The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1896-06-12

l. The lrial.--l rom "a niue pi"lc
one O'Clock Friday morning I'LL Aunrisc.
about half-past five. Jesus was cndur-
ing an MUS; trial, IN sorne form. before
the Jewish authorities The court
was the Jewish sanhedrim. The first
meeting was IRREGULAR. because II was
Illegal TO try any person before II DIR
iur the night. The witnesses were
dinicuit 10 procure. az the kind sought.
Eut. finally. two false witnesses we're
obtained. Who perverted saving of
Jesus. and did not agree even IN their
rcrversion. The sentence WAS pro-
rounced. not from anything the WIT
nesses brought forward. bu. from
Iesus' own confession that lie was the
Messiah. the Son Of God. This they \
Construed rs hlasphcmy. capital OF .
f.rS> among the Jews. lie was voted +
~ III. worthy Of death. The sanhrdrin
thea adjourned till dawn, when they
MI, IN REGULAR So sica. and pronounced I
th, formal senten nee.
Ia was now that Peter was "sificd 7
as WHEAT" Peter. besc, and worried
H. \ crowd OF mcnials and roughs. ~
yo,,raed ~ darkness. amid midtown
dancers. thrice denied his Master, the
last t.r.e with cuIsir~ and swear ng.
snsh conduct WAS unlike that ola dis
c;,,le Ieus' look 81 reprcof Was more
,.in,rent than volume Of words, and
p..t.- v.css out and wcTt bitterly.
1rer the latter session Of the salh.-
dr;r. Jesus was taken before Plate
r,tr religious accusation Of biasphelny
,xc,lI H. OF no account in Pilates
courts. herceitwas carefully suppressed.
Instead of this. the ,lcw Charged Jesus
Win treason. under the triple accusa-
ton OF tl) sedition, exciting revolt
against Rome. GU rebellion. refusing
TO pav tribute. and CD open treason
IN claiming to he king. The second
..laroc We know was utterly false. and
the other two, though true II sense,
NJ. true in the scIf-c intended and MOI
AT ali reasonable. PLATE knew Jesus
10 he innocent. but wanted to please the
jews. lie tried in various ways 10 IS
cane a formal decision. but IN VAN.
The sentence of death by cruciiNion
was finally pronounced. and jesus was
led ont toward Calvary
ii. The Cruciiixion This was trans
hiring from nine o'cIoch til three. Fri
dav. April :. on Calvary, just outside
the walls Of Jerusalem, beginning and
ending III the hours Of the daily sacri-
Zee.
a. soon as the sentence was pro-
nourccd the necessary preparation
were made. during y hich Some cf he
soldiers nocked Jesus again. and then
the sad procession r~oyed ont os IN,
castle Two incidents Of the journey
are described Simon Of Cyrcne com
PEELED 10 aid Jesus Ii bearing Tho cross
and Jesus words TO the daughters 81
Jerusalem Thus Jesus was aided iy Tho
strength Of man and the sympathy O
wcnEn.
Jesus was nailed To the cross while !
was living upon tie 81 cand. then II wa
slowly raised with the sufferer upon il
Cruciixion WAS an dnsrcakably aw ~
form Of death. The most revolving Tea
turc of death by crucifixicn was tha
tie torture was deliberately prolonged
Jesus wa, upon the cross five or ~
hours. retaining consciousness, whii
Tie burning OF the wounds in the hand
snd feet. the uneasiress of the un
natural position. the oppression 2
overcharsed veins and the intoieraDI
thirst were constantly increasing Eu
the mos. intense si-ferinr$ Of Jesu
were Of the spirit. lie was bearing III
sins OF tho world.
We may here noic four scenes OF u
screst that tooh place around ne eros
First. tic parting @. Christs raiInei
~ The .-tlara Of soldiers. then the cas-
irr Of lots for Ills inner coat or tuni'
second. the shouting. scotiing m
mockiur of the unruly. turpulei
crowd. crying: lie saved diners, y
Vim sas, Himself The rulers and go
sicrs also took part IN ihis Mociscr
Third. there were friendly watcher
nnid these cxcitinC scenes. tie thr'
Nar,s were thcrc--ssary. thc mother
Jesus: MARY. the wife Of Z leopass. al
Mary Magdalene. His mothers sis'e
The mother of John. was there. as an
many other women from 6aiiice' 'o'
was there. and the other di~cipies We
rrobabiy no; far away. FOURTH ano
moon .Iesus commits Ills mother 10 y
care OF John.
The conversion Of one Of the maicia
tors, crucihrd WIN Jesus ,N'uAlN"
ward neon. One OF the malciacto
ioircd the mob in crying: III thou
The Christ. save Thysclf and Us. y
She other. answering. rchukcd h
sayinr: "Dost not thou fear God- =
iu:- thou art in the same condemn
tion. Md we. indeed. justly; for
receive the due reward of our decd
but this nan hath done rot hing nInis'
Then the request that Immediately T
lows implies that the robbcr had hea
az some OF the teachings OF Jesus
believed III Christ rs the Son 81 q
and i'm the Immortality Of the soul.
The darkness that fcll upon the ear
at about /. o'clock was typical Of
powers 81 darkness seeming 70 Prev
of The sus1criucs Of Jesus. Of the dcsp
of the disciples. This lasted till TIL
o'clock. tho hour or the evening sac
flee. at which time the veil that hu
between the holy place and the h
Of HOLES was rent.
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