Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-08-23

the Christians as the cNecuiioncr oflhcif
God."
"Ofthcir Col, dill you say, Pilno!
lmpi0us wrrichos! Adore GoI born
in mauser, anl put to death on the
cross!"
"Bcwar', Albinus, beware" continu.
cl PlaIr. "if their Christ had been
born under the purple hn " ulI have
been aIorcl. listen. 70 your lricnl'
snip wi!l submit t1c events Of my lie
you will aficrwaM ia Ice whether nnl
worhy Of youf hosp.'olity.'
On my arrival at Jerusalem | took po.
session Of the Pscloriun. an or tered .
sp'en H. fast to be prsparoI, to which
| inyitei the Tctrarch cf .Iu lea, with the
hi IN priest, anl his officers. At The np.
p,imlc hnur no suesl appeared. This
WAS IA insult olIrrc 10 ny dignity. 4
rew days aIlerwarl the Telrarch dsigH.
ci to pay IN, Il visit. II 5 dcpoH,nrnt
was cfasc AMI deccilinl. lie pre.calci
lhai his religion f,rbaic him and his at.
ten !Inis 10 SIT down at the table Of the
GentiIes, and to Offer up libatioas with
hem. | thought it cypc lient to accept
"f hjs excuse, bat from that moment !
was convince / that the conqacrn ha !
dcclarc themselves the enemies Of the
conTncfcr'.
Al that lime jerusalem was, ofa.l the
conquered cities, the most difficult -
govern s. t1rhu!eal were the people
ihat live! in mrmcntary df2a Of an
in>urfcciion, TO rcpfess i, ha but q
sin glo Ccnlu.ion nni ban Hui Of sol.
diofs. requested a reinforcement
ffoln the Pfcicc; Of Syria, who inlormc
me lhdl he had scarce y troops snGiricn
TO defend his own province. lH>ajiat,
th:rs. of cmpire-to cxt,nl oui con
Tu.s s;s beyond the means Of icl.a lin :
them.
Among tho va,;oas rumors whcl
came to my ears, there was one whIc!
ap,actcl my attention. 4 young man
it Nas sail, ha appeared IN Galiilca
pce1chnl w.in noble uncllom new
law in the nam, Of the Gol who sen
him. 4 I!sst ! was appfchcnsive ihn
his desi ~ was to sir up the people
against the Romans, but soon were N.
fears di~pclleI. Jesus Of Nazare,I
spoke rather as ftieni Of the Roman
/ than Of the Jews.
One dny in passing by the place o
Sloe, whore there was greet concoufs
Of people, observed in the midst Of tn
g,oup a young man leaning against
Tree, who was calmly a!lres>ing tn
nui,itu lie. was toll that it was Jesu
This | could easily have suspected, St
great was the difference between hin
AMI bis hearers. II, appcateL to b.
about thirty years Of age. His COLDER
colored hair AMI beard gave TO his ap
pcarance n celestial aspect, Neve
have ! seen a swec;er OF more serene
countcnancc. What contrast be
tween him and his hearers, with ihci
black boards AMI tawny complcxions
/ Unwilling to interrupt him by my
presence, continued my walk, but sig
niie to my secretary to oii the grouI
an lisicn.
My secrctary's name was Manlius
He was the grandson of the chief Of tn
conspirators who cnculnpel in EuuIi;
waiting f)f Calaiina. Manlius was al
ancient inhabilant Of Jn,|eo, and wei
acquainto with the Hebrew Language
He was devote! 20 me and worlhy o
conf lencc.
/ On returning to the Prctorium foun,
Manius, who related to me the worl
tha, Jesus hal pfonuncel at SiIoc.-
Never have hcarl in the Portico, o
! zeal in the works Of tie Philosophers
any thing that can b. coMpnrel 70 ih,
/ maxims Of jesus Oac OF ,hn rebclli
Gus Jews, 80 numerous in Jerusalem
having asked him if it was lawful Il
give tribute to Caesar or not, Jesus re
piled: "rcndcr unto Ceaser the thing
which are Ccasar's ana uuto Gol lh'
thin.s that are Coils.
1t was on account Of the wisdom o
his sayings that granite so much lih
city to the Nazarcnc; for it was in N,
power to have had him arrested and ex
ilcl 10 poalus; but this woull hny
bccn contrary to that Justice which la
always charactGTizal the Romans Thi
man was ncnher selilious nor rcbailiou>
, eNtenloi to him my protection, III
known perhaps to himself. Ho was a
. liberty 10 act, to speak; TO a>s:mhi
and llrcss the people. to choose de
= cplcs, unrestroineI b. any Pretoria
mandate, :
Shoull it ever happen--mny the God
f avert the omen!-shoull it ever nappc
say, that the religion of oar lorcia;I
crs be supp!anicl By the religion of J'
. sus, it viii be to his noble tolcra,io
+ that Rome shall we her premature oil
!. sc1ui,s, Wills, |, miserable wretch!
@ shall have been the instrument Of viii
: Chrs;ians call Providence. AMI We
/ Destiny.
g Ba; this u:.litntol lreclom granite
to Jesus, provoked tho Jews--not ii
3, poor, but the rich an powerful, 1t
II true, Jesus was severe on tho latter, an
a this was political reason in my opin
1t on, not to control tho liberty of II
4, Nazarenc. "Scribes anl Pharisces
ii would he say to them, YOU are race
0. vpers!-you resemble painted scpu
i. ch.es." AT other times he would sne
st at ,he proud aims of the Publican lt
+. ling him that the mite Of ths wi ilow W
ut more precious ia the sight of Col.
c. New complaints were daily made
IN ,hc pre,ori,Im AGAINST the lnsolenLe