New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-05-05
IN "INTESTIGATTON AMONG TIE OLD
JEWS.

| HOW ANANIAS AND His FELLOWS TRIED TO JUMP
on" PAUL-AN OLD TALE WITH NEW APPIIcA-
| TONS.
TO ne Editor OF The Tribune.
SIR: Paul of Tarsus man of positive
convictions, unfailing courage and untiring energy
While yet young religious zeal and his evident ineg
rty had singled HIM out as the custodian OF the clothes
of the priests aud scrbes and false witnesses VINO
thought they could propagate truth most cfectuay by
sOning stephen In their shrtsleeyes He honored tins
trust by Joining in the good work himself He made
| havoc of the church, entering private houses, drag
| ging aud women and sending them to PRISON
He was so violent and h, adstrong that the Lord Him
self could not convert him, except by first Knocking
him down! PROSTATE and blind, he was in condition
to listen to This heroic treatment was success
ful. and he became Jealous Christian as he had
been Jealous jew. He preached everywhere tho Cos
pei which he had formerly tiled suppress. Naturally
he became the Of anger. the iOmeDter OF disturb
ance Sometimes he overwhelmed his Toes
| with argument sometimes lie fooled them
with strategy, and sometimes he ran away, as
his only chance to fight another day Nor was he afraid
be, withstand his friends any more than his
foes His colleague, Barnabas was good man and full
OF the Holy Ghost aud OF faith but they came to high
words over derelict o1cehoder ana summary sepl
rated. When Peter yielded unpopular right and
| led away good many Of his party, Paul Wlths'Oou
him o face Unmndful of the fast that Peter was
Of the original senate as 1t were, while he himself
was only new member by appointment, and not regu
larly elected, be dsrrsared the senatorial courtesy
which prcscIibcs to the young member year or two OF
modest silence and attacked Peter by name before them
all IA speech full Of personalities that Boston Woud
have been shocked. Finally, by the Time he had p0hti-
caly iscuhed his way to jerusalem, friend aud foe
there were prepared welcome him would wei
bear IN a china shop. James and TIC elders hed
a committee meeting and caucus combined heard Pauls
report, and acted il with cOnicl mixture of coure-
Gus Difference and timd suggestion. Tney told him the
| mob would be hear OF MS arrival.
that false report had preceded him asserting that he
was vo!ator and dcslser OF the law ana tLey begged
him TO 20 MP the temple at and show by public
ceremonial that lac laWIbidng citizen Ihs he did
chccruly the very next day but without the effect in
modifying his enemies which his conclatory and con-
seryative brethren had expected In fact his enemies
dill not intend be Modified They were not appleAen-
five OF sodion. They only adopted that prctext
for destroying Paul They did not WISH 10 uphold ne
law they wanted tn break down Paul They were
striving Tor principle whatever. Tnc' were simply
anti-Paul He had gone up to the temple pur
pose to show hs reverence for law, yet
they clanored lust the same that he violating
the law and teaching i,s VOCATION. THey charged
bin with bringing in Greeks pollue the temple
other evidence than that they had him walking the
streets with an Ephesan whom they supposed he had
brought into tine temple. rne most hign-mndcd and
warm arted OF they called him pestilent fellow
aud they fell upon him aud would have killed him but
Tor the Intervention OF the Police. The mob dragged
him oa the temple, the police rescued him and took
him to the station house Bat by the time they had
cot there Paul, whose presencs OF mind
never iorsook him for moment here or
elsc mere and who though lawyer know law enough
to floor his foes the law, had managed to insnudte
little legal truth into the capaln and get leave 20
stop the stairs aud show his dispatches to the people,
TO teach them wha he proposed to do aud by what an
horty this exactly what his foes did not want.
and they interrupted him with such yelis. such rcndng
OF clothes aud such hing.ng Of dust, that the
captain OF police disguised, hustled nm inside and
red him to be ncggcd by way Of finding out what
the trouble Paul. however. had no mind TO be
martyr unu cessarly and he quickly turned the tables
on the captain by carclessly and indirectly informing
that officer that he a Roman citizen himself My
gentleman theroupOn III great hurry to be civil
to Paul AS W, re the be unov and he sought
discmbirrss himself OF responsibility by referring 1t to
Congress aud Immediately ordered m Investigation.
Paul only too glad to cxpOund his policy every
where aud at all times and the committee met he
took the lead instantly, without waiting to be ques
toned, and began with carnestness and cloquence:
Men brethren, have lived in all good conscience
before God until this day"
But this again exactly what the antiTaul
men did want All their strength lay in accuse
ton and suppression. They knew perfectly
| well that Paul honest, patriotic,
abiding citizen. aud II he were a!lowed-in the
jargon of that day-to cayort round the floor
Of the House, every else would lind It out, aud their
little game lost, They instantly Interrupted
him with insult. Ananas, the high priest.
ordered some of the bysiandcrs to give him
slap in the face. Then Panl lost his temper.
or rather shoud say, he found 1t, and turning upon
Annnas, gave him well-dcserved drubbng; God
shall sInte thee, thou whited wall stes thou to Judge
after the law, and coInnaldest mo 10 be smtten
contrary 10 the law I"
All Inc dlgulded chief priests and scnbes
who had started the charges against Paul,
and all the editors and correspondents of the
Roman news papers published IN Jerusalem,
dazcd at this dreadful exhibition which Paul made of
his total deprayly, and one OF Them who Was present
priest The natural man would bu likely to retOrt that
when Gods high priest dspayed himself in lawlessnrss
but Paul. had relieved his Indignation by this little
outburst, disdaned TO make point of mere person
ality when really great matters ut stake and ut
once apoogzed to the committee and went on with his
speech. .
for Anaas. IndeeHsiDe as was MS action IL was char
ac rized by certain openhe's ana bravery lie ala hol
summon first assistant secretary ana the sOnn law
OF previous secretary, anu order them TO select
some little whiit committee who had not sense
enough perceive the danger Of trying 10 pull tner
chestnuts of tine fire, aud have long Interview win
him at some wormeaten hotel. mile away from the
| committee-ruoms and coach him with questions
he could not understand aud could hardly
read, and ince hun TO Insults wnlch they
dared not perpetrate. Ananias went himself In his
proper person ana gave ms orders ior Insult III ope
modern Jew is hardly an Improvement on hlm rs All IN
vestIgator.
Paul with his speech. He was interrupted TO
be sure, aud did say haIf he wished. But be said
enough 10 cause great cry we mud no eY IN ths
man. And yet though the charges fell 10 the around
because there not particle OF evidence TO sustain
them, and though Pauls straightforward and clear
statement shows only purpose 10 serve lis ellVwen.
his were not IN tho least sienced, but howled
him lust a. saYagcy before. The
that they not IN search OF trnth not trying do
well their countrys business They were SIMPLY
ing to crush Paul 1ney had already KILLED Master,
but they to themselves to be just badly
il Paul 10 be permitted to carry the Mas
! ter's work.
There great deal more TO IT, but fear have al
ready exhausted NY readers patience, and for
mander see Neio- York Ledger / viii only add That
Pau mas played a cOnsderaDie and a credItabe part Ia
the worlds history for eighteen hunarcd years. spite
OF his invest cations, While Ananlass niIOr-
his NugAT ahnAlll Haul Inc