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

l. CONTEKT--Afterst the cry OF the HIN ioH
jesus de Stasds IL the SOLDIERS
Iput q crown Of thorns on his head AGAR, ar
rayed Him n - purple robe ana me Sa
w i sought ay H'h fsr,h To the he multitude ~
pity ii Tie hearts ea 81 iis enemies H9 y,
camof arysa el9fG 81 the
assertion 10 that liz made aIeo Himself the Son
Of God, for whici. blasphcmy lie 1 nugh ! t.
ds Asrmed atthis he us
nent hall, and earnestly sought 70 rnu
some ground for release. railing LING now nso
ever to paSStfy pef9ne NM ha' Saying
Behold your King;' but they cri 60 @ out
saving they had mo king but C saIa AZ
thus reinquishing. all their NESS Messtadh nc
mands PLATE ut length yielded and gave ga
,,, TE 'hs rs9sm tes
the evangelists have given very n me ,,,l; g
turn to prpfnne history for y the n1 hoTrla
ment, inflicted BY the Romans and Other her
Eastern peoples. Passing out Of the
city by tho western gate, ~, Jesus so,a W ;srs
and the Slaves i tths execntionsrs] n'9 y,
ing on In an orderly way; the chief
priests, who mad linstigated the arrest,
not far ay3entb 5hs noeX cruel
ty; /. few women, his truest friends, max
Ing loud dcmcnstrations of grief; ;n,a,, as
least one Of, the Apostles I've n;a, thie Sais
crimes crime CMatt. xxvii:ss). The procession
halted upon slight eleyH,i;1,n; t fnm1,
nry Salled she Paae Of tyerse and
in Latin. Calvary Q,nke xxiii;Ss I I!enI
Il Son Of God was nailed to the cross cross 3
(verso 1S).
vr>yI y Z / cteF
the head 81 Jesus (verse 10y, but they
DO not agree concerning the the. at y g ge.
reth Su1 s ssss Jews SrSs IF Feas
the Word Words This IS" CMatt. ,xxyIi:S0.
T TMaTk the xS part ng
ing was by' order Of PLATE, and made
before the cross was lifted to the up
nounce. the offense OF a criminal. The
words were in$Hebrew. the language Of
the church: and }in Greek the l az va e
was a plain announcement to all classes
Ct the charge brought against !s,ha es US
was acknowledgements. The chief priests
and the Roma ruler had combined with.
out intending Do So to do justice 70 70
THE REQ UEST-There have been many
conjectures CONCERNING the, motive hat
prompted Pilatertto5 place this title over
Jesus. Some have thought that ne was
Influenced BY the Spirit of God; that. he
was convinced by the exalted character
Of Jesus, as thei}result Of his interview
with Him "a very reasonable supposi;;
tionj, while others think that he intended
to rebuke thesSJIewish people for their
malice. Whateyer..lls purpose, the words
we're highly offensive to. the chief priests.
1.-THE place was so conspicuous. being ire
| quented by many who assed on their
way to and from the city Verse 20, that
an effort was made to change the LAM
guage Verse 2D. They, would have = It
| appear that Jesus died because1 He
| claimed to be the King Of the Jews.
a punishment justly melted out to a pre-.
tender But Plate hady,at least reached
a state Of mind from which he could not
be moved. Disguised with the ,jeal ousy
and hatred of his blgoted subjects, he
| replied that the words must remain as
he had written them Verse 32). 3
THE (. R.AIA1CNT-Je sus was nailed TO
the cross naked. His 8raiment. HIS only
worldly possession, according to- custom,
became the property of the executioners.
There was first a division Into four. parts
Of such garments, as We're OF nearly the
same value-the head-gear. the outer
cloak, the glrdIe and the sandals (ycrse
23). Besides these was the seamless