Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1921-03-18
The LESSON FOR: SUNDAY
Jesus Offers His Life on. Calvary, for
the Salvation Of Humanity.
THE STORY OF The cRUCIFIxION

The Leaders Having Refused Savior,
He is Brought Before Plate and Con-
dehnned to Death--Great Mobs go to
the Place of a. Skull. to Sec Him
Make the Supreme Sacrifice.
(By the Teacher.)
My Friends:
Well, it is practically over.
For three. years the Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ has ministered to poor
ignorant selfish, snarling humanity on
earth and now the leaders have decreed
that they will have none Of him. He is
to die upon the cross and in the lesson
that we study for Sunday, we have the
story of his crucifxion on a cross at
the place called Calvary between two
thieves, one of whom before the days
end v i'll be with him in Paradise while
the cher will be in hell where he is
soon to be followed by Annas, the. for
mer high priest; Calaphus, the High
Priest, poor and weak Pontius PLATE
and many others who had a hand in his
execution. Judas was already there,
having hanged himself after he had
come to a realization Of the grievous
sin that he had committed through the
betrayal of his, Master.
The Scripture Lesson.
But let US read the story OF the
i IN tI,a
cordlng to st. Matthew, 27:33-50:
SO. And when they were come unto n
place called Golgotha, that Is to say, a
place of. a skull,
34 They gave him vinegar to drink
mingled with gall: and when he had
tasted thereof, he would not drink.
35. And. they cruciied him. and, part
ed his garments, casting lots: that II
might be fulfilled which was spoken by
the prophet, They parted my garments
among them. and upon my vesture did
they cast. lots.
Sc. And sitting down they watched
him there;
| 81. And set up over: his head his ac-
cusation written, THIS is JESUS THE
KING OF THE JEWS.
/ 3S. Then there were two thieves
crucified with him; one On the right
hand, and another on the left.
80. And they that passed by reviled
him, wagging their heads. :.
40. And saying, Thouithat destroyeth
the temple, and buildest' it in three
days, save thyself. If. thou be the Son
| of God, come down from the cross
II. Likewise also The chief priests
mocking him, with the scribes and
elders, said, -!
az. He saved Others, himself he can
not save, If he be the King Of Israel,
let him now come down from the cross,
and we will believe. 'HF ,..-
43. He trusted in God: let him deliver
him now: If he. will have him: for he
said, I am the Son of'God.
a.. The thieves Also which were
crucified with him, cast the same In his
| teeth. - IL ,
45. Now from the; sixth hour there
was darkness over all the land unto
the ninth hour.
As. And about the ninth hour Jesus
cried with a loud voice. saying, Ell, Eli,
lama sabachthani? that is to say, My
Cod, my God, why hast thou forsaken
me?
AZ. Some of them that stood there,
when they heard that, said, This man
calieth for Elias. .,. .,,f""
IS. And straightway one Of them ran
and took a sponge, and filled it with
vinegar, and put it on a reed. and gave
him to drink.
40. The rest said, Let be, let us see
whether Elias will come to save him.
so. Jesus when he had cried again
with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost.
Read Luke's Account
If you'll take the trouble, my friends,
| to open your Bibles to the Gospel ac-
cording to St. Luke you'll find in the
23rd chapter, an account OF the cruel
fxion of Christ much more complete
than that which is published here.
Luke, by the way, was the greatest re-
porter who ever lived and incidentally
1 might say, that there is not in all
the world a greater text book for news
paper reporters than the Gospel ac-
cording to st. Luke. The Information
al Sunday School lesson which cites
the chapter Of Matthew quoted for the
story Of the crucifiXion of Christ Is
used here: but I think that the 23rd
chapter of Luke should have been used.
However, if you want to get the full
story Of the crucifixion, you should
read the 23rd chapter of Luke.
1t was o'clock in the morning on
Friday, April 7th, A. D. 30, that the
Saviour was placed upon the cross. We
won't go into all the details between
the Last Supper which we discussed
| last week and the crucifiXion today.
You who have read the New Testament
nna are more or less familiar with his
Journey into the Garden Of GethsemaHe
after the Last Supper. There he was
met by Judas and the minions of the
High Priest. There Judas pointed him
out with a kiss. I have always Won
dered why Judas should find it neces-
sary to distinguish him in such a
manner.
There is no doubt but that Christ
was we'll known to all Of that gang who
were there and who seized him like a
common fellon. The bold, foolish Peter
was with Christ you remember, and he
drew his sword and cut off the ear OF
Malchus, the high priests servant.
J,,o oc;p., tI,ot coenp my friends After