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Show Tile. TUMI, AMI Ule'CIIIVION OF flllllsl, Imuaiitim;, Iho famous I'reneh Idillosopher and writer, said Ihu tonili of Christ was tho grave of the old world and tho cradle of tho new. And, truly, tho traglo diath of Jesus of Natirethlsthe great central rpoch In lilalory. Hut It mint Le rememtered that this eveut aeiuiuol the form of a Judicial trial. History reeiirda many Judicial murders, Hjcratei la ono Instance. In-stance. Mary of Bcotlaud aud Charles of l.ugUnd had Judicial trials, but whether their eieeiilloua weru Judicial murdera let hlstorlana determlue. At all events tUo liUli weru conducted under Ihu codes peculiar to their ni ecllVB countries. Iu tho caao of Jesus, the august Jurisprudence of ancient Home came In contact with the venerable Talmud-dlo Talmud-dlo sode of Iho ancient Hebrew. For us of toJay, therefore, the trial and rruclflalon of Chrlat lTonics one of tho most Interesting Isolated problems olilch historical Jurisprudence can present In thla city last evening a lecture on Ihlesuljoctwai delivered by a Jewish Dxlor of some repute. A largo audience assembled to hear him. This shows that the iiursllon la at III a vital one. And furthermore, enllghteunl Christians would only ton gladly accept ac-cept file argument showing that the Jews did not crucify Christ, Unfortunately, the learned Doctor of lut night made n very weak showing for his ancient brethren. Tho subject of the trial proper, he did not touch at all, but endeavored to show that the Oillleans were a turbulent, disorderly -ople who did not speak correct Hebrew and who were to Judca proper what Ireland Is to l.ngland. In this way he tried to make Christ of kind with his coiiotrymsn, anl referred to the uetllng of the money tables In the Tcmrle as a disorderly aud unlawful un-lawful act, terauso the money changers ueld for their places In the Temple. There la neither argument nor loglo In thai, tut only simplo sophistry. The (locstloos first lo be cinal lered, were there twu trlala oronty one? Was Hebrew or lloman law adhere! loin the tit o trials, trtheru were two? Or was one trial merely a review of tho other!' TJiehlstory available for determining deter-mining Ihese questions Is not extensive. exten-sive. It Is conlliii'il to the four goapsls of the New Testament. The accounts In all these corrcaou t fairly enough to Imi rrsa the Impartial Jurist with their accuracy and correctness. Tacitus, tho Itomin hletorlan lias a fsw Hues In reference, to the event, but nothing to help the modern Investigator. The ragrapli In Joseihua directly rebel Ing to the event la dlsjuted, but there are other references to Chrtatlanlly by that writer, which materially help the student In his Inquiries. There are al-o references In the TalmuJ, but they are tiostly execrations. What renders the floajiel narrallveaof tho event moat satisfactory la the fact that they read like an ordluary court report of today. There Is no reference mtlo to (orients or marvelaaafaraa the narrative goes The basis of Hebrew law was: "riinusbaltdono unrlKbtoouensas In Judgment. Wbi n a Judgs decides not according to truth, he nuk es tho hisjealy ofOml to depart from laraiit. Hut If he Jiilgesacoontlng to truth, were It only tor ono hour, It la aa If be establleheil the whole world, lor It la In Jadtiment that Iboillvlnuprcsoucoln Israel haalu hat-lutlon." hat-lutlon." Modern Jewish scholars unhesltal Inglyatato that the criminal codo of thu Talmud was that u 1 hered to Ulliter the hlgh-prleatshlp of Annas and (;.ile has. It la, hoaever.an historical fact that no portion of file Talmud, was reduced to writing until early In the third century. The four (lospela of tho New Tmtameut were all written In the first century, henoe the poesltlllly of greater accuracy. The Mlsbna lays dowu tho law distinctly dis-tinctly relating to trials. Itsaysi "Money trials are commenced only In the day time, tut may be oouclu led after nightfall, I'aplul trials are commenced only in the day time, ami muet alao to oonrludod during tho day. The former may Iw oonolu let by aApilttal or con-dfuinalhm con-dfuinalhm on tho day on wbleh tbev tuee begun Iho Utter may be concluded nntbntiUy iflherola a sentence id ao iUltlal, hut must be postponed lo a see oud d-ey If there