New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-04-15

find no fault in this man viii chastse Him and let
Him co. They wanted 70 get b m% out Of e way
that that y.eae oSn tG S BaS e Let
Merod give his testimony, Terod,. you had Christ
brought before you. You talked with Him. What think
We Of Christ What do we find We find the blood
thirsty Hcrod refuses to give sentence against Him He
Him back to Plate He even refuses to have Him
condemned to death. There Is another witness =
wOman-and will just bring her in. IL Is Mrs. Plate
the Governors wife. She has seen the great crowd
trouble She is greatly depressed in mind. she is in
great agony and she just takes up pen ana writes
the messenger to hasten with all speed 20 the Governor
camoring for the blood OF Jesus and shouting Away
with Him" the messenger enters the hall; he pushes
ms way 10 e hat su tb peS sss
thou nothing 10 do with that Just person for ! have
Governors wife Have thou nothing to do with that
just person." Now these are not the friends but the
not His scipes These not they who were blind and
had their sight restored them. who were dumb and
ing about Him, the men that have not been asso-
Gad %h & inns from Mns , RS a G%e from oW ne
TO town, and who anoined Him with ointment. Now,
let us take the testimony OF the man that BETRAYED m
10 the rulers of the Jews Tor 30 pieces Of
silver Judas tell us what you think OF Christ You
with him FOR three years You knew great deal more
about Him than Caaphas and Plate and Herod / can
Just see Judas walk up throw down the 80 pieces OF
silver the table, and say - betrayed innocent
driven TO remorse ard despair knew that he had be-
trayed innocent blood. That is his testimony. Now we
court lie had charge Of the execution the the
Sheriff has charge OF executions OF criminals hers
who but Christ to death Let him aud let put
few questions him Now, Centurion, you were there
scourged. you ordered Him nailed to the cross. You
there, witness OF the whole scene
from the Governor Oh tell what think Of Christ
was the Son OF God" That is mis- testimony.
But will go beyond that will take the very devils
thing to do with the death Of Jesus Christ and every one
that lifted up his tongue against the Son OF God bear
torment US not before our time" and they speak Of Him
as a son OF the most High Ign God d the e. very
mystery to me how man with any intelligence dn,s
understand it, Wien He was here the very devils knew
Him We know Thee, who Thou art, the Holy one OF
truths in the whole Bible is that God made every man
and woman that had anything TO do with NE death of
the Bible and stand up and say skeptics and ndels
Come put your finger on any fault in Christie character
against Him All that time the devils on earth aud he'll
have tried to find fault in His character. but thank
friends to-day than lie ever had think there has never
been day in the history Of the world when Christ was
He has got good many friends and good many that
viii be willing TO die for Him, ready to lay down their
life for Him.
TESTIMONY OF CHRIsTs FRIENDS.
And now want 10 call up some OF His friends. We
had had enemies for Witnesses Let bring that
wonderful preacher that prince of preachers, John the
Baptist Let him here with his leather girde
around his Ons and his coat made OF cames skin Come
now John, said to be the fOferuuner OF this Man
Christ OF whom much has been set forth. What think
ye o. christi Listen, ana near nm answer; Beholi
the Lamb Of God, which taketh away tue slh OF
us 60 on. Let bring in the rest. Take Peter Peter
was with Him, You know, in the Holy Mount He was
with Him when in Getnscmalc, although be asleep
that he could not hear what Christ said In His prayer
Int we find in history that Peter denied Him and we can
have better witress than Peter Suppose we sum.
mon Peter to-day and have him come and stand on the
platform. suppose put tewquesu9ns to HIM; Now,
cursed and swOrc that you never knew Him. Was 10
true that you never knew Him. Methinks L
see Peter with the tears rickng down his face and his
expression full OF agony as he says, o. e ihel.
never told Greater lie than when sald didHt KNOW
Him; Know Him! knew Hun Wen. was WIN I'M, Ei ~
HIM" and II you want to know my friends, what Peter
thought OF Hin turn over toe r, w eh'fters OF ns,S
to that wonderful sermon on the Oay o. fen'ecost
But there is another that would Ike 10 bring
here. There was n man that didn't believe CHRIST had
suppose really that Thomas was ABOUT e most
unhappy man there In Jerusalem that morning As
he went down the street John met him and SAID,
"Thomas have g1 good news for you" what is itF'
Thomas. Bur He has" No. don't believe IL. IL Ho
was going to live again lie would have down from
Thomas goes little further AMI meets, perhaps. Nlco,
dpmus. aud he SAYS, " Why, Thomas nave got sOou
news Tor want to tel y9a b9 9e' 6n F be Syer
word Of il. just John and he told me that, but
don't believe ill.," "Fut lie has been seen" ." Woud
not believe H." persists Thomas, untI saw HIM.
But at last che hour comes, ana IN the
house Thomas meets Jesus, Thomas says the Lotu,
come hero and nut Your hand into my side Come, put
yor ger into the prints OF the nails in the palm OF my
hand" Do You want 10 know what Thomas thOusLtl
Ny Lord and my Cod" lie no Longer 9ouppss ino
scattered To the four winds OF heaven don't believe ne
ever doubted after that. My Lord aud my God mat
see the rrsuIrected savior that we may cry out as
Thomas did, Ny God and my Lord"