The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-07

FaCONTIkT--ShOrtly alter ueiiy! nis ,s ~.
parable 50 The good sheplerd our, our Ae fsr'3.
salem Proceeding in a northeastern cry
aireetion He The 1raan The er regon
where J6hi, had baptized (1ohn x:4o). THIS
movement WAS doubtless n,nde to. escape ss !s,S
from the intriguc Of the pTTiisstly p }ass
there b9,sg Ino fetya ioT XIII t ,tinatey
He must die as He had predicteds !Ma !. I!
,xvi:s1) J, and He was willing thus 70 , iay
down His life tJohn x:l7-ls b ~, l1 LIS t had
not beei,flong In that retreat when mes les.
senger from the ulster (John sxi:3) brought
word that his. loved friend, itazarus ea
Bethany, was sick. fter Two Guys w eset for
Bethany. Meanwhile, Lazarus died. %, o.
which fact Jesus became aware oei IN
beginning the Journey oversees u 'nd az ~
2rerhups to avoid the crowd. possibly a, at
had had an interview With Martha oversees 2o-yS
who had forth to me-. ts s1 II r rer
duced the present lesson. ...l., -, i,
ANALYSls-1,lle9 persons mentloned ~
this assage-Lazarus, his sisters, lneir
Jewls irlendsapd Je eomrse Of The e narra
tive. AS the scenes change the Thoughts
and feelings and peculiar charncteristics
the study Pa be Ths rst
paia Rerses s9s p'r ana
friends,os the second part oversees 32-s7)
the hird part fn,trf Hc rs IS
Martha ana and he ag pah
sf,fthSparts verses 1876 ''the Jews and
The principal actors actors M N These Sc
sections are, FIRST and seconf, Isa, y n n
the last, the Jews They are brought into
these association by the. death OF one
whom all +loved. Our part IS to learn ear, !Wh ma.
we may from each under tnese trS l,ae,. c' Z,
l., iu
human history that puts equal test upon POI
man and woman, none more involving the
.churacter&and mission ofaChrist. 3.s
sSvl EXPOSITION.
# SISTERS Mary and Martha, beloved
jesus ii 3 y the one r, retir ang
pr l cal !. IIsuKe x: ss-4o) 3 display heir
aisgSsti9}ns onth1i ss, 9oea whIe
Mary sat 4 att home until summoned,
Verse 20.5 The latter was overwhelmed
with grief, so that frendsSsought to com
fort her verse; while the sister ei Se ra
forth into violent weeping (verse %, ana no
falling fe.t orientalssS al
ca In and and seli.posse And yet tie
two women 50 unlike. were in sun 3;
present r, (verses 21.31j their brother would
not have died, In. which statement mere
was an Implied feproacn tor taas ut nay
expected nothing from Him.. Martha ex-i
pressed Hhopelessness more ruby ny, syn;
costing at the grave fnas le aseit SIZE
deemed his to removes ~ me ~
stopeFuhne f.het implEo Esr. ~ dhhe sr
elt taS Pr aes sdels onl
thought that remained that Jesus would snit
i S1sr ea tass 7Rs a
as yE sympati,isfInx
and srelation Rom xi, vie,;
They sat with her insthe house, loL le.
ytaTlo sne et gri efn (vere @ Te next
assumed n the attitude of admirlng ana
questioning wonder in the presence !. Or
I nrdb N blyEthey had Heard. because'it must
haYe bssn wa eaIpubished IN ihat Il 3eIR rs
was rdently alta ched 70 ilas c,ise
ofgIthes blind mE1.s were eoh on, e.
Gould not have prevented en,nne tb e1
they speir mp a%o that ike
the Sisters, tfess had no hope ofzgany Y
favor from Christ. Indeed, 1t is quite J, Z
probable that some bf them raised &c Inc
po mih snTTfhe n have thought
| that at last His pretensions q power
were dlssipated that in the presence ,1 Of
lAI1tS disciples TIC SloCI loNSt
Stored to&life. Some-prob those who
| had previously Witnessed Chr.sts works
John 23-viifs 81 believed IN, Him m
| Others Ehastcncd II to report to tue !, MARI
| sees. Il who tearing Clrist's popularity,
Sought His destruction. (Verse $50 Ks
JEsUS-From beginning to end q def
| mite purpose was in the mind OF esus;
He permitted thesdeath which lie could
have prevented. that the son might DC
glorifed" Verse ~, and that the ne apps,
ali 4 his ministry He sought TO develop
| theII. faith (John xiv:l1) by many Impress
/ i've lessons In like manner ie urged inc
sisters to believe Oversees q, 4o)e l1ls weep,
ing was not through weakness. nor ga
! it proceed front the sorrow or sympa Tx TX
/ OF bereavement. His groantng (Yersc, ~!
/ was caused by the evidence OF unDeiiel,
I for one Of all I1e5loyed most deemed thn I'M
| possible. which He proposed 70 90 O., =! !,
! ii:5-viil; T. x:i5J that He beheld those {,
rnthered about Iiirl, a distress which dis
| Shaved itself afterward (John xii: 20, and
assumed another form NJ INC ena % ni !
| His career luke XIX 4l-Mark XIV ; ~
| But, diminishing i5ffI1 His emotion = esus
/ stands at the open sepulchre., once Ilo el
| to manifest His glory. He tlrst enIe res
| into communion with b the Father ilc I'D
"; y, speaking what WIS designe.di ,o tni
With uplifted eyes d4uke xviii: lS). He
cxpressed thanks that He was heard ~
heaven. and desired that the dlsciples,
/ might believe He had been sent, THIS 7las'
the great thoughtSof His life. John VII
i i--xviii:2l) Then with q LOUD voice, ~ ~
i cried, Lazarus, come forth. ana Re.
(. hold the dead lives! The .sepulener ~ J.