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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Herald, 1904-06-03, Page 7Sunday clioo10 1NTIERNAT1OeTAL LESSON NO. X. JION.1115, 1904. Christ's Trial Beforef tlato - Mark le: 1.-51. ' Cereeven'tare).-I. Jesus before the 7ers4sh Council '(v, 1). 1. In the morning-J',esuls bad two trials. Tihe Met was Ib,efore the Jewish au'thor.. Kies, (who Ibrou;ght In' a charge against frim. .'the punishanient of wlhrich was (death. The second trial was before the Roman procu'ator, Pi.- lta,'t:e, (who had plower to inflict i; be death penally. In the first trial there are three ,distinct acts. 1. Jesus Ls taken before •bbe high priests, Annals and Cia,iaplhas. `pr•abablyI be- tevreen one land two o'clock in the morning. 2. Hee is taken before the ineeinl rens of tine Sanhedrin for an in- formal trial, an hour or two lamer. 'O. "The Sanhedrin 'was forbidden to 'investigarte any capital crime dur- ing the night, 'and, according to tee Boman law, a sentenee pronounced fee/fore drawn was not valid." Chief priests -The heads of 'the course's and ex -'high priests. 'Elders - ."Mon cho- pen from among the most influential men." Scribes '-aTleachers oe the law., 'Thee! were educated In the lit- erature off the church. 'The whole council -The S(anhedrin, the highest Iewjeth council, coma csrd of seventy- one members. It could condemn to dearth, but the execution of the sen- tence rested (meth 'the Roman ptro- purator. II. Pilate .queaslioning Jame :(vs. 2- 0)- 2. and Pilate -There were three distinct acts, or stages, in Obriist',s trial before the Roman court. First, Jesus was .taken from' the regular meeting of the `'Sanhedrin to 'the judgment hall lot! Pilate (John xviii. 28 ; Luke xxiii. '1), which was "pro - babas'; in /the tower of Antonia, just outside the tnorthw,est corner of the temple area." / • • Art thou, etc. -This que9tion pre- supposes that Jesurs'had treasonable' claimed to be a. king. The Jewel made three principal ciarges against Jesus: 1. Sedition -pervert- ing the people. 2 Forbidding Lo payl tribute to O,aesar. 3. Claiming tobe a king. John e1 o vis '(John viii. 33- 38) haw Jesu!9 so explained His roy- alts, and 73!is kingdom as to cause Pilate to seryl, "1 find In Helm no fault at all." Thou sayeele it -An affirmative mower w'hich 'means, "It is rods thou sayJeet" L 1 I • 3. The Jews refused to enter the hall, "because their Tewish tradi- itions (not the law of God) declar- ed them ceremonially; unclean if they entered the house of a. Gentile dur- ing or just !before the Passover feast ;" Pilate, therefore, went out and bad a conference with them (Luke xxiii. 2; John xviii. 28-32). Many things -All were mere techni- calities and quibbling9; they either Wholly' falsified, or perverted hie istatemenesi so as to make it appear that he was a con(e,sed criminal. Answered nothing --He wvas conscious of His innocence. IIe know; that they could not prove their aharge.s• They, offered no testimony!, and there- fore Zile was ,slienrt ; there was no need of His repieling. 4. Asked gram again -Pilate 'tvas convinced that Jesui was innocent, and y;et He was not ready to face the jowls and !give his prisoner His liberty!. 5. M;ar- velied-"Pila:te was probably! more 'surprised that lee bore this so m:eek- ey, and did not return roiling Sor railing, tban that '.Ilio did not set up a defence. The Latter was un- meoewsar yl ; the fm rne(r w'as unusual." /II. The Jews choose Barabbas.- vi., 11. In 'verses 6-151 we have an ;aac'coinm't :off the 'ueooetd trial before Pilate..Tjiis wee .the thrid act in the iroreedings against Christ'. 6. Re- leased, ,etc., This eastern! was. in har- sn'ony es th the matters of the feast and, however it ,originated, was so completely e,stabliehed that Pilate (teas obliged to, attend to It. (See veree S. 7. f3trai bas. An insurrec- tionist, a ,rcibberl land a murderer. Be was actually 'guilty of ,)ouch' werse crimes than they ,had cliargeci Against Jesus. He lead a short time !before this evidently! been a, ring- leader in an outbreak is Jerusalem against the Bombe 'government (With .them; The ne..sociates of Barabbas /were also, like himself, trader arrest and in prison. 