Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-11-28
Place of Crucifxion.

The traditional place of Calvary is To-
Gated in the Church of the Holy Sepul-
chre in Jerusalem. although the actual
place where they crucified Jesus is un-
known. 1t is certain that il was on IN.
north of the city. close to public
highway over which the masses passed
near to the garden of Joseph of Arima
inca and without the CITY walls II
was called the place of the skull. be-
cause the rounded top of the hill re-
sembled skull. The site that many
schoiars accept, called Gordon's Cal
vary, answers all the requirements of
the scriptural statements. 1t is imma-
terlal where the place was, but IL is
OF the greatest Importance that we
should know the fact that they cru
Gifted him.
The refusal of Jesus to partake of
the wine mixed with myrrh" shows
tnat he was unwilling even in His
weakness and suffering to cloud His
brain or benumb His consciousness
while He was bearing our griefs and
carrying our sorrows
Inc indifferent soldiers hardened by
the sights of army life gambled, in
fulhilment of prophecy Fps. 22), at the
loot or the cross for the seamless
garment that Mary may have weaved
for the One she loved
Ihere are many today who are enjoy
ing the blessings of the civilization
that Christianity has contributed to
ene world through the Church as well
as the charities and colleges esta bltsh-
ed by the disciples of the Lord and who
are Indifferent to the claims of their
LORD, who voluntarily died to save
enem on the cross of Calvary.
NO aeath Is more cruel than that OF
crucinxion, which the Romans intro
duced into Palestine, because the pris-
oher dies not from the loss of blood
or In short space of time, but through
.he lingering agony of open wounds,
the arrest of the circulation ar the
extremities. the tension of the nervous
system and the oppression on the brain
and the heart"
Those that are Indifferent to the Mas
yer ana oppose Him today are cruelty
ing Him afresh.
There was opposition by the people
because of the charge that PLATE wrot.
and which a soldier carried before
Jesus on his way to the place outside
OF the city wall where they nailed the
charges or legal reasons for the death
to the cross.
The superscription This is Jesus of
Nazareth. the King of the Jews was
intended to taunt the people who in
sisted and forced PLATE to order th..
death OF the Lord Jesus Ii proclaimed
IN the three languages used represent
ing power, philosophy and the people
Gods eternal truth, for the crucified one
is not only the king of the Jews but
also the only Universal King the world
has ever known.
Jesus, during his lifetime, showed His
love for sinful men by associating with
them and preaching unto them His
gospel
In the last hours of His life He had
as his companions upon the cross two
robbers. who probably belonged to m.
band of Barrabbas. He was NUMBERED
with the transgressors' more profound-
~ than by being crucified between two
thieves WV
He stands today between all trans
resSorS as the one way of salvation
Both OF the malefactors were, like the
III uitlt uue, niled with a spirit of mock
cry OF the Master until one of them
cried out for mercy while the other re
Jected the Christ. 1t was "A wonderful
promise that Jesus made to the diving
me In paradise" wan
F" nile the chief priest with his fol-
towers tainted and Knocked the Master
He continued His mission of love min.
lsteflng TO His broken hearted mother
ana praying for His enemies until the
end came, when He gave I'D the ghost
ana ieft the world the message of the
cross that condenseS into one s,nrep,e
,ct the human shame. the heavenly
love and the divine glory of His entirs
ministry 1t stands today as il has
stood through all the centuries His
hearts Interpretation of His own
yords: He that loseth his life shall
ind it," 'ie shdii
The darkness of that early morning
hour was symbolical of the Judgment
Dt God that Jesus was receiving in
HIS sense of the lost of His fellowship
30 that He cried out as He partool, of
ne shame and sin of men
The parting of the veil has been inter-
1reted as being prophetic of the COMING
destruction of the temple, but it would
'eem to refer to the fact that through
he death of the Lord Jesus the wav
vas opened up for all men into the
presence of God without the use of the
emple service. The old Jewish dispen-
alton passed away with the death OF
he Christ, who opened up the way for
III to approach their Heavenly Father
" prayer in His name.
The centurion caught the message of
he cross when he saw in the cruel
l&ion of Jesus the death of the Son of
iod. The first Gentle convert caught
vision of Gods love for humanity at
he foot of the cross. where we are all
allied upon to see in the death of the
faster who died for us the love and
cart of the Father.
This is the summit of the story of
exemption. The cross of Christ has
cen the source of the blessing that is
making the world rejoice in the love
nd grace of our Heavenly Father, who
oved the world much that He gave
lis only begotten Son to take our
lace upon the cross as an offering for
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