PILATE’SQUESTION. Saoda; Ototwr" by Or. »w«uo. Ib« Nstod Pi*tor»EvA«itli*t. Lcosooi Drtw. Fro. PiHor* I* Stilt StlrtliM-tUtf* » Eattr tkt

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Nrw YOKK ClTT.—The tpilowing ttraon

I*red lor iiUblicotion hy the Rev. Cbtpmtn. An>«rir«'» lieit-knowu

1 ; jiresch‘OS ,0

cvanjeliot, who u now jireachms ti ^iasr5r,r^-i^a It would not be i>owhle foe i'J tilher to

udt —mm "

joiporunt rhmrtrter on the .cene u PilMe.

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der. beewuv hi i* one of the men who ““'.j" :.7 yiSToiT-^^Sd k ;,x u 5^£ Bite. If, when he knew th»t .Teeuo wwe the iion of God, he h.d b»»cd hi. owtj bick to the uniter*, or h.d pone himaelf to be crueified. there would have boo noise in the eorly hirtory of >he rh to outohine hi« But intte.d of bein \\"hen .I**uj po«ied by the eroo* ss.r.“;s there wos one thinp He left; when hongfor it. Th.t ..roe blood i* upon both the world ond men. ei$ej for their condemnation or for redemption. In o remarkable book which come octom bra ted Scotch preacher, there i. a otory of Pilate in the lost world .toopinp down to w»»h hi. hands in a running »tre«m.. He •sssiisa^a® - utiaf hi. hand., wh.d. bftom, r-d l,ke criroron a* eoon as they leave the water, ha crieo out with a shriek, which echoes re-echoe. throughout the world of the

studying that es it, and like

ill they never be clean! WiU they

b* clean !•' ~~ a ti

Poor Pilate! they never will, for the blood of the Son of God i» on them for condemnation forever. He began to wash his bands when be said to the anpiy mob; "Take ye Him. ond crucify Him, for

find no fault in Him.”

He is oti.l washing hit bonds to-day, but

in Tain.

There are gpecial way* of treati of Scripture, one of the easiest of to take certain words in the ve; phasirc them, and make each ’ the outline of the sermon. My text treated.!? this^vg, and the first w "WHAT.” lira dine the text with tlis in mind we find it saying: “What shall I do then with Jesus’" The inference is we must do somethirg. Y"e can not be indifferent. The man who ■ays that he will not accept Christ, neither will he reject Him, haa rejected Him in the very position he takes. There is no middle ground in this matter. We araither for Christ or against Him. and w must decide which position it shall be. The next words try emphasize would be “SHALE I DO.” The particular part of the expressioi that is emphatic u the personal pronom Religion is a very personal matter, anu judgment will be, too. There ia no one whose eyes shall light upon this printed word but who shall one day be called lo an account for his rejection of the Son of God if he fails to acknowledge Him before men. Rich and poor, high and low and ignorant, for all comes the < u: “What shall I do?" The neil emphatic word would be •mar."

—- uy-sv do something with ..... is easy to understand that choosing one implies the rejection of the other. But it might also be taken as a word describing •ome future time, and I would like to have it mean, "What shall I do in the day judgment with Jesus Christ?" When t moon shall te turned into blood and I •un shall be black as th* —•b.n.ti- -> fc.

□ shall te turned into blood and the shall be black as the sackcloth of hair, the "elements shall melt with the fervent heat"—"What .hall I do then?" In the sixth chapter of Revelation we read that in the last day men shall cry out and say to the rocks and bills; "Fall on us, and hide us from the face of Him that mtteth upon the throne, and from the wrath of the T-amb: for the great day of His wrath is come, and who shall be able stand?” Bat in the closing part of Re lotion wr arc told that there will be rocks and no bills to fall upon the lost i abut out the visron of the face of the t of God, and they must see Him wbetU. they will or not. Him whom they have rejected. Him from whom they have deliberaiejv turned away. The next emphauc word is the name Jesus. "YYhst shill I do then WITH JESUS?" That was Hi« earthly name, snd dr•enbed h.. ear •My life. "Thou shall call

stand before God we .ball be raHedTo « account for th ; chirfr.t of all sins. For lo meet the Son of Cod is to crucify Him

The last word to emphasize

e! G"d. our H.ri, ■->, th.t ,om» ...

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Mme of the only-besotten Eon of Uod."

