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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1937-03-18, Page 6LLSSON XII JO1I,N'S PICTURE OF THE TRIAL AND CRUC'1FIXAT1ON John lit:1 --- 19:42 Printed Text --- John 19:4.9; 14-18, '5730 Go',Jen Text -- - `.?.Hereby know we 'love, because he laid down his life far us. --- 1 John, 3:16. THE LESSON IN ITS SETTING Time . — The arrest of Jesus took place one time late on Thursday night, April 7th, A.D. 30. Christ was crucified in the third hour of the next day, Friday (Mark 15:25), and he ex - tared approximately six hours later, which would be about three o'clock that afternoon (Mark 15.33). Burial took place that day. Place — Christ was arestod in the Carden of Gethsemane, which was on the lover slope sl the Mount of Olives opposite and east of Jerusa- lem. "And Pilate went out again, and he salth unto them, Behold, I bring him out to you, that ye may know that find no crime in him." If the charge had seemed reasonably, the governor woad naturally have let the law take its course. That he had not done so, but brought the accused out again, was a clear proof that be held the charge against him to be groundless. His words are an appeal at once, to the sense of humanity, and to the settee of justice in Christ's accusers. "Jesus therefore came out, wearing the crown of thorns and the purple garment." We cannot help but think in reading these words, of a time yet to dome when the Lord .Jesus, will be Seen crowned with glory and hon- our (Heb. 2:7, 9); when upon his head there will be many crowns for- ever (Rev. 19:12); and he will be cloIhed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts With. a golden girdle" (Rev. 1:13). "Ana Pilate saith unto them, Behold the man!" Pilate spoke mare truly than he knew. His words were pro- bably uttered in contempt, but they really are an acknowledgment that the.ipnly perfect man was the one who WO before them. "When therefore the chief priests ani the officers saw hinx, they cried mit, saying, Crucify him, crucify him! Pale , saith unto them, Take him yotielves, and crucify him; for 1 find no crime in him. The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by that law he ought to die, because he made himself the Son of God." it is sometimes said that Christ' never deolp;red himself to be the Son of God In a way that no other men could be {tans o1' God, but such a conclusion is co tradicted by such words as are f',un& in John 5:18 a .d 10:30, 33, and by the plain manner in which the Jews brought accusation against the Chriet, which accusation our i Mrd neve• denied. "When Pilate theretore hexed this saying, he was the more afraid." The fact that Christ was said to have claimed a divine origin naturally deepened the strange fear which his presence inspired; Pilate not only wasaf.aid out he was more afraid. "And he entered into the Praetor- ian]. again." This word appeared pre- viously in 13:2S (and also in Matt. 27;27 and 'arl, 15:16). Here it pro- bably means the official residence of the procurator, though where Pilate's residence was iu Jerusalem during the time of our Lard is not quite cer- tain. "Andsaith unto Jesus, Whence art thou? But Jesus gate him no ans- wer." (Cf. Matt. 7:6; 27:12-14). Pil- ate would not have understood our Lord had Cbrist answered his ques- tion„ and furthermore, thr question .had nothing to do with Christ's guilt. As Pilate continued to question the Lord Jesus and a Christ quietly spoke to him, more and more the Ro- man official became conscious of the greatness, as well as of the innocence of the one who stood before him, and he sought again to deliver the Lord. But the Jews very shrewdly reminded him that Christ had called himself a Xing, that thus he was a rival of Cae- sar, and that if Pilate should release a man making such caims, be would not be Caesar's friend, Of one thing Pilate was certainly afraid — offend - in gibe powers in Rome by whom he had been give nall the lucrative post- tionswhich he had held. ''Now it was the Preparation of the passover; it was about the sixth hour and tie saith unto 'he Jews, Behold, Your King! They therefore cried out, Away with him, away with him, and cruelly him! Pilate saith unto them, Shalt crucify your King? The chief prieste answered, C'6 'e Have no king, but