BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2002, 9 March 1914, Page 6

BIBLE-IN-SCHOOLS.

"PILATE'S RCFESENDUM."

ADDRESS Bl r BISHOP SPROTT.

"Klato-'s RefoemJuni," to wlricli- i*> ftsroflcß has been jiiado in titvt Kbloin-sclifrols coiitrot-ei-sj?, Was deal} with Vttjfc A-iiglwwi flisWp-of iV-biliiift. ton (Dr. Sproii} hi fe .sermon a't Si, iP.-wl's I'ro-Oatljedral .yestorday n'ion:mg. Tiro BUliop'sajdi'*

sT<Jtt may have o'bserved in tho -eour-so ■of tjio controversy on the questiau of the Biblo in schools that the .opiimieniS of themw-eracut qmk lrqnitijuci tq timeof frliat ttoy B! ,l] "Mate's Kcferoiriiihi. 5, ' I confess, that at ftrst I tl.iougltt this ferej.3o to Pifajfe's .proeefluTO soiijosvhat of ft jok-O, but it hM hem s.o .ofteiu vi.sd %' speaker*., and «scd by persons of rePilte taldiite respmisiblo posittens,' tltat I fel oUQpeHed te .believe thai they fake. ,t eemusiy, Assiumngtefto «*■ nicnt tji.tt 'fchc procfsdm-e on tt.it oee.iWBii nngl.it bo csitled a refq.rmiduw it seeifts to in&,a sti-ange kind W Wliieli H'ftuid. dra\y a uulyftrsai co»B.tosmn mm a sragto jnstaiise, Thai because . o .u oij<? a.<!casMn a poimlar i?ote jras wrong - beenusi? in oiio ago end' o : iio .MUiftry a I)arti3ul4r .conmnimty decided \*rfliifely' frlwrefore hi .jt]l ng»s nntl atl coittfrics a 4 i?iii>Htor votes nvust bo wong* 1% U a strango logic te ci»ai!a.t<S foom a soholi astic seiirce. T?h ( > njost you: can legitimately, gather is tliat because .a- ■popular ■nssonj-bly cited once, popular assemblies ;iiro iwt- infsllihlrjs Y6tj ca'niifej; .gatifer tiiitt pop,u.liM- -aSsorablfcs .mVisfc to ;i-hva;vs ■«-pcn«. Tiiose.tfho are agiiiiiSt tiie T : c* ferofiduiti jiia'iiiiain tliai legisiation Blisuld be entirely' .at ttw (Jfccr&tion. -irf J3nt Parliainen-ts bj*. i'ar.na.i)ien.t,s liavo sonietinips paVsed foolish and ijiijustf a«<} wen spWfuj fewsi (rni eniictieiicfl nnrightcmis wars. Afo \ve'; tlien, to say fiia.t, .Pafliamfeii.te sllolrM noun- be. a'flowd to •loßfelatei AH mat sucli et'roM stew is ttiiit VmMjijents and popular "asfcoiolilici, riot ]nfa:llfble; fey do not! s'liof Uiat they must be ahViiys tfrongi However, t wish "to slibiv ymt this iftotmng if I can that if is ,, ''* gi'os's.-.a.iKl ■amwal m:r6r to .speak of -.Pila'te's '"jtrotahire as * *efe«iMid\tin. 1 aCn that it is a. common vtefr that the iten of our ,I/3i>4*S erneifeion W.as' in seino way sntimittsd k> tlie %liole ;foivfsh people. But this i hel)fl*e *<i io ii mistake. Tito Tceojfds maljo dearr toas tnat duringlira ijHraS'tryovir liord siotoi well with tlyo people-. 'Again ancl agalii. tvo mm told ttat .ljHilt-Uifdess Mlo\vc"d Him., and. on 0:110 Ofißasioil tliey Wo nigh Him by^fon!<3 0 *n<l waking Him .thoir Ehig. "{Jhffet frits pojHiiar *itjj tho people.- Thai, popit'lariiiy ftmariied iip t<? t])o fes-t weiok'of H:ip We. ■It -ivas of, the aiscotfrses jivtl.ip inMille- 6i thst week that we am told , tiliie eflffiniaii ■bo.dy of tlio lfoar<l Him fta<lly, -\y© ro.inoW.bep jJ» 'tftoiphal entry into ' Avhoil multitudes accflamied H. : i«. AVe .observe' that_Qio autl!OHl'ie:s .regafded fiie 'e,!K--tfousiaßm nf fkts pciople- its gen'iiiii.e. • 'Wo are told that ttrey shrariil? "fixim ;txflvi%. ■extreme liven suics Sgain.sti .our Etfitf , cause tlrpy w«rp afraid of Bioy mttmflea , fa ■ it-ait. ■" "vintil , Passwei; had ' g<1.110 , . iby ■ tjieii, tho city would . bo co.mpar : .ati.v.fely .Quiet, It was- the- totally vmexpecM 'appoatailcp- of 4 -traitor aiiieiigst roivr 'Lflid'e disqiples , wlndi Oimbled th..em : to; cltaiigb ttroir fiiajjs gttd. accomplish ■of Christ lit th& yassofer tihift !But you will reiftdnijbiSr:. tlif*.. \rfi®.. j'Wrts. wieirt to y tlj% ! '«(o' , ' , Vc^' i lay ,i tiefo.i;e"' tlio GrKciliixionj. ;t:liejr 's , tip:iiteted ; . rfh; liiin thiif lw>;shbuia 'betriif /Christ ; hi 'tfe> . absewee\pf tjio a>itiio;i'«Ses' I)?lieVJ«g that GlflisS's? iiopjitferfty was. tircelMfiiged iv:itli tlio pcflple , ; fiicy , tried <W lord at liiglit : bdfeii(j lifeif , t!:i!jilnat. ; ; but they wefo uiiaalo to eS.e* onte 'hiih, : 'JJlio iltoiiiart Ililj3.eri.al po'wcr 1 reservs?d. 'tho right; of ■capital , pnnislW njcijt in its.Qwhhaji.ds.'thoy .had tobfkig the .prisoner terfdr.e ife iteniau fciovo'.iWor, P&ffce, aittl so ftey Were faced % a dii.HcKlty, fhat cowltl. not ■ bts doiio iriHipiit soins JfublJcfEfcy.. wiat we're t'lioy to tlo? 'flm'oßvio.ijii. Coutoio . was to' surround' tho entrance to. file paiae.fi Kith tlroit .own ■suijp.pr.tei'.s .so as to : l?bej> :o(f -any o : f. His sujil>arte;i:.s itiid: ■sym'.flathis'Jrs!. Is- was : a r stt:plo thing ■& incet a; oimffd with. 3/ crowd, to , £& a ganjf of rabbjo to sm-WDM-nd this 'pajaco ■of the Tiigh, priest, and thus .-seem to prbsmi.t it pop^lat , vo.to. They ivtfijJd a:ct'' ,; a'n , d'sliD.U't ,j!rs'.t as tho'y wfero iftstmct*o(. to do- ! O\ir oldest record tells ivs th.St : iilw jreo.ple , wjio arrested Jesivs tterp jj JiHiltituiij! wltlj .sw&i-ds and staves frp'ffl; the :Ji%hpriests and the. swib.es gSrl.fte cites. I. lolapvc that nrultjtude femahied. pu the scene thrsiighouti itfid tliat they ■were reiidy to-guard t'ho .ii'pprniveiies gf l tiid piijae©. It \v?s w'e'lftbj; in tljo .WQTni'iig \vtioii tliey appeared before Mate,, wlieh. 'tnost people wo(a.lc[ not be. ii : .st)'r, Kwvv, I tliin.k tlte't icalls , - happened', ■On iny assiMm'ptfion; yoii lia-vq-.got.flii.s fTtasiticiif.j that to the' yei?y-;liOil.r befbi-e tlie. Ci'ijGifiyibii the peeipio we're... on Ah;*' i sife- of Clrrisi, ajitl tlvat ,alserjvdr:as..^oy. I were on. the side of tiio-Apdsjlcs,. l^iit I aware 'that ft is i.m.poss'iMe , te ,fie)ii;p"iir ] sti'Sto tlio viciv put liefojo:,vi)jVv Sftjetly [ siJeakiniij, .rift story of. the. ■■■past Jiass/lieeii j disnioiisfratM, fp.t il.is.sfnijite.roa'soi.t flVjit A% hiimaji tcstiinoiiy fs fjillifejj), ' ; 1 I submit that tlso yfcif :I .lftit b.e&rt: you : : mc'f>ts itll the eottilvtions .of .tfocSse.- * ■ hoklifierefdrcrthoro is iio ■likeJ!.es.g. , wha.t-jfeifctij-mftMf Ittftil .rahßlo sliputliis wljat tliev w.ero.tol.d , to in. tho vicinity o.f T?iift#' ; s.' pMasp ,a#' * ; rafotenthuM takcii , tififle'r legal s'upernsipij <(t tins, whole of JJw itws, , cßliMitftmty, whti.'lp:te .pji* li.efpre th'ejp I a srijjCßt Vhie'lj. tiffs .eotenimits , lias ivaS i Wore it :fttf Jilio last ■.IsyonJ'v .yeai:§,.. 1 i sutniji flwfo. is -no likeii^ss , Uofrcda /the tw'o «ases. The ivholij'af tli'e.'mßM.. aiuj wiflnveti flf tills caiiiitry -ca.iv 'jP'tlJ.ej^'sff' d<ss,ifo i-eeoni tlioi.r \*otc (in ■■this , qu ; ostfeiv whicli lias' toeiv b.efp.rcs tlioiiv. .foi" so; lo.njj.-,"-aivtl -of wibich ■t-lwy , Jvitve4wrtrtt-sfr-ji)"iic!ln6fit botii siSes. lam Sijuzed thai anjr rea^ oniiMo people* sljftulil ii.se ,, I-.iln.te's' '' : i:c:f^.r-:.. ciifluin as. a.ft arjtujiie.nt; ■ 'lit lijfeSiis \t,]m ,| very biti.iteiptsiy o'f ,, afgiiiivent/'i'lie ia'^t : rijSoAi.vEeof ti bostdii cniisp.* ■ ' ''■'. " :

