The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1891-12-02
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.


THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Christ cruclaed- John Is.i7-s0 = Nom
DRY Verses l1-l9.
Especially Arranged from s. s. QUARTERLY
LESSON FOR DECEMBER q 1891.
GOLDEN TExT.--For Christ also hath once
suffered for sins-l Pet. 3:la
CENTRAL TRUrH-Cnrist crucined Is the
wisdom end power OF God for the salvation OF
man.
TINE. Friday April Z. A. d. 80, from nine In
the morning till three in the afternoon.
PLACE.-Calvary (Golgotha), just outside the
walls OF jerusalem on the northwest.
PARALLEL ACCOMPLISHMENT. "a :3e so, Mark
l5:2227; Luke 23:3346
HELPS OVER HARD fLAcEs.-D On the way
to the cross ". ~. "And He bearing His
cross" each victim was accompanied by four
soldiers. Jesus bore His cross US long as He
could, and then Simon from Cyrene in Africa,
was compelled to help Him. great multi
tude followed. 'Golgotha:" Hebrew for
Skull" Calvary is from the Latin for skull.
The place was knoll in the shape of o skull.
(2) The Crucifixion Tvs. 1922. Jesus was
nailed to the cross so that His feet would be
but short distance from the ground 20. He
brew" ETC.; the three chief languages there
spoken. (D The First Of the Seven Words
from the Cross. Father, forgive them"
spoken while Jesus was being afflxed to the
cross duke $3.50 "a. The Four Soldiers di
vide the Garments OF Jesus Among Themselves
Tvs. %, 2D. Soon after nine o'clock. 90 His
coat" long tunic or undergarment
e. ''Tbe Scripture -. fulfilled Ps. 22:iS
(5) Mockeries Around the Cross Matt.
G:3944. Nine to twelve o'clock. 6) Con-
version Of the Penitent Robber luke
23:39.43). Toward noon. ca The Mother Of
Jesus and Other Women Tvs. 2j-27). Toward
noon %. His mothers sister," Salome, the
mother of John. 'Cleopas:" rather Clopas, the
same as Alphes, the father of James the less
(9 Darkness Over All the Land Matt. 27.45).
From twelve TO three o'clock (9) The Closing
Scenes Tvs. $500. About three o'clock
20. IAN accomplished" the same word
as finished ". 30,. His whole work was done /;
all that the Scriptures had foretold all neces-
sary for redemption. "Scripture:" Ps.
69:2l. 90. 'Vinegar:" common sour wine for
the soldiers to drink. 30. "It is flnished:'
what was finished? Hislife on earth, His lifes
work, the cup Of suffering the atonement for
the sins Of the world, the old era and dispense
tion, the prophecies of Scripture. Q0) Ac
companying Signs. Earthquake veil Of the
temple rent and graves opened.
| SUBJECTS FOR FURTHER STUDY. - Cruel
uAlou - OdlPdry. - luc Iltle. - ING WOuleI
around the oross.-John and the mother Of
Jesus.-"It is finished" signs.
| The atonement.
LESSON COMMENT.
From nine o'clock until twelve and
from twelve o'clock until three Christ
hung upon the cross, patient, uncom
planning, suffering, dylng-a spectacle
for men and angels to weep over. Dur
ing those six hours of agony He spoke
seven times. All of these utterances ar,
significant, but to three of them we de
sire to direct special attention.
A PRAYER ON THE CRoss.-A praye
for Himself? No, but for those wh'
were mailing Him fast to the tree
Father, forgive them, for they know
not what they do" Truly, to pray TO
these men was Divine. 1t is comfort
ing thought that this prayer was an
exclaimed: Truly this was the Sol
of God" Matt. 1854. 1t seems a
though the hearts of the centurion an
his fellows were touched with Divin
power, SO that when He died their faitl
sprang up in spite of His death and tri
umphed in the darkest hour of tn
worlds history.
HIS PROMISE ON THE Cross. Tive
thieves hung near Him that day. Boil
began disappearing Him. AT some tim
during the morning one of them wa
touched, repcnted, prayed. At tn
time he uttered the words: Lord, re
member me when Thou contest int,
Thy kingdom" he seems to have beef
the only soul living whose faith had no
gone out in utter darkness. The on,
bright ray at that awful scene streamet
from the cross of that repentant thief
For his prayer shows three things: Il
that he believed Jesus was Lord; e.
that he believed Jesus was going intt
His kingdom! (3) that Jesus had powe
to bless him from the kingdom to which
He was going. To this prayer Jesu
answers by gracious promise: ITO
day shalt thou be with Me in Paradise.
The AWFUL Cry ON THE CROSS
About three o'clock in the afternoon
after three hours of silence and o
darkness. the air was suddenly rem
with an awful cry. For with grea
voice Jesus cried my God, my God
why hast Thou forsaken Me?" Wha
depth of soul-agony gave birth to tina
cry. no one will ever know. 1t was no
bodily suffering that evoked it, but in
tense spiritual anguish. Hints may b.
gathered from passages like that il
Isaiah 1910: yet it pleased Jehoval
to bruise Him; He hath put Him t.
grief" and Peter 2:24. where we read
"Who His own self bear our sins in Hi
own body on the tree" In some mys
terious way, the sins of the world role
over Christ as He hung there; and tn
light even of Gods face seems to hav
been withdrawn from the wellbelove
Son. There and then it was, that II
made atonement for our sins, and pal
the ransom for our souls. Not tn
teachings. but the sutferings, of Jesu:
are our ransom. Not the life of Jesus
but His death, has opened the way c
salvation for you and for me. TIL
prayer for the soldiers, and the promis
| to the thief, gain their power and eff
cheney from the suffering which evoke
the mighty cry of agony that day.-Re,
A. L. Schautfler, ID. ID.
LESSONS FROM THE CROSS.
!, 1. The steps of the repentant THE
~ acknowledgment of his sins, (2) col
fession that Christ is innocent, (3) fat
! in Jesus, (4) prayer, (5) assurance ,
!, eternal life in Paradise.
p Verses 26, 81. The height Of III