The New York herald., 1875-03-25
THE FIFTH DAY.

INSTITUTION OF THE LAST sUPPER-BETRAYAL
OF OUR LoED-sERMoN By DR. ARMITAGE.
The fifth OF DR.. Armtage's series OF sermons
upon life OF the Saviour during the week which
terminated In His death and which we now cele.
prate, was delivered last evening in the Filth
avenue Baptist church. His text was from Luke
xii. l4-"When the hour was come he sat down,
and tie twelve apostles with him." He said:-
Thursday OF the great week is frequently called
Maundy THURSDAY, or the day Of mandates, In
reference to the fact that our LORD then gave HIS
Church many instructions and injunctions In
HIS table-talk at the Last supper The word man
dates, used here, from naaJa1atl1a, or RECEIPT
has reference 20 the full spiritual expression
winch our Lord gave in the great chamber-"A
new command give l unto you, that ye love
one another, even as l have loved you" and
also OF the wonderful Illustrations winch
lie gave then OF that Injunction In washing His
disciples feet and IN requiring them TO be willing
to wash each others feet, and again to observe
the institution which He ordained that evening
10y king the bread and drinking the cup in
memory OF His death TO the end OF time. 1t seems
Jesus did not return TO Jerusalem until Thursday
afternoon, toward evening. when He proceeded
thlther with HIS disciples for the purpose OF eating
with them the last Passover which He celebrated.
Peter and John had sent into the city for the
purpose making the necessary preparations, a
description OF which was given by the reverend
speaker. The meeting OF these thirteen persons
in that upper room in Jerusalem was tue most
important gathering that had ever been gathered
around a paschai table since the tribes OF Israel
had observed the ordinance. For tie time being
the Man OF waylarlng, who had no home or HIS
own on earth, was the head OF the household ;
first time, host presiding over the festive meal
The quarrel Tor precedence which arose among
the disciples and the beautiful lesson or humility
winch Jesus taught them by the act OF washing
their feet was tnen el0quently described. Follow
Ing tnis the Prince OF Peace and HIS disciples took
their places around the table ter the Oriental
iasnion not sitting upright as we 10 az our meas.
The tables were quite low, and cOucnes lounges
or sofas were arranged around tGem. on these
each guest recllncd at full length, throw Dg ms
feet behind him and leaning on MS lelt elbow.
troubled IN spirit. The presence OF the wretch
whose obdurate heart mad not been soIteDed bY
this last act OF genie love Ia Washing MS eet be-
gan to be oppressive 10 Him and HIS grlei
broke out IN the neau-rendlng exclamation. lone
OF you sha Detray me.N That sentence fell Ike
and howy Every man burns with shame at the
thought ana Peter 80 bold ana couude1t, ap-
pears 10 have given John a private signal ol IN
qulry. TO the question Of the beloved disciple
Jesus an swered, probably IN an urcerione. 'De II
Is 20 wnom snall give the sop when have dipped
it.H II "a demon nad presented himself at the
sacred BOARD ia visible shape Dlacker shadow
couin not have fallen upon tnat sacred ieast:
DIstrust or each otner and selI-dlstfust seized
every man, aud simultaneously the silence was
broken in the bitter appeal, Lord, Is IL ~ Lord,
IS 1t l;' When the others were through
Judas mad the Infatuated bardihood TO take up
the same question, and Jesus rephed, "fhon
mast said" at the same time handing
HIN the SOP which He had uipped IN the conimon
disn The act was accompanied with tne appalling
words, 'No 10 the man oy whom the . Of Man
IL betrayed Good were u !Or Jhat man II he had
never been born !" Ihen Jesus no longer aDie 10
enugrc MS presence said "Wnat tnou doest DO
quickly - aud Judas nled with wrath ana with
Tug under the Lord's dreadful denunciatOn, arose
agd went ont. You VIII remember tuat all this
TOOK place al the east Of me Passover, and IL ~
reasonable, therefore. 70 suppose that Judas was
not present 80 the institution OF the LOrds supper
+ proper. lnis seems to have been INTRODUCED at
I the close VI ne fascnal supper, when lie TOOK
. Dfead ana gave thauks. ana urakc ~ ana gave lt
10 dis dlsc1pie3. NHen uOtu the 'PasCnai aud the
supper Oh me Lore, properly 80 called, were
4 brought 10 close the company seems TO ave
+ been uuutteraply SAD. Nnetner MS disciples IN .
derstOOd all ue SAID or not, the conversations
Wnich lie nad held around the taDe awakened In
them consciousness that they were nOlding their
last interview Win Hlui. ana Jesus arose rom
the taple, saying, ARSE, let 20 hencC.r Bot
dd LDeY 20 hcnccf Not at tsat moment they
seemed 10 nave gathered around iim, wlhie lie
addressed 90 tncm Ee wprus ghich have quoted
more troubled hearts, INSPIRED more glOWIng
hopes, soOtned more sOrrO.iul children ol men,
/ than any words ever uttered. When the notes
died away ana the guest chamber was empty and
about nidnlgnt. Jesus had gone out lnIo the Gar