The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1864-05-25
Sabbath aleadima.


/ aAhANa WANNN ANsaNH aaAOt
The republication Of tho following arii
clio at this interesting season Of the Chris
tian Church wiH doubtless prove instructive
u originally appeared In the Boston JoHrH-
al many years agos
Many are not aware Of tho stirring and
momontuoas events which took place in the
city of Jerusalem during the six days A. ID.
80, the anniversary OF which occurred the
past week. Few, also, are conscious Of tho
fact that the record Of the doings Of that
short period Of timeIoccupies ono quarter
part Of 81 Matthew's Gospel, more than
quarter Of Marks nearly AZ much in Luke,
aud more than third Of Joha.
Out OF tho eighty-nine chapters of the
tour gospels, twenty-five arc filed with the
record of what transpired during these six
days Of the history Of our Lord and savior,
Jesus Christ
Tho events Of zach Of these days are SO
clearly marked that il is easy 10 note them
frcm day to day, beginning with his tri.
umphaut entrance into the Holy City" on
the first day, aud his crucifxon on the
sixth.
Having Arrived at Bethany six days be-
foro the Jewish Passover, Jesus ard his
disciples there passed tho night. Taking
tho days az we now call them, tho follow
ing is a brief index to tho occurrences of
each day,
Sunday Morning entors Jerusa-
lem in triumph. Goes to tho Temple, and
casts ont buyers, sellers, money changers,
&C., Heals the blind and lame, reprovos
the chief priests, and declares the object
OF his mission. Evening-Returns to Beth
any, and lodges there.
| Monday morning.--Goes to Jerusalem.
Curses tho barren fg tree on the way.
Teaches in tho Temple. The people atten-
tive and astonished, aud tho priests alarm
ed. Evening from the city, prob
ably to Bethany.
Tuesday morning.--On the way TO Jeru-
salem the fig tree found withered away.
Talks to Peter. Teaches in tho Temple
Questioned by the priests, &C. Parable of
the Vineyard, and Of the Marriage Feast.
Argument with the Saducees, and also
with tho Phariseos The widow and her
two mites. Foretels his second coming.
Parable OF tho Ten Virgins, and of the Tai
ents. Description of the Judgment Day.
Evening to the Mount of Olives
for tho night.
Wednesday -Foretells his approaching
death, The rulers consult how they might
take him and put him to death Judas
with them to botray him.
Thursday. Christ directs tho disciples
to make preparation for celebrating the
Passover in another room. Evening gle
cometh with the Twelve. Being seated, he
admonishes them and washes their fcot
Speaks plainly of his Betrayor. Night
Judas retires. Christ admOnishes Peter
Then he took bread and wine and instituted
the Eucharist, saying, This do in remem.
branco of me. Exhorts and consoles the
Eleven. Sing hymn and go out to the
Mount of Olives. Continues discourse, and
delares himself tho Vine. Exhortation
promises, and prayer follow. Now go tc
tho garden of Gethsemane. His agony
there, prayer, &c. Judas enters with 1
band of men aud betrays him with kiss
Christ taken to the palace OF Caiaphas. Ex
aminod and condemned by the Jewish Tr
bunal Midnight-struck aud insulted by
the soldiers.
Friday morning, 3 o'clock--Peter's de
nial of his Master. Christ surrounded by
soldiers waiting for the dawn of day. Day
light--Judas declares Christs innocence
All go to plato, the Roman Governor whC
examin ines and declares him innocent. Th,
Jews insist on his death according to thei
laws, and PLATE gives him up. He is lee
away to the Common Hall, stripped anC
dressed in scarlet robe. Thence back t
the Judgment Hall to Plate, who, for tn
fourth timo, declares him innocent, an,
tries to get him clear. He is led away t,
Calvary, nailed to tho cross, and expires
amid the darkness which prevailed over tn
land from the sixth az ocloclS) to tn
ninth hour % o'clodk P. NJ. Evening-lli
burial.
. Throughout the greater part of nomino
I Christendom, this week called "Passio
4, Week" is celebrated with solemn religi
1 ous services, and especially Friday last
: commonly called GOOD Friday"
I 1t cannot but DO interesting and profit
r able to Christians Of every name to coucer
trate their thoughts aud reflections on tn
= momontuous events which were now &
d ing on, at the close of our Savior's thirt,
i three years sojourn among men on eartl
9 and the writer cannot but hope that in tn
! midst of the absorbing events of of til
u present moment, room enough may b
It spared for this hasty sketch in your walt
ab,o Journal, and that some persons ma
u spare the time to read it.
e. 1t has beeu objected to the celebration
s Christmas on the 25th of December, as Il
IS anniversary cf tho birth of Christ, that q
10 though it has been observed for so mar
centuries throughout the greater part
Christendom, still there is no proof of i
being the exact day of that event. \
~ such objection exists against the day
nj his death, of which the Jewish Passover
, a standing testimony