Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-06-14
LESSON TExT-Mark 15:1-47.

questioned MIN without delay, Tor tney
accused him of pretending to be a king,
"a rebel. "Thou sayest," was his only
reply. To the slanderous accusations
of the chief priests and elders he made
no reply, to the utter astonishment of
PLATE. PLATE sought to release him
because he was convinced of his inno-
eence. After several unsuccessful eff
forts to escape responsibility the ex-
pedient Of letting the people choose
between Barabbas and Jesus was re-
sorted to. He no doubt thought that
they would choose Jesus rather than
the notorious Barabbas. Many today
are seeking to escape responsibility
like PLATE, and others are making the
awful choice of Barabbas instead Of
| Christ.
II. Jesus Crowned With Thorns wv.
1920.
Knowing that Jesus had been con-
demned for claiming to be Israe's
! king, they in mockery crown him with
a wreath of thorns, and salute him
king of the Jews" Not only this, but
they smote him on the head and spit
upon him and went through process
of mock worship. The crown of thorns
typifies the curse which he bore for
mans sin.
Ill. Jesus crucified wv. 214I.
1. Led away to the place of crucifix-
ion wv. 21-23).
At first they compelled him to bear
his own cross, but when physical weak
ness made this impossible, they COM
| PEELED Simon the Cyrenian to bear it
for him. 1t is beautiful to note that
the son of this Cyrenian who bore the
cross of Jesus came to believe on him
(Romans 1919. Because of the
scourging and cruel indignities heaped
upon him, they actually were obliged
to bear him to Golgotha. His face was
marked by the thorns and cruel blows,
so that there was ''no form or comeli-
ness'i Elsa. So :2). All this he endured
for US. He drank this bitter cup to its
very dregs and refused to drink the
"wine mingled with myrrh," which
would have deadened his pain. He
went all the way in his sufferings.
2. Gambling for the clothing of the
Lord wv. "a, 25).
Having nailed him to the cross they
gambled for the seamless robe under
the very cross where he was dying, and
in their heartless cruelty they sat
down to watch him die (Matt. 27 :36)
8. The superscriptiop ". 26).
1t was customary to place over the
victim on the Cross the name and
crime of the offender. Though plate
did this in mockery to vex the Jews
the title was absolutely true. He was
indeed their King. They had long
looked for him, and now when he came
they crucified him. Though he wore 9
crown of thorns in derlsion, he will
come again wearing crown of glory
and before him all shall bow.
f. Between two thieves (vv. 81, 28)
This added to his shame. His identi
fication with two robbers was the full
fiIlment of the Scripture
with the transgressors."
5. The dying Savior reviled wv. %
32).
This reviling was engaged in by
he passers-by, the chief priests anC
the thieves who were crucified witt
him. In this nameless agony ant
shame they taunted him by bidding
him come down from the cross, and de
risively saying, "He saved others, him
self he cannot save" They uncon
sciously uttered a great truth. HI
could not save himself and others, 81
he chose to die to save others.
6. Darkness upon the land ". 33).
This was at MONDAY. SO shockin,
was this crime that nature threv
around the Son of God shroud to hid,
him from the gaze of a Goddess com
pany.
Z. The cry from the Cross wv. "a
3T.
What awful anguish when God laiC
the worlds sins upon his beloved Son
When the price was fully paid. Jesu
dismissed his spirit. No one took hi
life; he gave it up. His death was un
like that of any other.
8. The rent veil ". 3S).
This symbolized the giving up of hi
life (Heb. 10 :20).
8. The centurion's confession ". 39)
10. The lingering group Of wome
wv. 40, Az.
They who had lovingly ministere
to him in life were waiting to sc
where they could bury his preciou
body.
~. christ's Burial wv. 42-47).
Loving hands now take the preciou
oody and lay it in Joseph's new toni
This man who did not consent to tn
foul treatment Of the Lord now risk
his reputation, and by his action make
a bold confession of the Lord. Th
sinless Son of God is placed in a ne7
tomb.