Caesar." About six o'clock on Fri- day tnorning, Pilate brought Jesus out, and, himself sitting down ou the judgbflent seat, presented Christ to the Je&vs as their keig. It is strange to hear Jews, who chafed under the Yoke of the Roman government, and who true king must needs be of the Use of David, so easily forgetting all their past history and their pres- ent .shame as to say they would have no king but Caesar, as nncirenmcis- ed, lagan,. godless Gentile, Millen therefore be delivered him unto them to be crucified." In none of lit , Gospels does it appear that Pi- lato., ironoun ed sentence on Jesus; Ile le: haps purposely avoided doing so, 1, t in delivering him aver to the prie>i%elle does net allow theta to act for themselves -- lie delivered the Lord to be crucified, "They took Jesus therefore; and he went out, bearing the cross for him- self, unto the place called the place of a skull, which is called in Hebrew Golgotha: 18. Where they cruicifed him and two others ,on either side one, and Jesus in the midst," The picture of the Son of God walking out the Holy City, the city of Melchi- zedek, the city of David, the city of the great line of prophets, his heed and body 'trussed and bleeding, and carrying on his shoulder the erush- iug weight of the wooden cross, and knowing in his heart that shortly he would himself be stretched upon it, is a scene calling more for medita- ti n than exposition. "These things the: efore the sold- iers did. But there were standing by the cross of ,Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clo- pas. and Mary Magdalene, When Je- sus therefore saw his mother, and the disciple standing by whom he Loved, he saith unto his mother, Wo- man, behold thy sou! Then saith he to the disciple, Behold thy mother! And from that hour the disciple took her unto his owl, home," The first cry from the cross was a prayer for God to forgive those who had cruci- fied him (Luke 23:34); tha second utterance was to the thief crucified with him (Luke 23: 1). the third cry was the one here given, words to Mary and to John the Apostle. It is recs. led only in John's Gospel. By making provision for his another's comfort, Jesus fulfilled the command- ment, "Honor thy father and thy mo- ther" (Ex. 20:12), and thus, from the. pulpit of his cross preaches to all ages a sermon on the Fifth Com- mandment- "After this Jesus, knowing that all thing] ars uow finished, that the scripture might be accomplished, saith, 1 thirst. There was set there a vessel full of vine,ar, so they put a sponge full of the vinegar upon hys- sop, and brought it to his mouth." The fourth cry front the cross is not recorded by John (seo Matt. 27:45, 47) • the fifth cry, '1 thirst," is record- ed in none of the Gospels except in John. This incident should be care- fully distinguished from the one re- corded in Matt. 27:34; Mark 15:23; and Luke 23:36. The Holy Spirit led John to se in this in 'dent a fullfill- ment of Psalm 69:21. The vinegar was a sour wine drink made by the soldiers. The branch of hyssop was from a plant possibly .one and one- half feet high on the end of which the sponge was placed. In his live he suf- fered men and women to minister unto him and at the last received gently and humbly this solace from a foe • When 'esus therefore had receiv- ed the vin -gar, he said, it is finish- ed. and be bowed his head, and gave up his spirit." This is the sixth cry from the cross, and is found only in John's Gospel. So many men have come to the end of life conscious that they have, not et all completed the work they had expected to do. Victor Hugo said; 'Life is too short for a man `.o carry out all that he has planned.' Denton, about to be guil- lotined said: 'I leave it all in a fright- ful welter.' 