The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-23

| thai after the capture OF Jerusalem by
| rompey tire king IN the line Of Judah was
| only such by The sufrerluce OF Roman
authority so that shiloh. Chust came wnen
| The sccptre Mas departing from JiuN y.
| 1t ia necessary for me to say that Irsephhs
was a historian OF the Jews. and tnerefyre
unfrienuly 10 the Christian religion, lie
| Is. however. regarded as a tntniul ms
,orian, and what he says IN relation 90
Christ is not Scid because he wanted 70
advance that cause. but simply 20 state
! inipartialy the truth OF history. II nhSh.
bo said that his friends are go nrejudicei
in his favor that they are SO hias9d N
their statements as not to be reliable, htt
this can not bc said OF Josspnns. ssPerlh-
ing OF the same period of history, the De
parting Of the sccptrc from Judah ana IN
ccun action with a history by him OF the
acts Of Puntus PLATE, who was thc io-
msn procurator OF Judca, thus speaNs oi
Christ. Now there was about tnls 'rnG
Jesus, a wise man. II II be lawful 10 Gan
him a man, fof he was do.t OF NohueF-
ful works. a teacher OF such men as re-
ueivcd tie truth with pleasure. lie drew
ever TO him both many Of the Jews ana
many of the Gentlos. He was ne CnFiSt
Ard when PLATE at tho suggestion OF IN,
principal men amongst Ms fad conc, huIu
Htm 10 the cross these that loved Ham
at the first did not forsake jim TOT ne
appeared TO them alive again tht thttn
these and ten thousand other wonderful
things concerning him. Ana INC u'pe ot
Chr;stilns, SO named iIr9m hl,n, ase ~,
e-'if .cs unfrifudly reject this testimony
Of Joscphus because they say rs ne was 4
Jew and q Pharasce he could not nav
given such tcsiimQuy 300 reftrCuCf 10 St'h
"A man in whom ne iid not believe but
3, is found IN an the Oldest and best manu-
scripts We are not therefore iepcnaent
UpOr Christian authors Tor inc rstaullsil-
CHRIST Tac!tus. a Roman historian OF
high character " no lived IN the inst cen
the destructive fire which dssolatcd Rome
and which Mas ordered by the bloody
Nero. says: Nero caused others 20 be
accused on whom he Indicted tNuuiSltr
tcruerts who were ALREADY hated hy the
people Tor their crimes and were NlisalE
called Christians This name tAty az
rived from Christ. their leader WIG ~
the reign OF Tibefias was put 10 deAth as
a criminal while Pcntius Pilete "ns pro
curator. This destructive sul t'eN'lo'l. re-,
pressed FOR while. tgain hrohr on ah9
originated but reached this city also, INTO
which flow all things that are vac anu
ahomiuNble. and when intY are u'sout
10 this statement - Tacitps VINO hftd
$50 years ago, thar the SUPERSTITION Is
stll going on) He says fErlit'
that they belonged To this Stct. tVd ~ ie.
A vast multitude by the Information OF
those who were cor irmred. NOT SO nhuth
for the crime of burning the CITY. as ict
haired of the human race These, clothed
in The skins II wild beasts. were tNP7Shl
TO dcrisiou. and were tliitt TORN 10 pit' ~
whom tire daylight was past were set on
fire thgt they might serFt iuSie1e ol lamps
I,irr.u. mo- testimony is Stronger than
LID "a t,it.- to rrulii.. she CrpHrlr OK ltp.l
This was written M the nc-'nn,MS OH ll!e e
$ toud century. In ms hilsr run! ~
for Instructions from Trllan as to tne
treatment of those whr confessed 10 ne
t'nrI-tians. 81 iuterroCated tncm whether
they were Christians. and upon tnr,r con