It is tew tli.at! tijft' , i<> spell? aii if ~<ff'■■Clfnst' ■were a rtfttibitSl sin. Tlicy.hlso'feppljo :i.a ', if it -was lillritfmvtgf's *lM^"./W.jUt'.tf&&' .a niitibii.ri J ■ siji ovfeiv %:{«)<s irfflc* ■unctar sfuSh cjtfcviinstiiiiiejssj, ajjjj-IjiiSgsst tll.afc when wci BiMak'flfVhatimWS'iiv^' 0 (I® Ji.bi ; in.W.ii sin in vMch :W#iy titiitri -giTil '' Womti.ii nudiviclAliiUy %■-< a : )M»*'' I If fta;t is iSiiirt y<jit niPiiii liv^ivrfifi: l^] iifij. iijora 'liavo '.Wen "iii'-tte [ whole iMfttr-w'-rf ■■*)^+.*«f <?m jiatioiwl ?in? 4W ufci.#y''%- W* f: f W* fpw.; ljivt'itlicv too»w Wt-Wi»">!' :'f ; t"P : maity icSnr.viVncl.icO' -OF 00W : .ibeui'ptinii j)i (I>eti'' , o\nr:nfffo'te hicike <Wi jjretcst, 'Jft #ft>tiicr' ; ftud'-ripctjpr ■ v<v?y ' tott. i.li© si.iifl of. tlio- : fe)v WaV 'bocflmS Uil tlve pjjrf- Of m, ■fr , A i, j unless ii : loiv «'trnJ tflrit?. -pijKVflWcs ■ tJio.nvlioitt GomimiivHv, . "■■■' ■