'It is Christ's declaration that the final revelation of God has been given, that all alienation be- tween God and man has ended, that all other religious rites and ordinanc- es are abrogated, and that henceforth there is only oue Mediator between God and man, 'he man Christ Jesus. Ar°riv cs to Visit His Fiancee William J. i3ab1ngton Macauley, Irish Free State Minister to the Vatican, arriving. In Now York an -S.8, Conte di Savo), to visit his fiancee, Mrs. Genevieve G. Brady, widow of Nicholas Brady, utilities. magnate. G.MCen Successful In Hunt for Relaxation. J. Edgar Hoover (left), Chief G -Man, enjoys a game of backgammon with his assistant,'Clyde Tolson, in Miami, where he recently set up a new bureau of the F.B.I. Special Agent -Guy IIottel is the spectator. Lends Color to Texas Anniversary Dinner } �„CY �: e » +OC ,,�.Ay, , ,teY.e....r...zr,i Miss Elsie Houston, descendant of Sam Houston, first President of Texas, pictured with Dr. Rafael C. de Oliviera as they attended New York dinner of Texas •University ex -Students Association to celebrate Independence Day. - Tells of Rail Deal tiff: w"`"rawr"ro: a' Emphasizing his testimony with a ware al his hand. 't.:on, s Ie. La- mont tells Senate' ltaih•oad Finance Com nittee how J. P. Morgan and Co. auctioned securities of Van Sweringen rail umpire. Narinby - Pamby Towards Cancer lust. Stop 13UFI' ALO, N.Y.—Thirtythousand women who die each year from cancer could be saved if they knew how to recognize its warning signals, a state cancer expert avers. Dr, Louis C. itress, assistant di- rector or New York State's division of cacer control, said ata meeting of Health officers that 16,000 women die yearly of cancer of the uterus, and 14,000 from cancer .eft., the breast. "There's a namby-pamby attitude that prevents plain talk about this enemy of mankind," Dr. i(tess said. "The biggest public service we can do to cut the toll of lives is to inform all women in plain language of the clanger .of a lump in the breast, and of the warnings of uterine tumors, Any lump, large or eniali, in the breast should be report- ed etorted to .a physician,and his advice asked. Conducted by PROFESSOR HENRY C. BELL With the Co•Operatiou of the Various Departments of the , Ontario Agricultural College, 1. Question:— "Will you please tell me what can do for Cut Worm or Wire Worm --13, 'II., York County. Answer:--- Almost every Spring cutworms do considerable damage to corn, cabbage, tomatoes, tobacco and some other crops by cutting them' oil at the ground. The insects work as night and hide by day just beneath the surface of the soil .or under 'rubbish or any good cover- ' ing. They are stout, smooth cater- pillars and when at rest are usually curled up into a circle. To control there use a poison bait. There are several formulae for this but the following is about as good as any:— Bran 25 lbs. Paris green or fine white arsenic 11b.. Cheap molasses 1 qt. Water enough to moisten, nut 3 gals. Bran 5 lbs. Paris green or fine white arsenic 3 'ins Cheap Molasses 'ia qt. Water enough to moisten, about ei gal. Mix the bran and Paris green thoroughly until the green can be seen everywhere through ,the .bran. Add the molasses to the water, stir, then pour the sweetened liquid over the poisoned bran and mix until all is moistened and will fall almost like sawdust through the fingers. If the plants have been set out and are being attacked, drop a small quantity of the bait—one- quarter of a teaspoonful—alongside each plant. Do this late in the evening so that it will be fresh when the worms begirt to feed. If the plants have not yet beep set out and cutworms are known to be in the soil, prepare the ground well and then an evening or two before set- ting out the pleats, scatter the bait thinly, as ono would do in sowing grain, Geer the plot or field. The cutworms will feed upon this and be killed before they can do any damage. One application is usually suffi- cient to control any ordinary out- break and when scattered thinly, the larger quantity will cover about one acre. CAUTION: Do not inhale the dust from the poison when mixing, and beware that -cattle or other domes - Queens Elizabeth Orders 26 Frocks London.—Queen Elizabeth has or- dered 26 frocks and evening coats for her spring wardrobe, her dress- maker said recently. They comprise only a small part of her Coronations season clothes. A. ligntning flash lasts approxi- mately one -millionth .part of a sec- ond. econd. Brighter Colors For Hospitals MONTREAL -- Australian riospi• tats are going in for brighter colors according to D. X. Turner,, Sydney official who is gathering information for a proposed central hospital In Melbourne, A patient may wake to find a blue,` green, or even apricot colored ceiling above him; said Tule per, during a visit here. The now hospital will have a different calor schexno in rooins on each floor. 