The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-12-09
SUNDAY SCHOOL.
Lesson Xl.-Fourth Quarter, For
Dec. II, 1910.
THE INTERNATIONAL SERIES.

Rev. .. NJ. Stearns.
We have come to the last scene in
the greatest event in history. and we
can scarcely do more than read It and
write 1t. Yes, we can believe it firmly.
and our hearts can say: "All for me-
for my sins. He was wounded for my
transgressions, bruised for my iniqui.
ties. He hath redeemed me from the
curse of the law, being made curse
for me-" Since the death Of Abel all
that have lived on the earth and have
passed of It have. with but two excep-
lions, gone by dying: but. of all the
millions upon millions of deaths, there
never was one like this. OF all the
others each died because of sin, for
there had been no death If there had
been no sin. But this man had no sin.
He knew no sin. He died for our sins.
All others had to die-they could not
help IL. This man laid down his life
Of his own accord. No one could take
1t from Him Gohn x, II, 49,. All 9th
ers were ordinary mortals, but this
man lived before the world was. He
talked with Adam and Eve, with
Enoch and Noah and Abraham and the
patriarchs, with Moses and Joshua and
David. He made them all and all
things. He was God manifest in the
flesh. He still lives, and He will come
again. and all who have ever lived
must give account to Him. Let us re.
member these things as we mediate
upon Him.
In the lesson OF two weeks ago we
left Him before PLATE, accused by tile
Jews as an evildoer and by them de-
Iivered to the Roman governor to be
put to death. He had passed sleep.
less night-a night of the most cruel
abuse at the hands of His tormentors
| 1t was now early morning. and PLATE.
persuaded that he was an innocent
man, had made Eve attempts to release
Elm, for he knew that for envy the
chief priests had delivered Him (verse
49,. 1t was the custom to release
prisoner at this feast, one whom they
might select. and he suggested that he
should release Jesus who is called
Christ. His wife had sent him a mes.
sage urging him to have nothing to do
with that just man. for she had suf
fered many things in dream because
of Him. Meantime the chief priests
and elders were perusading the people
TO ask for the release of very wicked
man. a notable prisoner called Barab-
bas. murderer. So when PLATE made
his seventh and last attempt to release
Jesus and asked whether 1t should be
Jesus or Barabbas they asked for
Barabbas. Listen to Peter after Pente-
cost concerning this: aye delivered
Him up and denied Him In the pres.
ence OF PLATE when he was determined
10 let Him 60. But We denied the Holy
One and the Just and desired mur
derer to be granted unto you and
killed the Prince of Life" facts iii, 49,
l5l. When PLATE asked. What shall
| ! do, then. with Jesus who Is called
Christ?' their united and persistent
cry was, LET Him be crucifedr' III
late then took water and washed his
hands before the multitude, saying: Il
am innocent of the blood of this JUST
person. See We to It." Then they cried
His blood be on us and on our chill.
dren" oversees "A. 25). So PLATE. willing
10 content the people. released Barab
bas, scourged Jesus and delivered Hiut
to be crucifed.
What can any follower of Jesus ex-
pect in a world whose highest civil and
4, 4nG ~
Of God? 1t is the same evil world
Religion. so called. has no more use
for Jesus Christ than the Jews had
The civil authorities have no respect
for Him beyond lifting their hats 10
Him for the sake of politeness. and the
devil is the one who is really worship.
ed. and be is the father OF lies and n
murderer Stay. IL you can, and SEE
what followed as the holy One is &c.
livered 10 their will After being
scourged the soldiers strip Him. put cr,
Him a scarlet robe, crown Him Will
thorns. mock Him. smite Him on thf
lead. spit upon Him, remove the robe
Dut His own clothes on Him and lead
Him away to cruelty Him. AT first
Ee bore the cross; then they compelled
Simon the Cyrenian to bear 1t. And Sc
they go forth. two malefactors led
with Him to be put to death, great
company following and some wailing
women. to whom be spake some
weighty words. They reach Golgotha.
and quickly the cruel work is done.
Tie Son OF God Is crucitied and title
placed over his head in Hebrew. Greek
and Latin. Jesus of Nazareth. the
King OF the Jews" That was about o
a. m. on the most awful day that earth
ever saw They reviled Him as He
hung there bearing my sins. They
rallied on Him, they Knocked Him. until
about noon the sun shone no longer
and there was darkness over all the
land until about p. m. when He cried
with loud voice and said. Father.
into Thy hands commend my spirit, !.
and He was gone. The earth quaked.
the rocks rent. graves were opened.
and in the temple In the city the veil
which separated the holy place from
the most holy was rent In twain from
the top to the bottom. Consider all
the Scriptures fulfilled by these events.
Give heed TO His seven sayings from
the cross and In the FIRST three see
forgiveness and glory and all we need
while here on earth waiting for Hia
kingdom to come.