0. Will ye, etc. Pilate is laboring !surd to' release Jesus, and yet he does not assert his au= thoirty, but constantly yields to the /clamoring of the )eicked Jews. • 10. He !knew! for envy. He cupid not do(u)bt ‘who were the ringlead- ers In the tumultuous scene now be- ing enacted, or what' was the motive that had (prolna'pted . tlaiem to . being the aeculr.etl before his tribune.' nothing (more or less than envy of the inflmen' e he ;had gained and the laver he had Woe throughout the land. He hopped, therefore, by ap- pealing directly to 'the people to pro- cure our Lord's release,-Maelear. 11. 11loved the people The word trans- lated aa'oved only• (recurs here and in' the parallel, Luke 22 51. It de- notes (1) toe ,shake' to anti fro, to !brandish; (2) to make 'threatening gestures Oa) to.Istir up, or instigate. IV. Jeaeaa delivered up to death, sue. 1e-15. 1.2Pilate axessvered. It was. probably et itide tine, while the pace pie ,were elapnlorin' ;for Eris ,deathl so lau'di„r', that ttive m{e,ssenger came from' Pilate'a Wile (Matt. 27'1191, /Urg-, ing the /release of Jesus, and stating that she lied su'ifered manly things in a dream be,etaulse of him. Hew a bear Manand,5trylsat variolas per,ans ln..,a,., testimehey to' the! lelpeeence of the: Holy One -Pilate, Herod, Pilate's Wife, l7'u13a!s Iecariot{, the thick' on lthe'cross, and the eentu!rioo at the crucifixion. What will'yes etc.Aecord- Ing to Mat thew Pilate asked what he eilaouid do With Seelig, who was called Christ ' This is anueetion ever.yper- s1o'n Meet ansev(o4 1. ,,!:very one Waist accept op' reject him. 2. He- etoting Ohrlst Le 'this• greatest sin of the ri ,oeld, 01, If live rejactb him' here :Sure will ibe trejectecl by, hi.ml hereafter. 1f3. Cruelly Ifimi. Let him die the Most •ilgnominiopais dleattt i♦ p'ossiblel. 14. ,Wiry -Pilate makes another di- rect appeal, .erted out the more There (were no questions tot lbti KWIC. sidered flry t'ti:em ; they were resolved to have hes life. Frothing else would 'satisfy them. 15. Wishing to content (R. V.) - Wheat a weak man Pilate was; a slave to the opinions of the people. Before Ipilate ,pronounced the sen- tence be took "Mater and washed hie hands publicly, thus expressing in acts wheat lie uttered in words, "1 am innocent of the blood of this just person. See ye to it." (MJatt. xxvii, 24). .Then answered all the people and said, "His blood be upon us and on our children." , Scourged Him -"The scourge of .leather thongs ;was loaded with lead, or arm- ed ;with spikes and bones, which lac- erated the back, chest and face." Pilate hoped the scourging vepuld sat- isfy tee Jews. Abe triad of Christ wlats a /mon, strous travesty on justice. Illegal - flies !marked it at every .stage. The effort (was to arrive at guilt, not justice. What - la spectacle. The The. Christ before an earthly tri- bunal, the object of malicious hate, the sport of a 'Herod and his de- praved minions, the football of po- litical exigencies. T,be judge. Pontius Pilate had been procurator of Judea for six years. .fie quelled the frequent • uprisings against the Roman (power with great severity, and was hated by the cruelty and corruption. Whether or not he was prejudiced against Jesus end authorized the assistance of the soldiers in, making the arrest, an examination of Jesus convinced him of His innocency and the hollows. nese of the charges. Only one right oourse,wa:s open; to dismiss the case and discharge the prisoner. But to the man trained to the sinuous course of ;eaga,ediency the case presented dif- ficulties. Principles of justice were abandoned for a 'balancing of per- sonal considerations. On the one nand (wlould be the open disregard of laws and evidence and the violation od conscience. On the other, the Wee of immunity for his past mal- administration, and an escape from the f]reril of being accused of favor- ing an aspirant to the throne. Be tried to avoid a decision. Bit las could not avoid it, nor escape the consequences of it it, though he for- mally twashed his hands. He ignored jstice, stifled conscience and chose the wtay of expediency. It extricated him tom. a present situation, but could net save him from It later disgrace, remorse and a suicide's death. ate complainants -The Saddu- cees were favorable to the liberaliz- ing tendencies of Gentile civilization, and were profiting ley the rewards and emoluments of office, and the ritual service of the temple. Jesus' professions of royalty endangered the prosperity of this office -holding class. The Pharisees were the relig- ious leaders, devoted to the letter, but regardless of the spirit of the law. Jesus in the severest language had exposed the hypocrisy of this class. The motives therefore, for their prosecution, are not far to seek. As between party loyalty with the perquisites of office and principle, the Sadducoes chose the former and hunt- ed to death the representative of the latter. As for the abandonment of their worldly policy and expecta- tions and the loss of the prestige Much orthodoxy learning and zeal had brought them', the Pharisees re- fused to consider it. They were the blind leaders of the blind, fickle multitude, and tb,ey all fell into the ditch. The subsequent history of the Jewish people is a sad com'men tary on the awful consequences of a wicked act. Tee prisoner -The charge prefer- red against Jesus before Pilate was treason under the threefold accusa- tion of, first, sedition ; second, :re- bellion in refusing to pay tribute, and third, open treason in claiming to be king. 'Ilhe second specification was false and shows the hatred of His persecutors, when with them the legality a,nd righ((eoulsness of pay- ing tribute to Caesar was an open question. The first and third 'were not true in the sense intended. Mal- ice never lacks an accusation.. Christ's defence was dignified si- lence and majestic utterance. It would seem thn:t He made no effort to defend Himself against charges wrong -doing, but questioned tre- guarding His divine sons]1lp and king- shirp, He supplied what evidence was needed. Ile avowed iIis kingship, but over a "kingdom' not 'of this world" ; confessed Lis sovereignty in the king- dom of troth; made known his great n.issioi. "to bear witness unto the truth." A pleasure -loving • heathen could see that there was no conflict between such a kingdom! and ' the one he represented, and thrice . de- clared his verdict, "not guilty.' But the people preferred a robber to the spotless Son of God, and to the ques •tion, "What shall I do, •then, with Jesus wee is called Christ ?" they shouted, •";Crucify him." "We have no king but Caesar." 'Never since have they a king. God tonic teen at their word and has given them foreign domination to the surfeit. The same personal, practical, press- ing question is ,ant to us and de- mands an answer. 'tibe hands wjece have ever ministered to our • neces- sities we bind again,. the lips which wait to speak pardon and blessing we smite anew, the sacred head nc- oustomed to divine honors we pierce with. thorns, the Son of God we cru- cify afresh if we slay in deed if not in word, "We will not have this man to reign over us," The horrors of the fall of Jerusalem when the, car- casses of Thsns' murderers festered on Baleen crosses is a 'matter of history ; the splendors. of the tem- ple and its gorgeous worship re- main only a memory; th'o throne of Wear has long since ernmbled. into ctust, but the kingdom of Christ and His truth (Abides and claims a greater number `:of loyal subjects than ever in all the past. • • Eldon G. Barratt. r.,....,...