Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1917-06-01

GOLDEN TEXT-He was desplsed anc
rejected OF men.-Isa. 1913
In teaching this lesson to some of
the younger classes, emphasis might be
placed upon the dramatic scene in the
garden Of Gcthsemane, and Peters de.
nial al the fire. In some Of the inter
mediate classes the scholars might be
asked 10 write short, onc-mnute rs.
says, describing the scene MS though
they, themselves, were present. For
The adult CLASSES of course the central
theme is the way that ChriSt's follow
crs neglect him today even MS the dis
clp'oS slept in GethScmanc. and be-
tlnycd him like Judas or denied him
Ike Peter.
/. The Place Of Retreat wv. 1.3). In
his emphasis upon the spiritual gran.
deur Of The deity Of Jesus John does
mt dwell upon the agony in the gar.
den, He, however, gives us that nohlest
passage In the New Testament (chs
ll-lO, the like Of which cannot be
found anywhere else In the worlds
writings Having spoken these words,
Jesus and his disciples went over the
Brook kcdron (v. y to the garden,
there 10 bear the awful weight Of
agony that was crushing him Matt.
~ :3S), while ut the same time he must
strengthen his disciples. and fortify
them against the coming trials That
this place was place of frequent re-.
sort for Jesus, Judas was aware. II was
Il sanctuary In which Jesus met the
Father, and those who knew him
knew II ms place Of prayer, and the
most likely place to flnd him at that
time of night ". -. Rebufred ut
Mary's pr0dlgnlity. Judas had consort.
ed with the priests and now covetous-
ness Is TO reap its reward. Judas was
not hardened in day. His greed for
money, while at the same time listen
ing 10 the teachings of Jesus, had |
gradually hardened his heart. Notice |
there were two bands that came out TO /.
meet Jesus that night, Gods band and .
the devils. Judas had provided him
self with large company Of soldiers .
". 3 H. w. There Is evidence of great
fear Of this humble man. Gods band
was the disciples who, though they
slept, We're still his own" Had Jesus
seen TT 10 reSls, Matt 2G:j3) there
would have been different history
recorded. His hour, the time appointed
Of God had come. and he went forth
10 deliver himself into their hands
e.. ~.
II. Protecting and Protesting wv.
ilD. tSee Matt. %; Mark IA; Luke
10y. Jesus went forth in order to con
centrate the attention Of the soldiers
upon himself, and TO prevent general
attack upon the disciples In answer
To his question. they said they were
seeking Jesus, the Nazarcne," term
IF contempt which Jesus answered by
saying. 81 am he" John adds. "nnd
]
With them" Greed for money, grow
ne into theft and falSeness of life,
ended with the blacklist crime the
world has ever known. His salutntion
sent them backward ". @. Perhaps
lmong the officers were some who had
allied TO arrest him on former occa-
ilon tch. 7:i6). and who were now
,verawed by his marvellous words and
majestic bearing. Again he answered,
whom seek ye" ". ~ and they
aid. Jesus of Nazareth" the same !
words ms before, but probably IN n |
hanged tone, showing that they were s
prepared to listen with respect, though
ertainly not with reverence, to what !
Ie might have to offer. What dra-
aatic picture-the brazenncss of sin,
udaS who stood among the enemy, ,
nd the fearessneSs of virtue, Jesus,
acing his accusers. Augustine, com
1enting on this verse. says, what
ill he do when he comes as Il guest, S
he did this when giving himself up I
$ prSonerf His act, however Il
hlcded his disciples, for not one Of '
hem was to be lost ". r. W. and
g knew they were not strong enough t
Hal. At this point Peter attempts to
efend Jesus ". 10Y.
~. Peter Denying wv. 15-1T. As J,
esus was led away. his disciples for y
,ok him. They all left him. and fled,
ut Mark adds that n certain young
ian followed Jesus. II is conjectured
lat this young man was Mark. With "
of action we are now trans
Drted to the judgment hall There
e see him bound with his hands
hacked behind his back, and led
rst to Annas ". 49,, which was an H.
gal transaction, "as though some
former should he tried at Tammany :"
Ill in New York" (Robert f. Speer). u
mas was now very old. From him
, was taken to Caiaphas, followed by y
eleT uluT Oll, noN III ullltTtHl
God than when he smote the high
tests servants ear. With him was
at other disciple John's way Of re- s.
rrlng to himselD. Now John was
lown to the high priest, and he went .
with Jesus into the palace but =,
eter was standing without at the u
,or. Notice the steps of his failure;
rst, he slept" in the garden; sec
I'd, he followed "afar OFF, (Luke
80; third he stood" without; VI
Arth, he "sat" in the midst.
Then notice the denials, the last ac-
mpanied by cursing. Attempts to he
with the world meet with "
e same measure of failure today as ID
hen Peter was In the judgment hall. ID
I'd company is a good thing to keep
It Of unless gone into to witness for =.