The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1896-03-26

procession sweeps on and up into
the city, the palm branches are still
waving, the multitude still shouting,
the whole city is moved and the
citizens ask one another, "Who is
this?" We who believe in Him to-
day gladly answer "Jesus, the King
of kings and Lord of lords. So at
the temple at Jerusalem ended this
remarkable procession and as the
shadows of evening are coming
and sad he once more returned with
the twelve disciples to the shelter
and rest of Bethany"
MONDAY OF PASSION WEEK.
In attempting to trace the events
of our Lord during his last earthly
days we can only hope to point out
some of the chief happenings. Ac-
cording to the commentators there
are at least three things which are
to be credited to this day.
Early in the morning Jesus and
his disciples left Bethany again for
the city, as on the previous day; as
they Journied the rupture narrative
tells us of Jesus, "He hungered and
seeing fig tree covered with leaves
by the roadside, He drew near to
eat of the figs Instead of finding
figs upon the apparently thrifty
tree he "found nothing but leaves. "
And for the first and only time of
His earthly ministry Jesus pro-
nounced upon it a curse. How
destructive that curse the disciples
saw the next day when they found
the fig tree withered from its very
roots. This destruction of the fig
tree has always been considered
symbolical of the fate of those who
may make profession of faith in
Christ, and yet have nothing to
show but leaves only when the mas
ter comes expecting fruit.
The other two events Of this day
may be named together as the one
follows Immediately upon the other.
Jesus and his disciples came with
out further incident to the temple
where the Master asserts His author
lty over His own by again cleansing
the temple, saying to them as he
did so, MY house is a house of
prayer, but We have made it a den
Of thieves" After the polluters of
the temple had been driven out the
blind and the lame came to HIM in
the temple and He healed them.
The children which were there could
restrain themselves no longer, but
took up the shout of the day before
crying out "Hosanna to the Son of
DAVID" thus fulfilling the proph-
esy, "Out Of the mouths Of babes
and sucklings thou hast perfected
praise" After the day spent in
the temple, Jesus and his disciples
return again to Bethany to pass
the night.
TUESDAY OF PASSION WEEK.
Again the Messianic company
comes to the temple, where Jesus
passes busy day in teaching. So
volumnious are the records Of His
teachings upon this day, that we
must be content to touch only upon
prominent points which were
brought out, The temple authorT-
tiles early demanded to know "by
what authority Thou doest these
things, but Jesus by His wise coun-
ter question throy VS. them into con-
fusion. Fooled in their first
attempt they try to involve Him
with the Roman government by
demanding to know if it was lawful
for Jews to pay tribute to Caesar,
but here again their evil machi-
nations came to naught. To this
day also is ascribed Christ's immor-
tai commentator Of the widows
mites, declaring them to be more
than the gifts Of the rich. Then
came the Greeks who would see
Jesus. The Master speaks of the
grain of wheat that must fall into
the earth; He makes a last appeal
in the temple. The last controver-
sizes with Sadducees and scribes
follow, and final warning is gwen
to the people. The eight woes are
pronounced, the last series Of para
bles are given and Jesus and his
disciples 60 to spend the night upon
the Mount Of OlYes. Here in the
evening twilight, perhaps, he talks
with his disciples concerning the
last things and the world to come;
here also he reveals to them the
parallels Of the ten virgins and the
talents.
WEDNESDAY OF PASSION WEEK.
4 solemn silence settles down
about our Lords life on Wednesday
and up to Thursday afternoon or
evening. 1t is the last sabbatic
rest of Jesus before his agony. AS
the bible is silent concerning our
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