The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-14
PLATE PLEASED THE MOB.
DIR. JORDAN on THE ARnAIGN-
NENT AND CRUCIFIXION.


In Unfolding the story of Jesus
Trinl lie Declared That PIIatc,
While II Fearing Judge. Like ON
ciniS of To-day. His Hands Were
Tied by Politicians aud the Mob,
WHO said What TO Do-Christ
stands Crucifted AfrcSh, lie said,
Before All who Refuse 10 Accept
Him.
The story of Christ Before Plate" ana
the terrible arraignment He received at
the hands Of the mob that pursued Him.
was the subject discussed by Rev. Dr.
John II. jordan at the evening services at
the First Baptist Church yesterday. lu
a picturesque manner the ordeal through
which Jesus passed was gradually IN
folded, and following the climax of each
step was the beautiful lesson Il conveyed.
Dr. Jordan opened his sermon with a
recital of the incidents that took place in
the early morning of the cruc,6xiou day,
when the chief priests and elders of the
people bound Jesus by the feet ana led
Him before Pondus Plate for an inyesu-
CATION. It was then that Judas Iscariot,
who had betrayed Jesus for thirty pieces
eff silver appeared and acknowledged his
treachcry, al the same time throwing down
the money, saying, Il have sinned in that
| have betrayed Innocent blood" This
incident, Or. Jordan said, was one of tine
first strong evidences Of The innocence Of
Jesus.
a ha 4 Al,
sufficient evidence against Jesus, PLATE
said he could find nothing against Him.
Like many modern judge Or. Jordan
said, Plate desired to decide according to
the law and the evidence. but there were
influences designed to draw him from the
proper course. on the one hand Pilaie
saw the fimsy proof offered by the multi
tude and the utter injustice Of INJECTING
punishment of any kind upon the prison
er, while on the other he was confronted
by the angry. blood-thirsty mob, who
sought condemnation. aside from what
the evidence may have ~"en. They wanted
legal authority 10 cruCiIy Jesus, aud eX-
peCted Plate to give them this authority.
This he hositated to give, believing the
prisoner to be innocent.
Many desire TO shirk grave responsible
ity of this character, Or. jordan said ana
| plate was no exception to The rule. When
he was told that Jesus had been making
trouble from Galilee to the desert by
claiming 10 he KIM of the Jews he leaned
To his avenue of escaDe asking. Us This
man from, GaI.ra,.9', This hefng confirmed
PLAT, said tba crime CHARGED to Jesus
bad been committed in Herod's mrlsd.c-
zion and that therefore Ierod should in
vestirate the charges. In this slv method
Of escane Dr. Jordan said plate showed
his lack Of manhood. and that he was in
| c,uabl, of nres'dina as Tie tribunal before
who preaf matters were brought
After an investigation Inv Horod which
resulted in an aconittoI Iesus was again
| taken b, inc multitude before plate ana
| arraigned on the same charges While
| the second Investigation was IN pronross
| plate received a message from his wife
uraing CHAT he have nothing TO do with
| tbat inst man far I have suffered MANY
| things this dav In a dream because OF
Him" Even with ali the indicating evi
| dence brought before him. Or. Jordan
said. plate did not have the manhood
! 10 give out The Judgment he knew the
/ merits Of the case called for Like many
| of mr. puhltc officials no said thev arc
controlled bv others bv the politicians
who saw what shall ana what shall NOT he
! dome
"Tbe manner of the trial and the wav
! plate al last washed his hands before
| me multitude afler llborating Rarabbas
| and delivering Jesus mo 10 be cr,icided
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way Nv DR. Jordan In a dramat,n dipb,
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