l WORP OF LIFE FOR DAY? Or DEATH
i
The International Sunday School Lesson for March
10 Is "Jesus Restoring Life and
Health"—Mark 5:21-43
By WILLIAM T. ELLIS
Soldiers' graves marked with sim
ple crosses cover a considerable part
or earth's surface to-day; and their
number will greatly increase before
the boon of peace which they were
spent to purchase is secured. In
Britain it seems as if every family
has its With a shock and a
suddenness and an overwhelming
i omprehensiveness, death has be
< ome a factor In the whole world's
thinking. War means death; all vic
tories are won by the sacrifice of
precious life. So the minds of mul
titudes are turned with an Immedi
ate and personal interest In the
theme of death.
Some spirits cannot stand up un
der this burden; they turn to spirit
ualism and occultism and strange
new cults. It is said that any reli
gious charlatan may secure a vogue
nowadays by appealing to the grief
of those whose sons have fallen in
battle. How cheap and inadequate
all these expedients seem alongside
of the simple dignity and reasonable
ness of the faith taught by Jesus.
His assurance of a life transcending
death is the Christian's eternal hope.
In the very character of Jesus
there is comfort for all who mourn.
Doubtless, one reason why Jesus
walked so tenderly through the days
was His knowledge of the aching
hearts of people. To Him there was
nothing strange in the appeal of
Jairus, the distinguished citizen of
Capernaum, coming to him with an
appeal for help in a deep personal
grief.
Wlicrc Wealth and Power Fall
The traveler who takes boat from
Tiberias to the head of the L,ake of
• '•alilee tinds himself amid the ex
cavated ruins of the old synagogue
at Capernaum. If he has any Imagin
ation at all, the few monks who pos
sess the compound and the native
workers who dig and carry, are less
real to him than the figures who
once-peopled this magnificently sim
ple structure. As he stands on the
porch and looks out over the gltt
-tering lake, he realizes that on these
same stones the feet of Jesus and
His disciples and the Roman Cen
turian and Jairus trod. It was doubt
loss of this very synagogue that
Jairus was one of the overseers, or
rulers. From the vantage point of
these beautifully sculptured pillars,
we look back upon Jairus, the pros
perous, influential, learned , clean- i
living, distinguished citizen of Ca-'
pernaum. All that this world can
{jive a man seemed to be possessed ;
i this leading Pharisee.
rosperlty, influence, learning and
i teousness cannot keep out sor- !
from a home. There come to ]
< family hours when all stand
ummon plane of humanity and ;
the primal griefs of man. King !
easant feel same kinds of 1
ows and pains. The impotence
i worldly powers to ward off the j
nally essential ills of life has ap
pealed to every thoughtfi'l man. Lit
lie did Jairus care for his standing!
in Capernaum at this hour. His j
daughter, apparently an only child, I
lay dangerously ill. All that he had I
would he give in exchange for her j
life.
Neither son nor friend can twine |
the tendrils of love about a man's i
heart like a little daughter. She |
•cms endowed with a genius for j
affection. Soft and sweet words of j
. iVection, lisped into a father's ear!
a; the bedtime hour of cuddling con- j
donees; warm little arms clinging
i.oiind his neck; winsome attentions |
and acts of devotion; and a hero I
wurship of father that lifts even aj
tuere man to his height—such mem- |
oiies as these burned in the brain j
a" Jairus, and tore his spirit with i
sorrow.
That deep grief drove that proud j
aristocrat to the feet of the new ;
Teacher from Nazareth. Sorrow has '
'.een the school wherein myriads j
have learned christ. "For sorrow '
sind death are strong messengers,
and men will listen to them who '
have shut their ears to all others." |
The proud head of this pre-eminenv 1
citizen bent in supplicaUon before !
the Ualiliean Carpenter, his only j
hope.
Some Unknown Consequences
Nobody can run a tape-line to the j
limit of his influence. Men who i
write and speak are frequently find- j
ing evidences of their touch upon |
persons in remote places. Probably •
the disciples of Jesus never suspect- 1
t'd the high circles to which the
words of the Master had penetrated,
and in which they were eagerly dis
cussed. Probably Jairus, the distin
guished. had more than once stood
furtively on the edge of a crowd, lis
tening to this unconventional Rabbi,
or had peered through latticed win
dows at Him as He walk and spoke.
"We know that, like Nlcodemus, he j
had become convinced of the Mes
siahshlp of Jesus, yet, like Ntco
deinus, because of his worldly po
sition, he had not avowed himself
a disciple. The power of Jesus over i
Jairus is a reminder to us that the
true life reaches farther than the
one who lives it ever dreams.
