Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1854-06-20

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MALI osrI.s APOLOGY FOR THE CRUCiFIXI0z
OF OUR SAVIOUR.
Some eiaht wears since this gentleman, well
known in the United States ana Europe as one OF
the allest New York editors, delivered lecture
on the restoration Of the jewish kias dom, he him.
self being Of that extraction. We give below
some extracts, which relate particularly to the
accusations and execution Of our Saviour, as they
constitute the only attempt At al apology for this
action, we recoiloct to have seen:
"Tha jews w-ye amazed. porp,exed
and bewiderei at all they saw aad ard. They
knew Jesus from his h;lih: he their neigh
Dor: they knew his father Joseph, AMI Mary his
mother his hro, hers James and Judas: be was in
const mt intercourse with his brethren IN II II
domestic relations, and surrounded their house,
hold Gods: they rem aTbered him rs a hoy. d Spu-
ting rs was the custom. most learn adiy with the
doctors in the tempe: Is nam, p IrsGng 20 the
arc Of thirty the modest AID lahorious calling
of his professions ana vt Ii; Vro,laimel hIns +
the Son Of God. ami performed most wonderful
miracles, was surrounded " y number OF diScl-
pies. poor bur extra ordinary gift l4aC, who S'IS-
Gained his doctrines. AMI l.l ~ ah@'ng faith in
his mission: IL gathered strength AMI followers
~ he progressed: he denounced the whole nat on
and prophe,ied its destruction, with thrir al ar>
AMI temples: he pr cached against Whole cities.
ana prescribed their cdGrS m! VITA forca.
which even ut this Gsv. would shake orr Soc;3i
systems Tn, .ws h'ciae alarm d at this a.
creasing power ana influence, and the Sanh'drm
resolved 10 j,ac his ac.USer, ana bring ham 20
trial undo tn Law, as l.'U down u the 18th Of
Deuteronomy.
In re4eciin. d Ply On ali he circumstances
of this, die most rcnarAapi, trial ana Judgment
.l Via nuO
OF the proceedings, that tie arrest, trial and con-
domination OF jesus Of Nazareth, was concciy ed
and executed undef decided panic.
':The title Of God was q title Of power and do
minion, and frequently was conferred ~ the AL
mighty himself On earthly rulers. See, have
made thee God 10 ph9rGoh,' as Col supreme
said to Moses. Son Of God was title frequent
" conferred On those o. lis, cu.shed piety and
learning, and those possessing the cmanation Of
the divinity; and this tile the Apo ties themselves
carry out in their writings.
'.'The Son. Ny Son. not the Father: the
hum1nity, not the divinity. the image Of the invis
ible Cod. not the invisible Col himself; and as
Paul said. there is one Goi and ons mediator be-
tween God and man. Could the Almighty dele
gate mediatorial character to any on earth ?
Who can doubt il Co.. said to Noses, Behold.
| send an angel before thee 10 keep thee in the
way; provoke him not. for he viii no5 pardon
=
was not the efore altogether on the charge Of Je
sus hlyinc called himself the Son OF God, tina
the Sanhc !rim accused AMI condemned him: Pc
litical considerations min slal themselves, andi
measure controlled .he decision OF The council
and this is dcmon;tra1le from the declaration Of
Caiaphas hims.lf as stated in the Gospel
Better that one mn should die than the nation
should be destroreJ'
''It was the 5odit;on, not altogether the bias
phemv, the terror and apprehension Of political
overthrow, which lelto conviction, and this pot-
zeal ami national characteristic was maintained
throughout il WIS that consideration winch in
duced the Jews TO ur3e upon pilltc con!irma
ton Of the sentence. Ii was The charge of
sum'ng tho prerogat,vc Of Cesar, not the name
Of the DIVINITY. which overcome the vel founded
ohic,t;ous Of Tho Roman Governor, and cruciIiN
ION itsef was a Roman ana not Jewish punish
mont. The opprobious insults heaped upon the
master, came from the Roman soldier, and that
mixed rabblr, which, even in our day, desecrat
all that is held sacred
81 place thr5e most ALSO hing events before
you, my counrym"n, nj to connect things sacred
with those wh!ca are pIofan,, bat that you should
Understand the exact position of the jews ut that
time their painful sltuati9n, ia ~ PROSTATE con-
dition, without even ray Of hope: a people so
venerable for their antiquity, so beloved anal pro
ctei for their fidelity, on the very threshold #
political destruction.
cit is not ny duty 10 coljemn The course Of
our ancestors nor vet 10 justify tue measures tlE
adopted in that dire clyromty bat if there are
mitigating Circumstances. am bound by the II, Oh
est cnnSi ,elntions which love of truth ana jas
tice dictates, to spread chem before you, at the
time to protest against any cntaiiine upon
the responsibility OF acts committc eighteen
hundred vclrs AGO pv or fathers. and thus trans
nit to untold generations the anger and h1trad Of
faith, enormously taught to believe us thc az
grcssors.
''The Jews. NY friends, were but the in,tru-
m2nts OF Il hi-h'r power, AMI in ri "ct,nc jesus
Il Nazareth, we hH.ye 4 .raa. and Oycr.ioWing
iienre Of the Infinite wisdom Of the Mimi rhtv.
lad they achn0 Sicd5ed aim Us their Messiah at
that fearful crisis. The whole nation would have
gradually sunk under the Roman yoke, and We
Should have had at this day paGani,m and idola-
ty. with all their tam Of terrible evils. and
darkness and dosolution would have spread over
the earth. Bat the death Of Jesus was the birth
of Christianity the Gentle church srrang from
the ruins which surrouHdei It's primitive existence;
its march was onward. heS-t with darkness and
difficulties, with o00r ssi)a ard persecution. until
the Sun of Il ,foumqtion rose upon it. GissipGting
the clouds of darkness which had o5Scur9l lis
beauties. and it shonc forth with liberal and
tolerant bright@e-s 81 rs the Great Master had
originally designed i. Fad not that event Oc-
Cured, how would you have been sHved from vour
sins? The Jews in Ibis I'D nothing but whlt God
himself ordained, for You viii find it written in
the Acts Of the Apostles. And now. brethren.
know that through isnorauc, YOU did it, as did
also your rll.rs.'