The Globe-republican., 1904-05-26

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%. HE that dippeth his hand with
me in the dish" Knives and forks
and plates for each guest were I'M
KNOWN The food was piled In
great circular disk, over 1t was pour
ed the broth, and the guests with
their fingers dipped piece of meat
or of barley cake into the broth, and
thus ate 1t.
According to John, after this Peter
asked John to learn more definitely
who the traitor was, and Jesus point
ed him out to these two by dipping a
sop and giving 1t to Judas lscai'iot.
"a. 1.-THE Son Of man goeth as 1t
Is written of him." in such passages
as Pisa. % and lisa. 50. He must die
II he would save the world. '"But woe
unto that man," etc. "This is not a
malediction, in the sense of wish or
prayer that this vengeance may fol-
low the traitor, but a solemn an
nouncement of the divine judgment"
Int. Crit. Com. Good for that man
If he had not been born" Such life
was not worth living This was the
last warning to Judas, who still could
repent, and not be the one for whom
/. was better that he had not been
born.
rs. Then Judas said,
Master, Is it II" The same words
the others had used. He probably
said this to avoid suspicion. Silence
would have proclaimed him traitor.
Jesus said unto him, Thou hast said"
That is yes, it is you, as you say
Judas then left the disciples as If on
some special duty; and there was
nothing more to mar the spiritual har
mony Of the last meeting of Jesus and
his disciples,
The Institution of the Lords Sup
per.-Vs. $3.50. rs. "And as they
we're eating" toward the close of the
Passover feast Jesus took bread,
the thin cake of unleavened bread
land blessed it," invoked blessings,
"consecrated with solemn prayers.
take, eat" make 1t part of your
Selves This is my body" represents
my body, symbolizes my body, does
for your bodies Just what my spiritua
life does for your souls.
~. And he took the cup" No
where in the accounts of the Lord''
Supper Is the word wine used, bu
"cup,' fruit of the vine,' so tina
fresh, unfermented grape juice fulfill
all the conditions of this observance
and is even a more perfect symbo
then fermented wine. Gave thanks.
From the Greek word, eucharistos
thus translated comes "the euchal
ist";; |. e., "the thanksgiving" as tn
name of the Lords Supper, Here !
one of the wonders of Christ's love
that he could give thanks over tn
shedding of his own blood. How muc
more should we give thanks for hi
unspeakable gift, Drink ye all Q
it," in order that all might participat
in the blessings which 1t symbolize(
2S. "This is my blood" A typ
or emblem of his blood-his life LeV
17:1D, which he laid down as tn
atonement for sin. "Of the new tel
lament r. ", covenant" which Go
was now confirming to man. The me-
covenant was that God would rene
and save all who believed in Jesus.
is the new promise to men, the ne
gospel dispensation, in which God ha
used his perfect wisdom in seekin
to save the world from sin, "Whic
, is shed for many Multitudes, nj
merely a few are to be saved B
, Christ, For the remission of sins
including the forgiveness of sin, an
the deliverance from the power
> sin. 1t seems incredible that me
should deprive this last pathetic seer
of all its poetry and grace, all l
q piety and spiritual significance by IL
!. dogma of the literal body and bloc
: of Christ, for which seas of bloc
d have been shed.
4 20. Jesus asked them to do this
Q remembrance of him, implying TIL
d 1t was to be a perpetual memoris
}. az will not drink henceforth of tn
d fruit of the vine" This was to be h
{ last meal with his disciples before
Y died, Drink it new" The Gret
d word expresses not fresh, new
J made wine, but a new kind Of win
8 with a new meaning, no longer a nj
n mortal of death, but as part of Il
\ clarified festival Of the Marriage
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