If we accept Jesus, God accepts ua. If we reject Jesus, God reject* us. These are short sentences, but each one is worth a lifetime of study. The vilest sinner in the world accepting Christ is immediately accepted of God. The most upright man rejecting Christ U instantly rejected of God. The moment we accept we are jdVtificd from all things from which we could not l>e justified by the law of Moses; and justification is more than i>ardan. for in pardon there may still be the memory of sin, but when God justifies He "remembers

again "iT

but when God justifies

against us our tiansgrcssioos no more iorT. Our becoming sons I God depends upon whit w« do with Jesus. "But as many as received Him, to them gave He rcr to become the sons of God, uven ts

‘iclieve on His name.” John

ia a eety Insidious kind of heresy making its way through th« world to-day.

whiehfleclaret there is euch I " '

universal fatherhood ol versa! brotherhood of

power to b them that

•i: 12.

There is

its way through tns world to-u.,, Bclares there is euch a thing as the 1 fatherhood ol God and the uniJ brotherhood of man; that God is the IT of all His rrrtturc**0pd that every is my brother. This IT certainly contrary to the Scriptures. We become sons of God. not by the live, we live, nor by doing good, nor by reading the Bible, nor

TBE SA8BATH SCHOOL Intcraatioaal Lesson Comments Per May 2L Subject: Pad at Aatioch ia PlaMlo. Acts xlll, fi-Sl—Ooldeu Teit, Acta xIR, »— Memory Vrrse*. ft. 47—Corn ■eats ry oc the Day's Lesson. Outline of Paul’# sermon. T. Paat Malory—God preparing for*lbe Messiah. Ve. 17-22. (1) Israel chosen and delivered from sst.vv u, srrA/'SLSi3*. wi,: liven. V. 19. («) larael un

it we become This is the

sons by rege - work of the Holy Ghost, and is wrought in us the very moment we by faith accept ■leuua Christ as a Sariour. It is not poasi ble for ua in any other way to come into this world than to be born into it; it is not poaaible for us ever to enter the king dom of God except by the new birth. This constitutes u» children of God. III. Our having peace depends upon what we do with Jesua Christ. "Thyrefore being justified by faith, wf have peace with God through our Lord Jesua Christ.”

Romans v: X.

When we remember that peace is the opposite of confusion, of strife, of unrest, we are able to see how great is the blessing which comes to us by tha acceptance ol God's Eon. We do not think of peace as •imply an emotion. It is not an experience, but it is that which cornea to us with the presence of Christ. He is our peace, and whatever may be a roan's position in the world, if be has rejected Christ, or (in other words) if be has failed to accept Him. he must go forever throughout the world crying, "peace, peace,” but for him there

can be no pea&.

IV. Our having joy depends upon what we do with Chnat. "Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see Him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy enspeakabli and full of glory.” 1 Peter a: 8. We. also remember the words, of Jesus when He said: "These words h?ye I spoken unto you that My joy might remain in you, and that your joy might te God s children possets joy. Happiness it that which happens lo come to us, and those who lay bold upon it are dependent upon their circumstances and surroundings. Joy baa nothing to do with circumstance or surroundings, but comes to us because of our faith in Him who ever lives to pour out upon His people His own presence and V. (5ur having eternal life depends upon what we do with Jesua. "He that bebev eth on the Eon bath everlasting life; and that believeth not the Son shall not see ;; but tbt. wrath of God abidelh on

majority

^llo'eonUBue." eU. A good impreaaon after trati, a'nd it was important that they should continue to believe and obey

It and be saved by it.

44. "Tbe next Sabbath.” The evangelists attended tbe synagogue on the "sabi day” because tha. was the day on ■ ' ' sbiped. The day Paul

i: he tl ^ _ . I life; but tbt wrath of <

him." John iii: 38.

By natune we have tbe flesh with us, and wr ihall always have it with us until ouz redemption bodies are bestowed updo us. It ft natural therefore that there should be a constant warring between the life ol God which comes in regeneration and tbe old nature which is at enmity with God and always must be, but it is a great joy to know that we may every one of us so sor render ourselves to Him who is our life, that the old nature shall be put down and 'be!4 in subjection, and we ourselves “be

more than conquerors.”

Finally, lev me say that there arc three sentences which ougnt to be written plainly before every one who is to make this de-

cision. or who fails to make it.

First. We must either accept Him or re-

Second. Wc must either let Him come into our hearts, or we must shut the door

and keep Him out.

Third, rdeny Him. before —

heart*, or wc oiusi Bout voc aooi We must eitber confess Him or . "Whosoever shall confess Me n, him will I confess before My • ie in heaven; but whosoever before men, him. will I deny

latt. x: 32, 33. Here is no middle ground. God pity u if to-da* we turn away from Him.Jor IT MAY BE THE LAST TIME!

