The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1911-04-12
Sunday School Column
Side Lights on Next Sundays Les
son for Teachers and Pupils
By CHAS. K. MEYERS

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omcers of the Crawford County Sunday
School Association.
President. Rev. j. J. DePree, Denison
Secretary Chas. K. Meyers, Denison
Treasurer -. Sears McHenry, Denisoh
Department Secretaries.
Mrs. w. B. Evans, Arion
Home. 80. Mrs. e. w: Pierce, Denison
Primary, Mrs. r. P. Plimpton' Denison
"lss!o'a mrs. j: y: Giiassburner, Arion
Organized Glasses. <:..:...;.....,,....
800. Prof. w. C. VanNess, Denison
Temperance, Rev. c. E. LaReau, Denison
'''e Mrs. A. H. Harper. Dow City
Executive Committee-F. L. Hoffman.
Denison; f. L. VanSlyke, Manila; N. F..
Stillson, Arion; c. H: Stark, Charter
Oak; John Vennck, West Side; Frank
Woolston, Boyer.
ADril 16.-The Resurrection Morn.
John 20, 1-1S.
Welcome the glad Easter day, which
brings again into prominence the fact
of the resurrection of Jesus from the
dead. The wide world round there
will be scenes of rejoicing, songs OF
gladness, words of triumph, over the
great event which Easter commemor-
ates. The days of gloom, fasting, sor-
row are over, and together with glad
nature which too, is awakening, there
is Joy and praise, inspiration for the
future.
Our scripture lesson tells OF the
visit of Mary Magdalene very early in
the morning to the tomb OF the
Savior; her surprise at finding the
great stone rolled away; how she went
to call Peter and John who came on
the run; how they looked into the
sepulcher and found it empty, and
then returned to their home sorrow
ing and wondering, not as yet under
standing the scriptures which made it
imperative that Jesus must die and
rise from the dead. 1t would seem
that Mary remained behind weeping,
and was rewarded for her love and
cnstancy by meeting the risen Mas
ter face to face, and hearing those re-
markable and precious words: GO to
my brethren and say to them | ascend
unto my Father, and your Father, and
to my God and your God"
There is no fact connected with the
religion of Jesus Christ which comes
so close to our hearts as that of the
life beyond physical death. There is
not reader of this column who has
not been called upon to part with a
loved father, mother, child, wife, hus
band or friend. Whether we shall
see and recognize them again is a
question which rises in Importance
above every other one. Looking at our
own lives, few can feel satisfied that
all there is of life is found in work
ing, sleeping, eating and the few hours
of seeming enjoyment grasped at in
tervals. The human heart has at all
times yearned for another life, and
many have been the plans for such set
forth. These are seen by study OF the
history of the Greeks and Romans and
the treatment of this subject by found
ers of the pagon religions now found
on the earth.
Thanks to the adorable God, father
of us all there came in due time the
blessed Jesus and proclaimed the
mighty message, eff any man liveth
and believeth in me he shall never
die" From that moment onward light
effulgent shone on life's pathway;
there was way to tighten the burdens
of life, death lost it's sting, and all
can join with the great apostle Paul.
20 grave, where is thy victory?
Thanks be to God who giveth us the
victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ" Paul in the 18th chapter of
First Corinthians treats of the GER
tainty of the resurrection and it's man
ner, in a most powerful way. The
body is laid away corruptible, natur-
al body, it is raised spiritual body;
it is laid away to dishonor to decay,
but is raised in glory; it is laid away
in weakness, but is raised in power.
In the 22d chapter of Matthew, IL
of Mark and 20 of Luke, Jesus Him
self speaks with remarkable clearness
on the future life. Those who did not
believe in life beyond the grave
asked Him about the matter, demand
ing an answer to the question as to
whose wife woman should be in
heaven who had seven husbands on
earth. Let the words of Jesus now
given make deep impress on the mem
DRY, for they are of tremendous i'm
portance. Jesus said, aye err because
you know not the scriptures, neither
the power of God. They which shall
be accounted worthy to obtain that
world and the resurrection from the
dead. neither marry or are given in
marriage, neither can they die any
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