„,......... NEWS IN BRIEF The Toronto Ji nfction pool room Peen c'lolstd... The 'Iaative (tribes of 3oiuth• Africa are ,di,spiaying signs of Merest. Sharp fighting continues around the British camp at Gyangtso, Thibet, Russia has decided to declare her Pa- cific ports free to the trade of the world. Brantford's special committee will unanimously reoonantend a municipal tele- phone system. The Toronto City Cbuncil has settled the rate of taxation at 10 mills, the same as last year. It is reported that the price of the London Times will be reduced from three- pence to one penny. A Subscription is being taken up in the Tranevxaal to send a team .of Boers to the/rifle meet at Risley. Guelph. Retail Merchants' associa- tion have decided to give their clerks a, half holiday during July, and Aug- ust. s Seven pierson,s ;were killed and many badly injured as the result of an 'exele,(sion in a Findlay, Ohio, factory. ' • The Marconi Company has agreed with the Government to establish seven wireless telegraph stations on the Gulf of St. Lawrence. Messrs. N. W. Rowell, K. C., and W. T. White have left for New York, to m- vestigate the "Soo" reorganization for the Government. The Presbyterian condemns Dr. Wil- kie's canvass in Canada for the Gwalior mission. The first shipment of Chinese laborers for the Transvaal will be made from Tien-Tsin on June 8. Two executions have teken place in the Irish town of Kilkenny in one week. Both culprits were wife murderers. The Executive Council of the Canadian Manufacturers' Association is planning the extension of Canadian trade, especial- ly in. Great Britain. The C.(P.1 . Steaha(hi l( Line !Slade !Made sa. contract( to carry 15,000 tons of 'lead ore from( the Kootenay wines to Englhsid. The Japanese Consul -General in Lolndon gives figures showing that !Japanese trade 'has not (been greatly disturbed ;by ithe (w(ar. As the result of the Papal • protest against President Loubet's visit to Rome, diplomatic relations between France and the Vatican will be severed. Cardinal Gibbons, of Baltimore!, has gone to Ottawatoattend the cere- monies incident 'Car the laying of the !corner atone of the university. dT. Tit. Bfach, dealer an musical in- struments, Beockville, has Made an assignment in raven of J. I. Orme & \Son, Ottawa,. A deputation of Jews waited upon the authorities of the British Home Office yesterday and protested against some of the clauses of the alien immigration bill. to yau'ng Italian named Carmine' Srrinere, aged eighteen years,work- ing for M. ,7h Hogan, contractor, at Trl'uenberstone, was killNd, on Satur- day evening by falling between: two heavy stones on the stone -Brusher. Sir Charles Mike, speaking in the British House of Commons declared that the planner in which members had pre- vented the diseussiop, of urgent public matters by blocking notice.; of motion had become a monstrous scandal. Measles is spreading at an alarming rate, according to the New York Health Department figures, and its prevalence is declared to be greater than was ever known before. In many cases, too, it is followed by bronchopneuSponia. Agnes. 'Perrin, aged • eight 'years, Waves© 1pej'ents live . in the Town- ship of Augusta, near pro!okville, while attempting to kindle 4a 'fire in the kiticesent stove ignited leer Clothing and wee eta , terribly burn - el/ that 'she es likely toe die. Charles S. C. Poplis, a member of the Toronto fire department, ended his life last evening at his home, 25 Maple Grove. Topiis shot himself in the right temple, using' a 32 -calibre revolver. Poor health caused Toplis to commit suicide. Many of the pine, oak and maple trees that for a century have adorned Au- debon Park, New York, the former borne of John James Audubon, the American naturalist, were cut down on Monday to make way for the roadway that is to correct Riverside Drive with the Boule- vard Lafayette. The copies of the Anglo-French con- vention bill were issued to members of the British Commons last night. It stip- ulates that any sum, payable in the way of indemnity under the convention or ex- penses incurred in carying it into of feat shall be defrayed. by Parliament. The text of ,the Chinese labor conven- tion issued by the Government provides that every British colony or protectorate to which the indentured Chinese emi- grants proceed shall appoint officers to see that the emigrants have free access to courts of justice. It lams been decided to amlalga- (mete the Elm street and Agnes street Methodist Chu+rceies, Toronto, under one neanagement., They will be carried on after the plan of a circuit. There will be two pastors, :tvilao will preach regularly in the two