The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-28
Matt. XVI, 1880.

exhibition of Ills forcknowledgc, like tnat
in the case of the colt Mark XII, y. A
miracle of knowledge reflects as much Of
personality as a miracle of power, and is
equally ground of confidence. The
apostles had no difficulty in securing She
guest chant cr, an upper room, whether
for hire or without does not appear and
they proceeded to set all things to rights
for the observance. In the evening
MARK, xiv, 10, probably after sunset,
Jesus came with Ills disciples and en-
tered the room
MANNER.-Th evangelist does not de-
scribe the manner in which the passover
feast was abservcd. 1t was not neccs-
sary, for no Jew would deviate from the
mode ljdd down by Moses. lie might
better omit the feast than come to it In
any irregular way. We may. therefore,
turn to the law CGX., xii, $40 to learn
that which will enable us to picture the
scene in the upper room. But while the
feast was in progress, as well as before
and after, various circumstances might
lend interest to the occasion, for the par
ticipants might engage I'm conversation,
and even fore 'gn matters might be intro
duCed.
lNCTDENTS.--The evarscllsts, thore-
fore relate some Of the conversation that
passed between Jesus and the apostles
during the pdsChal supper ON taking
their seats ut the table the whole twelve
being present (for Judas had return2O,
Jesus expressed Ills desire to eat this
passover before lie suffered, and declared
chat it was His last duke, M. 1910.
Then arose u contention among the apOs-
lies U.ulle, xxi. sd to determine who was
greatest in the kingdom Of heaven, a SUBJ
iCCt discussed several times before
| (Matt.. xviii, u. 1t has been thought that
| the question grew out Of their order OF
seating, as indicative Of rank. To teach
| them once more OF this matter, jesus
arose, girded Himself, and washed their
| fcct as an act Of humiliation to be iIni-
| tatcd GChn xiii, 3-l0, giving wholesome
| counsel in the meantime. While they
were eating Jesus predicted that ono of
| the twelve would betray Him. This
| awakened general SORROW. and the UueS-
| tion "ls it IL" was raised by each in turn.
| At the suggo stion Cf John, Jesus declared
! that he to whom a SOP should be given
was the guilty one Uohn xiii. 2@, at the
/ same time delivering a mOrsel to Judas.
| The latter troubled in conscience, the
| asked, as it -" and Jesus replied affirm
| ativcly, addir &, "What thou doest, dc
| quickly" And Judas went forth on mis-
| treaCherOus clrand Oohn xiii. 1O. When
| he was gone Jesus uttered the words
! found in Mark, xiv. 2l, and John, xii, al
| whose meaning was to be unfolded in at
| ter centuries.
| SACRAMENTO having retired
| the passover feast being ended, Jesus in.
| trpduCed Il new ordinance. The old haG
| served its purpose AS a memorial of tho
mercies of God manifested at the bet IN
ming of the rational history. His disci-
| pies should now discontinue it, and put
| another in its place The Erosser features
| of the feast were dropped, the finer ele.
| mcnts retained with new meaning, Jesus
took bread and broke it, blessed it, gave
| it TO the apostles MARK, xiv. 22), say ing
| Take, eat: this is my body" Luke says
| that He added certain words, so that tn,
| whole would read, "my body, which /:
| given for you; this, do IL remembrance,
of me" Uuke, xxi, 49,. This accord: