The Huttig news., 1908-05-09
An FyanQelist's Sermon.

/ An tFdnyeuStS ocrmOH.
The following sermon was re-
Gently delivered by Rev. Felix
Lewis Cory, the colored evengslist
who is holding a meeting here.
Text. Isaiah So. 4-8:
Surely he hath borne our grefs and
carried our sorrows, yet we did esteem
him, stieken, smitten of God and afflict-
| ed. But he was wounded for our trans
gressions, he was bruised for our
iniquities, the chastisement of our peace
was upon him and with his stripes we
are healed. All. like sheep, have gone
estray. We have turned every one to
his own way and the Lord hath laid on
! him the iniquity of us all. He was OPP
pressed and he was afflicted, yet he
opened not his mouth, he is brought as
lamb to the slaughter and as sheep be-
fore her shearers, is dumb. So openth
not his mouth. He was taken from pris-
on and from JUDGMENT and who shall de-
clare his generation? For he was cut
off out of the land of the living; for the
ltransgression of people was he stricken.
Subject. Jesus Christ suffered and died
for the redemption of a lost world
After Jesus and his disciples left the
upper room in Jerusalem where he prayed
that wonderful prayer. in the 18th chap
ter of St. John, for the protection and
sanctifcation of the church of God, they
went to the garden Of Gethsemane, here
he suffered great agony of soul and about
| | O'Clock in the morning was betrayed
| by Judas and arrested, then the order of
events were about as follows: He was
brought before Annas the father in-law
of the high priest From Annas he was
sent to Caiaphas, the legal high priest
with whom were gathered some members
of the council who examined and con-
demned him to die for blasphemy Dur
| ing this examination the three denials by
Peter took place. At later hour, prob
ably about daybreak, the Sanhedrim
council again assembled to reaffirm its
verdict and arrange for presenting the
case to PLATE.
1t was about 6 o'clock when they took
Jesus before PLATE and asked for his
confirmation of their verdict that the
prisoner should be put to DEATH From
Caaphas unto the hall of judgment.
The Jewish Sanhedrim council had no
legal authority to investigate a capital
offense, during the night hence the nee
essity of their coming together for a for
NAL meeting before Caiaphas at day
break. They were determined to put
Jesus to death. but must first get author
ity from the Roman court. so they bring
him to the judgment hall to persuade Pr
late to pass sentence upon him.
PLATE then went out to them and asked
what accusation bring you against this
man. they said. If he was not male
factor we would not have delivered him
up unto thee. PLATE said take him and
Judge him according to your law. The
Jews said it is not lawful for US to put
any man to death. Then Plate called
Jesus and asked him what he had done
Thine own nation and the chief priests
have delivered thee unto me. What hath
thou done? Jesus said my Kingdom is
not of this world, if my Kingdom were
of this world then would my servants
fight that should not be delivered to the
Jews. But now is my kingdom from
hence.
PLATE said art thou a King then9
Jesus said, am king; to this end was
born and for this cause came into the
world. Thou art a king so humble de-
spised, without a single follower without
wea pons or wealth handed over to me as
Jews2 Jesus said, am. Then Plate
said to the Jews. find in him no fault
at all. Then the whole multitude rose
up against him. and said we find fault
with him, we find this fellow, Jesus, per-
verting the nation and forbidding to give
tribute to Caesar, saying that he himself
is Christ, King. he stirreth up the
people. teaching throughout all Judea
beginning from Galilee to this place
PLATE said still find no fault in this
man. will send him to King Herod and
lethim examine him, and when King
Herod saw Jesus he was exceedingly
glad. for he had desired to see him of a
long season, because he had heard many
things of him and he hoped to seen some
Of the miracles done by him. Then he
questioned with bin in many words
SBut Jesus answered him not word and
the chief priests and seribes stood and
vehemently accused him.
Harod with his war men set him at
naught, and Knocked him and arrayed
him in a gorgeous robe and sent him
again to Plate. And PLATE when he had
called together the chief priests and the
rulers and the people said unto them, Ye
have brought this man unto me as one
that have perverted the people and be-
hold. have examined him before you all
touching those things whereof we accuse
him and find no fault in him No. nor
yet Herod. For sent you tc him and 10,
nothing worthy of death is done unto
him. | will therefore chastise him and re-
lease him. But they cried out in loud
voices that he must be cruci6ed Plate
gave sentence that it should be as they