Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-03-28
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TIE thsne fran tie Nsibodist pul-
pit vas The szzz a frDu the Prsy-
sr5z1 z1 SUNDAY Christ and
Plate
he Ezst7ezted under three
dvIns J. HOE Plate failed =
Hos Christ trIGnphsd 3 What
shall Ws d. Eith gesuLs We Rad .
1ne analysis Il The ehzrscfer9 Plate
and the nzs1ns q his failure Eere
made cyaspicu1els The failure q Pr
ate o1nsStsi "a hzs Dot measuring u2
70 TIE opportunities and rssponSIblli-
ties u tbe 0cazsioa that Vas before
hiI- he lad great intellectual and
azl judgment and the power q life
W oe2th Eas IN his hands Three
@nr1te times be pronounced his
prisoner inDoosut and jet be failed
o discharge Him Adefactiveeharac
ter lzy tack q This failure On Pilates
part; and az the bottom q this
character Was supreme sal6shneE He
was . fne Specimen q a tine server.
He vas an zstute politician who was
governed b. eKpediency and not
principle ! never szW much 6ner
acting than in the part q Plate in
the Pzaidn Play. His perpleKity was
distressing 10 witness He had before
hin an innocent man and was anxious
D. discharge Hin. In every way be
attempted % shift the responsibility
q c1n6emning an innocent man: send
ing Him 70 Herod;prOpcsing to release
Him and cruelty Barabbas; and finally
% soJurge Him and let him 20. Driv-
En- by the threat that if be discharged
this man, who claimed % bea king, he
vas not Caesars friend, he finally
yielded and washed His hands in the
presence Of the whole audience. de-
clared himself free fromHis blood.and
turned Him over 70 the e~Kecuti0nerS.
But did this free him from the blood
d the innocent man? The preacher
made strong the point that we must
not perform d wrong act in order 10.
accomplish a good end. The end
never justifes the means in a wrong
art Plate had no right to scourge
Jesus even 70 accomplish his release.
There vas but one plain duty for him
when satisfied q the innocence Of Je-
suS Had be discharged that duty Of
releasing az innocent prisoner instead
Of the synonym q infamy, his name
would have been handed down 70 the
ages as a monument q magnanimOus
justice.
In striking contrast With Pilates
failure the preacher presented in elo-
quent language, the triumph Of Jesus
In overcoming injustice By love and
s~elf-aciace. He had the power oil
self defense and the human instinct oil
self preservation As indicated in
the Garden d G-etbsemane He could
have stricken his enemies othe death
By the mere power o. a look or could
have called down . legion Of angels to
His defense But he Voluntarily
surrendered Himself and triumphed
by the almighty power q love and
slfSzcri1ce Love is the greatest
power 10 the universe Actuated by
love, Jesus died the just for the IN
Just that lie might save all who will
accept Hin as Savior.
The greatest question that ~presentsl
Itself % the human intellect Is the
one askedby PLATE THAT shall / dol
with JeA'' That is a question thati
must De- answered some time by evey
5ne. and up0n the right answer de-
ponds the destiny q every soul. Pr
late gave the wrong answer and pad
The penalty. I aw Mt PfietuE int
siZerland. Ehefe tradition SAYS bel
committed suicide What is our an
sWer b. this question: Are any of us
By cur lives erUcifying Him afrshs
Tie preacher concluded With s,ms
BEAUTIFUL lines q p0euy. the author
,hip n which I oJuld not recognize
but should b pleased b So then ia
Print Have We an Anonymous poet
70 our midst, We hope Bro wallace
vi repeat s0me more u his god SER
n0ns 70 the Nethldist congregation.
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