The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1912-04-03
Sunday School Column
Side Lights on Next Sundays Les
son for Teachers and Pupils.
By CHAs. K. MEYERS.

April THE Easter Lesson The
Appearance of the Risen Jesus. l
Cor. Is; iii.
Our lesson this week tells about one
of the most important events in the
world. 1t is the glad Easter time,
when the resurrection OF Jesus is eel
ebrated the wide world around. 9th
err men have been born, had wonder
full career as a child, been moral
teachers and died for their religion,
but none have risen in bodily form
from the dead, and been seen of men
except Jesus the Christ. This takes
Him out of the class with other re-
|ligious teachers and stamps His life
as supernatural.
The lesson is taken from one OF the
greatest chapters of the entire bible.
The fifteenth chapter of l Corinthi-
ans stands out as a great mountain
| peak triumphant in prOclaiming the
resurrection of Jesus and the victory
over death which comes to each of us
because of the fact. 1t is one of the
masterpieces of the great Apostle
Paul. Millions of hearts have been
comforted by the reading of it in the
Fast, and millions will be likewise
helped in the ages to come. The
verses quoted in the lesson leaves
are but the first eleven, but from first
to last the chapter is of engaging in
terest and none should think of con-
sidering this lesson without reading
every verse.
1t will be remembered that Jesus
said Because l live We shall live al
so" and whatsoever liveth and be-
lieveth in me shall never die" and
again, 81 am the resurrection and the
life" These were but idle words I'M
less they we're given power by the
resurrection of Jesus in due time. But
thanks to the mighty God, Jesus did
rise from the dead and with this
event we commemorate now means
the certainty of seeing our loved ones
again, blessed eternal life, place
where there shall be no tears and no
dying. All would be pleased beyond
measure to have surely given them a
million dollars with it's possibilities
for ease, time for study, travel, abil-
ity to be helpful to others, but how
much greater than anything which
can be measured in money is the GER
tainty of immortal life free from the
worries of the struggles of the earth.
When it is considered that this thing
is within the reach of every person,
il it to be wondered at that Easter
time is remembered with joy and glad
ness?
Of course the events of the morn
ing when Mary and the disciples found
the empty tomb are familiar to each
reader and they need not here be Civ
en-. In the chapter in Corinthians we
have spoken of Paul opens by remind
ing us that by the gospel which he
breaches we are saved, and it is we'll
to bear this in mind. He then pro-
ceeds to recall the many people who
saw Jesus after His resurrection end |
ing with the vision Paul himself had, |
when spoken to when he turned to be
a christian.
The glad Easter times always comes |
in the spring when all about is seen
the resurrection of the flowers. the
trees and the shrubs. A miracle is
performed right before our eyes in
this change from death and inaction
into vigorous life. No human power
could bring this about, for none but
the great Creator can thus act, givingI
life and activity to plant forms. Some
there are who express unbelief over
the coming to life of Jesus, who take
the resurrection of the plants and
flowers as a matter of course, little
of the power and forethoughtl
required to do this thing. | am sat
isfied that the God who has set the
laws for the movement of the stars
and planetS. and for the plant and an
imal life about us, is able to give you
and a spiritual body to raise us from
the dead, and provide us a place for
everlasting abode. With this conf
dence I hail the glad Easter as the
sign and seal of my Immortality and
of all those who love God and try to
Keep His commandments