The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-10-23
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS.
BY REV. +. Il. HARoREAvEs.
October 24th.

Lesson4, October 24th.
JESUS CRUC1FIEB
John 10, 1890. Golden Text, John 10, 30.
I Time, April eth, A. ID. 30. Place Calvary,
Just outside the city of Jerusalem.
The last scene In the life Of our Lord and
Master is reached. The soldiers have already
started with Him to the hill of Calvary, the
| Savior carrying His own cross, as was the
/ custom. Arrived at the fatal place He is
nailed to the Cross and IL is set up in hole
! in the ground. PLATE wrote title in He.
brew, Greek and Latin, and put It ON the
! Cross, Jesus of Nazareth the King of the
Jews But the people did not like 1t and
asked him to change it so as TO read that
Jesus called Himself the King OF the Jews
| Plate answered, "What | have written
have written" And the title remained As
upon former occasions, so here the Script
ures were fulfilled in many ways. The part
ing of the SayiOr's garments and casting lots
for Ills coat were fulillments Of Scripture,
among other things. The soldiers rcyiled
ana mockcd Him. He was nothing in their
eyes huta common pretendcr and inalefac-
tor, and they had no feeling of sympathy for
Him. Then again, they dcspised the Jewish
nation. and any insult they could heap upon
their so-called King was u manifest insult to
them. tut the Jews seemed to have only one
thought in their madness, and that was to
get rid of Christ In order to do this they
were utterly obliyious TO the insults of the
Roman soldiers as well rs to the consequences
of their act, ~ thirst" the Savior cried. and
they took II sponge filled with vinegar. and
putting 1t upon a hyssop reed gave Him to
drink.
1t was Just after three, e,oclock in the after
noon, when crowds of sworshippers were
thronging into the temple to prepare for the
evening sacrifice, when Jesus gave up the
ghost. " 1t is finished, he cried, and, as He
died. the veil of the temple was rent in twain.
great earthquake shook the earth and won
der0us signs atteStcd the fact that the Son of
God had died. We can form absolutely no
idea of the feelings of the people on this oc-
caslon Fear probably came upon them, but
we cannot tell what the masses felt. We
Know, however, that the centurion who had
charge of the crucihction gloriiled God and
declared that Jesus was Il righteous man. |
And those who came and looked upon the |
sight smote upon their breasts and returned
to the city. Standing upon the crest of mod |
ern civilization and looking back to that aw- |
tul hour we are filed with amazement that |
such terrible tragedy should be enacted. |
The whole proceedings are a marvel to us |
The mockery of the trial, the sycophantish |
hesitancy of Plate, the furious and unreason- |
ing hatred of his own nation, all these are |
source of wonder in themselves. And no less |
Il marvel is the sweet, submissive spirit of |
Him who meel,y bore it all for the sake of
suffering humanity. And yet, as we rcmem- |
Der the purpose for which He came into this
world, the spirit of His teachings. the neces-
sity of His sacrifce-as we think of these
Things, our souls are filed with alteration and
love for the cruciiled Savior of men and we
lift our hearts IN grateful praise ty Him.
LESSON THOUGHTS.
/. Jesus died for your sins.
?. Have You ayai.ed yourself of His aIl-at-
oning blood.
3. Tie Cross is powerful to attract men to
Christ.
4. In the death of Christ we have forgive
ness of sins.