The Dermott news., 1917-06-14
INTERNATIONAL
SUND6YSQlO0L
LESSON
(By f. o. SELLERS. Acting Director OF
the Sunday School Course of the Moody
Bible Instituts)
Copyright. 1917. Western Newspaper UnionI
LESSON FOR JUNE II
THE RISEN LORD.

been n secret disciple, obtained the
body and gave II burial MARK Is:
42-47). In Marks record we have the
story OF the discovery u the resurrec-
ton by the women. and Matthew tells
US how his enemies dealt with that
fact. Be sure to use a good harmony
Of the four gospels In presenting all
Of these lessons, else some important
detail will be overlooked
I. Mary's Visit to the Tomb owl.
10Y. The Sabbath ended ut shutdown
and the shops We're then open. and
Mary Magdalene was able to purchase
spices with which to anoint the dead
body of Jesus. There Is strong prob
ability that the women paid II visit
to the tomb late on Saturday (Matt.
2s:1, II. W. Starting the next morn
ing, while IT was yet dark" ". ~,
they came to the tomb to perform this
last service of love. Jesus Ind no
need OF such service Matt. 16 81; 20:
19). but the women We're rewarded by
receiving the first glimpse of the risen
Lord. There We're five appearances on
this first day of the week % to Mary
Magdalene. f2) to the "other women"
(3) to Peter: (4) to those on the way
to Emmaus. and 90 to the ten dis
eiples. Thomas being absent
None of these seemed To expect Je-
sus to be risen. for they had each
failed to listen to and ponder his
words. The extent and genuineness of
the affection of the women is found in
that they went to serve Jesus when
apparently all hope had failed q Cor
1873. II. W. As soon Us Mary saw
the stone rolled away. she concluded
that the tomb had been rfed, and
FASTENED To report to the disciples
". p. This report of the women &c
the disciples was considered 'as idle
tales duke 81 :1D. With intense
engcrnesS Peter and John ran to the
tomb thus reported rs being robbed
John. the younger reached the toni
first, but In reverence did not enter
only STOPPING To look In wv. 1, 81
Peter, the impetueus one. rushes In
side, and sees the linen clothes lying
and the napkin that had been about
the head carefully folded and lying In
place by itself ". y. This nppar-
emily insignificant detail is one which
Is really significant, inasmuch as II
shows that the tomb had not been
rifled. leaving disorder behind. In
stead of excitedly snatching the nap.
kin from his face. and hurting II
whittier It might fall, he had quietly
taken II off. and in an orderly way
laid IL aside. II Is In such minute de,
tails as this that we see the greatest
evidence OF the veracity OF this rec
ord
u. Mary Weeping wv. l1-10. The
disciples returned TO their own homes
and doubtless to the other disciples
". 10Y. but the loving Mary remained
behind In this place made sacred a.
having housed the body OF the Lord
II Is natural for us TO linger in silent
meditation In places of our greatest
revelation or OF our deepest soul ex
perience Jesus had told his disciples
over and over again that he should rise
again. and II seems strange that his
enemies should have remembered II
Matt. - :83) and his friends not
~. Mary Worshipino ivy. 16-1S)
There must have been an infection ir
the voice of Jesus. for upon the utter
ance Of that one word. MARY" sht
recognized her risen Lord. Joyfully
she exclaimed. "Rabboni," that is to
say, Master" ". 10Y. and would have
poured out her love and worship nj
his feet. Jesus. however. does not SUI.
fer her to hold him fast. Mary must
leave him, and tell the others. Liter
ally, he says. "Do not lay hold OF me
but go and make known the glad truth
that am risen again" The risen Lord
must return To "My Father and MY
God" whereas the one who woulc
gladly have remained nj his feet must
go To the brethren. and make known
the facts of the fulfllment of prophec,
and the resurrection of our Lord.
The bribed soldiers spread abroad
the tale that the disciples had stolen
his body. The later lives OF these dis
ciples, their heroism and martyrdom
are evidence OF the absurdity OF any
such act on their part.
The resurrection of Jesus Is a win
dication Of his claim to being the Son
OF God. We do well to emphasize his
birth, and to dwell much upon his
death, yet both OF these have no es
sentiai value apart from his resurrec-
ton.
Apart from this the cross is the end
of failure. The resurrection dem.
onstrated that Jesus Christ's redemp
ton was not completed upon the cross,
The resurrection Is better authenticat
ed than any other event In history.
The risen Lord called this weak
band OF disciples my brethren
Matt. IS :10). He is our brother still,
and we are to proclaim his work of
redemption. the proof Of which Is the
resurrection. unto others who know II
not, for this story Is no fiction. 1t IL
he worlds most tremendous and awe