Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-09-19
SPIRIT OF COURAGE
OUR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON
An Appeal For Higher and Better
Living on the Part OF Christians on
Scripturai Grounds.

((fiDtufaA 0EOanaes
BaoOErr~. y. Yin ~ Symmetrical
Methodist Episcopal Church SUNDAY morn
ing the pastor. the Rev James =. Holmes.
had for his subject Gross Bearing. He /
took a. his text Matthew XVII. 81. And /
"a they came out they found = man of Il
Cyrcne, sinion 66y name; him theE, com
PEELED to bear His cross. Mr.. Holmes /
said
Three kinds Of crosses were in use IN the I
DAYS OF Jesus the so-callcd st. Andrew I
cross. me cross IN the form OK TIE .el.eI
90 and The ordinary LATIN cross. ~ was /
On the last 81 these that jesus suffered I
srucihxion. Thus consisted of strong ui.
right post. which was carried beforehand 1
60 the place OF execution, and two csoss-
picces. which were born by the victim ~
was these transverse pieces which proved
too heavy for the Master. Il was prob
ably between the hours ~ and I'D @ c.ors
sn the morning tEll tk1t r sm3rah.c p-o-
Cess.0n. oi whicR Jesus was tne central as-
urc set forth for the phase ot Cyc-'fnni
a place outside the city VALE. Ordinarily
-ucA a procession vas N charge az CEN
turion. and preceded Ply pubic crer;
who from tiusr so time proclaimed aloud
the nature oil the crime. lie a'so carried
G white wooden board on which this vas
written. The longest route was siwaFs
selected. and the most crowded streets. -
attract the attention cf Che people E1cr
OF che condemned would he Accompanied
Nv Eulrd ol fcrr soldiers. and. - = mat
fer OF course. great crowd would follow
tn. -Ssht OK tnc cross soon proved zoo
heavy for the exhausted strength q Jesus.
~, .,,,,.t -..nr-,fr- To ma ~ tasted
food or drink since the isscll supper tho
,.,.lt h.r,~c and fb,t r,ents RAJ occurred
SINCE then m quick sucCCssion- every one
81 ,rh ~, r.t-.t h,v, stfrr,1 n srui vfth
de,,est e,.r.,r,s 1-fe h,trsv,l hv Judas.
and the farewell O. his disciples had cc-
r,,-r,f ,ftr~ which lie h.f epenf some
hours alone IN Cethsemanc. ENGAGED IN "a
terrific me. % and spiritual struggle. T.
49, tf... a. ,.-,, -.rrrr,hrr th.t Tr- ur.
/ crnios found HIM. since which time IT.
/ ha. stood surrounded hv enemies. nrlcti-
! cauv alone. fa- Wi. ffseinics h1i AN for
/ saxon linn, Meanwhile lie lisa been hur-
rl.,l r--~ Mao. q, -,l,~e srf from one
I Official ID another. frrfn Aunas e. Caiphas.
/ fhrn to p.fatr tnrn Cd Irr,i ana thcn
a-ain To pi'atc. lnLl-nitv upon ind.-nity
tortur- upon TORTURE have been hcsNed
+ upon Him al thaf 'vr'orr night and OIL
I thlt morning. $50 th.t it ia NOS O. be won.
/ dorrl ~ thnt tle weight nl che eros
/ vas ton great for HIM Up to the last
+ sltc hnwerr~. lfr MANAGED fo drag 10. on
here IT, sank cziau-tcI beneath ne hca,,
+ load H. happened igst Them taat thH
/ man. Simon of Cfr.ac. came upon fn.
/ scene. 1ua hIm Che Roman soldiers sn.tc
+ snt compelled Oh cauy che cross Che rc
f mrInier of che way.
On nr.f tsnugnt if milnr Seem etr1n-
THAT enc people wo-.| nrrW.r surl 800 tr
Gfen.-v rrt nnnn yellow Icw. I'm. tnl
4 simon was url ouh.. t.v Gore -uer. wlIc
las trr-s would ir0fe1fc. and tle -n.t ,f
/ would know chat 81 uas safer t' put tnl
humiliation on l0ve'rner cham ufon
+ native az Icrr .crf. SIS 10 Wns. Che neo
4 PIE go nnt r.rm f' nave fe-.n.ri 'I- -A-
fellow Jew n,t t' suffer enc I.,incn
+ g h,arng heather CROSSE and tas ma
have uecn Che cv0.nua on fa't SIMON va
fo-ci-rcr. and on'v = pro.c.ytr Jew. h''
greatly surprised rnt chlerinet he mu.
tav- been. 20 De- thrust % nneai .ted-
into sucn nrcti.ar' .rt 'tnE 3 rnl
pened tnet hr va Shore wa.-Inr ar.N1
Or INST tav we co nos know lic na
have rnfn itN -troDinr alon- tAAt c'lntr
road u .tnout aov srticu.ar a IN orr nlrn,