Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1855-04-05
!t(isteltaneous Ataong,
AHASUERUS.

u;te so well known. There are several Yer,
ions of it, Matthew Paris, monk of st. Al,
ms, reports one which was current in the
..ast during the thirteenth century. 1t rams
ms s:-"This year (l229J an Armenian arch
ishop came to En- Gland, to visit the relies of
rnts and venerable places, even as he had
:une in other countries Hc\borc letters Of re-
.,mmendation from our lord the Pope To the
igious and prclares Of this kingdom. Having
| apaircd to st. Adams, To offer up prayers 1T
le :h.inc of the English proto.iqr qrtyr. he Was
accived with honor by the abbot and the con-
:,nt In the course Of his soiourn here, he in-
uired particularly Of his hosts concerning the
ties and usages of England and in return
Z related IL them many traditions Of his own
nuntry. He was questioned, among, other
rings about tha, famous Joseph who has
.:auScd 50 much talk among mrn--tlat Joseph
:iro was present at rl," Passion OF Christ. vmd
:!ln Vet exists us Il iyin" witness of the Chris.
an faith lie was ASKED il he had ever seen
i'm, Or heard anything Of him. IN officer .;
ne archbi>hopS ~uite-hiS Interpreter. a ma
i've Of Antioch, who WAS known to Henry
pi.urnel. one of the lord abbot servant s.
replied in the French language, that his mas
"r knew this man perfectly and that he had
wen entertained him III his own table Il little
time previous TO his departure iul the West.
III" .irmrn;anS story as To what passed be-
wrrn joseph and uur Saviour is rs follows -
! hen Jesus was borne aluug hr the Jews from
h. prutorirm to the place Df crucj:iXiun. Car
aphihiS. one Of Pontius Pilates ,luorkrepcrS,
rushcd him sharply behind, saving in con-
'rMptunu: voice: Walk .:aStcr. Jesus. why
lost thou tarry? ?'' Then answered the Christ
with severe add powerful look :. walk aS
: is written. and shall rest ere lon~. but thou
halt walk until my coming At the time %
he Passion. Cart%phiiu> waS thirty years of
'.r Whenever he attain< his tittirth year, he
:!ls into kind OF ecstasy. from which he
wakes restored a@lin 10 youth He was con-
; y"r,rA TO thr Christian faith, and baptiSed by
\na;!ia-. the sam" who hapfi<cd Paul rccei-
! in~ in baptism the name Of Joseph. He re-
iic4 g.ncra!lvl ln Armenia. His conversation
= piou, and rdi' 'ying The bishops are his
.i,;rr ,s.cc;;,,"s He t"Ik< bu, little. .ud only
when his >orirty > sought by high di=nitaric,
:'th" church. and by holy persons then he
.i~,s .,.ion. lcr,;l, r.Sncr,in,. the Passion
~ rosu~rn,r;,n cf Chri. + a.,
r." Western tradition !. somewhat ,litfcr"n,
..r, ,n. ,b.,v, ,od :, !. .unro>rd by some, +,
-, .,.rn ,r,.;,.p, ,l,b,r,h ". ;now po, unc,
,,,.., ..u,j. TL;,,.,,.c, ,u,nos.> III, Low
e., l.,. l..n =, ,<bo.n,,;.rar .J,.ru,,l.m. n,m.d
.r,,r..r,. .rI ,b,, ,t,.r HI. h,,,iy,u h. ro
..:,,.l ,h,. o,n,, nf ru,,lru. Here IS the
...r;f,l),. ',,"rp] - contained in lcr,er writ
,"o in l,;l>, l,v rhrv.o,,onu, nululruS. OF
.E.y.rhr' H. 10 one Of his friends. at Rcvrl -
. III he yr"r 1877. VI. pau!u~ Won t:itzcn.
'rrr,r of the Hnly Scriptures. and Bishop OF
'.':':''<w'@. WIS #tt"nd;E" S"rvlc" N church
, i!an:lnrg, "nr Sunday during winter when
&c >aw. most mi>cmbIy clad. that old jew
VII" ha< wandered through the world ever
Inc" IN" Passion "i Christ. He appeared
h"u, fifty years I'D. tall IN stature. with LONG
E'r han.ln" over his shoulders. He remain,
~ during n" ,e'rn"n. and listened thereto
":,h much ';evvtion. On leaving the church.
We doctor entered into conversation with him,
, fhr jew informed him modc>tly that he VAS
rrn 1t Jerusalem. where he exercised the
'r..dc ct <hnrmakcr that his name was Aha
u"ru< and that hr had been present at the