The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-06-04
Sunday School Lesson for JUNE s.
Jesus Condemned.
Matt. XXVI 11-26.
BY j. e. GILBERT, D. D., IL. D.,
Secretary of American Society OF Religious Education.

CONTENT After tho supper Jesus and
the eleven went forth to the Garden of
Gethscmanc. There lie was arrested by
the Jews and forsdRon by the disciples.
Led away into the city lie was arraigned
before the high priest and subjected to
insult. The attendant menials and SOL
diers unrestraincd by their supcriors
heaped upon Him all manner OF indignit-
les N1att. XVI, 67-6S). They led Him
through the court yard with cursings
and revilings, and thrust Him into the
guard room to await the break of day.
In tho carly morning lie was brought he
fore the Sanhedrin mark XIV, u, of whom
only a portion had been present at the
night session. This was to be His third
actual, but His first formal and legal
trial. No attempt was made before that
august body to present any new com
plant 1t was deemed best to frame a
charge of constructive blasphemy, based
upon His own eXtorted words MARK xiv,
G2-6D. As this was Il fragrant violation
of their law Ucv. xiv. 16), they believed
that PLATE would ratfy their decision
and pronounce sentence.
PLATE Upon the deposition of Arch
alaus CMatt. ii, 23) A. d. 6, Judea was
attached to Syria, and a procuratOr
vested with judicial and military author
ity, was appointed to govern 1t. PLATE
was the sixth of such governors. Enter
ing the office, \. -. %, he soon awakened
the displeasure of the Jews by removing
the headquarters of the army from Caes-
area, tn, capital (Acts XIV. u. to Jeru-
salem Several of the subsequent acts
led to riot and boodshed. our Saviour
refers to one of these OLuke xiii, u PLATE
became dsgusted with the fanaticsm of
his unruly subjects, but at times he
sought to ConCliatc them for the sake or
| Al. Al.
complaint of the Samaritans, he went to
Rome to answer their accusations be-
fore the emperor; that on reaching the
imperial city. the emperor having died.
he was overcome with disappointment
and that he killed himself
ANALYSIS. The arraignment of Jesus
before rilate is recorded by all the evan
gelsts Matt xvii, 2-l4; Mark XIV. l-1j;
Luke XXiii. 10; Johr xviii, 2S-3S). No one
of them gives complete account. by
combining the narratives we may obtain
a tulcrahly correct idea of what trans
| pircd. The scene changed several times.
Throughout the groundlcSS accusation
aud bitter hatred end rejection of the
Jews are set over against the repeated
aCQuittal by PLATE and his effort to set
| the Prisoner free. ending at last in his
dsgraccful surrender. In these notes the
purpose will be to weave the scattered
! facts into continuous and orderly mar
| rativc. The object is TO display the spirit
| and thc method Of the actors, to see how
| church and state-Judaism and hcathen-
| ism the former princpal-united to put
| to death the Son of God.
| ACCUSED.-Early in the morning, per-
| hapS o'clock, Jesus was brought by The
chief priests and officers of the Sanhc-
| lrin. to the gates of Pilates gorgeous pal
| ACC. They did not enter lest they would
| bc dcfilcd John xviii, 20. plate, annoyed
| by this early call went out and inquired,
| "What accusation bring ye?' AS if re-
| senting the question, they answered, "lf