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LESSON FOR AUGUST 18.
THE RULERS DAUGHTER.

LESSON TExT-Mark 5:21-43.
 GOLDEN TEXT-"And taking the child by the hand he saith unto her, Talitha cumi; which is, being interpreted. Do msel, I say unto thee, arise" Mark 5:n.
 This is one of the most beautiful stories of the Bible. It appeals to the loving parents heart, and charms the attention of every child in the home. The introduction of the woman who touched his garment is referred to by three of the gospel writers and show us an intensely interesting side light as to tie reception accorded Jesus dusing his Galilean ministry.
 The uramatis personae Is as follows: First, the father. From his life he is about to lose all the poetry and music of his home.
 Second, the child. She was only twelve years old, just on the threshold of Jewish womanhood. It takes no imagination to picture her life up to this time, how it had entwined itself into the heart of the father as well as the other loved ones. The stricken diseased child is yet to be found in the land, that is what makes the picture so vivid Why this suffering? ? Why these separations? We cannot reply but our Heavenly Father knows 1t all, and some day we will read his answer in the glory of his presence.
 Third, the woman. Who, where from, nor whither to, we ere not tcld. Only enc of that vast throng who had just faith to touch the hem of his garment, and she was made whole.
 Calm Dignity of Jesus.
 And lastly, the Galilean prophet. One whose response to the cry of need was so instantaneous albeit without haste or fret or unrest. We can, in imagination, see them as they walk along the roadway. Jesus cer- tainly had meaning in pausing as they are interrupted for we must re- member that the woman was healed the moment she touched his garment and before they paused. Having taught the multitude and encouraged the heart of Jsirus they reach the home and allowing none but his elect three, Peter, James and John, he en. ters the house, which is now in Q tumult due to the weeping and wailing of the mourners, both the professional and the bereaved. Again We are i'm. pressed with the calm dignity of Jesus as he asked them Why this tu. mutt? The child only sleeps" Their laughing scorn Is due to their ignor ance of the power of this man, though the record is strong emphasis upon l the fact that the child was really dead.
 When he had turned the unbelievers out, Jesus takes the father and mother and the disciples into the death chamber, the occasion was too sacred for the mere manifestation of power before crowd. Taking the child by the hand, personal touch, not by proxy, Jesus speaks those wonderful words which form the golden text. Beautiful Love Picture. Having restored the child to it's parents Jesus admonishes them not to publish the news broadcast. evidently as he was not ready to precipitate matters in the minds of the multitude for of a surety he knew that in cer- tain quarters the fact of the cure would be known.
 ' This is beautiful love picture: Ia. The father's Iovs-v. 22-24. (a) His need.
 (b) His position. lat Jesus feet"
 (c) His plea, T pray thee" (d) His insistence, "besought greatly"
 2. The strangers plea-v 2s-24. (a) An interruption. (b) Of long standing. Co Jesus knowledge. (d) Jesus response. (e)) Her confession. (f) Her blessing. (. The Matters love-v. 35-43. (a) Jesus knowledge (child not dead in his sight,. (b) Delay not mean refusal.
 (c) The tender resurrection, an answer to faith. (d) The provision for all her
 needs.
 Sorrow brought Jairus to Jesus and sorrow today brings more men to Jesus than perhaps any other one means. Jairus was ruler of the synagogue and as such had to lay aside his pride and his hostility to make his plea or to accept service of Jesus, and so must we lay aside onr pride whom wecome to the Nazarene, casting ourselves as did Jairus in the