Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1859-04-28
SENTENCE ON THE SAVIOUR:
A correspondent of the Notes and Queries

SENTENCE oN' I'LL SAV1 1oon'.
A correspondent Of the Notes and Queries
writes -
Can any Of your correspondents inform
me whether the enclosed extract from the
Kolnische Zetung is based on sound authori-
ty, and what that authority is ? also, where
and when was this Koznische Zeituny pub
lisbed? .
CORRECT TRANSCRIPT OF THE SENTENCE OF DEATH
80 PnoSouSoEp AGAINST JESUS CHRIST:
Tie following is copy Of the most mem
orable Judicial sentence which has ever been
pronounced in the annals of the world--that
Of death against the Saviour, with the re-
marks which the Journal lie Droit has COL
lected, and the knowledge of which must tbe
interesting in the highest degree to every
Christian. Until DOW, I am not aware that
it has ever been made publioyin the German
papers: The sentence is word for word as
follows -
"Sentence pronounced by Pontius PLATE,
intendant of the province of Lower Gahlee,
that Jesus Of. Nazareth shall suffer death by
the cross. ..
In the seventeenth year of the~reiign of
the emperor Tiberius, and on the 18th day
of the month of March, in the most holy
city Of Jerusalem, during the -pontifcate of
Annas and Caiphas.
Pontius PLATE, attendant of the province
of the Lower Galilee, sitting in judgment in
the presidential seat of the prsetor, sentences
Jesus of Nazareth to death 1on cross, be:
tween tworobbers, as the numerous and no
torious testimonies of the people prove
l. Jesus is niisleader.
2. He has excited the people to sedition.
8. He is an enemy to the laws.
4. He calls himself the son of God.
S. He calls himself falsely the king of Is.
rael.
6. He went into the temple, followed by a
multitude Of people, carrying palms in their
hands.
Orders the first centurion Quirilious Cor
nehus to bring him to the place Of ofexecution:.
Forbids all persons, rich or poor, to pre-
vent the execution of Jesus
The witnesses who have signed,the execa-
ton against Jesus are:- ...
1.'.Daniel Robaut, Pharisee. -
9. John Zorobabel.
8. Raphael Robani. 90
f.. Capet. j~-.
Jesus to be taken out of Jerusalemthrough h
the gates Of ,Tournes.
This sentence is engraved on a plate Of
brass, in the Hebrew language, and on its
sides are the following words: "a similar
plate has been sent to each tribe" 1t was
discovered in the year 1880, in the city Of
Aquila, in the kingdom of Naples, by a
search made for the discovery of Roman an
tiquities, and remained there until it~was
found by the commissaries, of art in the
French army of Italy. Up to the time of the
campaign in Southern Italy, it was preserved
in the sacristy of the Carthusiaus, near Ma
pies, where it was kept in box of, ebony.
Since then the relic has been kept in the
chapel of Caserta. The Carthusians obtained
by their petitions that the plate might be
kept by them, which was an acknowledge
ment of the sacrifices which they made for
the French army. The French translation
was made literally by members of the COM
mission Of arts. Demon had a fac simile
of the plate engraved, which was bought by
Lord Howard, on the sale Of his cabinet, for
$3.50 frarlcs. There seems to be no histori-
cal doubt as to the authenticity Of this. The
reasons of the sentence correspond eactly
with those of the Gospel.