Is to bs a condsutuatluii. And for thla reason capital trials ate not hold on the day te foru a habUith or uu a feait day." The crucifixion took Jace on l'tlday, and the meeting of the council look plaro on I'rlday morning. Ilotliwero agaluat Jewish law, and lienco Jewish rabbliholJIhat tho Jews did not break thelaw, aud that If an e xicullon look place Itwamccordlug to llonuii law. Hut If wo follow Iho whole course, from the arrest on Thu rs lay night to Ihu close, toth Christian and Jew ad inltlhat, according to tho Milium, the proceedings weru lllvgal. Hut our record tells ui that Jesus waa led before Annas. Ho was not the high priest then, Lut ho controlled thoHanhedrlm. Ills son-in-law Cala phaa waa chairman of tho council, and hla own five eons were members. Anuaa, during Ids administration ru chairman some -ears before., stretched his power to carry out execu tlona, and forthla ho waa removed by thu Human procurator. The audience latt night eictnl the learned Uuctor would touch on theso luts,but Instead ho gave a long 1'iypo Ihetleal casu about OeorgeWashlngton, Jr. II Is ilaln that from tho nnawiraof Jesus Hie trial waa aupjc.nl to I according ac-cording to Jewish law. He said lo thu Judge: "Whyaiktst thou me? Ask limn which heard me, whatlhiHe mid unto them: I timid, they know what I said." A court lluukey of Annaatheti struck Jesus on tho face, but Jesus simply said: "If I hive soken ovll. bear Wilms, of tils evjl; lait If well, why tiiltut thou mo." I heso extracts are ample evidence to show that Chrlat know tho Jewlah law, aud that Iwlli the high priest and his nialslaut wtro violating the law, Had Dr. Ilrowue gouo Into the trial proper, and touehed oil Its main lames aa rendered In Ihe gostls, ho would at loa.l have teen speaking on thu tub. Jeetaaamiouuce.1, HuuonleudoJ that Judas did not commit suicide, that no traitor ever did so. What al out n,. ard I'lggotl, whi only two iears ni blew hla brains out In H am' j He luontloiied Jcirirou Divl,- a a I traitor nud lleiiodlel iiu M aim I rhtteo cites haI no analogy whatever to Ihe Judas Itcarlot treachery, I II to he hoped when tho learnc! Doctor touches Ihe crucifixion am trial again ties will deal with Ihe aub Jecl rottr, and not with aldo luues. ing of sympathy Into tho hi art of tho -'Inlander for his majesty's Interests. He could not hug them i the bosom of his magnanimous empire as the father he would Ilka to bo lo Iheiu whllo Ihey erslited lu talking In a foreign tongue? Thu rinlanders did not lovo hla) any lietter for Ihls Interest lu Ihem, but c cepled the Innovation because they could nut lielpthrmKlves.Thehextitep waa to put Ihem under sort of mill tary espionage which was of course the natural following of hla former en crochmsnls upon their Inatllutl ins. Hut the last ait of ciitlaltinwit ro veals unmistakably the fangs of the tyrant. It was to dliml-s the representatives represent-atives ol their parliament slatloneil at Ht. 1'eterslairg, whose ofllce-s there gave to Finland Ihe apj-rarancc. at least of hating local government. Thee rumor has now got e forth among them that hereafter Ihem will 1st no more Klnlanl In the acme It has here toforo lieen styled. That province moat henceforth regard Itsolf as pari of lliissla, Willi no privileges or cou slderatona not cnloyed by other loyal suljecl of the empire. While the Ctar has thus far made no attack Um their religious otiservaiicce, Ihe rumor prevails tht thtlr religion waa thu chief subject of his anxiety from the drat, and that Ills couaclence would rut let him teat until ho had forced uion Finland the religion of the Rus'lana. The Tins aru uor, and helpless lo n-sUt any tyranny ha may choose lo Inflict. Hut they are notoriously the most rc-erwctable oo Is under his dominion, do-minion, ttlng distinguished from his Slavonic auhjects by their honesty, and ecrurlrs of conscleuco generally. The iersecutiona which the Jew are auf. erlnj for their religion at the hands of Ihls bigoted ruler alford lo tho threat, enrel Fins graphic examplo of what Is In store fir them In Iho eent of an vsault upon thtlr rvllglnu faith fallowed fal-lowed by a refusil em their part to com) ly with all demands. The outlook out-look ought lo mako them wish the conscience of their mouarch was not ao semlttve In one rt opt ct at least. |