New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-22
THE EVENTS OF PALM SUNDAY.

At the Flfth Avenue DaptlSt NhuICh, az
Finhave and Forty-sixthst, yesterday. the Rev. Dr.
Tbomas Armitage selected his from Matthew XXI 8:
"Te ye the daughter of on, Behold. thy King cometh
unto thee meek and sitting upon an ass and colt the
foal of ass." His sermon was as follows:
Perhaps ought say, in the very beginning OF these
DISCOURSE that would neither be possible nor profit
able you all the processes by which The cOrrela
tive order OF those which characterize the great
week is determined. In there is perpexity
getting their exact place in the narrative ana ater
tho fullest investigation there will sta DO honest dner
ences Of opinion to the mechanical position III
which the acts aud sayings OF oor Lord should DC ar
ranged to be exactly they transpred. But notwth
standing this 1t will be satisfactory TO know that there
ia really no diversity about the order of the leading
transactions while may exist about one minor part
hitting precisely into every minor part Tile week whch
closes the 10 days commonly known as Lent called by
the Greek and Latin Churches 1.-THE Greater Week. or
"Holy Week - the Germans call 1t CharwOche or the
"week OF Sorrows" while many Professionals denomtnate
it Passion Week. meaning the week of our Redeemers
suferings These various names are intended to ind-
cate character which make the events VI these lew
days the greatest the annals OF tho world, because
they combine the majesty and grief, the conservation
and triumph Of Jesus In His mysterious redeeming acts
The first day OF this week called Palm Sunday, IN COM
OF the fact that when Jesus entered Jerusa
lem that the Jewish population strewed the high
way in which He rode with branches pucked from the
PALM olive. and other trees. From an carly day Chris
tldns III tne Etst pTtctlctu vi
ing branches OF these trees In solemn procession In
eommemoration of Lords triumphal entry prepare
tory to His cruclxiOn in the Holy City
According to Christian chronology, Jesus died in the
thirythird year from bis birth, which by Jewish time,
would be In the year ll6 But they did reckon
their time with astronomical exactness, but by tue ap
pearance OF the moon. II Is not an easy matter 10
determine the precise day Lords death. On the
sth day Of the month Nsan the Jews celebrated
Passover but the l4h determined by the iuling
OF the moon he time of the Passover varied with that
event. tbdt cannot speak OF the day OF ChIists
death with the accuracy OF calendar as we can OF the
day which Washington or any other historical person
Of later times died Tie month Nsan answered TO parts
OF our months March add April and Palm Sunday is
supposed to have fallen on the 10th day OF the month
Nisan which would be- say April q In our calendar, or
day OF Cariss death for much the same reason that
led Him to hide the body OF Moses from the
thip the day, instead OF Him who redeemed Us,
daring iis hours Hence the TINE OF Ch fs N deSn
April "a nearly e,snds 1 Sah OF our h yenr
on March 2s somewhat unusual thing which Will not
again TIL the year 1880 In the last week OF our
sone greet medatoral circumstance that the seven
DAYS literally with events OF the first moment His
sayagsand dongs I'LL large space 10 inc Tour gospels
they occupy about one-thrd OF the Evangelist Mat
asT more nsH sI 55s IN ha obS so
taat folly oneiourh or all that Is recorded OF Chfists
Its last week That ve may understand perfectly
the succession Of events IN each day OF TINS
CAV OF q hours was reckoned from sunset to
sunset. What We call Palm Sunday began therefore at
closed, and continued until shutdown on Sunday even
ne L is clear from Chg Evangelist John, that Jesus
there on what would Saturday night and began
HIS uampba journey to Jerusaiem on the mornide ~
the fist day or the week, which would answer ~ our
surd4y morning. Now ley us look at the wonderful
az they by tue Evaugelists. Truly it
assuring thought that while many OF our Lords words
and acts are recorded BY only the
peuIneu. wnen TO those suferngs in which all
u.ukin Interested all the Eyangellss unite in the
history. Thelr accounts are given 10 Matthew XXI Ill
Marx XII, Ill; Lake xix. 20 ~; and joan xii, 1919
the passage at your leisure then come ana JOIN
Sabbath Lord lef the little secluded and wooded
of about two English miles. We are not told az what
hour ho Left tns sacred hamlet, but 1t seems 10 have
the week IL appears 10 out foot as If
He would enter the metropolis IN humbest guse, in the
iInanper He passed through tue umbra geous valley
the "house OF dates, as the name Bethany signihes
phage. the "house Of f-s, village lying south Of
bethany. aud near TO It; Aud when he had reached
Mount i Of owes ufe ssnt tso II Ills disciples to
1e y'SG over sa4s m~ With S s bo t.
