The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1896-06-06
LESSON STORY.

Between our last lesson and the
present the following events in the Life
of Jesus occurred, all leading to the cru
cifxion: His retirement from the sup
per chamber with his eleven disciples to
Gethsemane; his agony and submission
and arrest; his trial before the sanhe-
drim; the charge Of blasphemy; the de-
NAL by Peter; the mockery of the SOL
diers; the condemnation by the sanhe-
drim at sunrise; Jesus led by cord
around his neck to PLATE, to answer to
the charge-not of blasphemy but-of
sedition; perplexed Plate sending him
to Herod; Herod, stung and frightened
by the silence of Jesus, sending him
back to PLATE; Pilates endeavor to re-
lease Jesus; PLATE deferred by threats OF
a report to Ceser; the liberation OF
either Jesus or the confessed insur-
gent Barabbas left to the multitude;
the multitude, under. lead OF the priests
and scribes, voting for Barabbas; Plate
seeking to appease the priests by scourg-
ing Jesus, thereby increasing their moral
insanity; PLATE finally yielding to the
priests and delivering the Innocent One
to the soldiers for scourging and cruci-
fixion.
A procession was Immediately formed
and Jesus was led out of the city to the
place of execution. At the head of the
procession, according to the custom,
walked soldier carrying placard de-
claring for what alleged crimes the vic
Tins we're to suffer. -Four soldiers, ap-
pointed executioners. bearing hammer
and nails, next followed. Then came
Jesus, according to the custom. bearing
his own cross; with him two robbers,
bearing their own crosses; all OF these,
as was the fashion, were led by cords
fastened around their necks, Then fol-
lowed guard of Roman soldiers, under
q centurion, also multitude of citi-
zens attracted by curiosity; finally a
company of priests exulting in their
triumph.
At a distance followed the mother OF
Jesus and the other women, weeping.
Jesus while his strength lasted car
ried the heavy timbers OF his cross; then
Simon of Cyrene presumably because he
bravely expressed sympathy for the Suf-
fererwas compelled by the soldiers to re-
lieve theVictim of portion of its weight.
L. Approach of the Dreadful
Earthly End of the Life of the
Christ,-vs. 33, "a.
The procession having, according to
the tradition, come out OF the city by the
narrow street still called Via Dolorosd,
the Way of Tears, after march of two
hundred yards from the city wall towsr
the northwest, came to the place know
as The Skull. Near by was garden.
This place of execution, while it cannot
be now with entire exactness located, is
known throughout the world by its He
brew name Golgotha and its Latin trans.
lation Calvary.
On the hill Calvary "the Victim" as
Farrar wildly reports, was stripped Of
his clothes; he was laid down upon the
implement of torture; his arms we're
stretched along the cross beam. and t
the center of the open palms the point
OF huge iron nail was placed, which, by
the blow of mallet was driven home
into the wood. Then. through either
foot separately, or possibly through both
together, as they were placed one over
the other, another huge nail tore its way
through the quivering flesh. To prevent
the hands and feet being torn away by
the weight of the body. which could rest
upon nothing but four great wounds