The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1881-04-14

Fearing your rziilery at be.t-at WORT
Even your contempt; yet, spite Of all, speak.
First, do not deem me to have lost my head.
un-struek. As that man Paulus at Rome.
No. am sane a. ever. and my pulse
Beats even with no fever in my blood
Ind yet half incline to think his words
Wild ss they were, were not entirely wild.
Nay, shall dare avov il half tend
Here in this place. surrounded by these men,
Despite the jeering natural NJ first
And then the pressure Of my lifelong thought
Trained up against ito excuse his faith
And half admit the Christus he thinks God
Is. at the least . most ny sterious man.
Bear with me, IL now ayow much;
When next VIC meet will expose my mind,
But now the subject must scarcely touch
How many . time, when ssuntering up and down
The Forums space, or pansing meath the shade
OF some grand temple. arch, portico
Have We discussed some knotty point Of law.
Some curious case. whose eontrsdictiny facts
Looked Janus faced 10 innocence and guilt
see you now arresting me, to note
With quiet fervor and uplifted hand
some subtle view or fact by me orrlooked.
And urging me- who always strain my point
being too much, i know, pzrtisan,j
To pause, and press not TO the issue 50,
But more apart, with less impetnous ZEAL
Survey as from an upper floor the facts.
need you now to rein me in too quick
To ride \ whim beyond the term Of Truth
For here q case comes up TO which In vain
i seek the cline: you could clear up my mind;
But you are absent-so / send these notes
Tho case il Of one Judas SinGns son.
Who followed Christus, held by some god
But deemed by others to have preached and taught
superstition vile. OF which one point
Was Worship Of an ass: but this Is false
Judas. his follower, all the sect declare
Pougnt oy olpe o. thifty siser COINS
The question ibid Judas doing this
Act from base motives and commit erimef
Or. all things taken carefully in view,
Can he he justified in what he did
Here on the spot surrounded by the men
Who acted in the drama. have sought
10 study out this strange and tragic case.
.iAny are deal as heroc, Caaphas
n nnd .iso , ATE - most nv wor ly man.
And as fancy. an against his will
S S9 was 1rucined. Inns regreti
ms IN Sorus Win me souId nave tine greatest Neisnti
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I NJ. once, o9t many TIME and on TINS man
ms iooA anu uearing LysAs thus aescrioess-
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p AN, s,enaeI, n3' sIect ntle psnt;
IN Inn temples vsined and delicate large eyes
no No look eeSond You, and wnene er ne spoke,
H u.i " an INNER lAmp,ne ngnt-
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m uhin, nlgn az. hostIils, qulfeIing eons,anuJi
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An seemed to me good men. without offence
1h n,s,. , H., III no ,h LII.
And gave away their money 10 the poor.
A 1xaL Al .nein y, Ink va ehan,y AND peace.
II II onri s inougn. AND s.ia IA, ne va gol,
What most aroused The wealthy R.bbi.' rarr
Was that he set the poor against the rich
And worst Of ALL roundly denounced the priests,
With all their rich nhylar..rie. and rpl,es-
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And robbed poor widows and deyoureJ TIER nsana
And were at best but whit-d sepulchres;
Those who went with him and believed In him
W ere mostly duh. uneducatcd men,
And nli.ronceiviug every word he said.
He led them with him in spell bound awe
They followed him Ike sheep wbere'sr he went.
With feelings mixed q wonder t fear and love
Stricken with fear, when We arrested him."
What! all-all fed r asked. Did none remain r
:. Not one, he said AL left him to his fate
Not one gave witness for him Of them all.
Stop! When say not one Of them. mean
No one but Jndas-Judas whom they call
He ru.hed into the council hall and cried
lis have -inned-Christus is Innocent"
And here come to what Of all I've heard
Panus YOU know, had only for this man.
I This Judas words Of scorn and bitter hate.
Marx now the different view that Lysas took
When, urged by me. his story thus he told -
Some say that Judas a base vile man.
W ho sold hi. master for the neanest tribe;
Others again insist he was most right
Giving 10 Justice one who merely sought
And on its ruins build himself a throne
knowing Judas-and none better knew
caring naught for Chri-tus more than him.
But hating lies, the simple truth viii tell.
No man can say / ever told a lie;
am too old now TO begin B-sides
The truth 10 truth and let the truth be told
udAs / say alone Of all the men
followed Christus thong ht that he was God
Some feared him for his power Of miracles:
Some were attracted by q sort Of spell;
Some followed him TO hear his sweet clear voice
A nd gentle speaking hearing with their cara
A nd knowing not the seuse Of what he aid
But one alone believed he was the Lard
The true Messiah Of the Jews That one
Was Judas-he Of all the crowd
He last Of ALI i say this friend Of mine
Was brave when ali the rest were towards there
His was a noble nature; frank and bold
Almost to rashne.s bold yet sensitive
Who took his dreams for firm realities:
Who once believing all In all believed;
Rushing at obstacles and soorning risk
Ready 70 venture all To gain his end.
His act went from his thousht straight 70 the butt
Yet with this ardent and impatient mood