The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1901-04-11
THE SABBATH SCHOOL
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COMMENTS
FOR APRIL Ia.
Subject: Jesus Appears to Mary. John
Xxx, Ills Golden Text, Rev. L. ID
Memory Verses, 1918 - Commentary
on the DAYS Lesson.

II. Mary. MS was -hdiH -h"+N'i ~
out of whom the Lord had cast seven ! der.
may he its meaning. seems chosen Tor me
express purpose OF distinguishing her from
all other Marvs Stood without. Peter
and John going w. l0) commends Mary
stayiug. To the grave she came before
them: from the grave she went to ten
them: to the grave she returns with tnem'
at the grave she remains behind thS,a.
To stay while others stay Is the word ;
love; to stay when all are gone Is cons,anS any
love. Weeping. She had great ,oHe
for her Lord: He had done much for her.
sStooned down" Because she was anX-
ious to see whether she might not. atter
all be mistaken about the absence OF the
bodv. She stopped because the top OF the
entrance was so low that she could not
otherwise obtain near view OF the lnslce
of the tomb. "The sepulchre." The sep
ulchre seems to have been square room
ihewn out Of q rock. partly above ground.
ITS roof being as high as the top OF the
door, which. formed its entrance. -,
II. 1.-TWO angels. Peter ana John olu
mot see the angels The angels presence
showed the Divine hand and care. They
were ministering spirits to comfort those
who were in such great sorrow and need:
and thev gave explanation OF what had
been done. no one else being able: Inc
supnosed DISCREPANCIES in the number OF
anceIs seen is explained by LesSing. The
whole grave. the whole region about the
grave was inviSibly swarmlng with angels.
There were not only two angels. but many
of them. Sometimes one appears and
sometimes another; at different places and
speaking different things. In Write.
Ehis was an emblem of purity. See Rev.
hos. -,
quite SIRE that this empty tomb does not
show that YOU ought to be rejoicing!
F"Taken away nv Lord" While the other
syomen were terrified Mary seems to have
had no fear, so wholly was she taken uD
with her great desire OF finding her Lord.
She WIS ready to brave more heTolca!!y
than ever all danger If only She might hnd
The One she loved.
IA. Turned herself back" Still weep.
ing she turned away from the angels. She
turned to 90 again with the other women
to Jerusalem. who had already departed,
but she had not as vet gone so far as to
be ont OF the garden. Mary was so
absorbed in grief. and her ewes so d'mmed
with tcors that she failed to recognize
Christ: besides, she was not expecting to
see .Tesus alive. as she had no conception
Of His resurrection.
10. ",Tesus saith unto her This was
his DISL dUDCIldlCC ilt CANSl wa - GP-
peared on this same day TO the othc" worn
en- returning from seDnlchre Matt. 2S: 9,
dO). to Peter luke 24: 34). to two disci-
piles going to Emmanus UIuke "a: l3-3O,
and to ten apostles. John 20: l9-23.
s'Whv weepest thou" She had cause suf-
6cent to rejoice instead OF to weep.
"Whom seekest thou" He seeks to comfort
her in her great grief. The gardener"
And therefore servant of Joseph of -ANri-
mathea, who owned the tomb, and who,
of course, would be friendly. No other
person would be likely, to be there at s.,
early an hour. Have borne Him hence"
Thinking that perhaps Joseph had or
dered His BODY taken to some other place.
Il will take Him away" She would see
that it was done. She would be response
bic for His removal to a proper place. 10
think that stranger hands had cared for
Him when she had brought spices for that
purpose was bitter disappointment TO
her.
l6. MARY" Jesus stirred the affection
of the weeping woman at His side by ut
tering her own name in tones that thrilled
her to the heart and created the new. sun
line conviction that He had risen as He
had said. What transports OF Joy must
have filled this womans heart! Let it be
remarked that Mary sought Jesus more
fervent,v, and continued more affection
1te,y attached to Him than any of the
rest: therefore to her first Jesus is nieaSed
to show Himself, and she is made the first
herald Of the gospel of 4 risen Saviour.
:.Rabbboni." Ny Master. "A whole
word OF emotion and devotion in 4 word"
AS Mary uttered the word she must have
endeavored to fall down at the feet OF her
Lord, embracing them.
l.. Touch Ne not Cling not to
Me- The translation touch Me not"
gives false impression; the verb does not
mean to touch" but to "hold on to" and
"ciiHg to-" Il am not yet assembled"
Mary appears to have held Him by the
feet. and wOrshiped Him. Jesus says in
effect: Spend no longer time with Me
NOV; / am not going Immediately to
heaven; you viii have several opportuni-
ties OF seeing Me again; but go and tell
My DISCIPLES chat l am, by and by, to as
;ce2d to My Father and God, who is Your
Father and God also: therefore, let them
take courage. DO not rest your new faith
upon Ny corporeal life, but upon that
spiritual life soon to be consummated
with the Father. Then / shall receive
your love, and we will resume our friend
ship. One touch through the Holy Ghost
is worth far more than any bodily pres-
.ence. To be satisfied with His being re-
stored to life that she might be in His
presence as before was to lose sight OF the
merits of His death. Henceforth He must
be believed in and worshiped as God, for
He vas rot to remain in a. natural body.
$50 to Ny brethren" First servants,
then disciples, then friends; now, after
the resurrection, brethren. This involves
in itse,f eternal inheritance. II ascend to
NV Father" / am clothing N1yse,f with
My eternal form; have laid down Ny life
that | might take it again, and use it for
the highest blessedness of NY brethren.
my Father-your Father-My God and
your God" Father of Christ by nature
and OF men by grace. His God only in
connection with us; our God only in con-
nection with Him. His eternal conscious
ness of the Fathers love dignifed all His
human relations with the Father, and be-
came the true inspiration of all conscious
ness of God possessed bv His disciples.