The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1889-05-24

mi, 4t.) lie olIered up prayers and suppl1-
cations with strong crying and tea1s QHeb
v,T) Three times He prayed, saying the
same words, returning to the disciples after
each prayer, and each time finding them
asleep. When He returned from praying the
third time He added the words of verse 40:
Rise up let us go; 10, he that betrayeth Me
is at hand," and these are the words referred
to in the opening sentence Of our lesson.
"Cometh Judas, ono of the twelve" It
was not tho ungod]y, irreligious world that
hated Him and wanted to kill Him, for the
common people heard Him gladly OIark xii,
80; but it was the leading religious people
who were planning His death; it was not
even ono of them who betrayed Him, but, in
but in jesus own words, zone of you" conc
of the twelve" (Vs. is, 20.) Was not such
treatment enough to break His hearts Is
there anything like it among His professed
followers today2 Is there any taint of it in
you2
A. "And he that betrayed Him had given
them u token, * = *" Judas, having re-
ceived q band of mon and officers from the
chief priests and Pharisees, cometh thither
with lanterns and torches and weapons John
xviii, 81, and he had instructed them that the
one whom they would see Him kiss was he
whom they were to take and lead away
safely.
45. "And as soon as he was como, ho
goeth straightway to Him, and saith, Master,
Master, and kissed Him. Read before this
verse in John xviii, 40, how Jesus went
forth to meet them aging, "Whom seek yean
and how when He said 81 am" they all went
backward and fell to the ground, and how
He cared for tho eleven disciples ere Flo
yielded Himself to the band who had come to
arrest Him. Then Judas kissed Him; somo
one has said, ''How coolly deliberate, deeply
hypocrirical, diabolically malicious See
What Satan can do and God can suffer"
46. ''And they laid their hands on him and
took Him" What unholy hands to lay upon
the Holy One; criminals worthy to die eternal
death, laying hold upon their judge who was
ready to pardon them; sinners needing sal
walton, laying hold upon the only one who
could save them, that they might put Him
out of the way; man, tho creature, laying
hold upon God tho creator, because they
hated Him; was there ever such q sight?
They took Him, not because they were able,
but only because Ho suffered them.
Al. "lAnd one of them that stood by drew
sword, and slnote a servant of the high
priest, and cut Off his ear" John xviii 10,
says that Simon Peter did it, and that the
servants name was Malchus: Luke xii, 81,
him; and Matt. Xvi, 52-54, says that Jesus
told the disciples that they that take tho
sword perish with tho sword, and that if it
was necessary He could ask and receive from
His Father more than q legion of angels for
each of them, but if thus protected and de-
livered how would the Scriptures be fulflleda
is. "And Jesus answered and said unto
them, Arc ye come out as against thief,
with swords and with slaves to take me?"
Both Matthew and Luke record the same
question. Let some father Or mother say
how they would feel if the law should send its
officers to arrest their son as a thief, he being
innocent. Let teachers tell their scholars III
they think besN how they have felt and acted
when ~accused OF som. thing of which they
knew they We're not guilty. If ever we are
shamefully treated or spoken against, let us
think of Jesus and be patient for His sake
40. 81 was daily with you i'll tho temple
teaching, and ye took mo not; but tho scrip
t,lres must be fulfilled" Luke xxi, 53, adds:
''This is your hour and the power of dark
ness" Such scriptures were being and about
to be fulfilled rs Psalms xxi and Xix, Isaiah
lii, etc, but His comfort as Ie looked up to
His Father was: Thou hast known my re-
proach. and my shame, and my dishonor. Mine
adversaries are all before Theen Cps. Xix,
mean and devilish things which they say and
do behind ono's back and in tho dark, it
would seem as if we could better refute and
resist them; but then we would not have tho
fellowship with Jesus in His su1ferings which
VIC have by being treated as He was. Let us
remember that il we would be Ellis faithful
followers" We AUST not expect better treat
ment than l.. received; and that while in
tho world we have tribuletion, in Him we will
always have peace. John xvi, 49,
So "And they all forsook Him end fled"
Thus His words came true, and the sheep of
tho flock were scattered Gfatt xvi, 81;
Zee. xiii, ~; He looked for some to take
pity, but there was none, and for comforters
but found none. Cps Xix, 20.)
81, 81 "And there followed Him certain
young man, having linen cloth cast about
his naked body; g g s." Because Mark is
the only ono who records this incident, some
think that Mark himself was the young man;
that he had been awakened by the passing
mob, and hastily throwing q sheet around
him, had followed them, and now ventured
to interpose OH behalf of Jesus, Oh at least go
with Him, but the mob laying hold Of him,
he left the linen cloth and fled from them
naked. Peter had said that though he should
die with Him, lie would not III any wise deny
out, and now Peter with the rest had for
salsen Him. This young man seems to be
moro courageous than all the disciples by fol-
lowing Jesus in this dark time.
50. ''And they led Jesus away to the high
priest" John xviii, 12, says that they bound
Him and led him away; lisa. lii, z, R. ",
says: .'As q lamb that is led to the slaughter"
Think of their binding the hands that were
ever stretched forth to bless, the hands that
brought health to tho leper,. sight to tho
blind, speech to the dumb, and that took tho
littlo children up in His arms and blessed
them; what had these hands ever done that
they should be thus bound, and why does He
not exert just q little Of the power He geye
to Samson and burst those wretched cords
end slay Ills enemiesa Do you asls why2
Then hear the answer and cause every Sun
day school scholar to hear it; "For your
a,ke He suffered it, for your sake He let them
lAnd Him end lead Him as lamb to tho
slaughter, for your sake He let them cruelty
Him, that you by His sufferings might be de-
livered from the wrath to como and made 2
| child of God, q joint heir with Jesus Christ. u
Do you believe its Do you receive Him, Il
50, how much gratitude do you show Hint
how much insult and injury can you cheey-
fully bear for His sake, how much patience
have you with those who oAdo fyou wfong sby