New-York tribune., 1894-04-22

national kings. but ii they would b. resigned.
told them, tney VIII have part IN tne heavenly
trodIcei: one OF them SAID 20 lssi you have sad
that the terrestrial power were nothing when COM
9@ylr 10 israel e from their yoke And sss reped
Mays; thou be blessed Tor having spoken the
powerful, than the terrestrial law, and His Kingdom
eXcels all the kingdoms Of this etrtn And the
divine will Will be purified OF the. sins, for Il Is
said that the precursor would come - announce 70
to one single family Then P.latus turned 10 Il,
judges. saying: You have heard IL, lssa admits
the crime OF wAich ne - accused Judge him ae'
cordlng to your laws ami pronounce upon him th.
sentence Of death" But the judges SAID; We
Heavens. az thysef hast heard aad he has said
nothing that was contrary 10 the law. lhen Plli-
prompiings. had betrayed lisa, and tas witness
said to Issa Did you not pretend % be the King
mas mas sen; you IN orIrF 10 RTbe i hi forryss
Then Issa sail to P.latus. Why dost thon wish 70
debase thy dignity by teaching tAy su0ord!nates 70
the power TO convict an innocent MANI Upon these
words. the Governor fell into great passion ana eI.
that the thieves should be acquitted. The lldge.
however, deliberated with one another ana taea i
upon us 10 condemn the innocent and acquit mur.
derers. Therefore do what seems good to you
old men left the hall, washed their hands IN 81
cred vessel, and said: I'VE are innocent OF the boH
Then al the command of the Governor Issa. to
gether with the two thieves, were led 70 the place
OF execution and cruc.hed. The whole day lssas
body hung bleeding the cross, guarded by sol-
ders. the people stood around the cross and me
relatives wept and prayed lssa's suffering came
70 an end with setting OF the sun; he lost con-
scOusness. and his soul freed herself from the body
TO be united with the Deity. In the mean WINE
Platus felt great repentance over h,s Gerd ne Or
dered Issas body 10 b" returned % MS relatives,
and buried II near the place Of execution. large
crowd assembled the grave ami prayed ana
filed the air with their cries and aments; Tnree
days later the Governor. fearing an uprsaI ot tns
people, had Issas corpse removed by soldiers ana
buried In another spot. on the next Tiornng the
peop.e found the grave open ana empty. Al once
his angels to take away the mortal remains ot me
saint in which part OF the Divine Spirit had dwet
on earth. When Pilatus learned Of the rumor ne
became angry. and prohibited any one. upon penalty
OF slavery and death. TO pronounce lssd> name or
20 pray for him to the Lord. But the peop.e con-
tinued 10 lament and glorify him. and FOR dong 50
many tortured executed or carried ava!
into slavery. Issa's disciples. however, left the
country and preached his teachings 10 the heathen
These are the outlines Of the biography or lssa'
without his numerous teachings, preceptS ana SUP.
lime utterances with which Il abOunds The third
biography. where the author elucdates its relation
10 Buddhisc science and Christian tradition. "a wei
as the degree OF its historical authority Atnough
the source from which the Russian traveller mas
drawn be a sacred writing not accessible % every,
hoiv Il Is possible for others verify the authors
wise possess copies OF 1ssas biography. Ihe PROV
ince OF Iadak belongs TO Cashmere, when ihousn
ruled by Il native prince Is nevertheless unier an
English protectorate. Moreover the Buddnist
I.amas are as a whole very intelligent ana easv
approacha bic set OF people,