Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1901-03-20
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson In the International Series
for March "a, 19O1-Jesus Cruz
cIhed and Buried.
Prepared by II. c. Lenington.J
THE LESSON TEXT.


| the rulers also with them der!ded Him.
saying: He saved others; let Him save
| Himself. II he be Christ the chosen or
God.
90 And the soldiers also Knocked Him.
coming to Him. and Offering Him vinegar
81. And saying: IL thou be the King OF
the Jews, save Thyself.
80. And u superscription also was writ
ten over Him In letters of Greek, and Latlu,
and Hebrew: This Is the King Of the Jews
-. And one of the malefactors which
were hanged rallied on Him, saying: II
thou be Christ. save Thyself and
10. But the other answering rebuked
him. saying: Dost not thou fear God, see
ms thou art in the same condemnation?
IL. And We indeed justly. for We receive
the due reward OF our deeds; but this man
hath done nothing amiss
~. And he said unto Jesus: Lord. RENE m
Der me when thou contest into thy king
dom
i3. And Jesus said unto him: Verify 1
say unto thee: To-day shalt thou be with
me in Paradise.
"a. And it was about the sixth hour. and
| there was "a darkness over all the earth un-
til the ninth hour.
u. And the sun was darkened. and the
yell OF the temple was rent in the midst.
10. AnG when Jesus had cried with loud
voice. lie said: Father. into thy hands
commend my spirit: and having said thus.
lie gave up the ghost.
AZ. Now when the centurion saw what
was done, he g!orined God. saying: Ger
fanny THIS was u righteous man.
Is. And ali the peopie that came together
10 that sight, bSno.oinS the things which
We're done, smote their breasts. and re-
~. And all His acquaintance. and the
women that followed Him from Galilee.
/ stood afar off. behoidIng these things.
90. And, behold, there was u man named
Jose phi. a counselor: and he was a good
man, and just:
81. Crhe same had not consented to the
counsel and deed OF shem); he was of Ari-
MAJ masthaea. city Of the Jews; who also him
n A n
81. This man went unto Plate. and
begged the body of Jesus
53. And he took II down, and wrapped
IL IN linen. and laid it in a sepulcher that
was hewn in stone. wherein never man be-
GOLDEN TEXT.-Christ died for our
ain. according to the scriptures
NOTES AND COMMENTS
The elimination of the life work of
Jesus came on the cross. What
thing it is TO ontemplate-Jesus, the
Son of God and most perfect among
the sons of men, dying the death OF a
mean, degraded criminal. Cicero.
speaking of death on the cross. says:
1T was the most cruel and shameful
of all punishments. Let it never come
near the body Of Roman citizen:
nay, not even near his thoughts, or
eyes, or ears Too low for a Roman
Benefactor of the race of man there
found His end. No, not end. 1t was
only the beginning. Fer l. if l be
lifted up, shall draw all men unto
myself" The cross itself became
TRANSPORTED by the death of Christ
upon il. Now it is no longer the in
strumeat Of Il degraded death. but the
emblem of service, of devotion to duty,
of sublime self-sacrifice. The priests.
scribes and pharisees thought they
were getting rid of Christ; instead.
they gave Christ to the world
To get an appreciative view of the
! events connected with the lesson, read
the various accounts Of the crucifixion
and burial, as follows:
Matthew 1876
Mark 1921 ~.
Luke . 1856
John 1852.
a careful compilation from the four
records gives the various events in the
following order:
The superscription placed on the
cross in Greek. Latin and Hebrew.
THIS is THE KING OF THE JEWS"
This was a subtle sarcasm. for PLATE
himself did not believe il. The Jews
had not accepted Him as king. In
fact, He was being crucified for claim
ing to be a king. 1t was not i'm mock
cry of Jesus claim. For this Piloto
cared not at all. But il was sort of
public proclamation of Pilates notion
that a malefactor dying on the eros,
was a fit claimant for the title NJ
King Of the Jews" Naturally the
Jews objected They wanted the su.
prescription to be that He said: 81
am King of the Jews" But plate
left it as it was
The first word from the cross ,yos.
Father, fos give them; for they know
not what they do"
The next event is the casting 70
lots by the soldiers for the gormerts
| of Jesus
1t is now the Jews begin 10 mocL
Jesus. saying: lie saved others Iot
Him save Himself"
The second word from the cross {.
spoken to the penitent thief. IT
day shalt thou be with me in n,r,.
disc" para
The third word is to His o,y,, n,o.,.
er Mary: Woman. bebold ,b,. 'e.. =,
This lie said Of John. the IoIoao,
disciple whom lie saw standing near
And to John He added. Behold tbe,
mother" Ivy
At the height Of Jesus SUFFERING -
midday darkness suddenly settled o,"r
the earth. II was at this time u.
uttered the cry Of distress. NV cad
my God why hast Thou fors,kon
me- This was the fourth word from
the cross W"
The NTH word uttered was. .1
thirst The sixth word showed Tho
now fast approaching end. 81 =.
finished" ~
The last words OF Jesus or a..
cross were: Father. inf, Ti,,.',.
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