The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-14
S. S. LESSON.

The Daughter of Jairus Raised.
A fascinating composite picture pre-
sents itself So llfe-like! Full of the
minor touches eye-witnesses only give.
The sprIghtly narrative picks US up. 1t
carries us along. We are ourselves of
that admiring company which the
magic attractivenass of Jesus draws to-
gether. We are Witnesses OF his sym
pa:hy and power, the wondrous signs
prompted by his heart. What win not
parental love constrain one to do? This
father has watched Deaths invisible
hand relentlessly chiseling to sharp
edges and angles the rounded features
OF an only daughters face. What
recks 1t now that the chasm wIders
between the wonder-worker and the &C.
cleslastical establishment Of which he
is an official? He leaps the gulf, and
in the abandon OF grief falls at the
heretical Rabbits feet. oblivious to
observation. he urges his suit. Jesus
heart is touched. He excuses himself
from banquet. He is in the street
with his father at once; but the narrow
way is blocked by motley, curious. in
considarate throng. The delay so ag-
onlzlng to one emboldens another. He:
malady, discovered to be lncurable By
torturing: expensive, long continued en-
pertinent drives her TO ons last effort.
To edge her way through the crowd 10
the presence of the observed Of all Oh
servers, without herself attracting at
tention. Is a difficult task: but almost
everything is possible for woman's
desperation. 1t is done! Her atten-
uated fingers touch the tassel ut the
corner OF his tallith. She has her re-
ward, an instantaneous and permanent
cure. The woman's faith, however,
great as it is under the circumstances,
must be lifted to higher level. She
must not only know that she has OBJ
tained cure. but that He knows 1t,
too. Not automatically, like electric
fluid, has the healing power come, but
ulTGClGu ny al lllAElAAbSAA Will AL
Peters mouth 1t is as IL he had said,
''Who hasn't touched you in such a
press?" But the woman knows the
meaning OF the question, and answers
1t in her confession. Praise and BEN
edlcuon are her reward. How can the
tortured father brook this delay? Alas,
Il is all over. Messengers bring saddest
tidlngs that can fall on parents ears.
Heart and flesh fail Jairus, But the
Masters words, containing blIssfui
intimatlon, are as the shadow OF the
coming miracle. Making an ado is
Jesus own faithful description OF an
Oriental mourning. AS this was the
only daughter Of person of some To-
cal distinction. the death-clamor would
be corrsspondingly great With the
expedition which characterlzes funerals
in the East, they were already raising
their horrid din, with shrill flies and
changing cymbals and discordant voices.
No wonder the Lord OF Life cried
"Avaunt" to these mercenary attend
ants. Their presence Ill suited MS
coming. But they gave him bad
tempered parting salute as they saw
the hope OF their gains diminishing, I'm
Willingly they offered strongest tesu-
mony to the reality OF the deed Of
power about to be wrought, In her
maiden boudoir lay her girlish form
white and cold as marble Her par
cnts stood beside. their grief shading
now into awe and expectancy. The
three most advanced OF the apostles
slngularly Immature, however-stand
within the closed door. With that in
describable gentlaness always showed
toward children, he took the lItue
hand from the motlonless bosom, aud