The log cabin Democrat., 1916-03-16
HAD FAITH IN HIM
Lesson to Be Drawn From the Actions of JairuS and the
 Sick Woman.

My daughter is even now dead; but come and lay thy hand upon her, and she shall live. The woman said within herself If I do but touch his garment I shall be made whole" Matt. 9:1S-21.
 Two remarkable stories in one and the same paragraph, two wonderful restorations, two supreme instances of the power of true faith
 Let us revert for a moment to the scene. The dignifed form of a ruler of the synagogue as he appears upon the threshold of an apartment in which publicans and sinners are feasting, is no whit stranger to the bahled ban queters than the presence of Christ in such an environment appeared to be to the carping critics drawn from the ranks of the Pharisees and Scribes standing without.
 Our heart goes out to Jairus because he has left the bedside of a dying daughter. The symptoms, the verdict of the physicians, the innate con- sciousness impress upon him, as he stands in the presence of Christ, the conviction My daughter is even now dead;' even now while I am speaking there is no hope unless Christ be su- perhuman, unless he be divine. Yet there is hope; for he is assured that though she be even now dead she may be, she will be, reclaimed. Come and lay thy hand upon her and she shall live"
 This is his prayer. Leaving the happy circle of those whom he blessed with his presence, Jesus and the ruler lead the way homeward. Their prog ress is intercepted by a woman whose chronic illness has prompted her in faith to touch the garment of Jesus, who, realizing the outflow of power, turning, demands to know who it was that touched him.
 Her Abundant Faith.
 Trembling with fear, realizing that she has been the cause of this com- motion and delay, knowing that she has been discovered, the sick woman, a patient no longer, steps forth and acknowledges before all the people that it was she who touched his gar ments in response to the conviction that if only she do so she could be made whole While Jesus is still speaking a messenger from the home of Jairus conveys the tdings surmised by the ruler and known by Jesus: Thy daughter is dead, trouble not the Teacher" The compassion of the Savior is thoroughly aroused. Turning to the ruler, he exclaims in words which cannot be misunderstood, Fear not, only believe, and she shall be made whole" The ruler trusts his physician, guide and comforter. Jesus assumes the initiative and leads him to the house which is already being turned over to professional Oriental lamentation. The word of power and life penetrates farther than the dis cordant sounds of empty rites. 'Ta- litha Kumi" (maiden arise). No empty form; not even a sacred com initial of the body to the earth; but a recall of the spirit. The narrative con- cludes simply: Her spirit returned and she rose up immediately"
 "To what extent can, ought and will Christianity help me-" is but a re- statement of the words used by two needy individuals refecting upon their condition. Put the question in any other form you please: Have I a right to expect anything from Chris tianity? Will it influence, mellow and transform my life? Is it worth while? Is it a good thing not only to die by but to live by as well? What must be my relationship toward it and it's relation ship toward me? Is 1t to be compared with the medicine in a vial in the medicine chest, which is to be used every day, or at regular intervals, or perhaps only occasionally as tonic? Or ought it to be compared with the we cannot exist?"
 True Spiritual Life.
 In coming to Christianity we have the right to demand and there rests upon us an obligation to demand life physical, moral, spiritual life. This IS to De the measure or the request To what extent can and ought and will Christianity help me? It will lend unto me a spiritual life which will renew me through and through. The raising of Jairus' daughter from the dead, the healing of the invalid woman, were not ends in themselves; they were means to higher end We all believe, we know without doubt, that the ruler and the woman obtained something more than physical and moral benefits. Spiritual life has been imparted to them. Thy faith hath made thee whole" may be predicted of the ruler as surely as it is told the