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LESSON FOR AUGUST 18.
THE RULERS DAUGHTER.
SON Marx 6.2l-As.

LESSON TEXT~Mark 6:21-42
GOLDEN TEXT--"And taking ths
child by the hand he saith unto her.
Talitha cunt; which la, being interpreted.
Damsel, l say unto thee, arise" Mark
b;AL-
This ia one of the most beautiful
stories OF the Bible, II 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 writer's and show
us an intensely interesting side light
as to the reception accorded Jesus
dusing his Galllean ministry.
The lran.atls peBonao ia as follows:
First. tho 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 womaahood. 1t takes no
Imagination to picture her life up 10
this time. how II had entwined itself
into the heart of the father as well as
the other loved ones. Tho stricken
diseased child Is yet to be found In
the land. that 10 what makes the
picture so vivid. Why this sufferingE
Why these separationsH We cannot
reply but u Heavenly Father knows
1t all, and some day wa will read his
answer In the glory Of his presence.
Third, the woman, Who, where
from. 0 whittier to, we are not told.
Only one Of that vast throng who had
Just faith to touch the hem Of his
garment, and she was made whole. As
Jesus and Jairus are walking towards
the child's chamber they are thus
interrupted. We can feel certain that
Jarius In his anxiety must have been
rebellious at this interruption, at this
enforced delay. But he hears the
story Of one who had suffered for AZ
many years as his child had furnished
Joy to his home. and It must have en-
c%ouraged his heart to listen to the
Masters gracious words. However.
his hopes are dashed for as they pro-
coed word comes that the child Is
dead, and, the messengers add, why
trouble the master, the teacher, any
longer" Jesus makes reply In words
that have been a comfort to believers
for over 1900 years: Fear not. only
believe"
Calm Dignity Of Jesus.
And lastly, the Galilean prophet
One whose response to the cry Of
need was 30 instantaneous albeit
without haste or fret or unrest. Wa
can, in imagination. see them as they
walk along the roadway. Jesus GER
tainly had q meaning In pausing an
they are interrupted for we must re-
member that tho woman was healed
the moment she touched his garment
and before they paused. Having
taught tho multitude and encouraged
the heart of Jairus they reach the
home and allowing lone but his elect
three, Peter, James and John, he en-
tiers the house, which IL now In o
tumult due to the weeping and wailing
of the mourners, both the professional
and the bereaved. Again We are Inn
pressed with the calm dignity OF
Jesus as he asked them Why this tu-
mult7 The child only sleeps" Their
laughing scorn Is due to their ignorN
ance of the power OF this man, though
the record Is a strong emphasis upon
the fact that the child was really
dead, .
When he had turned the unbelievers
,ut, 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 a crowd. Taking the child by
the, hand, a personal touch, not by
proxy, Jesus speaks those wonderful
words which form the golden text
Mark records the Aramaic o. vernacu
lar giving us the words just ma they
we're spoken. We are told that the
word 'sralitha" means freshness, and
that II ia closely related to the word
lamb, literally Little Lamb, | say m
to thee, arise" His touch was that
of power, his word that of life. His
voice entered those dead ears and
penetrated a responsive spirit and
soul and "straightway" MARKS hey
word) she was alive.
Beautiful Love picture.
Having restored the child to ftx
parents Jesus admoniahes them NOT TO
publish the news broadcast evidently
as be was not ready to precipitats
matters In the minds of the multitude
for OF n surety he knew that In eas~
tain quarters the fact OF the cure
would be known.
This In a beautiful love picture;
I. Tho fathers iove--v. 22-24.
ta) His need.
o. His petition. at JeE1x
feet"
(c) His plea. 7 pray thea"
ID His tn~Sistence. ~ses9aght
greatly
a. The strangers pIsa--s. SA
(s) An interruption.
(h) OF long standing.
(e) Jesus knowledge
td) Jesus response.
(e)) Her confession.
~ Her blessing.
T. The Masters love--s. 3S42
{a) Jesus knowledge (ehfld not
dead In his sightD.
o. Delay not msan refusal
(c) The tender resurrection. an
answer TO faith.
fd) The provision for all her
needs.
Sorrow brought Jairus TO Jesus and
sorrow today brings more men to