Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-06-13
JEW AND GENTLE.

JEW AND GENTLE.
Two features q tho eloquent lecture
givcn on Wednesday, Juno ~, In tho
handsome synagogue, Snl, Lake City,
by Rabbi JosephKrauskorf, deserve a
'ew worJs Of comment.O lei lie tho arsu-
nent made 10 prove thst the Romans
aud not the jews were responsible Tor
The cfucihxion OF Jtsus ri Nazareth;
,he other Ia tho reelection m terms OF
brilliant ulcquence Of time when
lew and Gentle shall become merged
into one, both writing on the blank
leaf between the Ola and New Tosla.
monis their fundamental principle.
and then wondering how II ever came
to happen that they were separated 20
long.
with regard to the claim that the
Jews did not cause tho death Of tue
Messiah, II was argued that tho
Jewish tribunal did not at that
time have the power to condemn
anybody 10 death, and that the otisnse
OF which the great NazIrone war &C.
cused wa. not II capital ons. Neither
Of these statements, however, are con.
elusive, against the claim made by
the Christians that PLATE, the
Roman governor, pronounced the
death sentence at the mitigation OF In.
nuential members OF the people.
At the time Of Christ tho jewish
nation existed In n state Of political
commotioD, aggravated by the cruelty
OF the Roman rulers. The people lived
IN tue hope that ut this time de-
Fcendsnt Of David would arise and
liberate them from foreign oppression.
Il Ia evident that In the early career OF
Issus many fondly hoped that lie
would bo thla deliversr, ami It has
yeen asserted that At one time lie
vas summoned TO n secret meeting Of
,onspirators and offered the title OF
Eing Of Judea. which proportion Ill.
Indignantly refused. The statement IL
not without confederation In the Cos
pels. From this hour HO was closely
watched by tho leaders, who knew
that II He would disclose their
plans, a fate would DO theirs similar to
that OF TheudAs and Judas OF GAlilee,
evidently concerned In the political
conspiracy. On this account also tho
sentiment expressed by Annas, that
II would DO better to lot ono man die
than bring destruction on tue whole
people, IL easily explained. But how
could Jesus OF Nazareth be 90 dem o eI
10 death withou, giving His execution
the appearance Of coli.blooded mut.
def7
At the time, CaiAphas was high
priest. lie was an appointee Of the
Roman procuta,1r VAlerius G'atuS.
His fathet.in.law, AnnAs, however,
was the high priest do faclo, Ia the
estimation OF patriotic Jews. since
these did not recognize the powers OF
the Romans TO Interfere IA their eccle.
Biastical affairs, This family were
5adduoees, that Ia Ia fact infdyl,. They
are described even by Jo'ephus ~ a
proud, cruel anu blood-lhirsty race.
In order ~ satisfy their greed lhcy
nAd made Of the sacred precincts
Of the temple u market place where
ievout pilgrims were robbed in
syery possible way by money tx.
changers, who shared their profits Wi1A
The priests. When therefore Jesus
sleansed the temple, Hpriaudei by ,hr
multitude, HIS uoOm W., sealed, aUd
although the SAuhpdTlm was much
surlAilel In IT, iuuc,ioas, Ne mom,
0ers gathered aud decided TO prefer t4t
charge OF treason agaiutt Jesus md {.
iTgo II ON Plate with oil possiDl,
'uror. Ills supposed blasphemy, wher
claiming Divine attributes, was tbs
'eliguus sXcusu Tor tue proceedings
,he clamor Of the Ieopls hailing Hiu
asa King furnished tho n0eJed pJIg
cal color.
pilal,, from the ftw facts Rnown o.
ais life, was q reckless, uuscrupu 1ul
'ulcr who uellghtod In GCt' ul cruelty
several complaints hal already bael
OdgeI against him, ami when 1t wa
Minated that II he refused u Ienvou
he prisoner TO death, auat tcr appeAl
% r me would be- n, Io, ne yielio,
against his own GO yiclOu, AMI thu
came about mat the greatest 40,
ioblo,t u men, tho Son Of Col, wa
ed to Calvary by the order OF
Roman, but as result Of tho mos
ruel intrigues on the part OF the lead
IT'S OF the Jews, To Anuas chiefly. an
o Caiaphas, ths chief priest, cling
he innocent blood VI Jesus OF Na2
ueth, aud fear Tor their own saie,,
Ind rage kindied by tue attack OF
heir unlgWlul methods OF enriohiu
themselves were their stcgut motive.
IL stating these historical fac.s
Tlil be TemcnOeIeI, however, tna