The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-11-01

avans had come to all halt with the
high graCe-note of the last song
of degrees" "Our feet shall stand
within thy gates, o Jerusalem!"
Green booths and snowy tents
dotted all the valleys and slopes
around the city, and three million
worshipers made ready for the
morrow. Over two hundred thou
sand lambs had been purchased
and marked for sacrifice, and all
the details of the joyous festival
were being attended to.
Jesus tarried yet in the sweet
and restful seclusion of Bethany;
but His disciples knew very we'll
that He who had said, Thus it
becometh Me to fulfill all righte-
ousness," would not ignore the
great Pasche. The question was
not if He would eat it, but where
He would do so. Two of the dis
disciples are at once commissioned
to make the necessary prepara-
tons. They are sent with sealed
orders, no doubt, to keep the
traitor off their track. Not one of
the remaining ten could possibly
have OWNED the place until they
arrived there in the evening. \
man doing a woman's work Gear
rying water would be novelty en-
ough to serve them as sign.
Jesus bad the messengers to ask
for lowly place in some hallway.
He will fain make the circuit. As
He spent His first night Oil earth
in "a lodging" 50 he would fain
spend His last one. He knows
beforehand, however, that His
nameless but well-to-do disciple,
John Marks father, perhaps, will
give Him the best his stately man
or affords.
The disciples arc off at once
upon their errand. They find it
as Jesus had said. The proprietor
Of the house gladly places at their
disposal spacious room, capable
of holding hundred or more.
But they will not be asked to
share it with other paschal parties.
They shall have it in completest
privacy. 1t is in the second story,
which will add to their seclusion.
Its walls have been freshly
whitened, and tile-hoor secured
for this very occasion. The low,
gayly-painted table is already in
position, with tn" couches forming
three sides of a hollow square
about it. The hanging-lamps,
dishes, basins, and water-jars, all
are in position. The disciples
view the place with grateful salts
faction, and they hurry out to
make necessary purchases-the
wine, the cakes of unleaven bread
the vinegar, salt and bitter herbs;
the nuts, raisins, apples, and al
monds to make the compost of, re-
nlinder of the clay in the brick
Yards of Egypt; and, most impor-
that of all, the year-old lamb. One
of them carries the lamb on his
shoulders, the sacrifcial knife
sticking in its fleece or tied to its
horns. At two o'clock in the at
ternoon, at sound of trumpet blast,
with all others who had been SIM
ilarly commissioned, they went
into the inner court of the temple.
At three blasts, they, with thou
ands of others, struck the death
blow to their victim while the
priest caught the blood in a golden
vessel, and passed it up to the
high altar. As the disciples held
the lamb upon a stick that rested
upon theirEshoulders, it was quick
ly fayed. The parts devoted to
God were separated; then, wrap
ping the victim in its own skin
they started for the house where
they were to celebrate the feast,
The carcass, trussed upon skewers
Of pomegranate in shape of a cross,
was baked in the household oven
AT shutdown, Jesus, with the
Ten, approached the city, know.
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