El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-06-04
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.

IHE SUNDAY SCHUUL.
LESSON x, SECOND QUARTER, INTER
NATIONAL SERIES. JUNE s.
Text OF the Lesson, Math. xvii 11-9o.
Memory Verses. s1-sl-ooldsn Text.
Tim. 4. 1S-Cenmsntary By the Rev. d.
lCopyright, 1Sse. BY D. NJ stearns.1
II. "And Jesus stood before the govern
or. and the governor asked Him. saying,
Art Thou the King Of tho Jewsf And Je-
sus said unto him. Thou sayest." He gave
tho same answer when Judas said, Mas
ter, u IL r." (chapter XVI, 95). After all
tho agony Of 0ethsemane and the insuls
and mockery before the high priest. along
with Peters denial and all forsaking
Him, He has been brought by tho chief
priests and elders Of the Jews before the
Roman governor, on their part determined
that He shall be put to death oversees !, ~:
When the wise men came from ehe east
at the time Of His birth, their inquiry was,
"Where IL He that is born King Of the
Jews3' (chapter ii, %. And 1t shall YET
be seen BY all nations that He is what He
confessed before PLATE.
IA "And when He was accused or the
chief priests and elders He answered MOTH
ing" There was nothing to answer. for
there was NO truth In their Accusations.
and He knew that they were determined
30 kill Him and that the time had come
for Him 10 let them.
IL, "a "And Hs answered him to never
Q word, insomuch that the governor mar
veled greatly" PLATE saw that he had
most Extraordinary prisoner. He had new
or met one like this, and he knew not whas
to think Of Him. PLATE had strange
work on hand that day, and no man DO
fore or since ever had just such an oppor-
tunity. Looking at Jesus, we see how we
should act when 1njustiy treated anc
falsely accused. for He left Us an example
of patient endurance Of wrong that Il I'M
paralleled Il Pet II, 20. e1).
II. SHOW, al that feast tho governor
was won't to release unto tho people q pris-
oDer whom they would" Pilate gave the
release, but the people chose the man.
Consider Him who stood dumb before FL
late n having up to that time released
millions Of prisoners from the power OF
satan, and millions since by His going to
prison and 10 death for US. He still lives
10 set the prisoners free, md whoeoever
will accept Him Is forever free. He might
have set Himself FREQ. for they could not
take His life unless He willed 1t (John Z.
l0). But He could not free Himself and
~ too. He died that We might live.
10, II. "Whom will ye that release
called Christi" Our lesson says that this
man was q notable prisoner. In Luke
xiii, 10. It Is said that he was In prison
for sedition and murder. Fancy people
asked to choose between red handed mur-
derer and the spotless Lamb Of God, be-
tween one Of tho greatest Of sinners and
the only Saviour Of einners, Barabbas or
Christi The choice today is between the
most notable of all prisoners (see Rev. X,
from tho beginning (John viii, ~, and
this same Jesus who silently-but. oh. 80
beseechinRly for our sakes-awaits our
choice.
IL. "Tor he know that for envy they
bad delivered him." It Is written In Prov.
XVII. Z. "wrath Is cruel: and anger II
but who is able TO stand BE-
fore snvyf" Stephen said In his sermon
thas ''the patriarchs. moved with envy.
sold Joseph into Egypt" (Acts vii, o..
10. "Havs thou nothing to do with that
tuss Man. Tor have suffered many things
this day In . dream because OF Him"
This was tho message that came to PLATE
from bis wife a. he sat on the Judgment
scat Good was 1t for her II she never suf-
Him to be . righteous Man.
but We have no evidence that she received
Him a. the Son Of God. Multitudes even
yet call Him q good Man. but will not 40.
ceps Him az God their Saviour.
90, 81. "Wherher Of the twain win 70
that release unto youf They said. Barab-
bas." The chief priests and elders put
them up to this, for they were bound to
destroy Jesus. There arc many In places
Of authority who influence others to do
wrong-many false teachers who teach
oRrof.
%. "Pilate saith unto them, What shall
I do. then, with Jesus, which is called
Christi They all say unto him, Let Him
30 crucined." So they decided that they
would have none Of Him. He must I've
creature hating the Creator.
man attempting to do away with God who
made him. He came unto His own, and
His own received Him not. They said:
''This IL tho heir. Como let Us kill him,
and let US seize on bis Inheritance" And
they caught him and cast him out of tho
vineyard and slew him (John 1, II, IL;
Math. xxi, IS, 89). How He had told It
all to them over and over again, for He
knew 1t all from tho beginuingi But their
hearts were hardened and their eyes were
blinded.
But what about Pilates question: for
there Is none like It. Every one who has
ever heard OF Christi must ask 1t Of his
OWN soul, "What shall do wit. Jesusi"
He u before each one for acceptance or re-
lection.
%, -. III am innooeut Of the blood Of
this just person. Sec ye 70 it" Persuaded
Of His Innocence, vainly seeking to release
Him. yet afraid to do right because OF the
people. PLATE washes his hands before them
all and proclaams his innocence in this
s6atr. But 1t won't wash of PLATE a.
easy a. that. as you have found ere this
1t 10 easy to say. II am innocent" But
what docs God think of jtf In Mark ",
ID. the record 10 that plato was willing to
content the people, but he certainly was
not willing to do right at any cost.
81 "Then answered all tho people and
nid His blood be on os aud on our chill
dren." They might havo accepted this
precious cornerstone ahd bnilt surely upon
b for time and eternity, but they chose
70 have IL fall upon them and crush them
Aath. XXI, "a, ~. They might have
been - safe under tb = passover blood as
were their fathers In Egypt. but they
preferred to trample ~ unierfoot. Fear
full was the curse they pronounced upon
and It DON tlnues to this day.
g. "Then released he Barabbas unto
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