The Need of Tender

The grace of tenderness, for it is a grace, should be cultivated for its own sake as well as iu invaluable aid in our acrrice for the Master. True tenderness modulates

the word of life in a apirit of gentleness, which wins a bearing for even unwelcome truths. The world it in need vi just such tenderness as was manifested by our Lord, and we aa Hi* disciple# can render no better service to Him than reflecting His tender sympathy as we pasa along fife's jonrreople long for tenderness. Harsh measures never won a sou] te higher things. Sympathy ia the magic key by which we nixed the innertfibst longings of weanmankind. and met this yearning with infiof our ability along this line. Let ua determine by tbe help of the Holy Spirit never to be betrayed into harshness. The, world is hard and cold enough with""*'

R ” k "

and sympathy t<

aome soul to reach a firmer foundation, £, b /vyx-A&Ts. G,r.«u ,u> -“'

d Cheer In Rellgtan.

It if a happy thing to live. It it a sppy thin* to die. Our religion baa tbe remise of the life that now ia and ako

He will be. Yea, and He ia. No other

ly and love Him i hare gone a little life Hit and Him o

The Lord

The man who sees in life tbe < lunity to express himaelf in the 1 terms, who after ascertaining what faculties he has determines to develop then ipMi

s to spring. V. 22. night forth. (1) G'

lion and death a fulfilment of prophecy. V*. 27-29. (4) He waa raised from the dead. This is proved by many witnesses (v. 31), and by the fulfilment of the Scriptures. V*. 32-37. III. Tbe closing sppea!. (1) Through faith in Christ foipvenees of tins is preached. Vs. 38, 39. (2) A warn-

: - v. so 41. up.” When the peoThis doee not mean

T,“>'wL wta’l*

iceived tbe

_ message favorably. Gentile* who had embraced

... vVjH^a

rhieh the Jews worshiped,

ind Barnabas observed as tbe sabbath waa the day on which Christ rose from the dead, called tbe Lord’s day. This day baa been observed by the church as the Christian sabbath ever since the resurrection morning. '.'Almost the whole city/’ The interest mutt have been intcase. The people were stirred, excited, enridut. "Jew*—filled with envy.” With y,” indignation, wrath. 1. To

's;

that if their interpretations gave way, religion itaelf would fall. 2. It destroyed their hopes aa to the future of their nation.

their hopes as to the future of their nation. B. Their own influence and power would be thrown into the background. 4. It would degrade them, as they beheved, to have the-Gentile* declared at equals. "<W be bumble, lowly, despised and putjre death. "Blaspheming.”# Either jeTIIlng Jesus as an imposter amd a malefactor, or declaring Him to have been in leamte with Satan. There ia notRng more awfa] than 46. "Spake out boldly” (R. V.) They did not permit their own passions to berome inflamed, neither did they revile their assailants, but they very plainly told them that they would turn to tbe Gentile*. They told tbe Jews that by their own actions

d their own .

thy of cvcrfasting life. “Was necessary-'’ It was so designed and commanded. The apostles always offered salvation to the Jews first. "Thrust it from you.’’ (R. V.) They rejected and spurned the offer of salvation. "Judge yourselves unworthy.” This doe* not mean that they considered themselves unworthy, but they condemned themselves by their action*. "Everlasting life.” Eternal life is not eolely a future, but a present possession, commenced in this life to be perpesdated in the life to rome. /The Gentiles." Tbe heathen. We shall offer the gospel to tb«*n because they 47. "^ie Lord commanded." The comman3 which tbe apostle quotes is from Isaiah 49: 6, which ahows that from tbe Bounces that the Mreaiab^hom God'prom^ iscd to send would be the Savior of the Gentiles as well as the Jews; that all nations would be called to share in the blessing* oi HU kingdom. The passage is quoted to show that in turning now to the heathen they were merely carrying out the plan of God as revealed in tbe Old Testament. “For aalration.’’ Deliverance from ths penalty, pollution and power of sin, especially aa completely realized in a future State of holineas and happiness. The very name “Jesus” announces the design of Hu mission; He came to save Hu people from

their sins.

48. "Gentiles-rwere glad.'’ The doctrine of tbe Jews had been that salvation waa confined to themselves. The Gentiles now rejoiced that from tbe Jews themselves they beard a different doctrine which was proved from tbe pages of Hebrew prophecy that this gospel was promised to them of old. "Glorified." etc. Honored it aa a message from God. Tbe expression conveys the idea of praise on account of it. and of reverence for the message. “As were ordained,” etc. Should be rendered, “disposed to eternal life.” As many as were so inclined committed themselves by faith to Christ. There U not the least plausibility in the notion that Luke iu this simple history is referring to any eternal decree predestinating these men to eternal life. 49. "AD the remon.’’ Thu rapid cite aion of the gospel we must attribute i some measure to tbe seal of the recent co; verts. Paul and Barnabas also may hai visited personally some of the nearest

i.” (B.V.) Prob-

had becomi

fid be eaail. _ 5=itjVss£-> ?r fifths

„. "The dc ably Gentile women who had become Jewish proselyte*, and could be easily in-

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