Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-03-06
SUNDAY SCHOOL
Lesson 1o.-First Quarter, March
10, 1918.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES
Lesson Text, Mark 5:2t-42-Memory
Verse, John o:fo-Golden Text
Matt. s:17-commentary Prepared
by Rev. D. NJ. Stearns.


dom wnen God shall have set his King
upon his holy hill of Zion; when the
King of Israel, Jehovah. shall be In the
midst of her, and she shall not see
evil any more; when King shall reign
In righteousness, and the work Of right
eousness be peace, quietness and assur-
ance forever FPS. 2:6; Zeph. 3:l5; lisa.
32:1, III. When he brought Israel out
of Egypt he said. IL am the Lord tie
hoyah) thar healeth thee :" 81 will take
sickness away from the midst of thee"
eek. IS :26; % :25). All those forty
years from Egypt to Canaan their raj
ment waxeu not old upon them. neither
did their feet swell because Of their
journeyings and the heat of the desert
(Deut. S:2-4). Notwithstanding all
their cruel bondage in Egypt he
brought them forth with silver and
gold, and there was not one feeble per-
son among their tribes FPS. 100 sd.
This is the same Lord Jesus of whom
our lesson tells US, who in the days
of his humiliation. as God manifest IN
the flesh, was ever talking of his king
dom, and showing samples of its health
and peace and prosperity. The healed
ones of our lesson were a little girl,
twelve years old. and woman who
had been for twelve years a sufferer.
These two twelves interest me very
much, as do the many twelves OF Scrip
ture, and some day in the glory of his
kingdom we shall understand. Mean
time | like to remember that when, as
old, he said, 81 must be about my Fa-
TIERS business" duke 2:42. 40, so
we should ever be about his business,
here in his stead, seeking first and al
ways, the coming of his kingdom. The
visit to the home of Jairus to heal his
little girl was delayed by the woman
whose life had been ebbing away for
twelve years, so we will first consider
her healing. She had been great
sufferer, had spent all that she had.
and was nothing bettered, but rather
grew worse Tvs. 26). Luke says that
she had spent all her living upon ply
sieians, and could not be healed by
any duke S:43). Truly her case
seemed hopeless. Then she heard of
Jesus. What a blessed day that was
for her; has anyone heard of Jesus
through you? How can they believe
unless they hear (Rom. 1910? As
she heard of some Of his wonderful
works, she believed In him, and said.
''If may touch but his clothes shall
be whole" Tvs. 2S). So with eager ex-
pectancy, in all her weakness, she
somehow pressed her way through the
crowd, coming nearer and nearer to
hin till at last she stood behind him
and touched the hem of his garment,
and instantly she was healed. What
no physician could do, and no money
could purchase, came to her freely in
a moment, from him who is ever this
same Jesus. Try to imagine 1T:
twelve years sufferer. and now
well womani Oh, how he Just loved
to do II for her. He knew all about 1t.
he saw it all and felt it all, and now
he would do more than she had
dreamed of. He would speak to her
personally a word Of comfort. His
disciples were surprised that he should
ask "Who touched my clothes1' for
as Peter and the others said: MAS
ter, the multitude throng thee and
press thee" Tvs. 81; Luee s:45). But
there is a great difference between
touching or hearing him as the crowd
does, and touching or hearing him for
a definite blessing or message to ones
own self. AS he looked round about,
to see the one who had touched him,
not that he needed TO look, for he
knew, but for her sake; she fearing
and trembling, fell down before him
and told him all the truth (vss. 80. 33)
Now. hear him: Daughter, be of good
comfort, thy faith hath made thee
whole; go In peace" Tvs. "a; Luke
S:4S). How exceeding abundantly
above all she could ask or think
Could there be a happier woman I
Could she ever forget that face of Low.
ing compassion, or those words? Now
we will follow him to the home OF
Jairus; but before we reach 1t mos.
sengers come saying to Jairus, "Thy
daughter Is dead. Why troublest thou
the master any furtherf" But before
the broken-hearted father had time to
regret the delay on the road, as soon
as Jesus heard the word, he said to the
ruler, BE not afraid, only believe
(vss. IS, 36). How those FIVE words
have comforted me time and again
these many years never can tell. He
has spoken them to my heart so often
Among the precious Fear nots" sucf
as Gen. 1871 lisa. Al 10, ID; Joel 2 :21
and many others have been a grear
comfort. but none more so than MARI
5:3o.
Walking by sight and not KNOWN,
the power of God. the house was fillet
with tumult and weeping aud wailIng
and scorn Of him who said. 1Why max.
We this ado. and weep" He put then
all out. and with just seven present. al
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