Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-03-28
DE-. cALEYs LECTURE.
Last of Series Delivered in Young
Peoples Building Menday
Night.

his series of lectures on the earthly
life of Christ in the Young Peoples
Building Monday evening, before a
large and appreciative audience, the
subject being, "The Passion and Post
Resurrection Life Of Jesus Christ"
The preparation and proclamation
having been treated Of in two pre-
vious lectures, it remained for him
to treat of the precipitation. In the
Old Testament, and other New Tesla
ment characters, much is said Of their
life and services, but little mention of
their death. Great emphasis is laid
on the death Of Christ, fully twenty
five per cent of the Gospels dealing
with His Passion While only two of
the evangelists tell Of his Birth and
Baptism, three of His Transfgura-
ton and the Lords Supper, two Of His
Ascension, four give accounts of His
Passion, and in most detailed form.
The Passion may be divided into three
periods: the Agony. the Trial and
Death.
On Maunday Thursday, the Pass
over Feast being over, He instituted
the Lords Supper. just as the Pas
sovcr was a memorial feast, p family
gathering, and a real meal, so the
great Christian feast is called the
Eucharist, the Holy Communion, and
the Lords Supper.
The physical suffering of the Agony
in Gethsemane was intense, and the
anguish greater even than His Death
upon the cross.
The three Apostles, James, John
and Peter, were taken by Christ to
the Mount Of TRANSPORTATION that
they might sec the glory of God, into
the room of the daughter of Jairus,
that they might behold the might Of
His power, and into the inner recess
es of the Garden Of Gethsemane, that
they might behold the depth of His
love.
AS the kiss was symbol Of friend
ship, and also the. usual salutation of
a pupil for his master, the kiss Of
Judas has double base significance,
in that he lost all claim to friendship
and also. discipleship.
The Trial. is divided into two sec
tions: the ecclesiastical by the Jews
and the civil by the Romans; and
each has three parts.
The three parts to the eccIcsiastic-
al trial are: The trial before Annas,
the trial before Caiphas, and part Of
the Sanhedrin, and the trial before
Caiphas and the whole of the San
hedrin. Annas was the real High
Priest, but he was in disfavor with
the Romans, and they appointed
Caiphas, his son-in-law. The first
two trials were illegal because held
between sunset and sunrise, con-
trary to their law. Caiphas
places himself under oath, instead Of
the witnesses, contrary to law.
The three parts to the civil trial
are: First, before Plate; then before
Hcrod; and again before Plate The
three-fold charge being: First, per-
verting the nation; forbidding pay
ment of tribute; and setting himself
up as king; and all false. In answer
to Pilates question, He said He was
born to be King, but to Hcrod He
spakc not word, notwithstanding
Herod was anxious to hear Him
preach, and to sec Him perform some
miracle.
Three times was He scourgcd; i'm
the house of Caiphas, by the men of
Herod, and by the Roman soldiers.
Plate really wanted to save Him, but
was weak and vaccillating, and from
what we know Of his character, the
result was not surprising.
In all history there has never been
such trial. Plate, the guilty one,
delivering the Innocent to death.
Jesus Christ, the Innocent One, will
ing to 60 to death on behalf of the
guilty.
1t was no wonder Jesus fell under
the weight of the cross. He had had
no sleep since Wednesday night, and
nothing to eat since Thursday night.
He had been tried six times and
Scourgcd severely three. At this
time He had two sources of comfort:
The strength of man, Simon bearing
His cross; and the sympathy and love
of woman, the daughters of Jerusa-
lem weeping for Him.
The inscription on the cross was in
three languages: Latin, Greek and
Hebrew; the official, the common and
the national languages, seeming to
represent government, culture and