The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-02-13
SUNDAY MEDITATION
A Study Of The International Sunday
School Lesson Appointed for Feb.
%, 1896.
Subject: Raising TO Life of the Daughter OF
Jairus. st. Luke, 8 ii, AZ, 1896.

lone reading these notes should first carefully
study the paragraph from the Holy Scriptures as
indicated above.I
INTRODUCTION.
One can well keep in mind the story OF
Jeroboam's son Il XII, II 1-18) and the case of
the Shunsmmite's child. q XII, 4:1S-37.)
Call to mind the raising to life. by St Peter of
Tabitha. st. Peter was present at tho restora-
tion to life of the daughter of Jairus. and when
raising Tabitha to life somewhat Initiated
Jesus.
We now study our Savior's 10th miracle. 1t
is the second of his raising to life the dead
| The first miracle Of that kind was the one per-
formed on the only child of the widow of Main
The miracle which is our present lesson was
the eighth performed by Christ at Capernaum.
The first was the great draft of fishes; the
second, the healing of the demoniac; the third,
the cure of the mother.in-law OF st. Peter; the
fourth, the restoration to health of the para
lytic the fifth, the withered hand the sixth.
the Centurion's servant; the seventh, the case
of another demoniac.
SUBJECT: RESTORATION To LIFE OF THE
DAUGHTER OF JAIRUs.
Data.
We have three accounts of this miracle. st.
Matt, g. 1S, 10, 1926; st. Mark, 5 22-24 30
43; st. Luke, s Al, az. 1886. The most full
report is that by ST. Mark st. Matthew's is
the briefest. He does not mention the name
of the father. nor which three OF Christs dis
ciples accompanied him. nor the age of tho
girl. nor indeed whether she were alive when
the father left home, the fact that he went
into a room alone. save the presence OF three
OF his disciples and the parents of the child.
These omissions are the more singular from the
fact ST. Matthew must have known all about
the facts at the time of heir occurrences; while
Go IL o,,I Tnl,a nhl tn lparn af
them indirectly and after considerable interval
of time. The three reports were all written
not far from A. ID. CO. or about 30 years after
the facts took place.
Time
Christ restored TO life the daughter of Jairus
probably in the month Of November of the year
q A. ID. We may suppose that it was quite
late of the day. He would be invited to dine
with st. Matthew at the principal meal OF the
day. and that was generally at an advanced
part of the day. He had finished that meal.
Moreover, he stopped on the way and cured the
woman. thus performing an intervening
miracle, requiring considerable delay.
Synogog.
A synagog was place of worship for Jews on
ordinary occasions There was but one Temple,
and that was at Jerusalem. 1t was place of
resort for the celebration Of the great Jewish
festivals. the Passover in particular. The syn
agog was resorted to on usual Sabbatbs, on new
moon ceremonies, g XII, 4:23) etc. Each
synagog had several rulers. Acts, 13 49, In
large towns there were more than one synagog
We read in st. Mark, 5:22 zone of tho rulers
of the synagog." Perhaps only one acted as
ruler, and ex.rulers may have retained their
titles. Perhaps there were several rulers, OF
whom one was principal or the ruler. The
synagog was place for Jewish worship when
the devOtee was not in or near the Temple.
Sacrifices however, could he offered only at
Jerusalem. Synagogs were very convenient,
since the Temple was at great distance from
many places. The questions of st. john Z: 26,
4S. shows that rulers of synagogs were eminent
men. The officers of such places Of worship
were chosen with care. Men of years, piety
and special qualifications were selected. The
one outranking the rest in some peculiar gifts
was called the ruler the archisynagogus, and
probably such was Jarus.
The business Of the ruler OF the syuagog was
to manage its govern ment and superntend the
worship therein. He controlled the services,
directed the music and singing, read the law.
offered the prayers prescribed. He could also
invite persons to speak. etc. So st. Paul was
invited to do at Antioch. tActs, 13: Isl
The synagog," says st. Mark. 5: D. Some
say it was the leading synagog of Capernaum,
perhaps the very one which the Roman Cen
turion built. (St. Luke, 1850
Ministries.
Wesley said: Musical instruments were
used by the Jews as well as the heather in
their lamentations for the dead to soothe the
melancholy of surviving friends by soft and
solemn notes. and there were persons who
made it their business to perform this while
others sung to their music. Flutes were used
especially on the death of children; louder in
struments OH death of grown personsS
l.. DE Hesse Wartegg says in the New York
Sun, speaking OF Venezuelan peculiarties: "0ne
of the most curious customs of the country is
dancing in the house of mourning. As as
life departs the dead is clad in white and laid
upon his bed. Relatives are invited to come,
musicians are ordered, and dancing singing
and amusements are kept up incessantly until
the interment has taken place. This is done
with view 10 distract the family of the de-
ceased, and TO drive their grief away. Even
passers- by. unknown TO the family are allowed
to enter and to take part in these strange
amusements of the living in the presence of the
dead"
Outline.
When. A. d. 81, November. (?) Evening
1863 years ago
Where. Capernaum. House. st. Mt, O: %
Name. Jairus. st. Nix, 5:22.
Business. (?)
Ruler of Synagog. st. Nix, 5:22.
Age. 50. t?)
E,,bor Nationality. Jew.
Tribe. t?)
Man of influence.
Had faith st. Mt, 9:18
Reverent. 81. Mt. 9:lS
Urged cure. ST. Nix, 5 %
uo,h. Name. (2)
Age. 30. (O
Name. f?)
Age. ~ years. st. Nix, 542.
Father. Jairus.
Mother. (?)
Brothers (?)
Sisters. Not any. Hence "only
Daughter. daughter" st. L., 8: AZ.
Titles.
Maid. st. Mt, o.: "a
Little daughter. St. Nix, 5: o.
Damsel. st. Nix, 49,
Talitha. st. Nix, Sal.
Maiden. ST. Nix, 5:5l.
(Cause of dsease (P)
How long dead. ~
Death figured by sleep.
-. So stated. Nix, s: 80.
~ Jairus believed her
dead Mt, 49,
The Death Proofs Spirit had gone. Luke,
of 1855
Death. Great mourning. Mt,
~ 9:23
aeat Minstrels. Mt, 8: %.
The contrary was ridi-
culed. Mt. 9:24
The Resurrector. st. John, IL:
25. Jesus. Master.
Witnesses. Father, Mother Peter,
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