The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-08-15


attention OF every child in the home.
The introduction OF the woman who
touched his garment Is referred 10 by
three OF the gospel writer's and show
us an intensely interesting side light
as 10 the reception accorded Jesus
dusing his Galllean ministry.
The dramatls personae Is ms follows:
First. the father. From his life he IL
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 II takes no
Imagination to picture her life up to
this time. how II had entwlned itself
into the heart OF the father AZ well as
the other loved ones The stricken
diseased child IL yet 60 be found In
the land. that Is what makes the
picture 30 vivid. Why this suffering?
Why these separatlons7 We cannot
reply but our Heavenly Father knows
Il all, and some day We will read his
answer in the glory OF his presence.
Third. the woman. Who, where
from, nor 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.
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
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walk along the roadway Jesus Ger.
talnly had a 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 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
tumult due 90 the weeping and wRillng
OF tho mourners. both the professional
and the bereayod 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 scoru Is due 10 their ignor-
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 unbelieyers
out, Jesus takes the father and mother
and the disciples into the death
chamber. tho occasion was too sacred
for the mere manifestation OF power
before crowd. Taking the child by
the hand. a personal touch. not by
proxy. Jesus speaks those wonderful
words which form the golden text.
Beautiful Love Picture.
Having restored the child 10 its
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 surety he knew that IN Ger.
tain quarters the fact Of the cure
would be known.
This is a beautiful love picture;
I. The fathers iove-s. 22-24.
(a) His need.
b) His position. "at Jesus
feet"
(c) His plea. 81 pray thee"
(dD His insistence. "besought
greatly"
2. Tho strangers plea-v. 1924.
(a) An interruption.
Oh or long standing.
(c) Jesus knowledge.
(d) Jesus response.
(o)) Her confession.
% Her blessing.
4. The Masters love-v. 3o-43.
(a) Jesus knowledge (child not
dead In his sight.
Oh Delay not mean refusal.
(c) The tender resurrection. an
answer TO faith.
ca 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 our
pride when weoome 10 the Nazarene.
casting ourselves as did Jairus in the
dust at his feet. but notice Jesus did
not suffer him long TO remain in that
place.
There are three recorded instances
where Jesus raised the dead; this
"only daughter" an only son" OF q
widow and the "only brother" Lara
rus OF Mary and Martha. Jesus Is
saying still 10 the afflicted and 10 the
Fearful. "only believe" He wants US
TO learn that the tap root Of fear is
nnbelief His only condition 10 that
We believe. Jesus did not stop TO argue
with the scornful mourners. Argu'
ments never convince men. but deeds
will shut the mouth Of the most
blatant soorner.
We have In this lesson all the nec
sssary evidence Of the Deity OF Jesus