The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10

know BY, what hopes tho Christian ascetics
were enabled to bear similar privations. but 1t
tanned the Essene, in, his life OF hardship: A
terriblo law sealed their lirs. and even when
teries.. All that any one now knows is that hoy
Torshipped tho sun that they beloved. like the
s wth ss sosy T TSin
flesh Of, animals. their linen yestments. their
ard OF the Orphics whom Plato knew. but lie
| makes no nttenpt to guess Mt the teaching Of
sequence SO tar as it affects the history Of
Jewish religions. since tho doctrine OF the
70 se 5u and e sff
| ence upon the mass of Israel.
In chapter allotted to tho portrayal Of the
epoch and localities in which Jesus exercised
his ministry. the author undertakes to fix tho
principal dates in the life Of Christ. After re-
viewing briefly tho chronological materials.
he arrives at tho conclusion that Jesus was
born in the month OF December. TAO Of the
Roman chronology. that is to say. at tho close
Of the fifth year. D. c. Tho date OF the Pass-
over. in which Jesus began His ministry. is
fixed at $50. A. U. c.. or in other words. " A.
| d. There romans only to fix tho date OF the
| cruci1xion. which. according to tho author.
took place on the forteth of Nissan FRIDAY. the
7th Of April. 1885, A. U. c.. or A. u. 80.
1t follows from this reckoning that there
must have been four Iassovors during the
the seed ho is
| TO be the one referred to by ST., John in his
9th charter a., as that in which Jesus s cured a
did not attend tho third 1872: it was lust
about tho time when He multiplied the loayes
death. AS for the ministry OF John tho Bap-
| tist this preceded the PASSOVER OF $50 by some
liz sqt hs Which
BEEN ebserved ua a"a' adea 'o as naa
FIAT term neant in the Mosaic sDS esslasion
Every seven even years the fields were to be left
bs ha pdor
there was to be q fHil remission Of aii debts.
tho Baptist appoorsd " ths IesiasSG.e f this
subnatical yetr. whom = protraetsd, period IL
wSsa hs to to
not not He the the JeWish religious year in April
tho bartisn, OF Jesus by about three months.
! Tho latter event is placed ny u primitive ira
same winter Of 775-7S0. ~ - ''''
| In the same chapter where these chrome:
brought together all that is bistorically known
about the earlier administrative career Of
TT2ns ate Whp in the tWsth year Ha
showed himself at the outset. what. he was to
the last moment. a man with predispositon
Sinaon Of ambition and eoSardice' oHeot
MS first acts was to send Roman garrison
sa eareu not To R
troduce within the Temple walls the Roman
ensigns onb lazoned with legends and inslg-
| had even forborne to interfere with the troops
Of zcalots. At tho command OF Plate. how
| ever. DICTIONARIES broke down the gates in the
h9rror mrare images mountaineering the cit
sec fns' a sa With G Ss asxs f psns
WearieI by their, persistency. tho Gov
DICTIONARIES the Jews cast themselves fiat
the sround r. to die rather than
constrained to, yield to their, stubborn resolu-
ton. and withdrew his STANDARDS from JerusH-
even less successful in "a similar enterprise.
He suspended along the walls Of his naiaee IN
pagan iivinitios Craven upon. their surfaces.
hi;p 4 srlaiPRsd M F. soySi 81 e@boms
ness and ,timidity which initiated, against
trraSi WIZ Ss1a aeked su
ilcicncy Of water: he decided to bring tho
needed supply from q distance OF about three
ono Of tho aqueducts which elsewhere consti-
tuted imposing monuments Of Roman civiliza-
revenues OF tho Temple were to be devoted to
the project. laid hold uIon the wnnrkmcn and
put sGp to al labor it Mnsn
Such sistent hostility mt iIa:e out Of pa a;
thence and hc DECIDED to follow the eNamllo OF
! the border Of the Medi,crrnncan: and admin
istcred the Goy"rnmnnt from dista xs con- mG
t pnti"s ' a".k ur w" npTy HSt was was
only during the frasts Of III" Passover that no
occupied IT, fortress Ant,nl. WIN : untao,,
fr,in this point the crowded remnlo and to
hold his forces IN readiness TO crush out amy
In chapter Of his second volume, the Ahbd
ToWard sums III NJ! TINT his'"r, and traditiI;n
o, Won. TIM iilatr yielded to the demand that
tn. man whom he ,,..ned innorent should hs
put to death on account Of tn. ne menace Implied
n. irond of cnsars; wM1eysr makes hl I, ,si
King is Cnsar's enemy, The author n OF thiS
th npk is Was terrible threat ior the Caesar Of
that day was Tibcrus and no one knew ,n better ta
. tessn fI TH SEVER Even Merod pas
s s "Ss@s ns lad stsy 1sse
charge tnat no had refused to punish new
/" "s :y ss%t Of sue i%y n 2! is}arsd
irr,esmbIins: in n flash Plate saw the Jews
summuuinE him before that ineXOrable Judge
SUM-, n "rInlc Of HIGH treason chIrgrd against
him. h.; fortune rnndercd, tnen exile ,,, and
In n Kind OF panic that he delivered jesus
into tho hands of His nccusers. CURIOUS
in the very way that he had. feared.
'fhrrn years had not elapsed after, the
tnin Samarltanp. WHO taxed plate with cruelty
in putting down an instruction. the PRO.
there clear himself Of the accusations brought
against him. The mlsgivings t.. which he had
sucrumhed In sncrih.ins Jesus BECAME. Eeali-
ties; condemned In his turn and dsspoiled Of
all his property. he was sent into exile. vienne,
upon the banks 81 the Rhone. stin points out
tho high pyramid which passes for the tomb Of
Plate. We are told BY various traditions that
1t was here. when dragged down by remorse,
the banished man put y violent. end to his OK
istenee; on the other hand. the Abyssinian
Church finds place In tue ranks OF the saints
for this weAk-spi1ted pan, who. according to
TertHiiisn, yas aChrtstian IN the fugitive. faint