The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-11-25
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson K.-Fourth Quarter, For
Nov. 27, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.


A great awe should be upon us as
we read or write or think upon these
things Behold the Son Of God yield
ing Himself for our sakes to sinful
men. See the hatred OF men to God
and the proof that the carnal mind Is
enmity against God AS they came to
take Him in the garden He went to
meet them, saying. Whom seek YEP
To their reply ''Jesus of Nazareth" He
said ''I am" and they went backward
and fell to the ground He allowed
them to rise. to approach Him again
and to take Him and bind him and
lead Him away to Annas and then to
Caiaphas- All the disciples forsook
Him and fed, but a young man fol-
lowed, having just linen cloth about
his naked body, which he left In the
hands of his pursuers as they tried to
lay hold of him, and he fed naked.
We shall have to ask Mark who that
young man was. as he alone records it
Mark xiv, 81. 52). It was an oppor-
tunity of fellowship with Jesus which
he. like the others, missed Simon
Peter and John returned and followed
Jesus. John going in to the palace OF
the high priest, for he was known to
him. but Peter remaining without I'M
til John spoke to the maid that kept
the door and brought in Peter. Then
he sat with the servants and warmed
himself at their fire. But we must
leave his story till next week.
In reply to the high priests ques-
ton as to Jesus doctrine He replied
"In secret have said nothing; /"
ask them which heard me'' John xviii,
1924. They brought many false wit
nesses to testify against Jesus, but
none OF them agreed In their testi-
mony, not even the two Of verse 60.
See Mark xiv. 5000. To the high
priests question. "Answerest thou
nothingY' Jesus held His peace, for
there was nothing to reply to. In Ps.
XIV, IL, It is written. False witness
es did rise mp; they laid to my charge
things that | knew not" Unless you
have been similarly Ill treated you can
not imagine how hard It is TO put in
practice Ps. xxxviii, Is. II as deaf
man heard not, and was as a dumb
man that openeth not his mouth"
When the high priest said, IT adj
5ure thee by the living God that thou
tell Us whether thou be the Christ, the
Son OF God" Cverse 63l. then Jesus
said, II am, and We shall see the Son
Of Man sitting on the right hand Of
power and coming in the clouds Of
heaven" mark xiv, g., with verse 64).
Then they judged Him guilty of bias
phemy and condemned Him to die.
But it was the truth that He spake,
and they shall yet see it. and If they
did not repent before they died they
shall have to hear Ills Depart from
me. We cursed" After they judged
Him guilty Of death they Knocked Him,
blindfolded Him, struck Him on the
face, spit in His face and said, 'Proph-
esq unto US, thou Christ, who is he
that smote thee" Even the servants
smote Him with the palms of their
hands mark xiv. 65l. When morning
was come they bound Him and led
Him away and delivered Him to Pom
thus Plate. the governor, that he might
have Him put to death. their accusa-
ton being that be was a malefactor.
The result Of Pilates examination Of
Him was a three or four fold testimony
that he found no fault In Him aud. ac-
eording to the harmony, a sevenfoId at
tempt to release Him.. Pilates wife
also sent him a message saying. "Have
thou nothing to do with that Just
man, for / have suffered many things
this day in dream because Of Him."
When PLATE learned that He was of
Gaiilee, which was under Herod's
jurisdiction. he sent Him to Herod,
hoping thus to be rid OF this difficult
and perplexing case. But as Jesus an
swered Herod nothing Herod with his
men OF war set Him at naught and
Knocked Him and arrayed Him In a
gorgeous robe and sent Him again to
PLATE duke xiii, S-12). There was
no Imprisonment; there was no sem
blance Of fair trial. 1t was not I'M
like some of our modern cases OF
lynching, except that 1t had seeming
~ the sanction Of both church and
state.
But this man was God, suffering all
this and all that followed for me and
leaving all bis redeemed an example
that we should follow in His steps;
who did no sin. neither was guile
found In His mouth; who when He
was reviIed reviled not again: when
He suffered He threatened not, but
committed Himself to Him that judg
eth righteously Il Pet. II, 21-23). 'tHe
was oppressed, and He was afflicted
yet He opened not His mouth. He il
brought as lamb to the slaughter
and as sheep before her shearers II
dumb, so He openeth not his mouth
lisa. I'LL. y. Being redeemed by His
great sacrifice, 1t Is our privilege tC
suffer with Him, to fill up that which
is behind of the Affections OF Christ il
our flesh for His body's sake. which ii
the church Rom. viii, II; Col. i. "a,
manifesting by His grace the orna
ment Of a meek and quiet spirit. which
is in the sight Of God OF great pric.
Il Pet. iii. ~. Peter speaks of himself
as witness OF the sufferings of Chris
q Pet. v, II, and he who once rebellee
at the thought OF Christ suffering tell
US to rejoice II we are partakers o
His sufferings Il Pet. iv. l2. 49,.
Observing Clerk.