"If ojily we strive to be pure and 1
true.
To each of us will come an hour
When the tree of life shall burst i
into flower,
And rain at our feet a glorious 1
dower
Of something grander than ever |
we knew."
Jairus was never so high as when
he bent low at the feet of Jesus, j
'Jreatness always knows how to
humble itself. The urgency of love
nd need had made a childlike sup
pliant of this synagogue official. He |
besought the Master with earnest- :
neas and pleading to hasten and lay
healing hands upon his dying daugh- j
ter. Jairus believed greatly. His I
laith, like his love, was of a mag- '
nificent quality. As we behold him, j
conventionality laid aside, pleading '
for help in his sorrow, our hearts
throb In sympathy wit hhim.
The .Master Word of l-'aiili
One of the "Jungle Stories" deals
with the "master word," and how !
there was a master word that even '
won the service of Ilathi, the ele- j
pliant, who was lord of the jungle. I
Surely it is not irreverent to say that i
there is a master word to which even I
When Tired or
Common Corn Flakes
TRY THE CHOICEST
TOASTIES
FRIDAY EVENING,
| God yields himself. By His one na
! ture and word He has bound him
! self not to disregard faith —"All
'things are possible to him that be
: llevelh." The heart of faith com
' mands the help of heaven.
! The faith of Jairus put Jesus at
his service. Disregarding all his
other engagements,* and the cares of
| the multitude which trailed after
j Him as He turned aside to this new
i mission. Jesus strode straightway ot
■ the house of Jairus. The Incident
| itself was a powerful sermon to the
| people. It reiterated the old and
; ever new lesson that heaven's best i?
: ever at the service of the man who
I has faith in God. So highly does
. God regard faith that the question
! of Jesus to His disciples was, 'Nvhen
1 the Son of Man cometh, shall he find
j faith on the earth?"
"Too Ijate"'
The swift progress of Jesus and
I Jairus was like a triumph with the
I crowds thronging after them; but It
i was interrupted by two incidents —
once when Jesus turned sharply
around and demanded to know who
! had touched His garments. A wom
;an with an incurable disease had
i timidly, trustfully, reached forth to
i lay hands upon His cloak. Her huin
' ble faith did not venture to lift its
eyes to His face or to challenge His
personal attention. In the lowliness
|of trustful womanhood, it sought
' only to touch the garment of the
; wonder-worker. The Master tarried
to speak the word of comfort and
assurance to this trusting, needy
woman. Jesus always had time to
be helpful. The grandeur of the
characters of Lincoln and Lee is
shown by nothing more clearly than
by the fact that amid all the vast
i concerns of state they never lost
their simple human interest in in-
I dividuals. They had time to care
' for persons.
The delay caused by the Master's
j ministry to this timid sick woman,
' whose touch of faith had singled her
; out from the heedless crowd, may
have caused Jairus to chafe. We
would rather believe, though, that a
| fellow-feeling made him wondrous
kind, and that he was glad to share
; the Master himself. Jairus was to
learn that God's delays are not de
nials.
"Too late, too late!" —that second
, interruption by one of the family
| servants of Jairus supported his
j worst forebodings. The dire tidings
: were conveyed that the maiden was
dead. The refinement and unsel
j fishness that pervaded that whole
I household was revealed by the in
| quiry, "Why troublest thou the Mas
i ter any further?" Seemingly. Jesus
! himself did not take seriously the
| message from the stricken house
i hold. He quickly silenced both
j Jairus and the servant by the mys-
I terious reassurance, "Fear not, only
j believe."
Into tlic Mouse of Mourning
A graphic picture of oriental
I mourning is given by Mark n the
| closing lines of this story. "And
j they came to the house of the ruler
| of the synagogue: and he beholdeth
a tumult, and many weeping and
! walling greatly. And when he was
! entered in, he saith unto them. Why
| make ye a tumult, and weep? The
| child is not dead but sleepeth. And
! they laughed him to scorn. But he,
j having put them all forth, taking
; the father of the child and her
I mother and them that were with
him, and goeth in where the child
I was. And taking the child by the
i hand, he said unto her, Tabitha
| cumi, which is, being interpreted,
' Damsel, I say unto thee. Arise. And
. straightway the damself rose up and
[walked; for she was twelve years
; old. And they were amazed stalght
way with a great amazement."
The sacred ceremony which Jesus
had planned was not for common
eye. The crowds were kept out of
I the house. The hireling mourners
| were silenced. With only the fa
; ther and mother and His own in
timates whom He was training in
i the higher school of faith. Jesus
! went into the chamber with the still
| form, to perform the greatest work
lof His earthly ministry up to the
: moment. The very elaborateness of
I these preparations aroused strange
| expectations.
