The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-16
THE DEATH SENTENCE
OF the Savior.

tence of death, word for word, pro-
nounced against Jesus Christ:
Sentence pronounced by Pontius Pi-
late, intendant of the lower province
of Gal!ilee, that Jesus of Nazareth
shall suffer death by the cross. In the
seventh year of the reign Of the Emper-
or Tiberius, and on the 24th day Of the
month, in the most holy city of Jeru-
salem, during the Pont;fcate of An
mas and Caaiphas.
Province of Lower Gallilee, sitting to
Judgment in the presidential seat of
the Pr4tors, sentenced Jesus of
Nazareth to death on across between
robbers, as the numerous and notori-
Gus testimonies Of the people prove:
l. Jesus is misleader.
?. He has excited the people to Sc
dition.
3. He is an enemy TO the law.
T. He calls himself the son of God.
5. He calls himself falsely the king
of Israel
6. He went to the temple followed
by multitude carrying palms in
their hands. y
Orders from the first centurion
Auirilius Cornelius to bring him to the
place of execution, and forbid all per-
sons. rich or poor, to prevent the exc
cution of Jesus.
l. Daniel RObani, Pharisee.
2. John Zorobabic.
3. Raphael Robani.
4. Capet.
Jesus to be taken out of Jerusalem
through the gate of Towrnes.
In what we have to say we trust we
shall not offend the sensibilities of the
religious world.
Every new age casts new lights up
on the character of the founder of the
Chris tian religion.
Even though some may deny that he
was in substa and in very fact the
God that made the universe, every
reasoning being must perceive that
there is such vast disproportion be-
tween the two or three years Of his
active life and the tremendous results
of his teachings, that no ordinary e X.
planation can account for 1t. Coming
within the light of history after he
had passed his thirtieth year, with al
that went before yelled in almost to
tai darkness, his career consisted of a
few wandering through small, unim
portant, outlying province of the
Roman Empire, preaching to ignorant
rustics and fishermen, and at last en-
tering the capitol city to meet crue
and ignominious death. There were
no stenographers to record his utter
ances; no telegraphs to flash then
over the world; no printing press t.
preserve them for posterity; and ye
they have come down to us vivi(
with his magnificent personality
This is not in accordance with tn,
ordinary processes Of nature. In thi!
world, where there are no accidents
we cannot but believe that the stu
pendous results called Christianity
were designed by Supreme Power.
In this age of trial and turbulenc,
men turn to the conception of Chris
with renewed interest. He stand
forth the most conspicuous figure ol
the background of human history.
We see in him the embodied strug
gle of the lower class against til
aristocratic sentiment. He must hav
been, for about twenty years, work
ing-man in his fathers carpente
shop. handling the hatchet and tn
chisel and pushing the plane, in hum
BILE work for humble neighbors. VIII
can tell what voices, what prompt
ings, what Inspiration called him
like Joan Of Arc. from his obscure to-
to his illustrious destiny? No college
no university corrupted him. H
went forth, poor, penniless carper
ter, to undertake the conversion Of
world. He was distrusted and col
te mned by those who had known hil
from infancy. He rode in no chario
He walked barefooted, and bare
headed, wrapped in single carmen
through the simple scenes which su
rounded him-tl1e fields with the
little crops Of barley and wheat, CT
. by the scythe and threshed by the fet
of oxen. His e1oquence sprang frol
, Internal sources, and was expressed
the metaphors Of the humble worl
! around him. Without doubt he kne
all the bitterness of poverty and wal