The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-09

fors shs Roman Governor PRESSURE
Of Power.
sum Of the Tlesson-Il s. another Step
In TIE great conspiracy 90 deprive tAe
Sou of God ana ezpounder. 81 justice
among men rs BIS earthly Aie fnn-
tius PLATE was not enc Ql ine eonsiif-
ators lie Nas iusi man Nno aaN go
evil in Jesus hut be Nas moved af tae
power behind the fhroue-tha none.
changers whose business had been af-
fected D.. Chr'sts teachings lnese men
knew that they could eWupm fi.ate 90
sentence the Savior g death
Modern Application Many supposed
criminals are brought to the nsf q JUS
tice 90 answer some trumped-up charge
The Judge secs that there b nothias
in g. but il requires great bravery on
his part 10 expose the conspiracy
The flll text OF to-day lesson IS aa foi-
lows
i3 And PLATE. when he bad called To-
gether the chief priests ana the rulers
and the people.
A. Said unto them. SIC have brought
this man unto me as one ihat perfei'eth
the people. and behold J. having exc
amined him before Won. have found 10
fault Ia this man touehins those ihiH-7
whereof Sc accuse him
u.s. No nor yet Herod. for { sent sou
10 him. aud %. nothing worthy Of death
Is done unto him.
i6 I viii therefore chasiise MIN, and
release him.
a. For Of necessity he must release
unto them at the feast
lS And they cried out am at once
saying Away with This man. and fe-
lease unto ms nafabbass
l9. Who for a certain sedition made IN
the city, and for murder. VAS east inio
prison.
% Ana PLATE therefore. willing 20 RE-
lease Jesus spoke again fQ them.
q. Bur they cried. saying Cruelty him.
cruelty him.
% And be said unto them the third
/ time. Why. what cNll hath this man
done2 ! haye found nQ cause OF death
in him; VIII therefore ehasiise him and
let him 80.
81 And they were Instant with loud
voices. requiring thai be might be cruci-
fed And their voices ~ them and oi
ihe chief priests prevailed
a. And PLATE gave sentence th4f u
should be- done.
Inst before plate gave his final decis-
! lon he took water. and washed hls hands
publicly before the people. thus express
tinr in symbol what he uttered in words,
II am innocent ~ The blood ol This just
person. see ye 10 if. hut inis Altion
and these wofIa in na degree removed
the responsibility ana the guilt from ~
iata's soul There WAS no way of eVad-
ing them. or causing them upon others.
aud he stands in history as ihe man who
crucined the Son SO Cod even while
knowing and confesaiug bis lnnoceuef
The people accepted the burden. saying
his blood be on ls aud uu our chii-
dren. That blood was upon them not
NaIaH tIN
qucnca of their conduct as avs qne can
See who reads the accounts Within
forty years The citt WAS destroyed auId
scenes 81 cruelty which defy description.
Judas died hy BIS own Band. plate VAS
soon recalled. degraded ntnlened %
Gau where he committed suicide Ine
towel from which hc s sild to have
precipitated himself is 1904 standing Ine
prize for which d. staked bis soul never
became his Herad aied in iafamf and
exiiei Caiaphas Was derosti fha uekt
year
The soldiers n jest dressed Jesus either
Ga "the red robe. Che soldiers common
mantle representing the purple robe worn
by kings fGndeu. or q eHsi-on royal
robe They put on nm q crown of ihcrus
the green leaves of which would repre-
sent thr laurel wreath worn hs c0n-
ouerors ~ Caesar himself They pui "a
rod 10 hts hand fqr a sCeptfr They
smote him. mocked him in every iusuli-
Ing way
we have a description n John o. ONE
more effort hY HiIIff fn e1FH Jesus from
death. He seems to have been touched
hy the demeanor Of Jesus during the
mocking Insults and De had Jesus brought
out 70 the jews bleeding from the scours-
Ing and wearing thc crown 81 thorns
and the purple robe John y s g. and
said .Ecce Homo Behold fha man.