The Summons of Life
We are tempted to dwell upon the
symbolism of the command of Jesus
to the litle girl, "Damsel, I say un
jto thee. Arise." That is what Jesus
is doing unto young men and young
women everywhere. He, more than
any other force, is lifting up life.
Life ascends at His call. The high
est progress of civilization is in obe
dience to His summons.
But the simple fact of the narra
tive is greater than any homilies.
Jesus took the hand of her that was
dead and commanded her back to
life. He proved himself Master of
death as ot' life. That truth was too
overwhelming to be grasped even by
His intimates until after the resur
rection had made it clear. Even
those who witnessed the miracle
scarcely realized that He was giving
the supreme test of His Messiah
ship.
The scene in the death chamber is
eloquent with the message that the
entire attitude of the frifends of
Christ towards death had been
changed by him. He has banished
willing and hopeless grief, even as
He drove out the hired mourners
from Jairus' house. To-day the
Christian's grave suggests the eter
nal hope..
While some have been calloused
in heart by the horrors of war, most
of us have been uplifted by the dig
nity- of death and by the glory of
great ideals which transcend the
grave. There is a real sense In
which Christ walks amid the battle
fields, consoling the dying and re
ceiving the dead, and calling into
His presence—for He, too, died a
violent death in young manhood for
the sake of honor and duty and
righteousness and a divine loyalty—
countless brave young soldiers who
have gone "over the top" to the
heights of heaven. For them, battle
field death has been but the entrance
upon a subllmer life than earth
could afford.
LUTHERAN REPORTS DELAYED
Owing to the delay in getting re
ports from country districts, John F.
Dapp, county chairman of the Luth- j
eran campaign, has not been able!
to give out the total. He holds $7,000, |
but a number of churches are yet to
be heard from.
BOYS ATTEND SOCIAL
A large number of boys attended
the boys' social held at the Central
T. M. C. A. last night. Five reels of
motion pictures were shown and
Arch H. Dinsmore, boys' work secre
tary, gave a brief talk. The socials
are held each week.
'SHlPS NOW MEET
U.S. ARMY NEEDS:
DRIVE IMPENDS
Pershing Supplies Move on
Schedule, Presaging a
Spring Offensive
Washington, March B.—Troops
I and supplies for General Pershing's
| forces now are moving to France on
: schedule time, it was learned to-
I t'ay on high authority. While figures
] may not be published, it was stated
Ma S Meeting Chestnut Street Auditorium, i 9( Wlflifl ,J j, Hear British Labor Commissioner.
j This Evening This Evening
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j BUM. 1881—2358 I'M TED HARRISBIR(i, FRIDAY. M ARCH 8. 11)18 ~~
POUNDUD 1871
I The Bursting Serviceable sZ'L Spring Suits
Of the Buds " IVear ability" Is Prominently
"Oh, look how green that rose bush is! And the I Featured in This
£TL;::JZ Serviceability as well as grace of lines is prominently reflected" in the new
be seen in their gardens, anticipating and watching for spring apparel ror the women. In the suits that are much in favor may be found
the first "bursting of the leaf buds. many materials in just the right shades that will give good service as well as por
., ...... . . . . • tray the proper style effect, and tailored for hard, practical wear In a wnrrl
l'ussv Willows have been with us lor some tune I:: V . j • v • j r*. , , r . ' wear. in a wora
among the earliest harbingers of spring But now the /7| "* I\U -C-ivice an in IVI uahty are the keynote of the authentic spring models.
more tender of the plants are being coaxed out bv the T ||\\ (10 ?Q f) f) f) C Cf)C /]/!
sunshine of # spring. though minature icebergs may be J M U /(? oyj,(/(/
seen here and there—reminders of snow heaped up just ( "f 13 The new coats possess a charm of something different—selected with great
a few weeks ago. est care. Shown in new light shades in a variety of styles and materials in-
Mother Earth is fast drawing on her boundless re- m \ eluding gabardine, poplin, serge velour, bolivia, and fancy mixtures.
