
flee. Like our trustee.-Fell down at
Jesus feet. In Oriental ex%uberance of
feeling. this lie a token of respect or Of en-
treaty rather than Of worship.-Besought.
exhort Acts 2: 4O.-Into his house.
one OF the better residences Of
the place.
Only one daughter. A touch OF human
1enaerness and sympathy frequent in. Luke
lay a-dying. The emphasis seems to be
upon the word she" Only one daughter.
and she about to die.--As he went. Lit
orally. in the going. - Thronged him.
me same word used in the last lesson OF
luke So.
While he yet spake. /. e.. to the woman
VINO touched the hem OF his garment on the
way. See Scripture cometh ono.
n 4. the graphic ~original,comes Someone
Awkward as well as Inaccurate. Literally,
as we ourselves say in common parlance.
from the Observation-Disclosures The
simple perfect OF the same verb translated
lay nson q lying Imperfect tense) in '. p
trouble not. The same word used by the
Master. Teacher.
Heard 1t. Mark says overheard para
kouo):-Answered him. !. g.. Jairus. See
Marx S: s6. Directing his response to the
ruler. WHOSE agitation }, was probably appar-
that at once displayed itself. Believe
1t is the common word for saved.
Suffered no man. Thus rebuking vulgar
curiosity in the presence Of death.-Save
were his accustomed attendants it seems.
Mark 9:2. IA: 33.j-The father and the
mother. As especially and indeed poign-
antly Interested. See Variations for the
literal order here.
Bewailed. The word signifies to smite
OF the East. We're weeping and lamenting
Is more correct and graphic. Qmp.)-
Weep not. The sam expression used in
the case of the weeping mother at Main.
Not lead but sleeping. A strong fig
urative expression. meaning as II not lead
but sleeping. The subsequent language in
dicates this.
Laughed him to scorn. Or deri ded, in
timating the heartlessness OF their sorrow.
knowing that she was dead. Their
lacked.
WHAT H LESSON TEACHES
He fell down at Jesus ieet. 1t is tn right
place for the great men OF earth. The
ruler OF the synagogue has acknowledged
u yet higher Ruler. The prince has become
a child again. B wise, now: therefore. o
earth. Serve the Lord with fear and re-
joice with trembling. Kiss the son lest he
be angry. and ye perish from the way. when
his wrath Is kindled hut a little. Blessed
are all they that put their trust in him.
Ing child. That ruler never lifted his soul
higher than when he Frustrated himself at
Jesus feet. There was the place OF n
there was the place of strength. Now was
he become true ruler of the synagogue.
master Of his own hearts temple. In this
sense too. better is he that "ruleth his
spirit than he that taketh a city" Accept
the counsel Of James. Humble yourselves
in the sight of the Lord. and he will lift
you up."
That he would come into his house. He
Is ready now to have jesus come in, ready
at last. So many OF us wait. like Jairus,
until trouble. sickness. bereavement comes
ere we go n ask Jesus to cross the
threshold. But then at last he is a welcome
guest. With deaths shadow on the hearth
stone. then at last we cry. Lord. to whom
shall we go? Thou hast the words of eter-
nal life" Oh. it was a happy hour for
Jairus when he was minded thus to beseech
Jesus. The coming of Jesus into his house
was the coming of life. To-day may this
prayer go up from many q fathers heart.
There are under the roof-tree those alre ady
dead in trespasses and in sins. We are
lost and undone without Jesus in the home.
Say to-day:
Come in, come In, o, Savior dear,
Come in and dwell with me.
Thy daughter 10 dead; trouble not the
Master. TIL argument Of hopelessness.
There is no use to seek further help from
the Great Physician. When the eyes are
earth's medication: We remove the To-
tons from the bedside. and we send sad
word to the doctor, You needn't come any
more. She is dead" Yes. SO we might do
If Jesus were only. as some faiths seem to
life's pains and make the present existence
a little more tolerable. But Christ is Lord
of life. His scepter is over all the realms
of the universe. Yea. though I walk
through the valley of the shadow of death
thy rod and thy staff they comfort me-"
Dear hearts. trust the sympathy and care
of Jesus. Blessed are the dead who die
in the Lord" Trouble not the Master2
He is troubled a~lreadyfor them. Verify he
And now he says for this life and the next.
Because I live We shall live also"
Fear not. Two blessed words Christ
spoke in the presence Of death. This was
the first. Standing alongside Of his disciple
expectant of the grim messenger. he drew
forth his sword and smote down deaths
dread attendant. Fear. No longer now
should the Christian fear death. Faiths
sword has slain this enemy of souls. And
SO we see the martyrs going to h stake
mistaken and composed. So we see our
blessed dead go forth, their trust complete.
their faith serene. No man should covet
death. neither should anyone be terrified
we'll shrink and W for he has defed
not only the prince Of death but the king of
life. He meets the pals monster alone and
unshielded, Alas for HIM. But for the
He can say. %. death. where is thy sting?
U. grave. where is thy victory? The sting
OF death is sin-Christ took that away
-and the strength of sin is the law--Christ
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