The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1906-11-14

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Memory Verses, G7, 6S-GoIden Text,
Isa. lii, documentary Prepared
by Rev. D. NJ. Stearns.
Copyright, 1906, by American Press Association.l
After His return to His disciples in
Gethsemane the third time He said,
Rise, let US be going; behold he is at
hand that doth betray me- (verse 49,.
Then followed an incident recorded
only in John xviii, 40. AS He went
forth to meet the band led by Judas
Iscariot he said, Whom seek ye?"
And to their reply, Jesus Of Naza-
reth," He answered, 81 am upon
which they went backward and fell to
the ground. They never could have
touched Him if He had not permitted
them. His offering was from first to
last, according to Lev. j, 8, "of His
own voluntary WILL or, as He said in
John X, II, IS: Il lay down my life that
l might take it again. No man taketh
it from me, but lay it down of my
self" AS they came again to take Him
He asked that His disciples might go
their way, so fulfilling His words IN
John xvii, l.. Judas then came for
ward and kissed Him, thus pointing
Him out to the band by prearranged
sign. Jesus suffered it and merely said
meekly: "Friend. wherefore art thou
come? Betrayest thou the Son of Man
with kiss" Simon Peters sword
was quickly at Work, and Malchus'
right ear WAS off III 4 twlnkllng, but as
quickly healed by !: touch Of Jesus as
He forbade Simon any further use OF
the sword. Twelve legions Of angels
were at His bidding if He said the
word, but this was the time to suffer
and to drink the cup His Father had
prepared (rerses 53. 81; John Xviii, ID.
He sought not deliverance, but to full
fill Scripture. Then they ali forsook
Him and fed, as He had said that
they would (verse 30 and as His Spirit
had said by L prophet hundreds OF
years before (Zech. Kill, y. The Incl
dent of the young man with only
linen cloth about him may possibly
point to Mark as the young man, for 1t
is recorded only by him xiv, 81, 52),
but if 50 he. too, fed.
John says that the band took Him
and bound Him and led Him away to
Annas first. and He suffered this also,
for no soldiers could take Him and no
cords could bind Him if He had ..ot
been willing. Sometimes Christians
complain that their hands are tied and
they are compelled to do this or that
against their will, but He left US an
example that we should follow Els
steps q Pet. ii, 21-23). Peter and John
soon returned and followed Him into
the high priests house, for John was
known to Caiaphas, but Peter remain
ed at the door without until John went
out and brought him in. Then he sat
down among the servants in the hall
at fire which they had kindled, and
there little later he denied thrice that
he knew Jesus. When We warm our
selves at the enemy's fire we will be
tempted to deny that we know the
Lord, for friendship with the world
is enmity with God (Jas. iv, a. Our
Lords reply to the high priests ques-
ton concerning His doctrine is a nota-
Bile one: In secret have said nothing.
Ask them which heard Me" John
xviii. 20, 2D. Who could now say
that they never said anything in secret
that they would be ashamed to hear
publicly? On, for such life lived al
ways before God. (Ps. xvi, 81 For
this reply one Of the officers struck
Jesus. but He was smitten for US.
Many false witnesses were called by
the chief priests and elders and the
council that they might find cause to
put Jesus to death. but no two wit
nesses agreed. When the high priest
asked Jesus concerning what the wit
nesses had said He held His peace and
answered nothing. He was oppressed
and He was afflicted, yet he opened
not His mouth He is brought as q
lamb to the slaughter and as a sheep
DclOIe
openeth not His mouth" Qsa. lii, .. 1t
is often necessary for US to practice
Ps. xxxviH, 13; xxx, /, Il, as deaf
man, heard not, and I was as dumb
man that openeth not his mouth Il
will keep my mouth with a bride
while the wicked is before me-" When
the high priest adjured Jesus by the
living God to say If He was the Christ
He said, i am (A1ark xiv, 62), but He
added, thereafter shall ye see the Son
of Man sitting on the right hand OF
power and coming in the clouds OF
heaven" Israel as q nation shall not
see Him when He comes to the air for
His church that she may be judged
for her service at the judgment
seat Of Christ (Rom. xiv, 10; II Cor. V,
1O). But when He shall come little
later. with all His saints, for 1sraefs
deliverance and the overthrow Of all
her enemies, that will be the coming IN
glory to which He refers. Then shall
be the day Of the Lords vengeance
and the year of recompense for the
controversy Of Zion Qsa. xxxiv, s;
xxxv, 4; xiii, 4.
That one who stood before Him as
prisoner should dare to talk so was to
this carnal high priest preposterous
and blasphemous and worthy Of death.
So said they all. Then did they spit in
His face and buffeted Him and smote
Hin with their hands and Knocked
Him, and Re meekly bore it all. II we
have truly received Him as our own
personal Saviour, putting our trust
wholly in His precious blood, and are
therefore children Of God and heirs
with Him of all His glory, how meekly
and patiently we should bear all that