Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1915-11-19

above the audience on one OF these
stone benches, or "bema," as they
were then called, and placed here for.
the purpose.
We see men Fastening along thfaa
very street, leading as it did to the.
Sheep Gate" (the modern st. Ste.
phens gate), and join crowd with
torches at Gethsemane, which, with
the betraying Of Judas, have taken tho,
Nazarene found here absorbed in,
prayer. They lead him up the steeps
slopes of the Kedron valley into the
city to the palace OF Caiaphas, thes
high priest.
by morning we see them move ON.
to the public square before Pilate'ea
house. Plate comes out from the pal.
ace to the crowd clamoring against
Jesus. The Jews will not enter the,
Judgment Hall lest they be thereby,
defiled and prevented by their law.
from eating the passover which wan
then being kept. Therefore we seq
Jesus entering alone with PLATE. Dur.
ing the short interview that ensuea
Plate asks: Art thou the king or
the Jews?" Jesus answers: my king.
dom is not of this world" Plate re-
appears. The square is crowded and
we hear Plate says: "Win We that n
release to you the king of the Jews?As'
But the clamoring reply is: mot thfe,
man, but Barabbas." Plate now or.
ders Jesus to be scourged. A soldier.
possibly running to pile Of thorn,
bushes such as are still extensively,
gathered and kept for fuel, plaits a,
crown, which is placed upon Jesus, az,
also purple robe. Thus he is pre-.
sented to his adversaries outside, and,
Pilates voice is heard above the din,
OF outcries, saying "Ecce Homo fBeA
hold the mani. a,
The high priests call out "CrucifD
him." Plate seeks to release him. huA
the former. knowing his weak spot.
for Plate was only procvrator on
governor under Caesar in Rome, call
out: If thou let this man 60 thou
art not Caesars friend; whatsoever
maketh himself king speaketh
against Caesar" fg .3GG G =
Where PLATE Sat. a7,a
Plate is influenced. We see him
now returning to the crowd outside.
and taking his seat upon one of these
stone benches here preserved he han
Jesus led before him., complies fully
with the requests OF the Jews, and the
crowd disappears with crosses and
Roman soldiers, 1t is about the siath
hour, or noon, Tor then, as NOW, ia
eastern countries time begins with
sunset. . - !. - =. II: ST
Thus in our minds journey we have
followed closely st. John 8 agraphfa
account given IN the eighteenth. and
nineteenth chapters. The thirteenth
verse of the latter chapter is. Of all i'm
portant interest. to our subject. plate
therefore. "a ;. brought Jesus forth
and sat down in the Judgment seat in
place called pavement" The words
here translated IN the authorised YER
sion Judgment seat have been rem,
dered in a more critical translation bN
j! B. Rotterdam elevated benohI" In
the original Greek 1t is lrbema," mean,
ingsan elevated platform for ORATORS
use.. Nor does the context go, to show
that it.. was anything like an of7ciaa
throne or Judgment seat. $50, -.
Jerusalem has been besieged and
destroyed more times than any othaS
city. Nearly 1000 years have elapsed
Since the days We have 5eeno thinRfnr
Of Naturally we cannot. nor shoul0
we expect, to find here absolutely cers
tain sspots associated1 with our ieni,s
me On earth.9'Is1 factsfsw uf the, HlanN
aow naintsa. outuSrs caaable AT; being
aushentleatedst Nevertheless AZ ave
ss4s ~ t~s ssEs lsYssf SRs R1 e;
and probably nave sesho the dQeaFfyyq Sam
F9~lwAyiGdA iRila5atsWe xsseAAtsnes.n
y i; sf1S sls sg$tn a5SSsfs ne
later than thg days of thr 1881 but esEas
if this were SO it does not dAgpt6StV
the pavement b"