churches, lent there will be but one quarterly bolard to look after the affairs of both. PI'he Canadian Shipbuilding Com'- pany, promoted by prominent To- ronto capitalists, which last year ofbtained .concessions from' the com- missioners alt the Queen Victoria Niagara Falls Park and commenced the construetion of an extensive shipbuilding plant on the bank off the Niagara River just below; Bridge - berg, has ceased operations. FICaiiT WITH A BUFFALO. A Philadelphia Man Has Trying Ex- perience. ' Plalaidelpt4a, 1May t,30i. +- i rover'ed with. wounds inflicted by a vicious .Water buffalo, wheel attacked him while cleaning' its cage, Joseph D. Rentz, a Philadelphia animal train- er, now traveling with a circus, ar- rived from, Blaltimore at the Pennsyl- vania Hospital to have his injuries dressed. Rentz, whose home is ,at 1,413 R.eno street, had a. battle for laic life with the brute. The infuriated animal, which only lately has been caged and which heretofore bad been noted for his mildness, attack- ed him while his back was turned, stri.kiag at him with his hoofs, bit- ing at him with the ferocity of a dog, and prodding him with its borne. Rentz was in the cage ten min- utes before the brute showed any signs of ill -temper. Ile said that the first slight display of viciousness did not ruffle loam, as he calculated he was nimble enough to reach the door of the Sage a.nd dive out to safety before the cumbersome look- infg animal could reach him. ,The animal, imported from the Philip- pines, ite equipped with a fine pair of 1...,,.... .n,.... ,:.....4 :.1...., dl... a. ) nee The case of Miss P Orser, of Boston, Mass., teresting to all women. "Dads Mns. Prx eetere : -I stiff misery for several years. My back ac and I had bearing-ilgwn pains, and quent headaches. I would often et from a restful sleep in such pain misery that it would be hours,be I could close my eyes again. I are the long nights and weary da could do no work. I consulted iii: ent physicians hoping to get re but, finding that their medicines not cure me, I tried Lydia )h,,; Pi ham's Vegetable Compound it was highly recommended tome, glad that I did so, for f soon fo that it wasthe medicine for 'my Very soon I was rid. of every ache pain and restored to perfect hes I feel splendid, have a fine apps, and have gained in weight a Tot Miss Phirerstrc Onszn, 14 Wanrea St., Boston, !viass.-$6000'f'or,jalt;/for of ,tt.ove !Wet proving genuineness atennpi 6a duced, Surely you cannot wish to naa€nweak,sie can3l, iseourave and exhausted wjt1 each di work. Somao elerai3geYza of feminine organs "is 1.40ens for this a rhaustitw, fellow any kind of work ®r di?, Lydita 1i. Paafle i n'11 Wants Compound will helpoau, , it has thousands of tether Faun ous- of the rce age. e a fell Imal work ,and d a ran ram rcutt buf- w a age. Cork -W. Isere, rom Steck se - of rder se, en vely ick - the res r a ing tel, e . ee- ls 1 a in Mr. by re, nd w+v�wwcr , 3uCorona.a ,, 1i.p iaarre' hbarAcatri Tihe offerings; of grain on the.street to -div; were em'ail.:Wbeat is easier, 200 bushete ,cif 'e lilte selling at 9140 and two loads of ggoose at 82e. Oats tense s'ee 300 beshels selling at 3634 to See. ' I I (Elea in good isuppiy, with prices Brain'; Sp loads sold at .12 to 50 a ton Or timothy', and at $7,50 t,a l(t9 for ,mixed. Stra,w ,steadyy three loads Felling at $(1.01 a, ton!, Dressed hogs are unchanged, light being quoted' et $7, and heavy] at $6:25 to 66.50. Wheat, white,' bush., 940; red, 94e; ,spring, bush., 88 'to 90e; goose,' 82c; oats, 3;634 to 3734p; peas, busie, 65 to 66c;' 'eerier. bush„ 46e; bay, tim- othy, per ton, 612 to 61350; clo- ver, $7.50 to $19 ; istraisv„ per ton. $10 ; apples ,p.er 'bbl.,. $1.75 to $2.50; dressed lhotgs, $6.25 to $7; eggs, per, dozen, 115c to lac; butter, dairy's, 15 to 143e; creamery, 18 to 20c; chickens, per Ib., 24 to 15c; turk- eys, per ib., f16 to 20e; potatoes, per. bag, $1.10 to $1.20 ; cabbage, pan dozen, $1; (beef, hindquarters $7.- 50 :to go.; )ferequrartiers„ $5.50 to $6.- 50; choice, carcass, $7 to $tTf 25,; medium•, carcase, $6 to $6.50; lambs, yearling, $10 to "611; mu!'tlton, per, mt.., $7.50 to ^$9; veal per melt.! )$7.