The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-05-15
JESUS BETRAYED
AND DENIED
Sunday School Lesson FOR May II, 1908
Specially Prepared for This Paper

them The Son 0f man sllii be. heiraye
into fhe hands of mon. Maft 1922
TIME Thursday evening and carly Fri
day m0rI.ns Apli and g. a. u N
PLACE Tho garden of Geflscmanl
on the slope OF fhc Mount uf Olive.
and Ode house of Calphas DO Jerusalem
Comment and Suggestive Thought
The Sleeping Disoiplcs.-V 1 Gefh
semanc was a plot of ground (Mail
26.3G). which appears 90 have beer
ON ihe Mount 0f Olives duke 22.39
and beyond The ayine Of The Kilror
John 1S.U. Leaving Jerusalem bl
st. stephens gate one comes Ia th'
traditional site of Gcthsemano. 40 :
distance of almost so yards bcyonl
fhc bridge that spans fhe Kiir0n
stone wall inci0sos nearly square
plot of ground. which contains eight
very ancient olive Trees lt is uni
yersaliy admitted that the real site
cannot be- far from the traditional
one Gender I'm Hastings Bible Die
tionary
The temptation of the disciples Co.
Gcthscmane on the surface was o.
temptation 90 physical sl0th. the yield
ing Of physical weakness. but deeper
their sin was the lack OF that sympa
thy with Christ which would have
kept them awake. watching and pray
ing as ne babe them. Do was an the
worse because Christ had sought al
his nearest companions 20 give bin
what comfort men could I'm his $40
! preme spiritual STRUGGLE fhe three dis
ciples that were nearest him Peter
James and John He had thus hon
ored them al least twice bofore-wher
he healed the daughter OF Iairus. and
on the Mount OF Transformation
The three disciples met fhis iempfa
ton by yielding TO drowsinoss rous
ing enough 20 perceive The agony of
Christ which they have reported 70
MS. and then falling asleep again. in
spite QlIheir Masters pleadlnes twice
repeated for their loving interest an'
support in his great trial. Never ir
all their lives could Peter. James and
John wipe ont that failure -lrom thoi
memories And yet. have we one wore /
of blame? We have never been worn /
with sorrow such as theirs Have We
not also failed when our Lord ha.
asked MS 10 watch and pray? G.
Gnlie.
The Treacherous Disciple-Vs 20
Already while Christ was uftermg h.e
sad words Of disappointment "SloeI
on now" the lanterns and torches o
his captors We're cleaning through
the trees
Judas brings with him T. "Oncor
from the chief priests and Phausoes.
These were the temple servants. tho
Jewish guard of the temple @ 90
band of men" "a detachment Of no
man soldiers from the garrison STA
toned in tho castle of Antonia. sent
TO preserve order Matt 25.0 and
Illustrate any attempt at rescue "-
Century Bible
Christ received them with fui
snowiolee of tho.r PURPOSE and of Tho q
fatal result Chat 'H'l follow. pr 20
DID not attempt % hide. blt "wen s
orlh' into tho fa' m 'nHeh. from th. d
iacp shade of tle olives. -and sal &,
INTO them Whom 81. ck YEP "Thi 81
luc iian was prc 'l'r asked for tht n
purpose of shielding f's disciples b' .
.raw'ne The af Hn'.an o all ur0n h.m ~
.if'-Amoric.n Comm tary. h
When Chris calmly declared vh. no
.c was they iel back ard on he e'
roHnd 'WhCh.r fhis was q s1rer II
aural event OF allied fr The sublime C
orce OF mora greatness Fishing ir -
is eye. or echoing in fhe tones OF DIS
dice. we cannot say He who ha =
usiol the waves and cast out tho 3
evil. and before whose glance anlI E
'ord John and Paul foll TO the oartl
s If struck with lightning. ana per
APPS allow his very capfors pnoparod
y Judas for some display of bis might 7
} feel how poworless they were
galnst him.'-Pulnit Commentary.
Peter was brought 20 bis senses by
srioyed look from his Lord. "It was
lough Like an arrow through his
most soul shot the mute. eloquent
lguish Of that reproachful glance. AS
o sunbeam smItes the last hold of
e snow upon The rock ere it PUSHES
avalanchos down the tormented DIM
the false self Of the fallen apostle
ippod away Flinging the fold of his
antle over his head he, too. Ike
.das. rushed forth into the night II
20 the night but. as has been beau "A
ully said. &c was TO meet lie morn
g dawn II the angel of Innocence
% LEFT him. the angel of Repentance
Ok him gently by the hand. Far
r.
Practical pofnfc