The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-11-14

i Lxsso< IkxT-Luke x3:l3'A
GoLokS TExT-Fos the transevession Of M
people was He strickcsL--Isa asa
CESTnAL TuUzu-T There n no escape FROM :
decision between Christ and the world; nor
| from the consequences % our choice.
TisE-isctveen ak snd eight O'Clock Friday
morning. April :. A. ID. ~
4 Ps-AcE-The Prtorium. probably IN the
tower q Antonio. nosth q she temple area IN
/ Jerusalem
l RUtku- Tihcrius crsar. Emperor Of Rome
tseventeenth year.; Pontius Plate. Governor
Of yudea tnfth year; Herod Antipas Of Calilee
I thirty fourth year.
I PARALLEL Accouxu-Ms.t c7:isi3D; Marx
| Issc-i9. John ss-32O. i9:ll5.
| HELPS OWN HARD PLAcEs-1a Called
1 together" outside the hall (John 1888. IL
| Said he made three appeals; "a he de-
! clarcd His innDccnce. IS Done unto Him -
against Herod 90 ". ~ ''Chastise Him and re-
lease Him. he would substitute sroureing for
crucinxion. The sccurge was made q several
thongs with : handle: the thongs we're made
rough with bits Of iron or hone, for tearing the
flesh. and thus fitted. Il was called scorpion
co ~. ~ He would release Jesus according to
custom For Of necessity" custom he could
not break - "Barabbas:" q celebrated
prisoner. who was Slngieader IN gne Of the
Instructions against Rome and hvorite OF
the JevA ~ ..Whofor certain sediti0n." etc. |:
OF his crime We are told that there had been
an insurcction In the city; that she insurgents
had committed murder. and that the insur-
gents. who were also murdcrcrs. among whom
was Barsbbas. we're nov lying in prison One
OF the latest tnsurrections had been occasioned
BY the act q PLATE In taking the money from
she sacred treasury dedicated 20 God. for the
construction - aQueduct& Thi& Of course,
aroused the indignation 81 the Jews and in the
tumuit that cnsued many lost their lives. II
Baraboas and his companions we're engaged in
this insurrection, there was reason why the
people should Be interested In them 90
''Willing:" wishing. desiring. = .Instant:'
fnsistcnt. urgent - Plate gave sentence
II included scourginR. with sac terrible scourges
Of leather thongs armed With pieces Of bone or
iron. and crucinxion
LESSON COMMENTS
After His examination and condemna-
tion by the Jewish council. Jesus was
taken before Plate. the Roman Gov
ernor. The Jews had no right to pass
the dcath-sentence on any man. since
they were under the Romans, who re-
served the power Of life and death in
their own hands So they went to
Plate 10 get him TO pass the sentence
Of death on tho Master. The charge
against Jesus before the Sanhedrim,
was religious one, and they con-
demned Him for blasphemy. But the
Roman court took no cognizance Of
religious questions. So before PLATE
the Jews brought civil charges. They
claimed that He was . 'malefactor,"
and guilty II treason in claiming to be-
king. When the Governor. in con-
sequence Of this charge, asked Jesus
whether He really claimed 10 be king,
Jesus said: My kingdom is not OF
this world" BY this He meant to say:
t"Yes; am King. though not in the
sense In which you understand that
word" The answer Of the Saviour per
picked PLATE. who had . deep-seated
feeling that He was . gniltless man.
So he went out 70 the Jews, and said:
~ lind no fault in Him. Then, will
~ % save Jesus. be offered to release
Him 20 the people. In accordance with
. custom which be had followed They.
however, did mot want Jesus released,
but condemned So they cried cut:
mot this man. bus Barabbas-" Barab-
bas WAS : robber. who had been i'm
prisoned. In thus choosing his release
rather than that u Jesus, they showed
their hitter hatred d the Master. and
their light estimate o. real crime.
Plate Was weak, cowarlly, selfish
and cruel man, who had not scrupled to
shed human blood when il suited his
purpose He was ambitious, and, though
he often knew the right, he often did
the wrong. On the other hand, there
stood before him the puricst, hottest
man in all the world In all His
life He had done nothing amiss, but had
healed. fed. blessed. taught men, so
that thousands could testify Of His good
deeds 70 them and theirs. Yet the in
nocent man stands. bound. before the
guilty man. and by him Is judged and
Will these two men ever meet again?
most assurcdly. When and where? At
The day OF Judgment What will be
their relative positions then? Will il
again bc, Plate on the judgment-seat.
md Jesus. bound. before him? Let
Jesus Himself answer. lie says: when
the Son Of Man shall come in his glory,
Ind all the holy angels with Him. then
shall Lie sit upon the throne OF His glory,
md before Him shall be gathered all
nations" Matt 1881, 3a). Among them.
Plate also shall be- Then he was the
Judges now Jesus Is the Judge. Then
Plate gave sentence: now Jesus gives
he sentence. Pilates sentence was
'ruclly unjust; but the sentence OF
'csus will be strictly just. Then
~ kings and rulers who here
ave wickedly lorded 1t over
heir fellcw-men will SEQ that they
are but men. For We
cad: And the kings Of the earth. and
he great men. and the rich men. and
he chief captains. and the mighty
men, shall fee from the wrath Of tho
1amb. "for the great day OF His wrath
> come. and who shall be able TO stand?"
Rev. C:i5-i7. The scales will then be
urned. and Judas, Caiaphas. Herod. and
'ilate. all together. shall no longer DO
bic 70 make Roadway against Him
'hom. together. they succeeded in cru
flying
II you had been PLATE. what would
on have done with Jesus? You say:
Oh! ! would have acquitted Him. But
opposing that, when acquitted. Jesus
'ad turned TO you and had asked YOU
'hcthcr you ought not to become His
isciple. what answer would you have
ivcn? Supposing lie had said: .Opcn