Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-03-08
LESSON FOR MARCH 10
JESUS RESTORING LIFE AND
HEALTH.

(May be used as missionary leSSHE.s
LESSON TEXT-Mark 5:2-43.
GOLDEN TEXT-Himself took our sn-
firmities and bear our dlseases.-Garc
SIT.
ADDITIONAL MATERIAL FoH
TEACHERS-Matt. 9:27-30: Luke J:l6-1..
11-19; John 5:1-9; 11:1-46; 1O:7-1S.
PRIMARY TOPIC-Jesus restoring +'ss
little girl to life.
MEMORY VERSE-Bless Jehovah Q my
soul, and forget not ali his benehtSr-P%
1892.
INTERMEDIATE TOPIC-Jesus thS
giver of life.
MEMORY VERSE-John 1910.
SENIOR AND ADULT TOPIC-Med:sGi
missions.
This is one of the most beautiful
stories of the Bible. 1t appeals to the
loving parents hearts and charms the
attention of every child. The intro
duction of the who touched the
Masters garment is referred to by three
of the gospel writer's and gives us an
intensely interesting sidelight on the
reception accorded to Jesus during his
Galilean ministry.
The dramatis personae is as fol
lows: ID The Father is about to lose
all the poetry and music of his home.
(2) The Child, twelve years old, is just
on the threshold of Jewish oma
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,
orJ - - 41;- 10 1-IioJ, nooJync
the picture so vivid. Why the suffer-
ing? Why the separation? Only u
Heavenly Father knows it all, and
some day we will read the answer in
the glory of his presence. (3) The
Woman, whO-vher from or whittier
to we are not told-only m of a vast
throng who had just faith enough to
touch the hem of his garment and be
made whole. az The GaliIean Prcph-
cts response to the furtive touch of
need was instantaneous, but without
the marring movement of haste. We
al fancy these characters walking
along the highway. Jesus paused as
they were interrupted. 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 unbelievers
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 its par
ents, Jesus admonishes them not Il
publish the news broadcast. Evident
ly he was not yet ready to precipitatt
matters in the minds of the multitude
for of n surety he knew that in certain
quarters the fact of the cure would
be made known.
This is a beautiful picture of love
(1) The Fathers love wv. 22-24). Ga.
His need; (b) his position "at Jesus
feet" (c) his plea, 81 pray thee;'' I'd,
his insistence, "besought greatly" e,
The Strangers Plea wv. $3.50. (a) Al
interruption; (b) "Of long standing !;
(c) Jesus knowledge; (d) Jesus re
sponse; (e) her confession; () he
blessing. (3) The Masters Love wv
35-43). (a) Jesus knowledge the chill,
was not dead in his sight; % della.
does not mean refusal; (c) the tende
resurrection in answer to faith; I'd
the provision for her needs.
Sorrow brought Jairus to Jesus. Sol
row today brings more men to Jesu
han perhaps n other means Cel
tainly it has been so during this grea
war. AS the ruler of the synagogu
Jairus laid aside his pride and hosti
ity to make his plea for help and az
cept service of Jesus.
There are three recorded instance
where Jesus raised the dead. Thi
"only daughter" which was a simpl
and apparently easy matter. (2) Th
"only son" of a widow, when he "stol
ped the bier" This was apparent
attended with more difficulty than tn;
of the little girl, for "she only slept
The raising of Lazarus, a grown ma
apparently presented still greater di
ficulties. Viewed from our human a
gle there were difficulties, but wit
God there are none. His fat create
the time and matter worlds. To a
cribe difficulty to God is but to juds
hb by our standards.
The great need in the foreign field
evangelization supplemented by educ
ton and the ministry of healir
through dispensaries and hospitals.
the midst of the present war situate
! let us not forget Jul responsibility
the unevangelized at home and abroa
4 Jesus is still the Resurrection and Il
4 Life for sleeping" children, comm
81 mites and nations.
q Why did Jesus spend so much tin
in working miracles? To impress Il
value of his life upon the world as
testimony to his divine Office, and
prophecy of his authority in his col
d ing Kingdom.
The Highest Liberty.
To set at liberty them that a