The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-06-18
THE SUNDAY sCHOOL,


tArranged from Peloubet's Notes.1
GOLDEN Trxr.-The Lord 10 risen ina
deed.-Lukc 24:A.
morning, April 8. A. d. 30. and ascended
PLHcr-Jesus showed Himself to His
disciples near the tomb In the garden BY
Calvary, in Jerusalem, at Emmaus. in
Galilee. and lastly on the Mount Of Olives
near Bethany, whence He ascended.
THE SECTION includes the whole story Of
the resurrection and the appearance Of
Jesus to His disciples. The other accounts
are found in Matt. 2S1-20: Mark 161-20;
John 20 and 21; and Acts 1:1-11. The doc
trine of the resurrection 10 taught In
I Cor. 15a-5s; II Cor. SSH; Eph. 1:2o;
Rom. $40, IL: Thess. 4:14-a7; Phil 3:21;
and Rev. 2O:4-6.
LESSON NOTES.
I. The Story of Easter.-Every pos
sible measure had been taken by tho
enemies of Christ to make sure that He
was really dead, and that there could DO
no collusion among His disciples to
secretly take Him from the tomb. Tho
disciples not only believed Him to be
dead, but had no expectation of res
direction. They had no motive in taxi
ing Him away, for they could not con-
ceive of the effects His resurrection
would have upon them and upon the
world.
The first appearance of Jesus after
His resurrection was toNNfary Magda-
lene early in the morning near the
sepulche by Calvary. ~
The second appearance took place.
soon after, near the same place, to the
other women.
The third appearance was to Simon
Peter. This must have been great
comfort to Him, Heavenly benedic-
ton of peace over a soul burdened with
rcmorse on account of his depials.
The fourth appearance took place on
this same Sunday, in the afternoon, to
two disciples walking from Jerusalem
| to Emmnus.
The fifth appearance occurred on the
evening of this first Sunday, in an up
| per room in Jerusalem, where the apos-
ties and other disciples were assembled.
| Thomas was not with them. AS the
disciples We're talking together here at
! this time "Jesus Himself stood in the
midst of them, and said unto them:
Peace be to YOU" His presence alive
again meant peace to their troubled
hearts. But they were terrified, as was
natural, in the sudden presence Of q
mysterious power. But Jesus, answer
ing their very thoughts, said: 'Why,
do you not perceive that am here as
the fulfillment of my oft-repeated
promise to rise again on the third day ?"
And He showed them His hands and His
feet. But still they did not fully be-
lieve. It was too good to be true, that
they had their teacher and friend re-
stored to them. They were terrified at
first, but glad when they were con-
vinced that they saw their Lord. II
was to remove this last doubt, however,
that Jesus asked: Have ye here any
meat?" 1t was the same Jesus, with
the same body, whom they had known.
We note how the apostles dwelt after
wards on what now occurred as proof
Of their Lords resurrection.
II. The Other Appearances Of Jesus.
Jesus appeared II times during 40
days, In different parts of the country.
The sixth appearance was on Sunday
evening, one week later, to the apostles
and others in the upper room in Jeru-
salem. Thomas was present at this
time. and his desire for positive proof
brought out statements that have
strengthened the faith Of the church
down the centuries.
The seventh appearance was several
days later by the Sea Of Galilee to seven
apostles while they were fishing with
no success. Jesus at this time gave
them an object Lesson ON their work al
| fishers of men, and restored Peter to his
work and place among the disciples.
The eighth appearance was early in
May to the eleven on a mountain in Gal
lice.
The ninth appearance was near the
same time. in Galilee, to over 500 a*
| once.
The tenth appearance was to james.
probably In Jerusalem.
The eleventh appearance was on the
18th Of May, in the city and on the
Mount Of Olives, near Bethany, to thu
apostles, at the time of His ascension.
III. The Scriptures Opened.-"Then
opened He their understanding" which
had been closed by prejudice, by wrong
teaching, and showed them that all
that had been happening was just tho
thing their Scriptures had been writ
ten to tell them about. Thus it was
written, and thus it behooved Christ to
suffer, and to rise from the dead the
third day, and that repentance and
remission of sins be preached in His
name, among all nations, beginning at
Jerusalem. Thus is opened to them
their mission, based on the egreat facts
of their duty to repent, a3d the prom
Use to all who repented that they should
be forgiven and saved from their sins,
to eternal life. sand we are witnesses." /"
Now were the disciples told to tarry in
Jerusalem till they be endowed with
power from on high, which was to be
given them with the coming Of that
other comforter promised in Christ'a
last conversation with the eleven.
~. The Ascension.-Forty DAYS aft
er the crucidxiou occurred the ascen.
sion. When cloud had received HIN