Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-26
Jerusalem Eighteen Hundred and Thirty
Years Age

Jerusalem Eighteen Hundred and Thirty
Years Ago.
The republication Of the following article at
this interesting season OF the Christion Church
will doubtless prove instructive. It originally
appeared in the Boston Journal many years
ago:
Many are not aware Of the stirring and mo-
mentous events which took place In The city OF
Jerusalem during the ak days A. D. 50, tho
anniversary Of which occurs the present week.
Few, also, are conscious OF the fact that the
record Of the doings and sayings OF that short
period Of time occupies one quarter part Of
Matthew'S Gospel, more than q quarter Of
Marks, nearly as much In Luke, and more
than q third OF John.
Out OF the eighty-nine chapters Of the four
Gospels, twenty-five are flled with the record
Of what trHnsplred during these six days Of the
history Of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
The events of each OF these days are SO clear
ly marked that II Is easy 10 note them from
day to day, beginning with his triumphant en-
trance into the " Holy City 4" on the first and
his crucinxion on the sixth.
Having arrived at Bethany six days before
the Jewish Passover, Jesus and his Disciples
there passed the night. Taking the days as we
now call them the following is brief index TO
the occurrences OF each day;
Sunday Morning. Christ enters Jerusalem In
triumph. Goes TO the Temple, and casts out
the blind and lame, reproyes the high priests,
and declares the object Of his mission. Even
lng-Returns to Bethany, and lodges there.
Monday Morning. Goes to Jerusalem. Curses
the barren 6g tree on the way. Teaches in the
Temple. The people attentive and astonished,
and the priests alarmed. Evening-Retires
from the city, probably 70 Bethany.
TUeSddv Morning. On the way TO Jerusalem
the ng tree found withered away. Talks "a
Peter. Teaches in the Temple, Questioned
by the priests, &c. Parable OF the Vineyard
and Of the Marriage Feast. Argument will
the Sadducees, and also with the Pharisees
Tho UIA-- cd hes tss HAito.. FsrStslls hi
second coming. Parable OF the Ten Virgins
and Of the Talents. Description OF the JudR
ment Day. Eyening-Retires to the Mount Q
Olives for the night.
Wednesday. Foretells his approaching death
Tho Rulers consult how they might take hin
and put him TO death. judah went TO tn
Chief Priests, and bargained with them to be
tray him.
ThiTSdav. Christ directs the disciples t.
make preparation for celebrating the Passove
In an upder room. Eyening-He cometh wit
the twelve. Being seated, he admonlshes ther
and washes their feet. Speaks plainly OF hi
betrayer. Night-Judas retlres. Christ ad
monishes Peter. Then he took bread and win
and Instituted the Eucharist, saying, this d.
in remembrance Of me. EIhorts and console
the eleven. Slug hymn and go out to tn,
and declares Himself the Vine. Elaboration
promises and prayer follow. Now 70 10 thu
garden Of Gethsemane. His agony there
prayer, &c. Judas enterA. with band Of me1
and betrays him with kbs. Christ taken 4
the palace Of Caiaphas. Examined and con
demned by the Jewish Tribunal. Midnight
Struck and lnsulted by the soldiers.
Friday Morning, O'clock. Peters denial OF
his Master. Christ surrounded by soldiers
waiting for the dawn of day. Daylight-Judas
declares Christ's innocence. All 20 to PLATE,
the Roman Governor, who examines and de.
clares him innocent. Pilot sends him to He.
rod, the King, who mocks him and sends him
back TO Plate, who again declares him limo
cent. The Jews insist on his death according
70 their laws, and PLATE gives him up. He Il
led away TO the Common Hall, stripped ant
dressed In a scarlet robe. Thence back TO III
Judgment Hall to Plate, who for the fourtl
time declares him innocent, and tries to re
him clear. He Is led away to Calvary, MALE,
to the Cross, and expires amid the darkness
which prevailed over tho land from the sixth
ll2 o'clock) to the ninth hour e O'Clock D. m.
Evening-HiB burial.
Throughout the greater part OF nomina
Christendom, the week, called Passion Week :,
il celebrated with solemn religious services
and especially Friday, commonly called 5000
Friday"