The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-16
A DAY WITH THE
LOCAL CHURCHES
Interesting Announcements Of
Next Sundays Church
Events.
THE SUNDAY SCHOOL LESSON
Subject and Outline of Work for
the Sunday Lesson of Next
Week


Catholic church next Sunday morning
Holy communion at 8 o'clock, mass at
1890
Rev. Coultard's subject for Sunday
morning will be "The Great Commission"
Union evangelistic service at the NJ. r.
church at o'clock.
The Subject of DR.. Il. Fl. brakes SER
mon at the +. b. church Sunday morn
ing will be: "The Kind of Revival Needed
at Paw Paw, and Reasons for Desiring
it"
Rev. r. II. NJ. Augustine of Sandusky,
will occupy the Presbyterian pulpit next
Sunday morning ana evening Mr.. Au-
gustine is the president of the state G.
f. union, and the public gen erally is in
yited to hear him.
The revival now in progress here is
growing in power daily. All services
are interesting and meetings we'll at
tended. Each pastor will fill his own
pulpit Sunday morning. A meet ing for
men only will be held at the M. E.
church at 3 p. m.
THE LESSON
LESSON TEXT.-Matt. 26:57-6S. Men,
DRY verses. 81, s.
GOLDEN TEXT.-"He is despised and
rejected of men Isaiah 1913
TIME.-The lesson covers a period or
several hours, from some time between
one and two o'clock Friday morning TIL
after sunrise April Z, A. ID. 30.
PLACE.-The palace of the high priest
and the hall of the Sanhedrin at Jeru-
salem.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. 81. They that had laid hold"
The Roman soldiers, who still had the
arrested man in charge. Led him TO
Caiaphas." To the apartment of the
acting high-priest where, instead of
in its usual hall, hastily called meet
ing of the Sanhedrim was held.
"Scribes and elders were assembled"
Chief priests also were there, as Mark
mentions (14:53).
V. So. Peter followed him afar of"
Peters trouble came through his fol-
lowing afar off. Sat with the serv.
ants" Tor officers). Stood or sat
among them as they clustered about
the fire In the open court whence they
could see what was going on in the
council chamber.
false witness" 1t was the religious
leaders of the people who were prime
movers in the trial of Jesus. But
what they sought was witness
against Jesus to put him to death"
and they had to seek far for witness
against One who ever went about
doing good" Then, as now, only those
l. hfpc
against him.
V. 60, Found none" 1t was no
easy matter TO agree upon a charge
against the blameless One. Many
false witnesses came" INSCRIPTIONS
persons, by threats or money could
be brought to give such testimony as
the judges sought. But the trouble
was, the accounts of such men did not
agree with one another. Jewish law
required that at least two witnesses
must agree before one could be con.
victed of capital offense (Deut. 1870.
V. 81. said, | am able to destroy"
etc. Read what Jesus had said early
in his ministry John 2:19-2D, and
note how it's whole spirit was altered
by this report.
V. GO. THE high priest arose"
Thus far every effort had utterly
failed TO bring to light anything
against Jesus. Caiaphas, forgetting
his official dignity, and leaving his of.
fetal seat, stepped toward the Ac.
cused exasperated by his silence, and
determined to make him criminate
himself. "Answerest thou nothing?"
Jesus had maintained unbroken ST.
lence. He endured the contradiction
of sinners against himself" without
one word of seIf-defense. Here, as
elsewhere, he is our great example.
V. GO. Jesus held his peace" For
perhaps an hour he listened in 81.
lence, fulfilling lisa. 53:7. The high
priest answered" He responded to
the situation into which he was forced
by the persistent silence of Jesus. II
adjure thee by the living God" This
was the ordinary formula of admins
tering an oath. The action was illegal
and Jesus at first protested against it
duke 22:67-70). Tell us whether
thou be the Christ, the Son of God"
The high priest asked Jesus under
oath to testify concerning his claims,
first, as to his Messianic vocation, and
second, as to his peculiar relation to
the heavenly Father
V. Ca Thou hast said" That is,
You have stated the truth. This was
equivalent to saying as Mark renders
| II, 81 am" Nevertheless. More
than this, Hereafter shall We see,"
| etc. This would call to mind we'll
known prophecy concerning the Mes.
| siah dan 7.12 14