The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1898-05-29
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
LESSON xI. JUNE I2-MATT.
1T; 95-5o-cRUcIFIxION.
Golden Text; Christ Died for Our sin5
According to the scrIptures---I Cor.
15; ;S-some Lessons from the Death
of Our Lord and Savior.

nailed to the cross while IL was lying up
on the ground. then a. was slowly raised
with the sufferer upon IL. The feet OF the
sufferer We're only foot or two above the
ground. and not represented In most
pictures. Cruciflxion was an unspeakahly
awful form Of death. Cicero. who was
well acquainted with It. says: 1T was the
most cruel and shameful OF all punish
ments. But the most revolving feature
OF death by cruciGXion was that the tor
ture was deliberately prolonged"
IS. Then there were two thieves Crob-
bers) "crucified with Him." This was TO
throw discredit on him. and represent
TO the multitude that He was executed as
criminal.
81. And set up over His head" A white
tablet nailed upon the cross to declare the
crime of the one crucifed. His accusa-
tion this is Jesus the King OF the
Jews" 1t was written in three Ian
guages-in Greek. the language of litera-
ture and culture. read In all cultured cir
cles OF the world; I'm Latin. for the Rom
an soldiers. the language OF law and
power; in Hebrew, the language of the
Jews. the language Of religion. II was
prophecy that the language Of the cross
itself should be heard everywhere. and
include all the others-a language OF cul-
ture. Of power and OF religion. Christi
anity is for the whole world.
IS. Parted His garments casting lots
/ The four soldiers on guard divided His
/ garments into pieces among themselves.
4 except His tunic, or undergarment. for
1 which. since IL yeas worn in one piece.
I they cast lots (John 19: 23-2D. This was
/ one of their perquisites. That II might
7 be fulfilled which was spoken Of the
prophet (omitted in the r. ". as an ac-
cidental interlopation from John 10. ..
"a. where IL rightly belongs). The Scrip
tare referred to is quoted from Psa. -:
Is. Septuagint version. II is = typical
. prophecy.
So. '@chey watched Him there" They
were on guard. lest friends should
CONT and take Him down. and preserve
f His life. Josephus had a friend who was
taken down from the cross and lived
. G. w Clark How little they realized
the meaning OF the scene,
50. That they passed by on the thor
oughfare. near which the crosses stood.
'Reviled Him." His crucihed condition
was in such contrast with the title over
Him. and with His own words. 10 ex-
cite the mirth of the crowd.
40. Thou that destroyest the temple"
A perversion Of Jesus words (John =. ~
2D which were brought against him at
His trial Matt. IS: CD. But IL r. remark
able that at this very hour the words he
really spoke We're in the process Of being
fulfilled. If Thou be the Son of God.
come down from the cross" For II He
was the Son OF God. He would have
abundant power TO come down. but no
human power OF His own could release
Him. But in truth Il lie had used Ills
power and come down. 10 wouli have
proved Him not TO be the Son Of Cod
lie did not come down. because lie was
the Son Of God.
Al. Likewise also the chief priests -
These spoke 10 one another. not TO Jesus.
A. He saved others. Himself lie cannot
save. Implying that Ills saving Others
was only imaginary. cheat But III
lie had saved Himself by coming down
from the cross. lie could not have saved
/ others. Pres. Woolsey. One OF the
hardest things 20 bear was these taunts
OF those whom He came To save. the very
taunts showing that they were unwilling
to be saved.
- And we will believe Him" But they
were mistaken they would have found
some other excuse for not believing. for
He did something more wonderful-He
rose from the grave. and yet they did
not believe.
42-4S. IF He be the King OF Israel
for He said. ! am the Son OF God
Their logic seemed good from their point
Of view. III he was unable to deliver HIM
self how could he deliver others? IL h.
can be crucified by men. how can He b,
great enough 10 be the Savior OF meni
Their argument seems invincible. till W.
see that he could not be the Christ and
Savior unless He had been crucified.
A. The thieves also" Either both did
at first. and then one changed. or th'
expression is simply a general one.
Is. From the sixth hour" L ocl8'k
Darkness over all the land" II does
not say how widely IL extended. '''Ti!.'
darkness musa have been supernatural. 4
could not have been an eclipse, hecauH
il was the time OF fun moon. and th'
darkness of "a solar eclipse would not las
I five minutes. .'-Sadler.
46 About the ninth hour" Tli-~'
o'clock in the afternoon. the hour Of tn
I daily evening sacrifice. The crucifiNfss
was begun at . O'Clock i'm the morning
the hour OF the daily morning sacrifice
This was fitting. since the daily sacrihc'
was a type OF sacrifice OF the Lamb o
F.- Q ha sis of
lama sabachthani" are the modified He
brew OF Psa. %: I. My God. my God
why has Thou forsaken Ne" This doe
not express a fact. that God had reall!
forsaken Him. but total eclipse OF TIA
felt sense OF Gods presence II certain!
expresses.
A.. This man caIleth for Elias Part
~ a Misunderstanding. ELI" for Elias.
partly a mockery. Elias Is the Greel
O form of Elijah.
: As zone OF them The soldiers or by
ISLANDERS. Because. as recorded In John
! Jesus said Il thirst" This Is the sol
q expression OF bodily suffering
: .'Fnled it with vinegar. The posea. 0
s common drink OF the Roman soldiers
q viz. cheap acid wine mingled with water
A Robinson "A reed" In John. ''upo
hyssop"; a hyssop stalk Gave Hin
: 10 drink" '.Honmann says that Jesu
q refused the intoxicating draught. befor
d the crucifixion began. that His sense
l. might be kept clear; and that now he nc
3 eepted the refreshing draught for IN
same purpose
+, a. The rest said The others
II mockery call upon this one 10 destst. an
e see II Elias will come TO save Him.
= Afford.
~ n Cried again with a loud voice.
saving Father. into Thy hands l con-
IA mend NV spirit luke p: 4sl. 1T wa
y me triumphant note OF n conqueror. =
& Carb. Bible. yielded up the ghost.
u cbo~t g. Old English for "spirig'' III
a sosIl Note how all the evangelist- spea
= ~ Cyprfst.s death - a departure. a sci
& sratIon of sosl ana body. and that 70
n untary one.