Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-02-04
DIR. MARION MICH. HULL

One afternoon i'm the late spring of
A. d. So a messenger came running into
the house of Caiaphas, the high priest.
and delivered his message to that dig
nitary Surprise Indignation and anger
filled his mind. Summon the elders
and other officers of the Sanhedrin,' he
said; "tell John and Alexander to come,
and my father-in-law, Annas.'
In brief time they had gathered In
the council chamber and heard the re-
port that had come to Caiaphas, that the
lame beggar, who had been such a IA
miliar sight, had been healed, and had
Gone into the temple leaping and shout
ing. "He is holding on to Peter. and
John, those Galilean fishermen who fol
lowed the Nazarene; they are preaching
en- Solomons porch to a vast crowd OF
PEOPLE. telling that they have been en-
abled to effect this cure by the power
of that despised Nazarene, whom we had
crucified. but you know His disciples say
has risen from the dead. We cannot al
ford to allow this report to get any
further. What shall we do"
They summoned the captain of the
temple guard. went to the temple and
arrested Peter and John, and put them
i'm prison until the next morning.
ARRESTED AND ARRAIGNED.
The next morning they brought them
into the council chamber and stood them
before that body. which but few weeks
be fore had condemned their Master &c
death. The rulers were puzzled. They
thought they would have no more Irou-
bic from that quarter, but instead OF
putting out the fire, 1t looked as IL they
were scattering it. Caiaphas broke the
silence by what power OF by what
name have We done this?" Implying,
alone
the authority to allow anything of this
zind?" He fully expected that they would
cringe before that august tribunal, apollo
gize. and throw themselves ON their
mercy. Had ne known the Peter and
John of Il few weeks before, he would
have been sure of the outcome. The last
time that Peter had been in the hear
ing of that tribunal was when his Mas
ter stood before them. He had denied
with curses that he knew anything OF
Him at all While John had not done
so badly, he had not said word In Ills
behalf. But listen as they speak now
Eye rulers of the people and elders Oh
Israel. we are examined today for the
good that we have done to the poor beg
gar Yesterday. Be it known unto YOU
and all the people of Israel that by
the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth
whom we crucified and whom God raised
from the dead, even by Him, doth TINS
man stand before you whole. Thls Is
the stone which you builders rejected
as being unworthy, but which has proven
10 be the cornerstone. Neither is there
salvation in any other, for there is none
other name under heaven given among
men whereby we must be saved.
PERPLEXED.
Caianhas and his confreres were
hPfOTG
them fishermen. men who had not been
educated either in the schools of the
nrophets. or in the college of the priests.
mr. the university of Jerusalem? They
were ignorant of all traditions of the
elders, and yet in spite of all this they
we're speaking with freedom and with
evident understanding, and with power
which could not be gainsaid. As they
tried to explain il in their own MINDS
they could not get away from the mem
DRY of their Leader, that Teacher from
Galilee. whom they had despised
Standing beside the apostles was the
man who had been healed the day De-
fore the moor. lame beggar, who for
forty wears had been at the mercy OF
the public, now physically perfect. Call
/ ing guards, Caiaphas ordered that the
/ council chamber be emptied that the
| Sanhedrin might go into executive ses-
I
I sion.
/ Word was sent to have the prisoners
/ brought before them again. When they
| had entered. Caiaphas passed the SEN
/ fence of the court, commanding them
| not to speak at all, nor to teach IN the
name of Jesus. They thought that set
/ fled the question, but Peter and Jonr
answered again: Whether it would be
right i'm the sight of God to hearkeI
/ more to YOU than to God, you can Judge
/ for we can not but speak the things
/ which we have seen and heard. We IN
/ tend to continue telling just what We
/ know" -.
/ there was nothing he could do. Like a
clustering bully he simply replled oH
; threatening them further; and had to lei
I them go because of fear OF the peo'
/ Pile -,,-,r-,-,
BOLD AND POWERFUL.
/ Then Peter and John accompanied oS
! tho cured man went to their own COM
many and thanked God for their deliver
ance. The prayer that they offered was
A model. in alteration and worship con
fession, petition, and intercesslon. Inc
| burden of il was this: Lord, Just give