The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-03-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL NOTES
Side Llghts On Next Sundays
Lesson for Teachers and puplI0
Edited by Charles K. Meyers.
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President, Sears McHenry Denison
First Vice.President, e. G. Dannett,
West Side.
| Second .Vice.President, f. G. Wig.
gins, Dow City.
Third Vice.President, VIM. Lind.
| berg, Kiron.
Fourth Vice-President, Edward Ly.
on. Charter Oak.
Secretary-Treasurer, Chas. X. Mey
| ers, Denison.
Elementary Superintendent, Mrs.
Anna Williams, ,Denison.
Secondary Superintendent, Frank
Woolston, Denison.
| Adult and Home Superintendent
Mrs. e. w. Pierce, DenisOn.
Educational Superintendent, Miss
MOnetta JOrgensen, Vail.
Supervision Superintendent, F. L.
Hoffman, Denison.
| March 10. Jesus Restoring Life and
Health. Mark S: 1928; 35-43.
The lesson this week is one of re-
markable power 1t contains one OF
the most important declarations of the
entire bible and presents Jesus as with
power to raise the dead.
The scene Of the lesson is like that
Of the last three weeks, about the Sea
of Galilee and Capernaum. Our at
tentiOn is first called to the home of
one Of the CHIEF men of the city, Jair.
us by name. He and his wife had a
most beloved daughter. Alas. she was
taken sick. OF course the best medi-
cal aid of the times was called, but
her fever increased, and it became
evident to the fond parents that her
life would soon ebb away. What
could be done?
have always believed that the
thought Of asking help from the much
talked of Jesus was at first not favor
ably considered. That it meant a
humbling of pride, loss of considera.
ton among fellow Jews, an acknowl-
edgmcnt Of His supernatural power
which had been secretly combatted;
that mental fight had been going on
for days and hours over the situation
of finally throwing the family pride
aside and appealing without reserve
for help from the despised Nazarene
In these hours, storm tossed with
hopes and fears, there had developed
in the heart of Jairus faith in Jesus,
such faith as would stand testing.
The situation in the beautiful home
| now sorrow stricken was becoming
desperate. Human help had failed and
| there seemed but one source of hope
that Jesus could be found in time
and fastened to the bedside of the
poor child. The father starts and
comes to place where news tells
him Jesus is in the locality, but on
fishing boat out on the lake and of
course there was no telling just when
He would return. Here was delay
TO test the faith and patience of the
father who must have been most an
xious to have as little time pass be-
| fore reaching the attention of Jesus.
1t was; a scene never tO:be forgotten
when at last Jesus, arrived and the
record says the father fell at His
feet" eXclaiming that his daughter
was at the point of death and asking
that He come and lay His hands upon
her that she might live. j, The call is
heard, the Master says He will so.
1t needs little imagination to under
stand the feelings Of the father when
he found that the direction Of his
home was the destination Of Jesus.
He quite naturally led off at more
than lettering pace, toward his
home, feeling somewhat the joy Of
strong again. But what is this delay?
The crowd has so massed about Jesus
as to stop His progress. He stops
and engages in a spirited talk with the
disciples and then with a woman. She
has long story to tell and the prec-
icuS moments are passing. Willie the
woman was cured Of her trouble, it
may he, what was her case to be com.
pared with that Of a daughter at the
noint Of death? Those were certainly
testing minutes for Jairus.
The anxious worried father looks
along the. way and sees coming SER
wants from his home. What tiding
do they bring? They could not come
to say the child was better but rather
The opposite that she was worse or
dead. They approach and coming to
the side OF their master say, "Thy
daughter is dead, why troublest thou
the Master any further?" How his
heart must have sunk within him at
these words and the cry went up IF
only could have gotten the Master
there in time it would not. have been
thus" But joy, Jesus speaks and
gives uttcrance to words which stand
forth to all ages, Fear not, only be-
lieve.'
All other things about this lesson
are but side settings to the declaration
IF Jesus to the father and to You and
me. Fear not. only believe" These
words fit every possible occasion in
the life Of the christian and become
an anchor to his soul. 1t is said as
to Abraham who has the honor OF be-
ing one of the great examples of faith,
that "He staggered not at the prom.
Uses Of Cod and this puts the. case
squarely. The entire bible is full of
the promises of God. Jesus gave them
in great numbers. In these He prom
ised that those who believed in Him
should never die but have life ever
tasting: that He would comfort and
help all who called on Him; that our
hearts need not be troubled as to the
future, for in His fathers house there
are many mansions and that in time
He would come and take you and me
to be with Him in heaven. Now on
reading this do not ''stagger," "only
believe" If you can do this in deed
and in truth you have won the victory |
over all enemies here on earth and
o. W ofl nevar oOdinp lifo Again saw |