Mexico Missouri message., 1912-08-15
LESSON FOR AUGUST "a
THE RULERS DAueHTre
.EssoN TEXT-Mark 5.2i.e

This Is one of the most r.,....,
stories of the Bible. 1t apr.-.. .,.,'
loving parents heart, and charm. va
attention of every child in the r.,,'
The introduction of the woman, .,L
touched his garment Is referred pa, -.
three OF the gospel writers and A.
us an intensely interesting side u,,.
as to the reception accorded rs.r,
dusing his Galilean ministry.
The dramatis persoEae is AS s.u,,..
First, the father. From his rf.a h..
about to lose all the poetry and mn,,.
of his home.
Second, the child. She was or,-
twelve years old, just on the thrrsbolS
of Jewish womanhood. Il takes "A
imagination to picture her life lin ~
this time, how it had entwlnnd itso,i
into the heart Of the father as wei, a,
the other loved ones. The sfrfrto,
diseased child is yet to be found IN
the land, that is what makes tho
picture so vivid. Why this suae-ir,,
Why these separations? We carpo,
reply but our Heavenly Father lnows
II all. and some day We will read NJ,
answer in the glory OF his presence
Third, the woman. Who. wbo-a
from, nor whittier to, we are not told
Only one of that vast throng who had
Just faith to touch the hem of NJ,
garment, and she was made whole
Calm Dignity of Jesus.
And lastly, the Galilean urophet
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 thew
walk along the roadway. Jesus Ger.
tainly had meaning In pausug 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 Jairus they reach The
home and allowing none but his elect
three, Peter, James and John, he en-.
tiers the house, which is now In a
tumult due TO the weeping and wallrg
OF the mourners, both the professional
and the bereaved. Again We are Ia.
pressed with the calm dignity q
Jesus as he asked them "Why this "a.
mutt? The child only sleeps" Their
laughing scorn is due to their gu5r.
Rnce of the power of this man, though
the record is strong emphasis ug0l
the fact that the child was really
dead
When he had turned the uubelieyers
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 a 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 its
parents Jesus admonishes them not 10
publish the news broadcast, evidently
as he was not ready to precipiate
matters in the minds of the multitude
for Of surety he knew that in cer
tain quarters the fact of the cure
would be known.
This is beautiful love picture:
I. The fathers Iove-H 22-24.
(a) His need.
OBJ His position, "at Jesus
feet"
(c) His plea, Il pray thee
I'D His insistence, 'besougat
greatly"
2. Tho strangers pIea-V 25-e4.
(a) An interruption.
OBJ OF long standing.
(c) Jesus knowledge.
(d) Jesus response.
(e)) Her confession.
U) Her blessing.
T. The Masters love-V. 35-43.
(a) Jesus knowledge lch.'d not
dead in his sight.
(b) Delay not mean refusal
(c) The tender resurrection, al
answer to faith.
(d) The provision for all her
needs.
Sorrow brought Jairus to Jesus ana
sorrow today brings more men 10
Jesus than perhaps any other one
means. Jairus was a ruler OF tue
synagogue and as such had TO lay
aside his pride and his hostility 10
make his plea or to accept service CT
Jesus, and so must we lay aside o.'
pride when wecome 10 the Naza'.he'
casting ourselves as did JaiTus ID ,as
dust at his feet, but notice jesus ".'
not suffer him long to remain IN 'D"'
place.
There are three recorded instaH.
where Jesus raised the dead. '.'s
"only daughter" an only son ''
widow and the "only brothe- .
rus of Mary and Martha, Jesus
saying still to the afflicted an. '" .-.
fearful, "only believe" He Na.
to learn that the tap root %. ...
His only condition d.
we believe Jesus did not stop 'a
with the scornful mourner-
ments never convince men, th'
will shut the mouth Of the
blatant scorner.
We have in this lesson all no
essary evidence OF the Delft e.