'sources to bedeck herself in the beautiful verdure of H i C//>C/) C/OC/) C /J/J
spring. The resources of the world's best in spring \l \ J. \Jj x t0 yj / Omifl/
wearing apparel for women has been drawn upon by this U \ _ ~
store, in ample quantities, so the old lady, Mother Earth, jJ Ol DI"CSSCS
will not beat you to it —donning the new raiment for ' r\ C J l • i i •
coming spring days. a rew models in the serge dress section have been picked to go at once
[ )) \ r 'HJ so as to make room for summer apparel. These will be on sale at greatly reduced
prices. Mostly navy and black, with some few colors. F1 „„
Showingof the T
New Millinery Jettons
The needle —one of the smallest hut must useful and busiest of instruments in the world, is kept busier
Whatever is new and worth ! than ever at this season ot tllc >' car - Scores of little things that go to fill up the sewing basket are needed more
while in*hats for Easter is now now than at any other season of the year. We have made timely reductions 011 all the various supplies required
here in comprehensive variety. for the dressmaker and for home sewing. Many of the other standard notions and little things .iisjpjlv Jytind^
To say that our stock of trimmed in this department have been marked exceptionally low for this three-day event,
hats is complete, is to say that wc Tomorrow is the third and final dav at these prices,
have met with no disappoint- \ J nlv
ments, but expert buvers who [(f((WK H W ———
Handkerchiefs . IhiHatless Summer Coiffure
store with as beautiful an assort- —y\ / x —— LsL
ment as vou would care to choose / /\/ /" , .. , „ m*. j„,„ n uji 1■; j<*.
. , ill Women s pure linen handkerchiefs, each, lUf, dozen, "pi • • 1 1
Whatever your style prefer- A / Women's Irish linen handkerchiefs — hemstitched .JHjg .. 1 hls s P n B clearance means
ence, you will find here the large 1/ edge Each, Doz., prepare.
Jisere hats, the small bonnets and Women's all-linen handkerchiefs —made in Ireland— r\ re l 1 1 11
the snappy turbans. The touch of difference that makes hem Each, 100; Doz., $2.1.1 Jp wur Ottering IS remarkable —all
Bowman millinery distinctive is noted whether the hats are Men's Irish linen grass bleached handkerchiefs—full large shades and Qualities are reore
trimmed with wings, quills, wild-flower wreaths or other i s } ze —narrow hem Each, 250 ; Doz., $2.95 A i • 1 j
flower effects. Men's all-linen handkerchiefs —fine quality— hem- V \ sented including gray.
Trim-looking new sailors a full line of tliem ; Pitched edge Each, 35*; Doz., $4.10 11 c , rr . ,
, to )t(j.o.> Men's all-linen handkerchiefs—block initials, each, 45$ ; 6 oWltcnes Jp l.b!/ to JpoU.UO
Bowman millinery is known for its quality grade, and the j t - or $2.50 V ~r f CI QC J. (TO NN
reasonable prices at which these hats are sold, have made its BOWMAN'S— Main Floor. ransrormations, tpl.yo to i. 1 Z.UU
millinery department such a success that there is no room /R BOWMAN'S— Third Floor
for the kind which proclaims its inferiority in cheap show-
" 1C BOWMAN'S-Third Floor JCWCIry PIITSPS "
Pearl earrings—neat small ball, pair 50$ I . J '
t t \1 • I < • | Beads red, jade, blue, amber, coral, wistaria —27 inches Strap back and top strap hand pursfes black and colors—
HOW ADOUt S L>£irri£iP'C long, string 50$, 75$ and SI.OO new shapes and styles—fitted with coin purse and mirror—
— Eight-day nickel alarm clocks—guaranteed, each ... $2.95 assorted leathers, each 9.>e
8 J BOWMAN'S —Main Floor. i BOWMAN S Main Floor.
For Balmy Spring Days? j : I
Is he getting; his share of fresh air, sunshine and gleeful ' jj
handsome new coaches that must win the instant wide-eyed
admiration and nodding approval of "His Little Lordship."' i New shipments unpacked for our big MARCH SALE Ol' HOLSKI'URNISHINGS, GLASSW ARK & CHINA
Reed sleepers—English perambulators—strollers collapsible . ....... . .
carts. I For instance, among the many things unpacked for this sale is a combination aluminum cooking pot at SJ.J?.
# —r Consists of 6-quart cooking pot, cover, pudding pan and colander. Separately they may be used as follows:
| . ma j lc Other^ Aluminum Specials
All reed strollers full Second —roasting pan, Made of high grade alumi- Coffee Percolator, $1.19
~, , . round roll upholstered made by putting pudding VM J trim ~, . , „,;th
All reed carnages (as seat, rubber tired wheels; pan inverted on top of cook- V! V J$ c Made of aluminum—fam
shown) reversible gear, cor- natura i finish! $1.50. ing pot. * ' kce P. cold handle ' s * qUart ilv si7o _ thp I>p , f wav fn r( ,l
duroy lined, tubu| a £ pusher, Selection offers many at- ' Sixth—Pudding pan. capacity. y
large wheels, tractive finishes—old ivory, _ ys tain all the aroma necessary
*#lQ rC 'MI strollers - # white enamel, French gray, to delicious coffee.