consented, IL King had made draft upon him. prob
abyibeing friendly Jesus the animal brought.
This foal bad never before carried human burden.
And after HIS disciples had covered the beast with His
ter bl5 back aud the procession ready
We not 10 look upon this animal. through modern
s use cr IN ine East the ass was comony ridden on
great state occasions in preference TO the horse This
..Den. prize ministers emper0rs kiDgs ana other per
OF distinguished rank. Ga these occasions,
beast which they rode generally capar,Oned in the
most costly fabrics, while the waving OF branches from
the PALM the olive. the laurel anu other trees went be-
fore them. these spread on the ground together
with flow ana perfumes mantles or SIX and EOOes OF
tbe bopCHeS persons might ride The startlng news
bad spread Ia all directions that Jesus had raised Lag
arus fIcm he dead that great excltemeut filled the
city ana its suburbs especially the strangers,
no lad CROWDS from ali parts OF the world TO
ns Of thousands OF these people had never seeD the
Prophet OF Gailee, nor lad they ever seen "a man
H..d r4i.a d q1
10 fdsen their eyes upon LIVING being who had been
biz grave four days upon The sepuehra cave whence
he Rad come forth upon tue wonder worker who
had restored ham 10 life at word Many Ot them were
ignorant intrigues Of the hierarchy and unbiased
BY it, PASSIONS Hence they came ont 70 see Jesus
Win Enthusiasm they came with favorable dlspos
only one way; namely. toward an INDEPENDENT mon
arcby, aud only Que spark Wac wanted TO knde reyo
court OF sanhedr1m had openly resolved upon HIS de-
ntruotOu had gyen notice Of Hiirrest 50 that the
Vaccinations or his foes as well as the enthusiasm OF
lis friends increased tue popular sensation. and nSi-
Gated that flt that He mad reached crisis in HIS
One part OF the popu'ace determined tna1 ne
should PERISH aud the otAer That lie SHOULD reign This
ieyered condition OF the pu"nG mud uni orga ,rsn
joiu HIM. from tae gates OF the city to meet Hi
HIM fioin Bethany and joined Hun on the wav. The
general fee.ag ran hugo IN lis favor 40 Tue eonhu-
ence came pouring 10 from all Quarters me heart OF lDo
mulutuces BENG eltsef s,Iieu ~ .e az ~ ~,
struck by visions OF glory III ths eet nope tat tIe
People Sy,e then, Hiej he RsH yoSe and in lis
heart OF hears hoped that tois woadrous being had
spTuDg up to national delverer, who might per
Glance "a very Gay seat Himself upon TIC IhIObe
If David, IA the city OF he Great King.
But our Lord cherished no sucn plans. All through
He lfe He had peTssteutiy refused 90 be Treated as
>SlnG Ia hal even hed 10 mountain ana hidden hil,
Ell when tie people wished 10 proclaim Him king And
be 40 FAR from beng daZz.ed EARTHLY anlDition,
mis- the masses end the alr with tner WIZ JOY, we
Heart Of the lowy traveller Is graphing WIN an Stn
q sn,eut prophecy. Five hundred years DelOfe
aho harIah had depicted the Shiloh passing the gaeS
this IN all the meek symbols OF regal honor
o sss was miDgling the sigBlfcancy Oi the plC
suu words winch had sld eumDerins III tbs pssi
ph TIC ".o.tous meaning hal never OeeD evoked uut