The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-07-14

be borne. How shall He deport Him
self under these distressing conditions ?
II He rebelled or murmured, He would
not enter into scf-accepted mission.
There are positions from which men
would gladly escape, But Jesus Opened
not His mouth in complaint. He laid
lJohn x:lS, entirely submissive to the
Divine purpose. In fulnllment Of His
holy mission He was dumb even as a
sheep before her shearers
DECEASED (Yerses s-9.-The outcome
of this rejection, chastisement and sub
! mission. as might have been expected,
was death-it was carried to the utmost
pc ssibe limit (Phil ii:s). Whether in
tended and decreed, as It is believed by The
eyad hH churGh or as be-
was the climax OF a life devoted to the
service of man. lie was taken away by
distress and Judgment. says the margin
late GSat,. xvii: o ilel4 s''4 he De, Was cut
off, dying by malicious violence Of jealous
men. Mar xv;lo3 Ia the hour OF his
deccas4, being esteemed q malefactor and
associated with them duke xxil:s9, his
wlclfcd--that Is he was destined to such
buried. If things took their usual way
But because he had actually done no
hlm-hs body was delivered for Burial burial
70 rich man, Joseph OF Arimathea.
a(Afatt. xv:d3.)
SATISFIED Vorses 1o-1p.-All who
gazed on the scenes Of suffering. so
- could see nothing but afllction Of
the most terrible kind. Not so with,
Jesus, tho suffsrer. He saw through the
centuries, that mighty host OF men who
uren. In them and BY them Tho shall
UEey i;lsj The growing and " prosper.
on church. spreading into, all lands. shall
Work ana showing forth his glory. (Gal.
il:20) In all those ages he VIII con-
,lnue to he the justllicr OF men, tho
ninfr VIII if e eaqH rs aynr he esy ys9n rr9
ms pains, the travail OF his soul, and
II" was fully satisfied. lie was willing To
surfer for such gain. Tho exchange or
purehase was most profitable. tenn
Pori,fy loss and permanent profit.
REWARD Verse l2).--The idea OF gain,
presented ~ last PARAGRAPH, Is enlarged |
IN tho last verse OF tn, lesson Tho
pronhet sums up what had been endured
out his soul unto death. numbered with
tThnssressions. bare sin, made interccs-
sion, and then adds that because or this |
ht shall pc rewarded. It is stated that
he surrendered his earthly prospects TO
serve his people. (HcD. xi:2G) Here the
principle Is applied TO Christ. whose de-
ward would he great In the history OF tho |
world liz would divide the spoil, tho
earthly Possessions, with the strong. The |
reference here is to the Kingdom which |
he would set tp, foreHeen by the prophet. !
DIAN. vi: ls-li) This great reward is
promised by one Who speaks With author
~. II VIII divide" Who rs II that says
this7
REFLECTIONs--I this lesson some
points are beyond controversy: !, Tha
Ihsshge was written centuries before Tho |
christian era, more than seven huns [
dred years prior TO the advent. 2. What
~ here written finds n cOmplntn nxplnna-
lion ana illustration In Tho closing Incl
dents or the tragic death OF Jesus Christ /
q. The Incidents are not fuiHILsd in any |
otihr historic event, whether or ancient |
o e.. modern times, They must Go there
!orc unGArBtood an applying To The BIIf-
icrlnss and death Of Chrlsi. or they must
10 REGARDED ua literary curiosity With
out meaning 8. II accepted an referring
70 me drnHl of ChriGt, 30 perfect Is theft
detail, they prove he inbpiration OF
I isaiah, the author. s. They also set forth /
" unmlstakabls terms the teaching OF
ihG Evangelical Church concarninH tho
atonement by which Jesus suffered Tor
, n,.Ja ana became iher Saviour. (Ma,t,
t4t.+g s.4li (. u q