The Carlisle independent., 1918-03-07
LESSON FOR MARCH 10
JESUS RESTORING LIFE AND
 HEALTH.
tMay be used as missionary lesson1


 frmities and bear our diseases.-Matt SIT
 ADDITIONAL MATERIAL, FOR TEACHERs-Matt 9:27-S5; Luke 7:16-l7: u-l9; John 5:1-9: 11:1-46: 10:7-1S
 PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus restoring +he little girl 70 life.
 MEMORY VERSE-BIess Jehovah O my soul, and forget not all his benedts.-Ps. 1o3s2
 INTERMEDIATE ToP1C-Jesus the giver of life.
 MEMORY XERSE-John 10:l0.
 SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Medieai missions.
 This is one of the most beautiful stories of the Bible. It appeals to the loving parents hearts and charms the attention of every child The intro- duetion of the woman who touched the Masters garment is referred to by three of the gospel writers and gives us an intensely interesting sideIght on the reception accorded to Jesus during his Galilean ministry.
 The dramatis personae is as fol lows: CD The Father is about to lose all the poetry and music of his home CD The Child, twelve years old, is just on the threshold of Jewish woman hood. It takes little imagination to picture how her life had entwined it. self about the heart of the father and the other loved ones. The stricken child is still to be found in the land, and it is this background which makes the picture so vivid. Why the suffer- ing? Why the separation? Only our Heavenly Father knows it all, and some day we will read the answer in the glory of his presence. (3) The Woman, who-Where from or whither to we are not told-only one of a vast throng who had just faith enough to touch the hem ef his garment and be made whole. {41 The Galilean Proph- cts response to the furtive touch of need was instantaneous, but without the marring movement of haste. We can fancy these characters walking along the highway. Jesus paused as they were interrupts E The woman was healed the moment she touched his garment. What is the meaning Of the pause?
 Having taught the multitude and en- couraged the heart of Jairus, they reached the home. where Jesus exclud- ed all but Peter, James and John. who entered with him into the house Of tumult, made somber by the weeping and wailing Of professional mourners and relatives. Again we are impressed with the
 Calm Dignity of Jesus. as he asked, Why this tumult? the child only sleeps Their laughing scorn is due to their ignorance Of the power of the Mighty Christ in face of the fact that the child was really dead. When he had turned the uubeIieyers l out, Jesus took the father, mother and disciples into the chamber of death. The occasion was not for a spectacular ] demonstration of power. Having re- stored the child to life and to it's par ents, Jesus admonishes them not to publish the news broadcast. Evident i ly he was not yet ready to preeipitate l matters in the minds of the multitude, for of a surety he knew that in certain 1. quarters the fact of the cure would be made known.
 This is a beautiful picture of love: CD The Fathers love (vv. 22-24). fa) l. His need; (b) his position "at Jesus feet" Co his plea, T pray thee;n (d) !. his fnsistence, "besought greatly" CD l The Strangers Plea (vv. 25-35). ta) An interruption; (b) of long standing;" (e) Jesus knowledge; (d) Jesus re- sponse; (e) her confession; (f) her blessing. (3) The Masters Love fyy. 35-43). (a) Jesus knowledge; the child was not dead in his sight; (b) delay does not mean refusal; Co the tender resurrection in answer to fa{th, (d) the provision for her needs.
 Sorrow brought JaiTus to Jesus. SOr- row today brings more men to Jesus than perhaps any other means. Ger tainIy it has been so during this great war. As the ruler of the synagogue Jairus laid aside his pride and hostil- . ity to make his plea for help and ac- Ncept service Of Jesus.
 There are three recorded instances where Jesus raised the dead. This "only daughter" which was a simple and apparently easy matter. @ The "only son" of q widow, when he ''stop- ped the bier" This was apparently attended with more difficulty than that of the little girl, for "she only slept" The raising of Lazarus. a grown man, apparently presented still greater diff fculties. Viewed from our human an- gle there were difficulties, but with God there are none. His dat created the time and matter worlds. To as- cribe difficulty to God is but to judge hib by our standards.
 The great need in the foreign field is evangeIlzation supplemented by educa- ton and the ministry of healing through dispensaries and hospitals. In fhe midst of the present war situation let us not forget our responsibility to the uneyangelized at home and abroad. Jesus is still the Resurrection and the T .r,S