The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1890-04-30
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
ENTERTAINING DISSERTATION ON
SERIOUS SUBJECTS.

Lesson and Where IL May BE Found-A
| Learned and Concise Review of tho
| Same
The lesson for Sunday. May Z. may DO
| found In Luke 3: 41-42. 1876.
INTRODUCTORY.
We have In this lesson the second miracle
| or 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
| that comes To the sturdisst OF m ortals in
such presence. Christ stands forth still
IA master. Hiswa larger range OF knowl-
edge and power. The horizon OF those
about him reached no farther than deaths
shadows. One thing only they knew--she
was dead. How significant the words.
knowing that she was dead" II is all We
poor earthlings. OF ourselves, know at the
last. No wonder they laughed him to
scorn. There was the fact the awful and
tremendous fact OF death before their eyes.
celebrating all else. But there are facts
behind facts, and thanks be to God that
there stands One with us who. looking far
tner and deeper than we. tells US or other
great 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 discoursing in
the house OF Matthew at Capernaum.
Matt. o: 8. 10. 49, A man named Jairus.
Obtaining easy access, as with the woman
that was sinner. in the lesson two weeks
since. Ruler of the synagogue. Having
charge OF all the affairs of the sacred edi-
ice. Like our trustee.-Fell down at
jesus feet. In Oriental exuberance of
feeling. this is a token of respect or OF en-
treaty rather than OF worship.
word of imploration. frequently rendered
exhort Acts 2; 4O.-lnto his house.
Doubtless ono OF theSbetter residences OF
the place.
Only one daughter. A touch of human
tenderness and sympathy frequent in Luke
I'LL. Literally. only begotten. she
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.
The same word used in the last lesson or
tue thorns; there translated -choked"
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Laughed him to scorn. Or derided. in
timating the heartlessness of their sorrow.
knowing that she was dead. Their
lacked.
WHAT THE LESSON TEACHES.
He fell down ~ Jesus feet. 1t is the right
| place for the great men Of earth. The
ruler of the synagogue has acknowledged
a yet higher Ruler. The prince has become
child again. BE wise. now. therefore. .
| We kings: be instructed. we judges of the
| earth. Serve the Lord with lear and re-
| joice with trembling. Kiss the son lest he
| be angry. and ye perish from the way. when
| his wrath is kindled hut little. Blessed
| are all they that put their trust in him.
| Yes, blessed Is the standpoint OF the trust
| in child. That ruler never lifted his soul
| higher than when he Frustrated himself at
! Jesus feet. There was the place OF honor:
| there was the place OF strength. Now was
| he become true ruler OF the synagC que.
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 and ask Jesus TO cross the
threshol l. But then at last he is 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 happy hour for
| Jairus when no 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 a fathers heart.
| There are under the roof-tree tn ose already
| dead in trespasses and in sins. We are
J 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 is dead trouble not the
| Master. The 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-
! tions 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
il Jesus were only. as some faiths seem to
| hold him, an eafth's physician, one to ease
| iife's pains and make the present existence
IA little more tolerable. But Christ is Lord
| of life. His scepter is over all the realms
of the universe. Yea, though / walk
| through the valley of the shadow of death
l shall tear no evil. for thou art with me:
| thy rod and thy staf 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 already for them. Verify he
has sacrificed his lie that they might live.
And now he says for this life and the next
! Because / 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 the stake
| mistaken and composed. SO we see our
| ble- sed dead GO forth, their trust complete.
| their faith serene. No man should covet
death. neither should any one be terrified
! by it-no one in Christ. The wording may
well shrink and cover. for he has detied
| not only the prince OF death but the king Of
unshielded Alas for himl But for the
| Christian death is swallowed up in victory.
! He can say. 20. death. where Is thy sting2
| o. grave. where is thy victory? The sting
| OF death is sin-Christ took that away
"and the strength OF sin is the law"-Chrlst
! fulfilled that. And so we crv. Thanks be
| 70 God which giveth US the victory through
| our Lord Jesus Christ"
Weep not. This is Christs second COM
| forting word at the bedside OF death. 1t is
| not only fear not. but weep not" Tears
| abide while life lasts and parting scenes
keep coming. but they are no longer the
tears Of hopelessness. HE wept." we say.
that we might weep" In another and.
| perhaps, truer sense he wept that We might
not weep. In the dropping of our Lords
| tears at the grave we catch the rainbow
glints OF hope and promise beyond. Even
| here, by faith. do we app ehend the blessed
| promise: God shall wipe away all tears
! from their eyes" And this Is the assuage-
ment OF our grief-that we shall meet again
Life is not ended: friendships are not for
| ever sundered. In him tho broken ties
| shall be reun ted and we shall know as we
| are known. God give us grace to see be-
| vond earth's vale o tears. God enables us
| TO pierce by faith even now the clouds and
| dimmng mists OF earth and behold with
/ radiant WHOM duva briCht lava