The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-25

tenth and eleventh showing that His re-
ception was in two opposing forms. The
triumphal entry displayed the sudden un-
restrained approval of the populaCe. lie
had won the hearts of the common peo-
pie Mark xii, 3O, by His deeds of kind
ness by His words of wisdom which they
understood, by His simple manner and
by His holy living. They received Him
as lie was, King. on the other hand
the church authorities regarded Jesus as
their enemy. Because lie condemned
their sins, they condemned Him, and
clamored in the ears of PLATE until the
sentence of death was pronounced Be-
cause lie stood in the way of their Mes
sianic hopes and plans. all purely earth-
ly, they determined to heap upon Him
their wrath and cover Him with ignom-
my. Tho scenes i'm the hall of the gov
ernor and about the cross contrasted
with that joyful entrance occasion The
humble poor and the naughty rulers
passed judgment, the one in love and the
other in hate.
TRIUMPH. - Lesson twelve. THE
Risen Lord" is the climax of the quar-
ter Jesus had advanced In His ministry
from stage to stage, having passed from
city to city, frCm one end uf the lana 10
tho other, at last arrested and put TO
death, His body being deposited in the
tomb To all human appearances His
life was total failure. His enemies
had triumphcd. They had pursued Him
with question and aspersion; they had
accused Him of treason and arraigned
Him at the bar of the civil court; they
had mocked Him and reViled Him. At
terward they had made His resting place
secure by stationing a watch of Roman
| soldiers. But they are compelled to hear
| from those same sentinelS of His tri-
| upmh and their defeat. lie came forth
| from the place of the dead stranger than
when lie entered. lie began to rebuild
| out of the scattered and discouraged
| remains of obscure followers the church
of the future He tested all after tri-
| umphs for His cause uron their 10y
| atty. and commissioned them to do what
| would seem to be impossible. lie made
| them know that His teaching was world
| wide in it's COpe-beinE designed for all
| mcn-and that it must be delivered by
man to man. And then He went away,
| promising, however to be perpetually
present with all who should labor for
! Him. The Risen Lord is the object Of
| our faith and hope.
SCMAGARY.-I.ooking back over the
twelve lessons and gathering them into
! still more compact form, what is the
| dominant thought? What do all the les
| sons signify to US? The working of the
| miracle upon Il heather child, the un-
! folding of the future concerning Himself,
| the mountain disclosure of the glory of
| the wonderful Person, the four teachings
| to disciples, the reception by the humble
and rejection by the great, the forming
| of an institution to be a memorial and
| bond of union, the breaking of death 5
| chains to the confusion OF foes and the
| revival of His cause, what Is all this bat
| true representation of the Jesus of ouc
| hearts in miniature? Power, foresight,
| glory, wisdom, reception, rejection, tri-
umph these are the elements that en-
tered into His wonderous character anl
made Him the worlds delivcrer We
may pause for time in delightful con-
| temptation of any enc of these but when
they all blend like the rays of the prism
in one ray of white light We shall bl
ready like the sanity Caspars to fal
down and eXClaim, 20 thou blessed Jesus
thou art far above my highest thought
7 cannot do other than adore and love
and trust Thee"