The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-12-07
JESUS ON THE
CROSS
Sunday School Lesson for Dec. 9, 1895
se.-a'g Prepared for This Paper.

orf -.,.v- .r,ther forgive
t.... fa- fra knoW not what they do.
-lr.e , from nine a. m.
,o ,ar.c r amt.
PLAcs-.al, a ,,sm. probably on
1e n. .ras from the Damascus
ete ..or-,rs Mat. 1881.
join sls--
cem~ea. and Suggestive Thought
y m Tnu the Roman soldiers
..r .irl..fm They crucihed MN
,,..... ....I..s performed the act bat
..- or, instruments for car
...-- ... n. decree of PLATE given
.. bio bitter hatred Of The
r.vr -r. 70 VAS more truly the
Jews who c-iciGci Jesus. "Maleiac
torso Tt doors Another account
calls tnom thieves
v2t "r.hor forgive them This
uas .fo f-st of Jesus seven sayings
r.a~ -ae cross know not what they
did," Tn. soldiers were executing or
Irs and di rot know the character
.r tho one taoy c-ucihed. Plate ana
ue Jews knew Chat they were pu'
ing o. death an innocent man.
81. g. Ile people stood De"o'u.
n-." Jerusalem was thronsed WIN
visitors al tis the Passover season.
ulors dcr.ded him. jewish
rulers. probably members OF the 9"n.
hedrin were anxious that an shou'"
know that they repudiaieu ,ue ON,
who was being crncihed as Ni"7 w.
tho Jews. lie saved o.ne'S' '"'
caslcaI'F implying a uiSoe''o' a., ~
his miracles of healing Le' nun
save himself or. as recorded Dy MAJ. !.
thew. 'iiimseh me cannot saw.
Thus was uttered in jest an e'e' '''I
and universal truth. Jesus couiu N0'
save himself, ana YET saFeu mon
". a5. Knocked him 'neIias
him v.neear They TOOK pioOao'F.
some of the sour vine hey n'u
brought TO refresh themselves ana
pretended to oter d. as a festive cup
to The klnely victim
" 3L"li thou De- king ' To the
Gentle soldiers Christs claim that he
was q king seemed most absurd, and
So they TESTED about this.
v. So. "superscripton.' On white
tablet made of wood coated with gyp-
sum. was written 10 black letters the
accusation for which DE suffered. Pr
late had this superscription written
i'm three laneuages-in Hebrew for
the Jews. in Latin for the Romans.
and in Greek. that strangers and for
eigncrs might read.
v. 80. .lla'elactors which were
hanged" Perhaps these men were
tied To- their crosses by cords.
"Ranod ON him." This one Joined in
mocklng Jesus
Y 40 "The other rebuked him"
Pertains IT was the moekness Jesus
showed or his prayer for his murder
ers or his confidence i'm calling God
Father or dis whole bearing. that
convinced the one malefactor that
Jesus was not only innocent. but that
he WAS what DE claimed To- be-Lord
of men
" a. avo in1aol instlv" lie ac.
l,ro,-f.5.,5 tt.t his avn sentence
noe f,st ~. teiieve that he was
.-,,i, r,rit,,+ r,r bis Sins aHatb
,o,e r,tti,0 .~issf We do NOT know
,.,. ,.,,f, t, bad tpov.n abort Iesrs
,or,-- tr-s lima brt at anv ratio he
,.sg oon,ir..5 that Iesps was an in.
~oo.,+ man
~ 40 aro-, ..-,or,bor mo- lie
,,ii,res p, res.s. love and feels His
,britv r., save
~ 40 or,.a,- sbslt tbor bo with
mo 3, r.-s5,so % rbe man had nraved
-o- o. tios.,,. FL, o. fs,. distant dav but
-, cr.-ts HIM What eball ne roa.
i,,5 +o'5,v
" A osivtb bopr ninth bour %
-~o,, mo-, nrtu ,bree n m miracr.
ans dartress orvoioned Indea nc If
bo en-, tf1 tfs fsoo from, hoholdine
~ ..t-,..-,...-. 10 49,.
" ~ d. ,,.- 5o-t.o,os. TIT.
.,...i..st,,. -, .ho .ast,,,o,,, - -
.stronory t5gt an eclinse Of tho sun
u tbo limo M f,1 Noon vae ir,rossi,
,o ftbo psssover w,. celebrated at
NM roon1 bence tbe dar[ness must
ave baen snnernatnral oTbe veil Of
he temple was rent" This rending
ignihed that the way Of access into !
he very presence Of God was opened !
~ Christ
" 49, " men, Al me moment Je-
us iei' 'l"l DE was ABOUT 10 lose con,
ciousness' amer having pronounced
r,.h lo., 80. d, -, ~ r.. ~, ~,
hvs,ooi -. 49, ,at - e,t -, "a
rotbor t-to thr ho,ds 7 o ,','',',,,,-'
nv sntrit" liz o,rsr,it.od ,,- ~,
- ~ ha1 -, M u, ms SUI
are Of The Father Gave nm the
host preathed out his rfe The
,or5 rso5 ,rI.o.+l. tho -, 80 -0