Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-04

Easter emphasizes Christ's triumph
over the grave. His victory over death
was won for us, so that the early
Christians were in. the habit of greeting
one another with the salutation of
Happy Easter" The Lords conquest
has brought cheer, comfort and courage
to multitudes in their hours of dark
ness, despair and doom because 1t has
q triumph of construction over de-
struction, Of light over darkness and of
life over death. In connection with
our studies of the Masters life we will
devote lesson to Christ's resurrection,
so we will approach Pauls message
upon the Lords victory over the grave
by considering first the regular lesson
in the six-month course taken from
the gospel of Luke.
During the coming quarter we will
conclude our studies In reference to
Jesus, the Worlds Savior" We will
complete tracing the Masters ministry
in Perea and follow Him through His
passion week, eliminating in his resur-
rection and ascension. Our lesson for
today gives us several snapshots of Him
as teacher, healer, patriot, guest and
Lord. Luke, in this section assigned
for our study, has presented the differ
ent pictures of the Master apparently
without regard to their chronological
sequence or historical connection. Some
hold that in the parable of the fig tree
we have the data which point out
clearly that the length of Christ'S min
istry was three years. In q clash that
He had with the Pharisees, probably in
Jerusalem, they had cited to Him the
story of recent murder by PLATE of
certain GalileanS, whose blood had been
mingled by the despised Roman official
with their sacrifices, and the 18 other
unfortunates upon whom the Tower Of
Sloan had fallen because they had
committed some sin. Jesus agreed with
them that there was a Judgment, but
He insisted that they we're wrong in
charging those who had been slain or
crushed to death as being guilty of
sin, when in fact they themselves were
guilty OF being sinners and were in need
Of repentance If they were to escape
punishment. The parable of the barren
fig tree proved His case, for they had
failed to bring forth the fruit that God
had right to expect from their nation.
II they did not repent, they were
doomed.
Physician, Patriot, POtentate.
Luke pictured the vast work that
Jesus performed as a healer of disease.
VIC AAdfC~tWO "a bAlC OLA Hill n(4CS Vi 1lCdl~
ing performed by the Master, the record
of whichis not found in the other Gospels,
in our lesson. Luke uses scientific and
medical terms in describing the diseases
and cure. In the congregation of the
synagogue listening to His preaching
Jesus was attracted by woman suffer-
ing with q curvature of the spine. He
assured her that she was well and
touched her to inspire her with faith to
use her healed body. Luke used tech
nical medical term in telling about the
healing of "dropsical man" Our Lord
defended Himself from the cynical
criticism Of His enemies, who protested
against His healing upon the Sabbath
day, by His claims that it was legal to
take on that day an ass or OK from his
stall to water. He insisted that He was
justified in healing the children of
Abraham. He described the growth of
the Kingdom by the parallels of the
mustard seed and Of the leaven, that
He may have seen His blessed mother,