The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1910-03-31
The
Sunday School
INTERNATIONAL LESSON COM.
MENTS FOR APRIL 8.
0:1S-34--Commit TO Memory
Verses 2S, 30.

GOLDEN TEXT.-"All things are
possible to him that believeth." Mark
9:23.
TIME.--Autumn A. D. %.
PLACE.--Capernaum.
EXPOSITION.--I. Jesus Raising
the Daughter OF Jairus, 1925. Sor-
row brought the ruler to Jesus. IL
brings more people to Him to-day
than almost anything else. He be-
longed to a class that was largely hos
tile TO Jesus. He was thoroughly in
earnest and his pride was in the dust
(cf Nix. 5:22; Lu. SAD. He wor-
SHIPPED Jesus. The fact that Jesus al
lowed him to do so is one of the many
proofs of Jesus deity (cf. Acts 10:
%, 20: Rev. 22:S, 8, r. "; 5:S).
The rulers prayer was short, to the
point, intense (cf. Nix. 5:23). Jesus
arose and followed him. He is al
ways ready to enter the house of sick
ness or sorrow where He is invited
CRev. 3:20). Jesus went at once.
He is just the same to-day (Heb.
1879. The Jewish rulers faith was
not as perfect as that of the Roman
centurion (cf. ch. S:S with Luke 8:
Al, and note Nix $500, but the faith
was genuine and Jesus responded to
1t tcf. VS.. 81, 22). The sick child
was the only daughter (Lk. S:D.
There are but three recorded in
stances where Jesus raised the dead,
an only daughter, an only son (Lu
7:12) and an only brother (Jno. IL:
-. There was work. too, for Jesus
to do by the way ". 20). The wom-
ans case was desperate ". 20: CT.
Lev. 1919. 2O). The long continu-
ance of her plague made her case ap-
parently hopeless, but 1t was not
hopeless when we take Jesus into the
account (cf. Lu. 1916 Jno. 5:5. 8.
9; Acts 4:22, 26) She had sought
relief in many directions (Mk. 5:26;
Lu. SAD, but had received none.
Our Lord often heals those whom no
human skill can help. She came to
the Lord because there was no one
else TO whom she could go. She had
heard the things concerning Jesus
(Mk. 5:27), and this gave her faith
that He could heal her. The woman's
plan for getting the desired healing
had much Of superstitious erroneous
ness mingled with it ". 81. But
there was sincere faith, and that is
all that is necessary. Heart faith,
though mixed with error, that never
theless brings one to Jesus, brings
greater blessing than views that are
correct but entirely a matter of the
head. She received a hearty welcome
and the complete healing that she
sought. Jesus had been delayed on
the way in ministering to the woman
who had touched the hem of His gar
ment and was made whole. and mean
time the little girl had died (cf Nix.
5:35; Lu. S:49). 1t seems as If Jesus
was now too late. 1t often seems so
tcf. Jno. HE'D, but He never is.
Jesus found the rulers house filled
with uproarious, ostentatious parade
of sorrow. In hearty disgust at 1t all,
He drives the noisy mourners forth
(cf. Nix. $500. Jesus is always dis
pleased with undue lamentations over
departed friends Il Thess 4:13). He
gives good reason why the lamenta-
tion should cease at once. THE dam
sci is not dead but sleepeth." The
reason holds for all our friends who
have fallen asleep in Jesus; they are
not dead, but simply sleep Il Thess.
4:14; Acts $500. They may not
awaken quite as soon as did Jairus'
daughter, but wake they surely will
and it will not be long Il Thess. 4
16. ~. Jesus statement was re-
ceived with derisive laughter. There
seemed good ground for the derision.
The scorners had reason and common
sense on their side, but they were
wrong. On the other side was moth
ing but the word of the Son of God.
/ The scorners and the formal mourn
ers all gone, Jesus works Note the
] Col hty he 10 F,a
quent practice OF our Lord (cf. Nix.
/ 1:31; S:23; 9:27; Matt. 14:3D. And
there was always power in that hand
grasp. To the Jewish mind there
was contamination in the touch OF
the dead hand (Num. 19:11), but the
Prince of Life will not be contamin-
ated, but communicate life. Death
gave way to the Prince of Life and
the damsel arose.
III. Jesus Opening the Eyes of Two
Blind Men, 27-31., Further work
awaits our mighty Lord. Two blind
men require His help. They were
very earnest, following and crying
out. They had faith in Him as the
Messiah, the Son of David, and in His
ability and readiness to help. The
Old Testament had prophesied that
the Messiah would open the eyes oi
the blind Elsa. 29:1S; 35:5, 1876, -
Jesus did not seem to pay any atten
tion to them at first, but with persist
ent faith they followed Him right
into the house. Jesus put one ques
tion to them that went right to the
root of the matter ". 2S). Faith Il
the one condition that Jesus demand!
III we would realize eXperimentallN
the fulflllment of His promise and the
enjoyment of His power (Lu. 1:45,
Jas. 1:5-O. II more of us could say
"Yea Lord" to Jesus. Believe ye tha
/ am able?" we would know more o
His power to help. Our faith Is thI
measure of the blessing we enjoy "
29). One touch of Jesus hand anC
the blind eyes were opened.
III. Jesus Casting Out Demon
1891. Still another needs our Lord
help man possessed with a demon
Recent investigation proves that de
monlcal possession Is a reality to
day. The demon in this case hat
rendered the man dumb. The bes
thing to do with any man possessed
Q! demon is to bring him TO Jesus
Our Lord can make those who ar
dumb from any cause speak eek.
IL, 12). In giving this man the pow
er of speech an Old Testament pro
phecy concerning the Messiah wa
fulfilled lisa. $500. The multitude
marvelled and said 1t was never s.
seen in Israel, but the Pharisees wer
ready with a sinister explanation (ci