The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1888-08-10

= recEle7s man walking about the hill and
tickinr careifsslV aside skull, and wonder
iug - l1 tie villain was that had 50 nat and
uii4sharen bead ami here Is another skull,
anl there On The hillside sanother skull In
da-i fle hihie SAYS 4 vas a place Of skulls
huf about the VICTIM on one Of these crqs5es
alagss are crying -Wh0 i hei was be a
mau. va. b. B Goif was he man and Godi
Through the darkness Of that gloomy day
+ cullo ~ Close enough 70 the cross % SO
sLa Il is 10 Is Jesus How did be come
tlsref Had he come up on the top OF the hill
g. innE ID upon the beautiful landscape or
upou bFll.iaut sunset No He came there
ID and exhausted People sometimes wonder
HhF Christ expired 50 quickly on the cross,
ID sE or seven hours, while other victims
have i=-en on the eros FOR forty eight hours
before life as extinct ! viii tel you the
rsa=ou he vas exhausted when he came
there. He had been sccurged- We are hor-
fifisi al ne crueities Of the whipping post,
tut thosa cruelties were mercy compared
with the siourging q Jesus Christ
sav al Antwerp a picture made BY Rnbens
-Ruienss picture Of the sc0urging Of Jesus
Christ II aas TIE most 0r5rIlasterlng pct
ufr ! ever lookcd al. or ever expect 70 see-
A. the i0nr frocked Official openei ths door
faat md the picture. there be was-Chrisi
WITH lack bent and barred. The hagellat0r
sfuai with the upper teeth elenched over the
loser llip, a. though 70 give violence 10 the
boss There were the swollen shoulders Of
Christ There were the black and blue ridges
dsniei even the relief Of bleeding There
Has The flesh adherlng 20 the whips as they
were lifted There were the marks where The
knot ln the " HIS gouged out the flesh There
stood the persecutor. with his foot On the call
q the y q the Saviour, balancing himself
- fhe furious and hellish look on those faces
Erluuiug Vengeance against the son Of God
D. picture s-ized me, II overwhelmed me
D In a.
tlluk J could have looked at Il five minutes
and have lived
But that. my friends, WAS before Christ had
started for Calvary. That was only the
stp,ing. Areyou ready for your journey
T. fne cruss4
The o,rF.sHters have split the timber int
two Iieees- They are heavy and they ar,
long Iienes- for one Of then must be fastened
deep down IN the earth, lest the struggling OF
tae victim upset the structure. They put
this tifuier upon the shoulder Of Christ very
gradually first. 10 Sc whether be can stand
n and after they find be can stand it they
p'f The whole weight upon him Forward
Row, - Calvary The hooting and the yell
ing mob foiios on. Under the weight OF thu
cruss- Christ being weary and sick, be stun
tlss and falls, and they jerk Il his robe, in
diznaut that be should have stumbled and
fallen, and they cry: Get up, get upf
lnrist, putting one hand on the ground aud
the other hand on the cruss, rises. looking
into the face q Mary. his mother. for sym
painT but they tell her 70 stand back, 1t 4
% pare for woman stand back and
stop this crying
lhrsf move On with His burden upon Hi
sho1 der and thers Is 4 hoy that pass 4
nluns " in Him, boy holding a mallet AM
few uallk / wonder what they are for
Ch-isf moves on until the burden Is 50 great
H. sfaesers ana falls fat into the dust an
fainis dead away, aud a ru.iiAn puts his fool
% HIM and shakes him ~ be would a deac
dog. while another r1fiian looks down at hin
wondering Ehethar he has tainted away, OF
raetter be Is only pretending % faint away
and with Ger and contempt Undesirable
szys -F=inted- have YOU Painted Get
up 81 on
NGW they have arrived at the foot Of ths
MI OF NIth ais clothesi Snail that loath
soul@ mob look upon the unr0bsd body Of
ClJi-fi Yes The commanding officers say
ri Hf1-ten the girdie. take Of the coat: striy
him The NarE Is done But bring bacl
tils coat. for here are the gamblers tossing
ap CON "a tte sfuun1- SAYING j have u,
base g. b & minsi1 He rolls Il up and put
q an r. bis arm, or be examines il 10 s.,
Ellf fabric i - made II. Then they pu
To- rrcss UPON the ground and they stretei
tlrlsf upon Il. and four or five men hoh
nim down while they drive the spikes home
AZ every thnmp a groan--a groan. Alas
a'rs TIE hour POSES on and the tin
