The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1915-08-19

delights to tell And thus he has writ
Zen down. as a part of Holy Scripture,
certain things that transpired, that.
wherever the story OF the cross
should be told, these things must be
told in connection herewith.
Let us look at three OF these.
The Place.
First, then. the place of the crucifix-
lon will speak to us. And when
they we're come unto a place called
Gogotha, that is to say, the place
Of a skull" There, at the place of
g skull'-the utter wreck OF human
wisdom, did they put to death the
Wisdom OF God" For of him are
ye in Christ Jesus, who has made
unto us wisdom from God"
The world boasts of its wisdom to-
day, boasts of the achievements Of
science and philosophy, but for the
most real problems-sin and death, II
has found no solution, nor has II
taught us anything about God. "The
world by wisdom knew not God"
And the preaching Of the cross is to
them that perish foolishness" Herein
is the oifense of the cross, that II sets
aside all of mans wisdom forever, as
well as all his glory. The Greeks were
wisdom worshipers, but at Corinth
ihe apostle would know nothing save
Jesus Christ and him crucifed," the
cross in all its marvellous attractive
ness for hearts enlightened from
above in all its intolerable repulsive-
ness for unreeenerate men. Modern
raionalsm despises the cross, but the
hlmblest believer in it has found it
70 be what the apostle declares, The
power of God and the wisdom OF
God"
The Crown Of Thorns.
The last king of David's line to be
crowned at Jerusalem is crowned with
ihOms In derision they crown him,
but the Spirit of God writes It down,
for that crown symbolizes the curse
which he has come to put away In
Genesis we read of the curse pro-
nounced upon creation because OF
mans SIM Cursed is the ground for
Thy sake thorns also and
ihistles shall II bring forth unto thee"
Ihorns. then, have become the en-
hem Of the curse OF sin, and now we
see them on the Savior's brow. "In
sorrow, goes on the pronouncement,
shalt thou eat of it," but the One
Who wears the crown of thorns is the
Man Of Sorrows" saying, as he goes
70 the cross, Now is my soul exceed
ing sorrowful. even unto death" an
NE sweat OF thy face shalt thou eat
oIead,' and Of him who hangs on the
Cross II is written. His sweat was
as It were great drops of blood falling
nom him. So the thorns are telling
OF what he is made for us: Christ
hath delivered us from the curse of
NE law, being made a curse for
u.s. as II is written, cursed is every
one that hangeth on a tree" Made
curse" How simple to utter the
words; how mutterable the depth OF
lheir meaning
The Supernatural Darkness.
The darkness sought his woes to
mde is beautiful hymn which some
aues we sing, but it does not explain
'lal awful darkness. That darkness
uvef all the land" is witness that God,
Nao is light, has withdrawn his pres
'uCe from ~ scene in which he can
nave no part. And 1t was a faint out
sard expression of deeper darkness
lat pressed upon the Savior's soul.
ana thus his own cry interprets It:
NY Cod my God, why hast thou
VrSaken me?" And there is no an
sSer from God. Where shall we find
we answer to that cry of forsaken
.OTow! We have but to turn to the
'Venty-second Psalm, from which II
quoted, and there we shall find the
nOy Sufferer answering his own ques-
aun' Thou art holy, oh, thou who
Inaoltest the praises OF Israeli God
molly and he turns away. Thou
s' OF purer eyes than to behold in
%uity and canst not look upon sim"
'n upon the sinless One? Yes, yours
md minel
Christ in the darkness, Christ for
"sken of God is Christ made sin"
ne hath made him to be sin for
~ And this was his anguish. To
ssa'ary they take him, as unfit to
WV within the holy city. For the
sOuies Of those beasts whose blood is
SUught into the sanctuary by the
eu priest for sin, are burned with
NY lhe camp Wherefore Jesus also.
s,o aa' ne might sanct.fy the ueople with
40 own blood, suffered without the
tu ,s Christ on Calvary, Christ
-Vrra,uoned, q, is the true sin offering.
me darkness, expressing Gods in
''e holiness, is terrible warning
Il ~en If God would turn away from
h0.own own beloved Son, the Sinless One,
NJ, ,ause sin was laid upon him. what
A., !" ne do with the sinner whose sins
=, us own by nature and practice
bs,. bsu ne stands before him, as stand
'S,Ure him he surely WIN
M ~ may God help those who hear
W, u, oa story of the cross to cry out
hwy, the apostle. "The Son of God
n, " me and give himself for me-"
hs, lie that believeth on the Son
wa everlasting life"