.i ' baronial brown, coral pink ( L (C —
All reed carnages, and natural. idm
$22.50 to $49.00 BOWMAN'S Fifth Floor C Don't miss 'this—alumi
-1 1 I 1 num B-quart size bail
f I | I \ y Seventh —Casserole, made 3 handle and cover.
rl UCk 1 O WelS y b y P lacin & cover on pudding
- Rice Boiler, $1.35 ° ld Dutch Clcans er,
A special consignment of an assorted lot of Union linen buck Third Double cereal Saves pantry space as well Double rice or cereal 6 for 49^
towels hemstitched figured plain hemmed various cooker, made by inserting as time, because of its com- cooker—the only way to -p ,i re
sizes each - cook cereals without watch- ' a "L 'V ° a ?i.
HuWMAN'S Second Floor. pot Auction. Jing. / BOWMAN'S^Ba/cu.cnt
HARRISBURG TELEGRXPH
positively transportation require
ments of the Army are being met by
the Shipping Board, and the imme
diate situation relative to ships was
described as satisfactory.
In view of this assurance that the
United States will be ab|e to main
tain its place as a fighting unit on
the battlefront reports from the
western front are being scanned
more eagerly than ever by officers
here for the first sign of the 1918
campaign.
It is felt strongly the opening of
major operations in what President
Wilson has predicted will prove the
decisive year of the great war will
not be much longer delayed.
Offensive Anticipated in April
Mud has been the determining
factor of many previous western
front operations. So long as the
ground Is soft with the winter rains
it is impossible to move forward
great guns and necessary transport
trains to support an advancing line.
Even in Flanders, however, indica
tions this year are the ground will
harden early in the spring, permit
ting either side to undertake the
enterprises planned.
In previous years April has seen
offensive operations set in motion by
the Allies. For that reason many
officers here seem to anticipate raid
ing and minor assaults before the
middle of next month, which will
show in themselves the ground is
being mapped, information being
obtained and local strategic advan
tages established by one side or the
other in preparation for a great ef
fort.
(iermnns Believed on Defensive
Meanwhile, in the last few days
there has been less discussion of a
German offensive on the western
front. There are observers here who
never have been convinced the Ger
mans actually Intended to attempt
another drive at the channel ports
or at Paris. To these officers the
admitted concentration of German
forces has seemed a defensive rath
er than an offensive step. They be
lieve the German general staff fore
saw a groat Allied effort this year
and moved to offset it.
While much has been said both
officially and unofficially of an ex
pected German offensive, nothing
regarding probable aggressive meas
ures by the Allied forces has come
over the cables. This fact has at
tracted particular attention because
of the reiterated official declaraUons
that the Allied line outmatches the
Germans in gun and man power and
in view of the formation during tlic
winter of the Supreme War Council,
designed to make the warfare more
aggressive on the part of the Allies
and the United States.
A substantial American Army al
ready is in the trenches on the west
ern front, and Secretary Baker lias
indicated there may be at least 1,-
000,000 troops in France in 1918.
BROTHER DIES IN MISSOURI
Dauphin. Pa.. March B.—Word has
MARCH 8. 1918. '
been received here by Mrs. W. F.
Reed, of the death of her brother,
Blon H. Noss, at Springfield, Mo.
NORTHERN LIGHTS VIEWED
BV THOUSANDS HEKE
. Shortly after 10 o'clock last night
many Harrisburgers caught a
glimpse of the Northern Lights
which have not been visible here for
many months. The lights could easily
be identified.
TELLS OF SCOUT MOVEMENT
•I. If. Stine, Sout executive of the
Ilarrisburg Council, Boy Scouts of
America, gave an interesting talk on
'The Boy Scout Movement," at a
meeting of the Parent-Teachers As
sociation held last night at the Ma
clay street school building. Several
other interesting numbers were on
the program, and Mrs. A. Radcle
wlcz sang several solos with fine ef
fect. 1
Government Notified of
Change in Railroad Gauge
New Bloomlield, Pa., March B.
Rodney M. Gring, general manager
of the Susquehanna River and West
ern Railroad, has notified the Phil
adelphia district committee on car
service, that on account of changing
the gauge on its tracks to narrow
gauge it will embargo freight for all
points on its line, effective April 1,
1918. Freight can be sent to New
Rloomfield via Newport over the
Newport and Sherman's Valley Rail
roaa.
MEETING POSTPONED
The British-Canadian recruiting
committee has postponed its meeting
until Monday night because of Chest
nut street hall being used this even
ing by the labor gathering at which
members of the British Labor Com
mission will speak.
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