c1nles when they must cruelty him
lnr-sf has only one garment eft now. {
cap q zap 4 thoFnS No danger that Il wi
faIi 81. for the sharp edges have puncturel
tii- fempies ani Il Is sure and fast One ruff
Can iaAa- h0 d 4 one end OF the short bean
81 tle afoss. aHl another ru.iian takes holi
Of tae other nd ~ the short beam Of tn
crn-=, aud alother r1fian puts his arm
sTulll fh. waist q christ. and another ruf
lan flk-a bod ~ The ful II the long lean
a. she cfors. and Altogether they move OF
uufl f1rg ccuie ~ the hoe dig-ed IN tn
ear-L. AMI r.fl aNful plunge il jars down
allh e. lurlieu u Woe II j. not the pictun
af Z hrlsf- il b. NOT the statue Of Christ n
sol somarmss sae in a cathedral, but II i
~ oily ri q hie-ding. living. dying Christ
They slinetue. say be- had I'VE wounds
EIf ms ave rluut@l wrong. Two wound
Or tte lalls. tao wounds fur tie feet, oni
gnull for fhe SIDE. they say. five wounds
30. they have mlss-i the worst and they
LlFs NEED tile most Did you ever ses the
lraul1s uus ~ ~ licl That crown Of thorn
aas nlallrr aas one on a Brooklyn ferry
lfas-. u fh= hand u gentleman vi o hls
ilsf -furuai from Palestine a hnafnbie JUS
IlE- fIIlf ullt ~ ullcil The crown Of thorn
rrE rale o. hoU cruel aud how stubborn
Fere fhe tloIus -iud aheu that cap o
tlnIas aaz put upon Cnrlst- and il wa
fre=-ei duEu uis1n liiu- NOT five wounds, bu
Ia q f.ufE fillrEF-l cannot count them
Tier ser three or four absences tina
ulaiia ftar soeue worse flrsf. there WAS To-
si---lee oi Eatar. Tee elimgte vas hot, tn
fever Ito inflammation. tle nerg Gus pros
trar On. tho causrrue bad seized upoi
an aud b. rriby wanted water
rs sounds were aurss than gunsho
irarfurss, anl Fet no water, TURK IN m
Iharla nh ds-ufurT was cruciled on the bank
n 40 saeufaI
susght trusailze hin And % how ID
fhlfsi II Chrlst mus have tautalized as Il
thought 4 tie Euuhraies and the Jordan ant
IL Aullzol and al tie fountains Of cart.
ani haaFen poured cut Of His own hand
Illas offered Him an intoxicating draugh
nlass out q vine and mvrrh but De declinet
n Re Eaniod % die sober. No water
Tt..n. my friends. there was the ebssnee o
leai HarEness always eNasf.erafes trouble
q never shali forget me night in the summei
~ lr-.l Ia Iie steamer 6r-eoe, mid Atlantic
every moment ERECTING the steamer 70 g
ioEn All the lights In the cabin Wer'
tioan out The Captain came craving o.
- hanss and knees for be could not STAN
uurirhf. 20 violently Eas the vessel pitching
ana ~ cried. Light up, light up. III
rs-HarI sid I'VE cant light up; the can
d. are gone ami the holders are gone III
Cartain sid Il can't help that light up
Ti,e ~.a~rn vas awful EhfI the lights uer'
tflrl..rI.s- gors- ~ heI the lights went ont
Iae. there 49, th- ata--nee OF faitliu
sur7s Is ben 700 ar ill., u j. pleasant =
lave flie bad bathai and the hands and Ice
rlff.-a Lax a. the haads and ieet
rhrI=f inaf az fIle fac- Il thrist- mere WEI
l.l--.-i -iI.-e lslio had cared for the sick nu
No.. III rh--n mizhf come up near enough 2
l.in THarr vas Cnrlsfis mother, uut sh'
1Iil-i-f al come up near enough 70 help
nv rald stand hack stand hack this
= 49,. fa4 YOU The high Priests and To
.lIIi... rnn.ei g thair own way. they had .
zAsir usu shF- ,-.-,-.,-..s. -.
s,.rI.-r. s-I.feriur. ans h Is O'Clock, and d
i aaels.r and L - almost O'Clock Tax
- a. I..lsr 81 fle suffering faee- wan an
f.raiI.i the purple lips drawn back ashiiis
-. r.-,l. a. ey-s rel vita weeping an
s,uren a. thous1 gree bad pashs5 then
t.aff KNEES under he lower Id. ne whole
i.lIr a.irasp and shiVering with The sat chill
a. isr-lfh Irving fesliler ami fcsbier an
f.-iier and faehi-r uutii h. gives one long
a.-.n. lasf aign he Is dead
- ruT -qgl. BE- D dead Can you tell why
Ma b. . fanatic dying FOR principle thai
~ ~ ariluur % auFthing' Was he q maj
infzfuatelf 40 - save your soul from ga
~ rn.us. and mske eternal lifs possible b.
f,-i Ti..r- had - b. d substitute for sin
u a. sal I l-.f Let n - me. said Christ
- +. l. fns- Noa understand the man
fn- - fhnf Horl substitution You wcr'
f-.fi..l far the iast war. some one took YOU
80 rn1rri,-l yer mar n, Suffered YOU
'-l-.r.is auf dbl or fa=ffvsburg. Chris
a-l-nls O. us shli- Ee ar fighting our fsatil'
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