11-4-0-•-•-•-•-••••••1,. tie animals do not get access to alta bait. WIRE WORMS The chief methods to keep free of wireworms is by practising a short rotation of crops. This. re- moves the main breeding places; namely, the old pastures and mead- ows. When breaking up such a field, a good practice to follow is either to plough it early, work it up and sow wheat the same fall me if this cannot be done, plough it later in the fall and next spring sow oats or barley. In either case,• put in red or sweet clover in the spring. Next year take off the clover, plough early and put in wheat, ad- ding a clover again the following spring; or oats or barley with a clover may agars be used. After this crop of clover has been harvest- ed or ploughed under, usually any crop may 'follow. Peas, buckwheat and flax, being - like clover. very little attacked by wire -warms may also be used in the rotation until the soil is free from the worms. Alfalfa, too, is seldom injured but does not work well into a rotation. Corn and potatoes being very sus- ceptible should never be planted in any soil which is known to contain wireworins, , It has been observed that wire - worms are usually worse in poorly drained soil, hence tile draining will provably also be of value, at least in assisting plant growth. The :more rapidly the plants grow, especially in spring. the less likely they aro to be killed by wireworms; hence before planting the field, pre - par .the 'soil well and. if poor, add commercial fertilizer and lime where needed. Baits may sometimes be used on a small scale, especially in gardens and gratin houses. to capture the wireworms. Potatoes may be placed about three inches deep in the soil and 10 feet apart. Stick a short wire painted lire each potato , to mark its position Examine the po- tatoes once a week and destroy the wireworms present. Replace the potatoes and repeat. This may be done for three weeks in succession and would result in getting rid of many of the wireworms. It should be begun in spring as soon as the ground .c warm and the wireworms have come up, as can be determined with a shovel. MOM SSip By DO'O H5! Susan Fleming.. thought that she had retired from the screen when she married Heepo Marx, but she made the mistake of stopping in at the studio to have luncheon with her huhand, and first thing she knew the director called out, "That. girl over there—she's just what I have been looking for." So, she is playing in "A Day at the Races" witih her husband and Ms giddy brother,. Ginger Rogers is not only the most popular gn'l in Hollywood these days; she is the most sur- prising. Night atter night she is out (lancing with one of her many beaux—Jiminy Stewart, or Cary Grant, cx the visiting socialite, Al- fred Vanderbilt ---hut all that gayety hasn't stopped lier from breaking into a new career. She has written a song called "I C'an't Understand." Maybe you heard Fred Astaire in- troduce it over the aitt , recently. That isteam work for you. Myrna Ley isn t complaining, but she do. Pi think wistfully nowadays months and the end :en't anywhere in ,ight. John 'Stahl, 'ho directed "The ":agnificent Obses- -ion" and many ,flier thrilling pic- ot' W, S. Van Dyke, and the way be can direct a marvelous icture like "The :'bin Man" or its sequel in eighteen twenty days. She has been working in "Parnell" for three tures, is very deliberate about his work, and in making "Parnell" he is just as apt to have Myrna and Clark arable do scenes over and over as he is to repeat the scenes of 'minor players. Odds' and Ends: No love scenes have been faired in any of the stu- dios for the'p ,st week and 'more Myrna Loy becaer of the 1lu epidenxic •-_ .., �-: with the rest of the" Lhu ry rhap- sodizing over spring Howe; dee Clau- dette Colbert is surrounded by bliz- zards, dog t e a m s, a n d m: -un- tains of snow at Sun Valley, Idaho - .the eleven most beautiful art- ist modes who usually smile at you from cigarette advertisements have been signed to appear in "Vogues of 1937," a musical Walter Wan - ger is making. Her Model Vacation Dabs Begievith can't get away from cemeras even ou her va,catian, Back home in Miami Beach from where she went to New York City to become one of the most photo- graphed models itt the country, she poses again. C-