The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-03-16
IPlCTORIESDE.ATH
of ]ESUSCHRIST
Tells of the Scenes at
Jesus Trial by
PLATE

dtAENNlNTIUNt Marcn 16.-Tae
betrayal, arrest. trial, mock con-
Ffction and cruclfixion OF Christ
was graphically pictured at the NJ.
VI Church last night by the Rev.
~ AZ James in a sermon OF ex-
tfaotdinary strength and purpose.
u bring to you tonight" he de.
ciafed, the greatest question ever
asked of you, You have the great.
egt decision OF your life TO make.
Aro You for Jesus, or are you
against him?"
Allot Of you people have walk
cd into q trap tonight" he said,
and for once in your lives you'll
hive 70 come squarely out on one
side or the other. He announced
the subject OF his sermon as the
words spoke by Plate when he was
trying Is get out Of crucifying Jes-
/ Sis: What then must / do With
this man, Jesus
eHowilong should It take a man
with brains and intelligence to
ans@ef& on your answer to this
aiestioh hangs your eternal des-
Il III, he said. Following this
.atement, tho Rev. Mr.. James
eold Of certain letters recently
found by an archaologlst written
by plate to Herod, asking what he
must do with Jesus. In these let
ters Eilate told OF the BIRTH OF
Jesus: OF his early life; how no
puzzled the wise men by his argu.
fnent when only 10 years old; how
he healed the blind man; how he
fed the multitude with tho loayes
and fishes; and how he raised Laz-
arus from the dead. All these
things, said the Rev. Mr.. James,
piIate had investigated for himself
, and knew to ybe true. He was
puzzied and went to his superior
! officer for advice.
PLATE wound up by saying: AZ
personally, tam satisfied that this
man has supernatural power, and
j don't know how TO deal with the
situation
After this be gave q. vivid pic
ttire Of the Treatment given Christ
eRd his ultimate cruCifixion that
stirred his audience as no other
sermon he has preached has SEEM
ed TO do. He told Of how Judas
I Betrayed Jesus for 80 pieces Of sil.
b yer. "And there IRE lot OF YOU"
sStie said, "that won't do anything
unless II lis for dollars and cents.
If all; you people would give God
all you owe Him some Of you
would have to write checks for
$4,000. The devils got you bank
ms on tho street with the money
Bag. Again he said, Judas sold
7Jesus for 80 pieces OF silver, but
Hone of you are selling Him for
! q little whirl on the dance floor;
Nor one little act of indulgence"
RThe evangelist told Of girl
spresent in the audience who said
She would become a Christian,
Only. she, knew that she couldn't
1--we a Christian life and dance
and she. liked to dance. She furth-
etrnentioned some OF the Sunday
school teachers who danced and
aid other like things. THESE
people," said Mr.. James, "if they
have their names on the church
books, are traitors!"
The speaker told Of how Jesus
put back the ear Of the Roman
soldier that was struck off by
peter. THAT" he said, us the
teaching OF Jesus. Do good for
y eytl.iHs
ePilate tried to get Jesus off his
hands, The cried, "but he could
mot DO II. You have been trying
for years 10 get rid OF Jesus, but
theresj only one way to do 1t. Ac'
eept Hini'as your savior"
Picturihg Jesus standing by the
side Of Barrabas, the thief,, Mr..
James told how the thief was re-
ieased when he thought he was
to- die, how he went home to his
wife and told of the affair; how
his wife asked who the man was
chat saved his life and Barrabas
answered, ut was man named
Jesus: Ne then made 1t plain
that people today are under the
same debt to Jesus that Barrabas
Was. He was tho first man saved
81 The substitution Of Jesus" he
declared.
sWien PLATE began TO wash his
hands OF the blood of Christ, he
said LET not the blood OF this man
ite nhon my hands, and the Jews
cried out: His blood be upon US
ana our children
And from that day till this"
declared the speaker, "thc Jews
been outcasts in the world;
allout flag; without a eoun-
Re described the death upon
tue Gross, and Christ's words,
ssFAther forgive them, for they
know not what they do" He told
of the last words upon the cross,
ut 81 finished"
what was tinished?" asked
Nh James. 'EWhat did He mean?
why. that a 9fpllsand complete sal
yation for yau andisfor me. The
thief on theFcross believed on
fesns. and the Roman soldier SIT
ing On the ground laughed at Him
md Knocked |. You are on one side
or the other you must either re-
oeivc OF reject Him tonight"
The first gone to come out in
resuonse TO the invitation was an
ared lady. already far down tho
1nthway Of life. Her hair was
tinged With the silver OF many
wears. She was followed by anoth-
er whose lettering footsteps told
M the Weakness OF age. These
Two grandmotherb knelt at the
nllar ma ottered themselves to