The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1854-06-06
The Wandering Jew.

The first explicit and authentic mention Of
the "Wanderng Jew" will be found it the Lat
in Works of Roger de Wendover, monk of
St Abans, who died in the year of Grace 1877.
This work having been merged in the more ex'
tended one of Matthew Paris, a Benedictine
monk of the Congregation of Clugny, likewise
of the monastery of St. Aloans. about the year
1850, we there also find the same account Civ.
en- of this mysterious parsonage. 1t appears,
then, from Roger de Wendover, confirmed by
Matthew Paris, that in the year Of Nativity
1928 great con1ocation of Bishops and OF
other church diguitaries had assembled at Al.
bans, among whom was an Archbishop OF
Armenia Major, who had come to Eng
land upon pilgrimage to the relics lately
deposited there by the Crusaders. The con
versalion, after time, happened to turn upon
the subject OF that famed Wanderer Of Ages,
then named "Josephus the faith that might
be placed in the long known tradtion--and as
to the cause of his terrific curse. In the course
of that interesting inquire, the Archbishop,
through his interpreter, knight, was asked
whether she had ever seen or heard or that
man, OF whom there was much talk in the
world, and who is still alive, and who, when
our Lord suffered, was present and spoke to
him.
In reply, the knight stated that "his lord the
Archbishop well knows that man. Shortly be.
fore his lord had taken his way towards the
Western Countries, the said JosePhus had ate
at his table in Armenia, and that he had often
seen and held converse with him. On being
further interrogated, the knight stated for his
lord, that at the time Of the suffering OF Jesus
Christ, and when seized by the Jews and car
ried into the Hall of Judgment before Pontius
PiIate-that governor, finding no fault with
him, nevertheless said "rake ye HIM and judge
him according to the whereupon the
shouts Of the Jews increased, and he reeas.
ed unto them Barabbas, and delivered Jesus to
them to be crucifed. When therefore the Jews
were dragging Jesus forth, and had reached the
door, Cartaphilus, then a porter III the hall in
Pilates service, impiously struck the Savior on
his back with his hand, and said in mockery,
"Go faster, Jesus, 60 faster; why dost thou lin
ger2" And Jesus looking back upon him with
a severe countenance, said to him, 81 am 60
ing, and thou wilt wait till return Accord
ing as our Lord said, this Cartaphilus now
cdiieu 1osepuusJ is stiil awaiting hs io'u'"'
At the time of our Lords suffering, Cartaphi.
lus was thirty years old, and when he attains
the age OF hundred years, he always returns
to the same age as he was at that time!
After Christ's death, and when the Catholic
faith gained ground, this CartaphiIus was bap
tized by that Ananias who baptized the Apos'
tle' Paul, and then took the name Josephus.-
He often dwells in both divisions of Armenia,
and in other Oriental lands, passing his time
amidst the bishops and prelates Of the church;
he is man of holy conversation of few words,
and crcumspect in his demeanor, for he does
not speak at all, unless when questioned by
the bishops and religious men; and then he
tells the events of old times, and of those which
occurred at the suffering and resurrection,
namely, those who arose with Christ, and went
into the Holy City, and appeared unto men; he
also tells of the Creed of the Apostles, and OF
their separation and preaching-and all this he
relates without smiling or levity of converse.
tion-as one who is we'll practised in sorrow
and the fear of God always looking forward
with fear of the coming of Jesus Christ, lest at
the lastjudgment he should find him in anger,
whom, when on his way to death, he had pro.
voked to just vengeance. Numbers came to
him from different parts of the world, enjoying
his society and conversation; and to them, II