The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-14

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ence, and by the waving palm tips seen I'm ne
streets below through the palace windows Hubs p
appears before the Council Of High Priests sud
though sorely tempted. refuses to betrav -',
Master.
In chapter four is seen Athias, now Matthes
The Apostle, charging Judas with treacher ,
ne (Matthew) VAS present, -nseen, in the r'rET-
ell chamber of the high priests. judas. however
succeeds in aliaying the doubts o. his flow
apostles, and. with them. awaits the approarh =
the Master.
Scene FIVE Is upon the Mount Of Olive "a
the Apostles comes Peter. who tells them Of -
KISS of Judas anu the arrest Of Jesus In the CIR
den Of Gethsemane.
Then follows the sixth scene which Is 4
in the palace of Herod II, formerly the by
Archelaus. To him come Matthew and his aged
father, Jechonias, who plead eloquentlv for re
Masters life But Caiaphas and his priest en-
ter and urge that Herod nut the Nazarene TO
death.
Herod asks Caiaphas where the Messiah Is
20 be found. and, turning toward the entrance,
Caiaphss exclaims: Behold Him, standing
therew At this point the great light strearrs
through the arch, and Herod sinks back on his
throne overcome Then, pulling himself to-
gether and rising to his feet. he commands IL a
thuLderous voice: Jesus Of Nazareth ap-
proachT
Slowly the light moves on toward the stage
the soft tabeau curtains quietly descend
This is one of the most thrilling situations in
the sacred drama.
Scene seven is the COURTYARD Of Pilates
palace. with, The merchants Of the Temple and
the populace demanding tie relel5e Of the rob-
her Barabbas and the life of Jesus. Cruelty
Him Cruelty Finn" they cry out; His blood
be upon US and upon our children" Again the
light indicates His presence. and another great
scene is acted, ending with the sentence Of
PLATE and the famous washing Of the hands
In the next scene the disciples are shown in
a walled garden on the road to Golgotha- It Is
here that the march 10 Calvary Is depicted
thrillingly that the audience sits spellbound. In
the distance the cries Of the mob are heard and
the disciples fan upon their knees.
Shouts grow louder the mob approaches.
and soon the roar Of the invisible multitude be-
comes positive hurt TO the auditory nerve.
Stones flying, and the procession Is passing
on the other side Of the wall. One sees above
the wall moving slowly, the spearheads OF the
Roman legion, and the air is thick with missiles
and pierced with hooking cries against ,he
King Of the Jews
THRILLING SCENE OF THE CROSS
Presently above the wall in cloud of lard
flung stones, appear the top and part of the
cross beam Of great, gaU wooden cross. The
sky is almost blindIngy aEght, and IN this bril-
liant, startling atmosphere, the cross quivers,
totters and sways In the unseen arms Of its fast
Weakening supporter
This great scene reveals the dramatic pos
sibiities Of suggestion. 1t thrills and permeates
the innermost recesses of the soul. That great
black cross, vibrating painfully in the tense.
luminous atmosphere, rising and falling and
swaying with the feebleness Of its unseen sup
porter enveloped in the roar OF the invisible
multitude, is a masterpiece of dramatic Presen-
alton.
Nor does this great act end with the passing
q the cross. Directly the Apostles leave the
scene, to follow at distance to Calvary, Judas
enters torn, disheveled and maniac-hke In ap-
90 h. -
upon every feature.
He meets those who bribed him, but his APP
peal to them meets only repulsiOn and after an
intense scene II. which he fings the thirty pieces
of blood money into the faces of the high
priests, the unfortunate wretch curses his be-
t-ayers and rushes forth to hang himself.
The ninth chapter carries the story to It's
end. One sees the interior Of the Temple at the
third hour of the crucifxion. The fearful null
titude Is gathered in the darkness that over
spreads the earth. The high priest stands IN
steady on the throne but refuses 10 give ear 10
the appeals of the mob. Plate enters In
frenzy and beseeches Caiapha- TO undo, far
possible, the wrong done the Nazarene, but
the priest is hard, firm and relentless. PLATE
threatens him. and the high priest orders his sol
diers to hurl the governor from the Temples
roof.
Just at that moment the sins of men are
expiated for OF Calvary Christ, the Saviour Of
the world, has expifed. As the command a.:
Caiaphas Is tered, the populaoe is thrown into
mortal terror.
Eghtnings fash and thunder oars The
earth rocks with fearful violence, the great col
umns of the Temple sway and totter; then. with
a terrific crash, the supporting arch Of the Tenn
pie gives way, and comes SCATTERING down before
the eyes of the people.
The Temples veil is rent in twain, and out
through the ruin of it all are seen, in the vivid
lightning flashes, the three gaunt crosses on the
hill of Calvary. The Apostles rush upon the
scene as the high priests and tie frenzied pop
ulace flee in fight, and PLATE falling on his
knees at Peters feet, receives the disciples
blessing, and the glory of Christianity is fore
told.
At this poi--s the lights softe into darkness
out of which comes, clear and strCn the closing
picture of the drama, the sepulchre, with the
stone rolled back, and the angel OF the Lord
standing in the entrance with nand appraised sud
finger indicating that He. the Saviour OF tAs
world. has ri-sn-