The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-05-27

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Of this occurrence Is more particular
than the asgo Y, given by the other
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Saviour even unto death psalm xxii:18).
THE MOTHER--1t appears that flvo
persons only of all those who had fol.
lowed !, Jesus during His ministry remained
John. the beloved disciple. who had been
in the place ofsthe high priest and In the
judgment before PLATE. The other four
ter, the wife Of Cleopas. and Mary Mag
dn1ene Verse 25). For n while they re-
manned at n distance mark xv:4o), I'm
willing to gaze upon the shocking spec
they stood under the cross, Jesus gave
most beautiful exhibition of his utter
self-forgetfulness and OF his thoushtful-
He committed her,to the care q John,
to him, He said. "Behold, thy neither
Immediately that disciple accepted his
Of the church fathers think, from n a spec spec
tacle which only tortured her soul with
unavailng agony. to his own home In
Jerusalem tverse 27). OF her after his
assume that she was held In high cs-
teen.
/ THE THIRST--John makes no refer
ence in his narrative to the mocking Of
railing Of the malcfnctors Q.uke xxlii:39-
4S), and the Saviours.cry under the con-
seriousness that the Father had forsnken
Him. ozark xv:34) The omission might
1,r4 taI t,1.P J., stp1>-
scnce while assistine Mary. He returned.
however. to describe the closing scene.
For nearly six hours Jesus had been
hanging on the cross sink Ing slowly from
No words of complaint had fallen from
His lips. But now, knowing that He had
accomplished all that was required, and
cried, II thirst This expression Of the
sufferer was the outcrys OF His humanity,
Indicating that torment. which is most
difficult Of all for the human frame to
bear the most unmitlgated of.the5 many
sources Of anguish which were COM
bined In this form Of death. This single
word of physical suffering showed that
He did not sanction stoicism. With
some measure OF sympathy, q soldier.
offered Him some OF the rough wine to.
drink. Verse 29.)
THE END--Havlng barely tasted the
proffered drink. Jesus exclaimed, ~ It Is
n,shed led {xerse So The work Of His rs
worlds sin was complete; the last mo-
ment OF suffering. and OF cruelty had
passed With loud voice He cried,
Father into Thy hands commend NY
spirit duke xxi!i:4s) He bowed His
head upon His breas. and ( gave up the
ghost His death was not altogether
the result Of crucinxion.g He lay down
His life. (John KIDD It was not taken
from Him. It the time when NIL things
had been completed He Withdrew from
the body: leaving It hanging upon the
cross. Then followed phenomena OF a
most startling character. mentioned only
by the other evangelists. symbolic of
great truths. The earth quaked and tho
rocks were rent Matt. xxvil:5D and the
veil Of the temple Gas rent IN twain from
,shuddered In token OF sympathy with her
\ Lord fl 8
REFLECTIONs-Dr.K elm's words may
conclude our lesson: The death Of Christ
appropriately closed His career. He
could censure bn! that would no. do TO t9
from the cross. but that would be to
repudiate His Messianic claim. He suf-
lfered and, though It was against His
nature. it was His voca ton. He suffer-
sure Of giving to HIS own the last prom.
Used free-will gift, knowing that 1t was
only His body and not His soul that lie
was sacrificing, but that Ha would as
cend from His cross to His ancient
home. Such combination Of con
tiny, has never before been COM
bined. Mankind loves Him who thus
died for It,. Verify. nowhere in the
worlds history does the enigma OF Provi-
dence stand before us in such gigantic
PROPORTIONS. and yet IN such awful 81.
the cruel death of a man, at whose hands
! God received back a lost and ruined