The Detroit times., 1912-08-10

manhood. Ii sought only TO touch the
garment Of the wonder worker The
| Master taTried TO speak the word OF
comfort and assurance 10 this trusting,
needy woman. Jesus always had tiue
TO be helpful The grandeur OF THE
characters OF Lincoln and Lee is shown
By nothing more clearly than by the
fact amid all the vast concerns OF state
they never lest their simple human in
teiest in individuals. They had time
! TO care FOR persons.
The delay caused by the Masters
ministry TO this timid sick woman.
whose touch or faith had singled her
out from the heealess crowd, may have
caused Jairus to chafe. We would
rather believe. though. that fellow
3 feeling made him wCndrous kind, ana
that ne Was glad TO share the Master
ard His powers with another sun erer.
Still, he was eager to go forward In
all haste-though IL would have been
vain TO outrun the Master Himself.
Jairus was TO learn that Gods delays
| Too late. tco late!"-That second
Interruption by one OF the family SER
wants Of Jairus supported his worst
fCreL odings. The dire tidings were
conveyed that the maiden was dead.
The refinement and unselfshness that
pervaded that whole household was
revealed by the Inquiry. Why trou5-
Lest thou the Master any further
seemingly, Jesus Himself did not take
iseriously the message from the strick-
en- household. lie quickly sllenced both
ious reassurance. Fear not, only be-
neye."
Into the House of Mourning.
graphic picture OF oriental mourn
| ing is given by Mark In the closing
lines OF this story. And they came 10
the .house OF the ruler OF the syna-
gogue; and he beholdeth a tumult, and
many weeping and walling greatly.
And when He was entered in, lie saith
unto them, Why make ye tumult ana
weep: The child is not dead, but sleep
eth. And they laughed Him To scorn.
But He having put them all forth.
taketh the father OF the child and her
mother and them that were with HIN
and goeth in where the child was.
And taking the child by the hand nc
saith unto her, "Talitha cumi. which
is, being Interpreted, Damsel, l say
unto thee arise. And straightway the
damsel rose up. and walked; for she
vas IL years old And they were
amazement"
The sacred ceremony which Jesus
had planned was not FOR common eye.
! The crowd was kept out OF the house.
/ The hireling mourners were silenced.
With only the father and mother ana
His own intimates whom He was train
ing in the higher school OF faith. Jesus
went into the chamber with the still
! form, to perform the greatest WORK
CT Ills earthly ministry up to the mo-
ment The very elaborateness OF these
| preparations hTOustu SNPNSNN
| tions.
The Summons 60 Life.
We are tempted to dwell upon the
I symbolism OF the command OF Jesus 70
! the little girl. "Damsel, say unto
| thee, Arise" That Is what Jesus Is
doing to young men and young women
\ everywhere. He. more than any olher
force, is lifting up life. Lie ascends AT
\ His call The highest progress OF clvil-
/ izatlon is I'm obedience TO HIS summons
| mons.
But the simple fact Of the narrative
Is greater than any homilies. Jesus
| took the hand OF her that was dead
! and commanded her back TO life. He
proved Himself Mast-T or death az Or
| life That truth was too oyerwhelming
/ 10 be grasped even by His lntimates
until after the resurrection had made "
| clear Even those who witnessed the
miracle scarcely realized that lie was
giving the supreme test OF His mes
| The scene In the death chamber is
eloquent with the message that the en-
| tire attitude OF the friends OF christ
| toward death has been changed by Him
| lie has banished wailing and hopeless
| grief even a. lie drove out the nired
| mourners from Jairus' house Today
the Christians grave suggests the eter-
nal hope.
SEVEN SENTENCE SERMONS.
The nobiest question In the world Vs.
| What good may DO In 1T
| Franklin.
Moral changes are slow; Gods foot
steps are sometimes centuries apart
Edwin Taylor
i a man can bear
Ia worlds contempt when he has that
within
Which says He's worthy.
Alexander Smith.
when YOU fear God. YOU will never
be afraid OF Him,
Rams Horn.
n we are ever In doubt, what TO do,