The Dolores star. [volume] (Dolores, Montezuma County, Colo.) 1901-current, 1914-11-20

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GOLDEN TEXT = PLATE saith uuto
them. What then shall I do unto Jesus,
who 10 called Christ = Matt. s';12 r. v.
The false witnesses mark ll:SkSs)
did not help to formulate charges
against Jesus. These rulers did. how
ever. make three accusations. (Luks
2s:O (a) "Pervertins the nation
turning II TO error: tbD "forbidding to
give tribute to caesar"--treason, (ses
Matt l7:2+2O: and (c) that he
maketh himself Christ, . king
.. G.. his Messianic claims. PLATE
". 10 seems to have dwelt upon the
nrst ~ only worthy Of consideration.
!. JssUs and PiIsts, w. 1919. This
incident demands that We study care
fully all that the other gospel writer's
have recorded. We have seen the &C.
cusation recorded by Luke. Matthew
and Luke tell ~ Of Pilates question.
Art thou the king Of the Jews and
OF the answer Of Christ claiming that
hs was. Matthew records the silence
Of Jesus to the accusations Of the
chief priests and 10 Plate q that
time. Luke gives Us the account OF
Pilates perplexity. how Jesus was
sent to Herod and OF Pilates second
report to the Jews. Matthew tells Of
the Offer PLATE made to release Barab-
has or Jesus and Of the message from
Pilates wife.
Trial . Meeksry.
The trial before Annas and Caiaphas
was hollow mockery. The Sanhedrin
was fierce In its denunciation and to
add disgrace and to impress PLATE
that Jesus was dangerous. they led
him Into his presence. plate soon
raw the emptiness Of their charges.
and ~ We have suggested. dismissed
all save that Of "perverting the ma.
ton" The Roman government keenly
watched for incipient rebellions. After
examination he declares, II find no
fault In this man" He did not. how.
ever. dare incur the hatred and VIC
lence Of jerusalem mob. and 20 be
temporizes. The nercest light Of crit.
icism declares Jesus to be impeccable,
yet men temporise. After the dis
graceful and degrading treatment
Jesus received before Herod. he again
stands before PLATE. and this time he
II again declared to be innocent Of the
charges preferred against him. This
II the turning point Of this worlds
greatest tragedy. PLATE should have
let him 90. and would have had ~
not been . venal Judge. He who hssi.
tates 10. lost" 10 amply exsmpllned In
this case. plate was in . worse case
and one where II became less easy
to do right. whatever his inciinations
tActs 3:l8 may have been, by not
acting resolutsly at this point II was
easy for this yeak.willsd man then TO
yield to the determined Wills Of the
enemies OF Jesus, '. ~ r. v. PLATE
found no fault In Jesus. neither did
Herod ". ls). yet PLATE compromis-
ingiy says. nothing worthy Of death. !"
hence the suggestion that he be chas
tised and released. This ID typical ofths
temporisins. compromising. nckls poll.
ticians. These words at once sug.
xested TO the Jews Q custom Of hav.
Ing released unto them one whom they
chose ut this period Of the year. and
they cried out. Away with this man.
islease unto 10 Barabbas." II was
thus that these. his accussrs. repre-
senting the nation. denied the holy
and Just. and desirable . murdersr."
Acts 3:fS.
Pilats Tried 10 Save Christ.
u. jesus AM 0seabbas, w. 2o-2S.
Matthew adds to that awful cry. when
Plate has washed his hands In token
Of innocency. His blood b upon NJ"
Matt 37:25). The other writers
give 10 some suggestions - to who
Isarabbas was. and makes this choice
more appalling By way Of contrast.
~. The Teaeh,Ne. This lesson ID
Intended 10 center itself about plate.
II II We see the struggle between con.
science and personal ambition. n
late was Impressed BY the Fords Of
Christ. He told the priests and the
multitude that he found no fault N
him. u appears that up 10 . certain
point no tried 10 save Christ. and Ger.
tainly to the end he strove 70 avoid
the responsibility for his death. Sore
~ pressed he tsmporissd and the
Conversation recorded In John Is: $3.50
shows how profoundly interested hs
was In this prisoner bseors him.
Plate knew whom he was dealing
with - . politician. but did not know
this IMAM Of 0sliles" He chose rstA-
Or TO b Caesars friend'' than TO pr.
form q righteous oct according 10 the
dictates Of his conscience. Pressed
BY tho clamos Of thoss whom hs d.
spissd. he sacrinced his conscience
rather than !near their anger.
The golden tsxt focuses the perscnal
applications of this entire less0a.
what shall II snto Jssus. which b
called ChSistf" Az this question tell
from the lips d Plate Il was N
appeal 70 those vho had asked for
Barubbss. "what thea shall DOR va
m acknowlsdgnen 81 defeat, e