The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-11-12

supper and after he had subsequently
instituted the memorial OF His death
with the bread and the cup, and after
Judas had gone out to betray him,
Jesus and the remaining eleven left
the upper room I'm Jerusalem, crossed
the city TO the gate and thence crossed
the Valley Kedron and assembled the
sloping side OF Mt Olivet toward the
Garden OF Gethsemane The word
Gethsemane signifies oilpress. Ira
dition has II that this garden belonged
10 the family OF which the Apostles
John and James were members and
that for this reason the Lord and His
disciples were privileged 20 feel them
selves at home there. st. Mark, the
writer OF one OF the gospels. but not
one Of the Apostles. Is credited with
having been a member OF the same
family. One OF the accounts OF the
arrest OF the Master tells that
amongst those who followed after
Hin was young man wrapped with
sheet and who fed naked when
some members of the band attempted
10 lay hold OF him That young man.
tradition says, years afterwards. was
known as St Mark
The Journey to Gethsemane.
This was the most memorable night
OF the Masters experience. He knew
perfectly the meaning of every fea-
ture of the Passover He knew that
He was the Lamb OF God. antitypically,
whose death was to be accomplished
on the following day by crucihxion.
Yet His thoughts were for His dear
disciples. He must give them final
words OF encouragement and instruc-
ton. And so He did. Three chapters
of st. Johns Gospel record the incl
dents OF the intervening time between
the leaving OF the upper room and the
arriving az Gethsemane, the place OF
the oil-press. And Judas also who
betrayed him, knew the place, for
Jesus ofttlmes resorted thither with
his disciples" (John viii. y. In St.
John xiv, the Master told His dis.
ciples about the place He would go
to prepare for them. but that He
would send the Spirit OF Truth TO be
their Comforter and II would show
them things to come. In the
fifteenth chapter He gave them
the parable OF the Vine and
the Branches and assured them
that no longer should they be serv.
ants. but friends For all things that
have heard OF my Father have
made known unto you" In the six
teenth chapter He explained to them
that prosecutions must be expected,
II they would share His sufferings
and be prepared to share His glory
little while and they would not
see Him; then again little while and
they would see Him. The entire pc
Rod OF His absence, from the Divine
standpoint. as compared TO eternity
would be but little while Then, by
virtue OF the resurrection change.
they would see Him, because made
like Him. I'm the world We shall
have tribuation: but be of good
cheer; ] have overcome the world q"
These things | have given unto you
that in Me We might have peace" In
the seventeenth chapter Is recorded
his wonderful prayer TO the Father on
behalf OF His followers-not for the
Apostles only. but for all those also
who would believe on Him through
their word.
In the Garden Of GethSemane.
Thus discoursing they reached the
Garden, or olive-yard, where the press
for extracting the oil from the olives
was located Somewhere near the en-
: trance eight OF the disciples were
hidden TO remain watching while
Jesus. with the specially beloved Pc.
ter. James and John. went little
further. And then. realizing the i'm
possibility OF even His dearest friends
appreciating His sorrowful condition.
He went still further alone TO speak
to the Father The disciples. per.
picked. astounded, by the things that
they had heard from His lips, did not
comprehend the true situation. They
evidently thought that there must still
he something parabolic in His utter
ances They would. indeed watch
with Him, but they were weary and
sank into slumber The spirit was
willing, but the flesh was weak
II some have queried why the Mas.
ter preferred TO be alone in prayer
so frequently. the answer is, Il
have trodden the wine-press alone;
and OF the people there was non"
with Me" isaiah xiii. 81. His dis
ciples and followers loved Him dearly.
Still He was alone, because He alone
had been begotten OF the Holy Spirit.
His followers could not feel so blessed
nor be spirit-begotten until after His
sacriflce had been finished nor until
He would appear in the presence OF
God for them To apply His merit inn
putedly to them, to permit them to
Join with Him scientifically in the sur
ferings of this present time. that they
might share with Him also in the
glories to follow.
st. Peter, referring to the forego-
ing experience Of our Lord, declares
that He offered up strong crying and
tears unto Him that was able to save
Him from death and was heard in re-
spect 70 that which He feared. Why
did He fear? Do not all humanity
face death, and some Of them with
great courage and some with bravadO?
Ali, there is vast difference be-
tween the Masters standpoint and
ours as respects death. We were
born dying. We never knew perfect
ife We have always known that
there is no escape from death. IT
was different with Him. His expert
euces on the spirit plane before COM
ing into the world were all in asso-
ciatior with life. perfection of life.
I'm Him was life"-uncontaminate
because he was holy, harmless. undo.
filed and separate from sinners; His
life came not from Adam.
He knew that in His perfection He
had right to life, II He would live
i'm perfect accordance with the Divine