THE STORY OF JAIRUS'S DAUGHTER

: For Classes Iv. And V.
: Children Stories To Tell

Once, while Jesus was journeying about, He passed near a town where a man

named Jairus lived. This man was a ruler in the synagogue, and he had just

one little daughter about twelve years of age. At the time that Jesus was

there the little daughter was very sick, and at last she lay a-dying.



Her father heard that there was a wonderful man near the town, who was

healing sick people whom no one else could help, and in h s despair he ran

out into the streets to search for Him. He found Jesus walking in the

midst of a crowd of people, and when he saw Him he fell down at Jesus feet

and besought Him to come into his house, to heal his daughter. And Jesus

said, Yes, he would go with him. But there were so many people begging to

be healed, and so many looking to see what happened, that the crowd

thronged them, and kept them from moving fast. And before they reached the

house one of the man's servants came to meet them, and said, "Thy daughter

is dead; trouble not the Master to come farther."



But instantly Jesus turned to the father and said, "Fear not; only

believe, and she shall be made whole." And He went on with Jairus, to the

house.



When they came to the house, they heard the sound of weeping and

lamentation; the household was mourning for the little daughter, who was

dead. Jesus sent all the strangers away from the door, and only three of

His disciples and the father and mother of the child went in with Him. And

when He was within, He said to the mourning people, "Weep not; she is not

dead; she sleepeth."



When He had passed, they laughed Him to scorn, for they knew that she was

dead.



Then Jesus left them all, and went alone into the chamber where the little

daughter lay. And when He was there, alone, He went up to the bed where

she was, and bent over her, and took her by the hand. And He said,

"Maiden, arise."



And her spirit came unto her again! And she lived, and grew up in her

father's house.