The independent-reporter., 1910-12-15

cil-Curse him who does not vote Tor
his death" Caiaphas Fastening hith-
er and thither among the throng, ex-
cites them to still further violence.
PLATE pointing to Jesus seeks to
awaken sympathy in their hearts
saying Cannot even this pitiful
sight awaken compassion in your
hearts?' The answer of the multitude
is Let him die" ITO the cross with
him." PLATE further seeks to reason
with the people pointing to the mild
and dignitied countenance of Jesus
and the other, Barabbas, man CON
victed of robbery and murder. a hor
rible image of a perfect scoundrel;
but they again demand the release of
Borabbas. Turning to his servant
he orders him to bring water and
washing his hands, he exclaims. Il
wash my hands; am innocent OF the
blood of this just man." See ye to
it" Up from the crowd, rang this
awful cry. I'VE take it upon our
selves. His blood be upon us and
upon our children"
THE WAY TO THE CROSS.
Mary, the Mother of Jesus, with
Mary Magdalene, John and Joseph OF
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Pilates house just as Jesus bearing
his cross with the two thieves also
carrying their crosses come down
the street by the House of Annas.
Passing near the house of PLATE, they
discuss where they can 90 to find
Jesus and what is to be his fate. AS
they speak horrible noise of con
fused voices and tramping feet is
heard in the distance. Listening. they
wait.
Bearing his cross, faint and weary
Jesus enters from the right. followed
by a motley throng, the priests who
are still following their prey not sat
isfied until they see him dead before
their very eyes and the people who
were once his people. Faint witl
fatigue. Jesus leans up against the
house of Ahf suerus who comes out
and drives him off, saying, BE of
from my house, here is no place fol
resting" On Golgotha, he can resi-
enough Knocked the crowd.
John, seeing the cross says, ii ap-
pears that some one is being leat
out to Golgotha for execution. Mary
the Mother of Jesus. catching sight o
him, starts forward with a piercing
cry. John, Mary Magdalene and Sa
lone support her.
The Centurion, seeing Jesus abou
to drop from exhaustion, reaches
him bottle saying, Here strength
en- thyself.' Jesus takes it but does
not drink. Seeing, that Jesus has
become too much exhausted to carry
the cross longer and seeing Simeon
OF Cyrene standing by. the centurion
n
first he is frightened crying out thai
he has committed no crime, but rec
ognizing the Master, he comes for
ward and lifting the cross says. For
love of thee will I carry it," Christ
stands exhausted at one side. but
looks at him and Gays, Gods bless
ing be upon thee and thine" Veronica
coming quickly forward kneels before
Christ and offers her handkerchie
that he may wipe the sweat from his
face. Jesus took the handkerchie
and wiped his face saying. "Compas
sionate soul, the father will reward
thee for this" Jesus looked upon his
Mother as they passed but did no
speak. Mary, John and Mary Magda
lene then slowly follow the procession
on to Calvary.
The CRUClFIAION.
On Golgotha, which interpreted II
the Place of a Skull, they crucifiet
him. Hung on a cross between The
two thieves, he who came into this
world to minister gave his life {
ransom for many Near the foot o
the cross, stand the Holy womer
J from Bethany, Mary, the Mother o
Jesus, John, Joseph Of Arimathet
and Nicodemus Nearby. feastint
their eyes on the last suffering O
their prosecuted victim. stand the
, members of the Sanhedrin. A grea
crowd of sight-seers press forward
The centurion, by command of the
, Governor, with one stroke of his ham
} mer fastens on the cross just over the
head of Jesus a paper. The cross Is
, now lifted and set upright The scene
which follows Is heart-rending in
deed. The three crosses bear such
|, wholly different burdens. or tht
: thieves. one is very young with darl
evil face, the other an old man witt
terrified humble looks and in the cen
ter, the cross bearing the Christus
, whose face shows suffering in the ex
treme, nail Ia driven through th1