Tazewell Republican. [volume] (Tazewell, Va.) 1892-1919, 1897-11-11

OrQereQ hin 10 De scOuTSeul tuSI CaiAhB
for an ever, I washed my hands in the
presence of the multitude, thereby signify
ing to them my disapproval of the deed.
But in vain. 1t was His life those wretches
thirste1 for
"ORen in our civil connection have /
witnessed the furious luminosity of the
multitude, but nothing could be compared
to what witnessed ia the present instance.
1t might have been truly said that on this
occasion all the phantoms of the internal
regions had assembled at Jerusalem. The
crowd appeared not TO walk; they were
borne along, whirling and rolling like liv-
ing waves, from the portals of the Preto-
rum, even INTO Mount Zion, with howl
ings, screams, shrieks and vociferations
such as were never heard in the seditions
of the Panonia or in the tumult of the Fo-
rum.
"By degrees the day darkened Ike a
Winters twilight, such es was witnessed
at the death of the great julius Caesar,
which wes l'kewbe towards the Ides OF
March.
81, the continued Governor of rebel
lious province, was leaning against
column ofmy palacec contemplating through
the dreary..gloom those fenis of t"rture
dragging to execution the innocent Naza-
rene. All around me was deserted. Jeru-
salem had yomited forth her indwellers
through the funeral gate that leads to Ger
monica. An air of desolation and sad
ness enveloped me.
Towards tie first part of the night, as
1 was climbing the stairs of the Preto-
rium-the steps of which were still stained
with the blood of the Nazarene-I Per-
ceived an old man in suppliant posture.
and behind him several women n tears.
He threw himself at my feet and wept bit
terly. It's painful to see an old man
weep.
Gather, said 1 to him mildly, who
are you and what is your request?'
It i am Joseph Of Arimathea, replied
he, and am come to beg of you, upon my
knees, the permission to brry Jesus of
Nazareth
Your prayer is granted" said to him,
and at the same time ordered Man]ius to
take some soldiers with him to superiu-
tend the interment, lest it should be in
terfered With.
ga few days after the sepulchure was
found empty. His disciples published all
over the country that Jesus had risen from
the dead, as He had foretold.
GA lest duty remained to be performed,
and that was to communicate to the EN-
porer these deplorable events. didso on
the night that followed the fatal catas-
trophe, and had just finished the COM
munication when day began to dawn. At
that moment the sound of clarions, play
ing the air of Diana, struck my ear. Cast
ing my eye toward the Ceasarean gate, 1
beheld troop Of SO diers, and heard at a
distance other trumpets sound ing Caesars
march.
"It was the reinforcement that had been
promised me-two thousand chosen troops,
who, to hasten their arrival, had marched
all night. 1T has been decreed by the
fates, cried l, wringing my hands, that
the great iniquity should be accomplished;
that for the purpose ofadverting the deeds
of yesterday, troops should arrive to-day.
Cruel destiny, how thou sportest with the
affairs of mortals!' TWAS buttoo true what
the Nazarene exclaimed while writhing on
the cross; All is consummated"
THE REPORT HIDDEN.
Turtullian. the great Christian historian,
who lived 200 years after Christ, says in
Book ", of his Apologize
"Peter persuaded Tiberius to place the
report of Plate in the Royal Archives,
where it was preserved"
Biblical scholars have for centuries
searched for this report. DR.. w. D. Ma
han, an English clergyman and paleo-
grapher, has brought to light an ancient
Latin manuscript in the library Of the
Vatican at Rome, which purports to be
the missing document.
If Rev. DR.. Mahan proves to be right it
is the most marvelously interesting dis
covery in many centuries.