The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1906-11-30
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.

Usual devotions will be held at st. !
Mary's church next Sunday at the reg
ular hours.
Rev f. p. Burchell of Evart, Mich
will preach at the Presbyterian church
next Sunday morning and evening.
Rev j. II. Coultard's subject for Sun
day morning at the Church of Christ
will be THE Significance of the Cross"
The subject for next Sundays lesson
at the Christian Scientists meeting will
be: God, the only Cause and Creator"
Union evangelistic service Sunday ev-
ening at p. m. All are invited to these
services The Mead Bros. are earnest,
energetic workers. About 40 persons
have been converted and reclaimed.
THE LESSON
LESSON TEXT.-Luke 2sIS-25. Mem
DRY verses 20. q.
GOLDEN. TEXT.-"Then said Plate,
find no fault i'm this man."-Luke 2S:4.
TIME-A d. 80, Friday morning from
dawn till eight or nine O'clock.
PLACE.-The Judgment hall of PLATE
PARALLEL ACCOUNTS.-Matt. 27:3-
80; Mark 15:2-19; John 1S:2S-l9:l6.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
V. 10. "Pilate called together" etc.
Evidently the crowd about the Prae-
forum had in a measure dispersed
when Jesus had been taken to Herod.
Now, Plate, having the case thrown
back upon his hands, summons not
only the accusers of Jesus, the chief
priests and rulers" but also the peo-
pie" whom he hoped TO find more kind
ly disposed. His keen eye had dis
cerned that for envy the ruling Jews
wished to get rid of Jesus.
V. IA. Ye and | are the emphatic
words of tsis verse. "One that per-
verteth the people," One that turns
them aside from the course they
should follow. Thus Plate summarizes
the three charges which Jews had prof
fered against Jesus. He we'll knew
that if these charges had been true,
Jews would have hailed Jesus as de-
liverer. Examined him." The techni-
cal term for a legal examination.
V. Is. Notice the reading in the Re-
vised Version. Read about Jesus trial
before Herod in verses Z to IL of this
chapter.
V. 16 81 will therefore chastise
him." BY making this proposition,
PLATE cuts loose from principles OF
justice.
V. II. Note that revisers have omit
ted this verse as of doubtful authority.
1t was entirely in accord with Roman
policy to curry favor with the Jews by
releasing upon feast day, some pris-
oner whom they should name. Plate
hit upon this eXpedient as a mode of
saving the pride of the priests and yet
getting rid of condemning Jesus to the
cross
V. Is. About this time Pilates wife
sent a messenger to him urging that
he do nothing against the just man on
trial, and claiming that she had been
warned by vision concerning him. 1t
brings Luke's account more into har-
mony with other records to understand
they cried out all at once" as refer
ring to the priests, who hurried to
avail themselves of Pilates preoccupa-
ton with the messenger, and cried out
to the people to ask for the release of
Barabbas. Upon Jewish priests main
ly rests the guilt of the murder of
Jesus.
V. 10. who for murder"
Nothing more definite is known about
Barabbas. 1t seems probable that he
had headed an uprising of Jews
against the government, and by his
hands some had been slain
V. 20. Willing (desiring) to release
Jesus" The sense of justice, which
was strong in a Roman, demanded
that he do so.
V. 81. "They cried, Cruelty him!
Cruelty him!" Thus the Jewish peo-
pie. instigated by their rulers, rejected
Jesus. Cried" or shouted" refers to
a continuous cry, growing in vehem-
ence. Crucifixion was the Roman
method of executing the lowest Grim.
inals. (GaT. S:13; Heb 1912, 49,
V. %. "Said the third time" See
verses and IA. why" The word
might be rendered 'Tmpossible!"-an
ejaculation of surprise and inquiry
combined. mo cause of death" Moth
ing meriting the infiiction of death.
V. %. Nothing availed to turn the
now bloodthirsty crowd. "They were
instant (urgent) with loud voices, re-
curing (asking) that he might be cru
Cited" PLATE then took water and
washed his hands before the multi
tude, saying, / am innocent of the
blood of this Just person" In response
IN pflata,c anf The Tauvfel,