The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-04-11
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
INIEitNA NATIONAL, LESSON fON
APRIL 13.
i - on Text: Tho Widow Of Nain,"
Luke vii. If 49, Golden Text: Luke
IL, 10 Common AIRY on the
Lesson,

Lesson.
II. "hnd it came to pass the day after,
that He went into a city called Main He
had been at CapernaunI, where His soul had
been greatly refreshed by the faith OF a Cen
ne; Roman centurion, leading Him to say.
VI have not found so great faith no. not in
Israel, and to look forward to the time of
The Kingdom when many who were far Off
shall be found there, and many who thought
themselves entitled to the kingdom shall be
cast out tsee Matt. viii, 1O-13l.
And many Of His disciples went with
tHa%. HS%Q. ,aad gNcA .psoplsn Ts82E, Little Her
| from the plain OF Esdraelon south of Cana
and southwest of the sea of Galilee Main ia
on the northwest of Little Hermon, the
middle hill of the three while Endor is on the
Capernaum and journeyed some twenty
miles southwcsterly to Main lie would not
be very far from Cana or Nazareth, and a
little farther on He would hav, come to
Shunem, where Elisha raised a little bow to
lite and restored him to his mother
directed to Main.
II. Now when lie came nigh TO the gate
oil the city, behold, there was dead man
carried out" Only here, in all Scripture. is
this city mentioned, but it is forever made
memorable by this meeting of the Prince of
Lie and Light and the Prince of Darkness
WHO has the power of death The Son of God
was manifested that lie might destroy the
works OF the devil Il John iii, s., and when
He has gathered from this present world His
elect company Of associate rulers He will
His feet; the last enemy that shall be de-
stroyed is death Il Cor. XIV, 25, 26).
The only son of his mother, and shc was
widow; and much people of the city was
10 life was an only daughter tI.uke viii A2A-
and Lazarus seems u have been an only
brother. Thoughtful readers will stop a
moment TO remember that Solomons master
| N III nf.. ,,-tl~
so also was Jcroboan, son of Nebat a Door
widow sustained Elijah, AMI another was
commented by Christ for her Offering Il H.
VA, II; XII, 26: xvii, 8; Luke xxi, = 81.
found i'll EN- xii, %: Ps. xviii, ); cNlvi.,
D; Zech. vii, 10; and some day we shall see
more clearly into all these things.
Is. And when tho Lord saw her, Ue had
compassion on her, aud said unto her: Weep
npt." In one company the center of attrac-
| ton was the Lord of Life and Glory; in the
other, this poor, desolate, broken hearted
widow. The two now meet, and from the
| Fountan OF Life into the heart of the ;!csc-
late flow tho oil powerful words: Weep
not" So He also said in the house of Jairus
Luke iX, 5Y and to Mary after the resur-
rection He said: why weepest thou!" John
| M, lo.) Yet He Himself wept at the grave
Of Lazarus and on the mount of olives and in
the, garden of Gethsemane John XII, 35;
Luke xix, Al; Heb ", y. When He weeps
It is because Of sin either in its present or
future results; when He says Weep not, it
~ ssiSi ! Il ssssssE g = S5II;; sIs;;;
stop and bs.stal = VAS when sslyd saw that
had to stand still in order to see the saiya-
ton of Jehovah. Saul had to stand still that
samuel might shew him the word of God
lsraci had to stand still that Samuel might
reason with them of the righteous acts of the
a N, n -, N
The salvation of Jehovah in the the days of
| Jehoshaphat lex. ill, A.; xiv, IS; Sam ix,
20; XII, Z; ii Chron. XXX, ~. In the busy,
cVeryduy life, following the dead things Of
! words or works of the Lord; although even
there He is ready to meet us and it is there
we do need Him so much; but how thankful
we should be for the day which kindly COM
pels us to stand still, and for the week night
evenings when wemay stand still and turn
| aside TO the prayer meeting or tho Bible study
tohear what He will say unto u.s.
And lie said: Young man, l say unto
thee, Arise" Now when all is still and all
eyes are upon Him He utters just four words
in the Creek, but what powtr and meaning
there Is III them; and all because of Him who
uttered them. They are the words of Him
VINO spake and it was done, who commanded
ana II stood fast tPs. xxxiii., G9), by whose
word%he Heavens were made and oil the host
OF them by the breath OF His mouth OBJ
serve the ~ say unto thee" which He uses so
| olteH uhu IN tne sermon on the mount Just
fourteen times. Compare it with the many
hundred times repeated ''Thus saith the
Lord' of the prophets and note its signifi-
canoe. The word 'arse" signifies to awake
as from sleep (see Matt viii, %; xvii, n, and
! ls used in reference to those who rose from
the dead after His resurrection Matt. xvii,
59.
Is. And He that was dead sat up and be-
gan to speak" Life and health and speech
from the Prince of Life, all unmerited, all of
grace, and all by His word in the power Of
the Spirit. The words which He speaks are
Spirit and Life and he that hears and be-
lleves hath everlasting life, and is passed
from death unto life
And He delivered him to his mother" Is
there not here hint rs in the resurrectioSa
OF the little girl and Lazarus, of the reu1ai0t
OF families in the resurrection? Aud nh{{
there shall then be neither marrying nof8i4y
ing in marriage aro;We not by these q ~
and by Thess IT,, 10 9taught TO expect f3iS {Y
measure reunion of those whoAhzarss
in service have been upiteassn1xa<3
l6. And there ca$sSk 10 3 a 81
they. glorifed God say ink, s4I!t 49,
prophet is risen up nmnd4N
hath visited His peoples 9esS
| thought Ofathe rtes,ir4j ~ "a ,G.NI<f$fE