The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-04-13

43-MemOry Verses, 39-42-Golden
Text, Mark v, 36-Commentnry Pre-
pared by the Rev. ID. M. stearns.
Copyright. 1900, by D. M. stearns.l
We are given the choice of an Easter
lesson, but as the regular lesson happens
to be resurrection lesson and brings
before rs in the act of raising the dead
Him who is the Resurrection and the
Life, we will be content with it.
70. "Jairus, when he saw Him, fell at
His feet" According to the harmonies,
this incident took place not in the order
IN which we have it here, but after near
" every ether lesson of this quarter. As
we have said before, the order of events
Is not the main thing, but to see Him and
know Him as truly God and truly man,
God manifest in the flesh, Israel's Mes
siah, the worlds Redeemer. After He
had healed the demoniac at Gadara and
had commissioned him to tell his friends
at home how great things the Lord had
done for him, the Gadarenes having be-
sought Jesus to leave them, He recrossed
the sea and found the people all waiting
for Him (verses 1921 Luke viii. 40).
Ii a door of usefulness seems for any or
for no reason closed, another will surely
open.
%, a. He states his need and his re-
guest briefly and earnestly, and Jesus
went with him. So did His disciples and
much people. The sick child was an only
daughter about IL years of age, and she
was dying luke viii, AZ; Math. TX, I'D.
Our Lord might have said to Jairus as
He said at Cana to the nobleman from
CaperRaum. Go thy way. thy child liv.
eth" John iv, 50), but for some reason
He went with Jairus. We must not
think that our Lord has but one way of
doing things and that because one has
been heiped or has had prayer answered
In a certain way we must expect the
same. but with perfect confidence in Him
leave It all to Him. How gracious Is our
Lord; how ready to listen to the cry Of
distress!
35. while He yet spake there came
from the ruler of the synagogue's house
certain which said: Thy daughter is
dead. Why troublest thou the Master
any furthery' He was speaking to
poor woman, who, as He walked toward
the rulers house, had pressed through
the crowd behind Him and had touched
the hem of His garment and been made
whole. She was poor physically. for she
had a disease which for IL years had
been sapping her life. She was poor
financially, for she had spent all her liv.
ing upon physicians who did her no good.
Her living was gone and her life almost
cone but ono touch Of the garment of
Him who Is the Resurrection and the
Life made her whole. She was timid
and weak. but had perfect confidence in
His power and willingness to heal her,
and not only was she not disappointed.
but He called her out and surprised and
comforta5 her with the beautiful words:
"Dauchter, he Of good comfort. Thy
faith hath made thee whole. Go in
neoca'' N nike viii 48l II was the only
time as far as we know. when He adj.
dressed anv one MS daughter"
36. "Re not afraid. only believe" As
xoon as .Tesns heard the neonle rive Jeirns
the sad news this is what He said TO him.
Freedoms words for every troubled soul.
What comfort thav have haen to me,
Compare II Cbron *. 20, and John Il.
AZ. w %. Iuke / az Luke saws that
arr LORD also added "And she shall he
made whole" u,uke viii. 5M Jairus
therefore had the assurance thar his de.
sire was or was about to be granted.
However imnossible the thing NAV seem.
faith saws. II believe God that it shall
no aven as II WINS told me" tActs xxvii
2r1 and is fnllv nersuadad that what Cod
has nrom;sad 10 Is able to narform
from. iY. III. He that cOmeth to God
must believe Without faith il is impos.
wibIe 70 nlease Him ,Ieh. II. 6)
n The favored three who were also
with Him on the Mount Of Transfsnra-
ZION and IN the garden ore here the only
vvitnesses among the disc;nlas We NAV
1.-Two 40 naar 10 Him as we ore willing to
hut II 10 narrow wav and few there no
that find il The risen life with Christ ia
costly. for II means deadness to this pres.
ant avil world and hu, faw believers
think they can ret along without good
Aaal ~ that which wc ara fold m love
NOT II John II l5-17, YET the command
ef Col Nj IN is very nlain
az 10 sSrhe damsaI is NOT dead hut
.,eeneth Tbus He said to those who
wont ana vvoilad and in lilo words Je
smoke Of I.azarus (Jobn vi ~ IN Death
= the slaan az tbe holy The sonl slaans
not hnt - n consc;ous ex;stance hatyveep
daath ana rasurraction as 10 nIoinIv
fanght In III (lor g. phi; o.. TnLe
Tvi % %. VIII AZ ana a comnar;son or
Acts Wv 10 win III nor VI; ID He
who keens MS in orr natural sleen and
vvakans ns noruing hv morn;no can ;uet
as easily vakan the body from the sIeen
Of death
40 "And thev lsngbad Him IN scorn
Man langbing IN nnhaI;ef at his Maker
tha cra.t,ra iaughinv NJ tho Greater INT
thav 80, nor u,het thay ve., lning
Ryan Sarah was yuiItv Of an nnhalieving
la,gh and so aiso vas Abraham ,t,an
~vi; ~. vii; ,o.15, Tba discinias the,n.
Ia 49, 49, .aI 49, fst;, -