The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1907-04-23
The BAPTIST CHURCH
ne CruOfiIioa Vas Rev. NsviaS' SsD-
leCt t~ latresiial Sernea.

fifteenth chapter OF Mark And II
Was the third hour. and they cruel
fled him Rev. Neyins said in part
az follows
Il suppose the greatest dramatist
IL Shakespeare and the greatest dra-
ma of Shakespeare is Hamlet" and
yet Hamlet is but the rawlings OF q
mad boy because OF the unfortunate
death OF his father. Here In contrast
| hold up the tragedy OF Jesus Christ
upon the cross. 1T was the third
hour. and they crucified him. "
There Is no verse OF scripture that
strikes such an important note In a
few words as this, no verse OF scrip
ture that In a few short words com
prehends more than this verse com
prehends. wish | might show you
that morning in Jerusalem. gala
day in the city, the people had gath
cred at the feast, and at early morn
ing every avenue that led to the city
was crowded with people. You re-
member 1t was on the previous night
that Christ had undergone the trial
before the high priest and now he is
brought forth to the people and Pill
er Christ; but upon the Glamour OF
the people, the murderer Barabbas
is loosed and Jesus Is delivered up
to be crucified. PLATE said, What
will We that | shall do unto him
whom ye call the king of the Jews"
And they cried out again, Cruelty
him" They clothed him with pur-
pie and put crown Of thorns about
his head, so that the blood ran down
his face. They smote him upon the
head and did spit upon him, and
when they had mocked him and
heaped upon him all the indignity
possible they took off his purple
garments and put his own clothes on
him and led him out to cruelty him.
There goes Jesus bearing the weight
of the cross, with one behind him to
put upon him the lash should he rest
and as they go to Golgothas hill
Jesus tainted under the cross and
they commanded one Simon to beal
his cross There upon that hill prep
arations are being made for the cru
cifixiOn.
Jesus and the two thieves wer
nailed to the crosses, and as IN
cross was raised and dropped suo
denly into its place in the ground
| the tender flesh of Jesus qulvers
We notice there were three group.
of persons on this hill. The frs
group was a group OF women,
great company who followed ano
stood afar off, watching. They had
loved him
1.-The second group was a group OF
Romans, who, under the authority OF
plate. were to see that the lnstruc-
tious were carried out. There they
stood. stolid witnesses to the crucltlX
ion The third group was group OF
.Jews-those who had been clamor-
ing for his death-these three
groups stood as witnesses to tins aw'
ful scene. It was the third hour,
about nine O'Clock i'll the morning
We can see these Jews, how they are
rejoicing in the crucifiXion. how they
taunt and laugh at Christ as he sur
fered on the cross. They SAID save
| thyself and come down from the
cross. He saved others himself ne
cannot save" Little did they kno"
the truth, There is another express
| ion given as We read this story. WE
are told that sitting down beside
4 Inn h.F hnNs
men who hated Christ and had beer
thirsting for his blood. ana upoi
their faces can be seen the satisiac
tIon thai Christ Is DYING upon the
cross.
IT heard of great painter once
who thought OF nothing but his ART
land his great ambition was 90 pain
the agony upon fac" Of awful sui
fefing That passion bad mastere'
1.-The artist. aud be- ssnt 0ut some srt
wants They caught AN old tFaNel"
land pat him ia a dungeon till "a
lartist would Rvt ready for him on
aas be said. Go briuE nae TIE cat
tive Thes brought thv old msn an
lpuf him on e ruck ills fcSt wee
fastened tu une tvtolstug place, bl
ltauds tn aunfhpF. And Hs thHs
lslfuug ssr,ants paflrd biH u"d
Was ruIiad O. plesya The paintf
sfas,A over hl# suhirsf wtfh bats hfue
,lu hand aud Iasf aioatsd ostf 'h
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