The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-18
Sunday, March 81.

JOnn l9.I-g. I'LL Z, Su-o'.
The agony of Jesus in the Car
den of Gethsemane about md
night illuminated in his betrayal
by Judas and his arrest by the sol
diers who fettercd him and car
ried him into the city.
The arraignment before the au'
thoiitieS began in the court OF tins
high priest, first before AnnaS and
then before Caiaphas, the while
Peter denied his Lord. Later Jesus
was accused before PLATE VINO
after an interview with him sought
compromise for him and ordered
him scourged, but upon popular
demand pronounced upon him the
death sentence.
The atonement on the cross was
made by the Divine Sufferer: his
fellow victims, two thieves; ms
title, the King of the Jews; ms
raiment. the perQuisitc of the exc
cutioncrs; his mother, entrusted
to a friend; his anguish. voiced i'll
burning thirst; his spirit, at last
released; and his side pierced. to
prove his death.
The dead body of Jesus cmba!m-
ed with the spices of NicodcmuS
was placed in JOscph'S new tomb
"whcrein was never man yet
| laid"
CHRIST BEFORE PLATE
Jesus Was Condemned by ii,
late. Note CD he was arraigned
without fault. The murdcrous
Jews were too SanctimOniouS to
cortaminate themselves by enter
inc the Roman Judgment hall. and
! so PLATE went out to them to hear
their accusations. In the storm OF
invcctivcs that followed, he dis
covered three charges against
Jesus: They declared that he had
! perverted the nation, forbidden
! Tribute, and called himself a king
The first two of these were utter
! " false and the third was baScly
misconstrued. \ conference with
Jesus inside the hall convinced ~
late of the groundlcssness of the
charges and so he went out. de,
claring. al find no fault in him.
| A tumultuous charge ensued dur
ing which Jesus was called a Cali
lean. Seeing. rs he thought, 6
rood opportunity to evade an un'
pleasant duty, PLATE ordered
Jesus to appear before HeroC
Antipas. tetrarch of Galilcc, at tins
time a visitor in Jerusalem. Note
10Y he was Knocked without cause
The murderer of the Baptist was
delighted to see Jesus and expect
cd him to work miracle to graf
ifv curiosity. But to his multiplied
questions Jesus did and answered
absolutely nothing. The ecclc
siastics meantime were vehemen
in their accusations. Finding m
valid grounds for legal procedure
vet disappointed and perhaps III
dignant at the Prisoner, Hero,
subjected him to rude mocker,
and sent him back to Plate. IN
conduct of Antipas was Il vntua
acouittal of Jesus. Note CD n
was condemned without sin. Whel
they brought him back to tn
praetorium the responsibility wa
\ thrown once more and finally up
on the Roman governor. Unwlll
ing to pass sentence OF death upoi
one whom he knew to be innocent
vet afraid to anger the Jews nov
greatly excited, PLATE unwlSel,
decided upon a compromise; name
| w. chastiscment and release. l
was his hope that by the proposed
scourging, unjust as 1t would DC
he would conciliate the Jews am
ouell the excitement. But the mol
cried, away with him" More
over, as their paschal boon, the.
wildly chose, not the innocen
Nazarene. but Barabbas, the fam
Gus insurrectionist and murdere
| now lying in prison. More ant
| more unwilling seemed PLATE Z
sanction flagarant injustice, We
weaker and weaker in the attemp
to do right. So more in seorn tina
in earnest he queried, What shaI
lii do then with Jesus" (AV)
Madly the crowd responded, Cru
CITY him. 1t was the first tim
the awful demand had been made
PLATE demonstrated, waverln
reed-like before storm. Blu
when the rabble asserted that fail
| ure to execute Jesus would be dis
| loyalty to Caesar, and the chic
J priests intimated that this matte
would be carried to Rome if no
y settled according to popular ella
4 NOR, then PLATE gave way to thei
q will. The death sentence was Tass
3 ed, the executionerS were appoint
ed, and preparations were mad
d for immediate crucifixion.
CHRIST ON THE CROSS
Jesus Was Crucified at Calvary
. Note % The Submission to tn
q Cross. The three victims of tn
: day bore their crosses to the plac
of execution. The centurion wa
accompanied by four soldiers de
= tailed to carry out each death ser
tence. The crowd that followe
included Temple servants, a nun
Der of the ecclesiastics, and a mis-
ccllaneOus throng. Though e>
hausted by days of agitation,
night of agony, and the six trials
three ecclesiastical and three civi
through which he had passet
Jesus went willingly TO Golgoth;
The angels would have leaped t
his rescue. He had the power hin
self TO avert his fate. But he CAV
himself, so that the cross was lie:
an instrument of Roman law tina
an altar of divine love. 1t was o
Skull Hill overlooking the nortl
ern wall of Jerusalem that jest
was nailed. hands and feet to a RI
man cross and uplifted to sufft
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