-i- 50 to 69. e 7,-50to$I9.e{ . ( 11 British Cattle Markets. ttondon, May .2:;. -Canadian cattle. are steadiy, at '113eo to 123,4c pen lb. ; refrigerator beef, 9 5-8c per Ib. Sheep ,firm; ,120 /to 14c per ib. ; lettere' Ings, 15c. 1 , a Leading W neat M arlcets. • I I New York ......... Sit. Louis ... Duluth ... ....'...... Toledo ... ...... ,. Minneapolis ... ... 1161ra(y(. July. 911- .... S'41-4 35( , 1 931-3 $i11.07 r 89 3.-.41 94 7-3 9311-3 Toronto Live Stook. Receipts of live stock at the eit53 ,viands 'were 19 car loads, 267 cattle, 85 sheep, 03 calves and 500 bogs. the quality) of cattle, of whicla there eves ante a limited .supply, was fairly! good. Trade was fair, and everything cold readilla at about the ,same quo- tatioas when quality, is considered la all classes, Exporters - Ohoioe, well finished heavy exporters tsold at $4.90 to $5.- 10 per ,cwt.; mediums at $4.75 to $4.- 85;. Export Ibulis - Choice export bulls sold at 13.75 to $:i >5, medium' at $ 3.50 to $3.60. Export oo-ws--Prices ranged Iron® $3.75 to I$t.25 per cwt. Bathe/ere-Choice, picked Letts of butoh.ers', equal in quality to bast exporters, 1,100 to 1,200 lb,. ea,ai, at $1.60; loads of good at $4.50 to $4.60; medium, at $4.25 to $4.40; common at $3.50 to 61; rough and inferior at 63.25 to $3.40 per creel. Feeders -Short -keep feeders, 17.,100 to 1,200 lbs. each, .sold rut 61:.50 to $4.90. Tbose weighing from 950 to 1,050 of good quality sold at $4 'to 64.25 p'er cwt. -' Stockers -Choice ;yearling calves sold at $8.75 to $3.90; poorer grade and off colors sold at $3 to $3L5f • according to quality. Milch cows -Milch cowo'a,nd sprini ers sold from $10 to $55 eadh Veal calves -Calves sold from $2.50 to $10 each and $3.50 to $5.25 per owe. Bradstreets on Trade. Trade at Montreal has been somewhat quiet the past week in some lines, ands slow remittances are reported in some trades. Renewals have been requested in certain cases as a result of slow sales. The dairy product markets are still very dull. The sorting trade in hardware and dry goods is moderately active. More vessels are arriving and there is more activity in shipping circles. Toronto wholesale business is a trifle more active in some departments. Sea- sonable goods are moving fairly well now. Values of staples are firmly held. There is a good demand for labor here. Business prospects are very fair for thin season, Wholesale business at Quebec wain - ties rather quiet. The rain, which bas been badly wanted, has had a beneficial effect in the country districts. Lumber- men, as a rule, are jubilant over the rapid rise of the rivers. Shipping Is. extremely quiet and no grain has been. shipped from the port as yet. At Victoria -Vancouver finer weather the past month at Pacific Coast indus- trial centres have improved the position• of weigh earners, and that has mater- ially increased the activity of retail trade. The run of spring salmon has• been fair . and the supply is abundant. Real estate is still active and values in some' cases show an increase of 100 per cent. over a year ago. Winnipeg wholesale trade has been anoderatively active. Stocks in some cases are running low. The large amount of railway work in sight and the better crop prospects have improved to make the outlook for business encouraging. Business at Hamilton has been fairly active. Large shipments are now being made to meet the current requirements of the retail trade throughout the coun- try. Travellers are sending 10 numer- ous orders, and the business done through mail orders and buyers visiting the Hamilton market, have all combined to make up a large aggregate volume of trade lrin In London jtveeobbtrade circles the demand continues of fairly large dimen- sions, Retailers are ordering quite free- ly in the expectation of larger sales the neat few weeks. Prices continue steady. In Ottawa the conditions of 'svholesalo trade are healthy and the outlook fs• encouraging. The sales so far this sea son have been very good, and an in creased demand is looked for the nestt two months. Values are firmly held.