New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-03-03
WHO WROTE THE INSCRIPTION

This Title on the cross asking questions.
Who wrote IT. II VIC can ascertain this fact per
haps can have clearer understanding Of lis
meaning nor compelled 30 20 far for
answer this inquiry. The scriptures tell plainly
that the author PLATE. Pontius PLATE wrote
title and put Il on the cross. In doing this. he
for himself undying fame. His name will 10 down
the agcs until the end Of time The phrase % the
Apostles creed, suffered under Ponus Plate Is I'M
mortal
PLATE. H. cold, cruel calculating. selfish cynical
and irrc-ontc. the incarnation of moral coMaItil'c
lie is not unknown to modern civilization. We nave
al seen him. sitting on the throne OF judgment DcaId
~ ana c no' .tsn5Jius Lcforc hm rb~
aiilf called his picture Christ Before Plate but
kc"nct critics unite IN naming 1t Plate Before
what va, Plates purposcl We know who wrote
Tie title. ask. why did he write it, lie simply
Uniformed 10 ea,tom IN the Ga,e Of, Of rmaIsqS
upon white scroll. and carry II before the procession
- me pla,c 81 e.''"2n ihi0 "a "gh, IA ,e ,1
for which the culprit died The strange thing about
this accusation Of Jcsas inat we ma no crime
King 81 the Jews" one would think that there
IN ms mind for writing ms TIE and appendix ,l
Jew. Here their King. malcfactor. one hanging
upon lc,. TN, utular king. this one King in
name only. was good enough for the Jewish nation.
This man. Knocked 10y the populacc and robcd few
hours before in symbols Of ROYALTY va Just the Hin;
tor the Hebrew nation. Jesus ~ Nazareth crucihcd
ilun 10 zine imperial Caesar What scorn and
tempt are are In these words: JESUS Of Nazareth.
II mus, have had the intended eject upon the minds
~ The Jews Fl-c why did the chief priest, hasten
- Plate with the urgent request: Write not the
King Of the Jews but that lie said i King Of The
Iowr, AGO f. rcsoinfe now. No was the stubborn
reply. what | have written IT have written; and
be read by n" miltitudcs Jesus OF Nazareth, the
King Of the Jews
was The title on written in three languages
II that all might read. When ono travels through
Holland and Other parts OF the Continent he sees al
the railway stations the signs written In three and
sometimes in four languages. They would be unin-
eligble TO multtudcs Of travellers If written in but
language. Jerusalem. at the time Of the cruel
Gxlon Of Jesus cosmopolitan. like London. Paris
and New York today. on its streets might be seen
representatives. Of nearly every nation. II the
.amc short time after; when at The day of Penteco>
the Holy Spirit descended in "clovcn tongues a. OF
fire. Representatives OF every nation were gathered.
in the providence o God. ready 70 carry the message
~ salvation Ia the very ends OF the earth
LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE TITLE.
This title on the cross the Rcdcemcr. written
in the principal languages of the world.
to us many valuable lessons. The glorious truth is
here proclaimed in the three chief tongues OF men, that
Jesus Christ is King. Plate II In Jest. But
he spoke wiser than he knew Jesus King. but
not Of the Jews only. His kingdom was not TO be-
limited To the narrow confines Of Judaism. The latent
force His gospel Of love too powerful TO be held
within such boundaries. The gospel leavcn
destined 10 20 through and through human society.
And strange II may seem. il in the crucif xon
that the spiritual kingdom of Jesus began it, wondrpus
growth. When men thought II dead. the gospel began
il, expansion. IL on the cross that Jesus showed
Ills great love for the human race. And that kingdom
of love my brethren has been expanding all through
the centuries. II has other kingdoms. empires
and dynasics rise and fall: but sim it remains II
Will continue to abide and widen as the ages roll away
until AZ last the world Will bc brought under the
peaceful sway of the Prince Of Peace
"Oh. where are kings and empires now.
OF old that went and came
But Lord. Thy Church is praying yet
\ thousand years the same.
For not like kingdoms of the world
Thy holy Church. q God
Though earthquake shocks are threatening her
And tcmpcsts are abroad.
"Unshaken a. eternal hills
lmmOVable she stands,
mountain that shall I'LL the earth,
y house not made by hands,
We have in these words prophecy OF the universal
ity of the Gospel and Kingdom of Jesus Christ But
the cNtrlsvcncss Of the Kingdom of Christ Jcs;sl In
this way The Gospel was first offered TO the Hebrew
nation II was Ia the lost sheep Of the house OF
Israel that the Of salvation was first sent
Jesus Himself made an especial effort to enlist the
representatives. OF the Jews The nation was finally
rejected only when 1t spurned the claim, Of the Mes,
siah We all know what followed Other nations
were Invited to accept what the Hebrews rejected
The offer of redemption through Jesus was extended
,o the GENTLE world Of which the Romans and the
Greeks were the best representatives.
Here the truth begins 10 dawn upon us. The title
on the cross written In three languages II was
not written In Hebrew alone IL the blessing OF sal
walton were to be confined 10 that nation. But In the
ton TO the Gentle world. Thus the title the
was prophecy Of the wide extension OF the kingdom
Of the Lord Jesus Christ.
AN EMBLEM OF THE FULNFSS OF THE GOSPEL.
We have In the title on The cross. written In Hebrew
and Greek and Latin, emblem of the fuincss Of the
Gospel The cross Is In the centre OF the worlds
history. Time before the incsrr alton and death OF