The daily gazette., 1880-11-02
REPRESENTATIONS 7, BAND 0.

the jeers of the rabble.
DIFFERENTIATION 7, 8 AND o.
The trial of Jesus proceeds through
the various courts, each of which fails
to find Him guilty, and sends Him
from one to the other, always followed
by the multitude eager for His blood.
The pleading is wonderfully effective.
John and Peter are seen following
A maid charges Peter with being one
of the Disciples. He denies it thrice,
and the cock crows. Judas also hangs
around, evidently tortured by guilty
conscience.
Indignities are heaped upon Christ,
| all of which He suffered with lofty
bearing. A dead silence reigns through
out the audience, weeping is heard oc-
casionally, and there are few dry
eyes.
Judas makes final appeal to the
judges, declaring the innocence of
Jesus. lie is rebufed with scorn and
derision. He casts his thirty pieces at
the feet of the judges and rushes out
into the night in despair. Soon he is
again seen rushing toward tree, into
which be climbs. He makes a moose
of his girdle, slips it around his neck,
and piercing shrek is heard as the
curtain falls.
The scene now becomes wild and
exciting beyond description.
The trial of Christ proceed, and the
fierce rage of the multitude increases
as the prospect of His conviction be-
comes improbable.
PLATE manfully pleads for Him. He
even defies the mob, who fiercely
threaten him. He offers them the
choice between Barrabbas and Jesus,
and they cry out "Release unto us
Barrabba s." PLATE finally washes
his hands before the mob and declares
himself innocent of the death of this
just person, while the Jews cry out
Ellis blood be upon US and our chill
dren."
Jesus is seen dragging His CROSS
Following are the two thieves with
their crosses. A multitude on foot,
ON horseback, soldiers, officers of death,
priests and women follow.
Christ falls exhausted by the way
and Cimon, who is curious spectator
is forced to carry the cross.
The women weeping come forth
with children in their arms, to whom
Christ says eye daughters of lsreal,
weep not for me but for yourselves and
your children" Behind follow Mary
and the faithful John.
REPRESENTATION 10 AND H.
The curtain rises on the Two thieves
upon crosses, their arms thrown over
them as partial support. The cross on
which Christ is nailed is lying upon the
| ground, but 1t is Immediately raised
erect and firmly fastened. He is sus-
pended by nails driven through his
hands, and great IRON spike through
| His crossed feet. We use our opera
glass of high power, but fail to discover
any deception. The blood slowly trickles
from the wounds in feet and hands,
Mary, the mother, and John are. weep
ing at the foot of the cross.
The day had been serene aud lovely
from early morn. Scarce a cloud or a
zephyr had disturbed the Brightness, OF
s irred leaf Of tl 9 trees on the over
hanging mountains. But just now the
clouds gathered over the face of the sky
and settled down, leaving the theatre III
almost darkness. Thunder is heard, and
"the vail of the temple is torn IN twain
| A deep silence rests upon the crowd OF
scoffers and alarm and CONSERVATION
seize all.
The spectators are greatly moved: A
sound of weeping is heard everywhere
throughout the vast assembly. Scarce
an eye isdry and ano ppression like death
seems to settle on ALL
Christ thus remains upon the cross for
about fifteen minutes when centurian
pierces his side with spear, and blood
and water issue from the wound.
Nicodemus then takes the body down
, from the cross. The nails. are driven
from the hands and feet and fall rattling
to the ground.
Joseph of Armathea takes the body
to Mary. 1t is then wrapped in spices
and buried in a rocky cave, and great
stone rolled upon the TOP.
, The las. representation gives the Res
direction. -Four soldiers watch by the
grave. They beguile the time by play
ing cards. They cast lots for his gar
mentS.
An angel appears and rolls away the
stone from the grave. A bright light
siartles the soldiers and they shrink
away. Christ rises from the grave en-
circled with glory Soon the soldiers
come back with the Pharisees and find
the grave empty.
The scene closes amid triumphal songs
and a grand jubilee. Tis dark, and the
"a crowd of spectators hurry away to-