Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-02-27

CID And when Jesus had crossed ovei
again in the boat unto the other side, d
great multitude was gathered unto him;
and he was by the sea. (22) And there
cometh one of the rulers of the synagogue,
JairuS by name; and seeing him, he fala
eth at his feet, (2S) and beseecheth him
much, saying, my little daughter is at the
point of death: | pray thee, that thou
come and lay thy hands on her, that she
may be made whole, and live. $3.50 While
he yet spake. they come from the ruler
OF the synagogue's house, saying. my
dapghter is dead: why troublest thou the
teacher any further? 1850 But Jesus. not
needing the word spoken, saith unto the
ruler of the synagogue, Fear not, only
believe $50 And he suffered no man to
folliw with him, save Peter, and James,
and John the brother of James. (38) And
they come to the house of the ruler of the
synagogue and -he behoideth tumult,
and many weeping and wailing greatly.
(39) And when he was entered in. he
saith unto them, Why make We a tumult
and weep? the child is not dead, but
sleepeth (4O1 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 We're with him,
and goeth in where the child was. (41)
And taking the child by the hand, he
said unto her, Talitha Cumi; which is,
being interpreted, Damsel, / say unto
thee, Arise. (42) And straightway the
damsel rose up and walked; for she was
twelve years old. And they were amazed
straightWay with great amazement, (4S)
And he charged them much that no man
should know this: and he commanded
that something should be given her to
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In the comment on the lesson of last
week we called attention to the fact that
this story about the daughter OF Jalrus
is given as one of the four mighty works
Of Jesus recorded as following close upon
his wonderful teaching by parallels In
Chapter 4. What were the other three
mighty works? Look them up in the text
and see. Which of the four DO you con-
slider most WonderfulY
Do not lose sight of the fact that the
central thing for which we are working is
to see Jesus as he really was, as his COM
panions of those days saw MN; Inc cues
ton to put after reading each lesson IS
this: What does this fact or teaching add
to the portrait of Jesus as Mark pants
him? There win be valuable lessons com
ing out as by-products of our study;
b1ft the quest of the Greeks must ever be
Ours "Sir we would see Jesus" TO see
him. to know him, is to want TO be IKE
him; it is life eternal
the man Jesus, it is necessary again to
pet in mind the features which Mark mas
9Ireadv slIetched. Recall, then, the au-
thoritative works and teaching told ABOUT
in Chanter l. which. set agog the Whoie
country of GaliIee; the consequent oppo-
sition of the Jewish religious leaders' IN
Cbapter 2: the plot to destroy, SO; the
methods of Jesus in meeting this by With With,
drawing with the friendly eroT pH d sftiing
out the most likely followers ny tgSnee
m his R5R %orfs the he's tempest the demonsc
the woman who touched the mem OF Hi'
garment. and the daughter Of +5 JaiT 1av to
n we aaxe ags9 Of this section is to view
it from the standpoint Of the DISCIPLES E; ts 81 81
Jesus Their question pho then r. IS a Inls
IN az story which is our lesson today. To
the chosen three, Peter, James and John
he gives a further revelation OF himself
What did they find in Jesus through the
experience of this incident?
i-They found man who was totally