Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-02-14
THE TRIAL OF JESUS
Walter N. Chandler Delights Audience
With Mastery Argument of the
Case,

| Those whom the storm kept at home
missed last night an entertaining
| lecture at the Odeon, Walter NJ.
Chandler, of New York, told of THE
Trial of Jesus From Lawyers
Standpoint" More correctly speaking
Mr.. Chambers lecture is an argu-
ment of the case, based on the facts as
| told in the Bible and on the Jewish law
culled from various authoritative
sources.
Mr.. Chandler took up the case from
| the arrest of Jesus, and followed it
| thru his trial before the sanhedrin, his
| arraignment and trial before Pontius
PLATE and Herod, and again before
PLATE, where he was convicted to
death. There he left the case, sum-
| ing it up as lawyer does his argu-
ment before jury, which. in Mr..
! Chambers case, was his audience, to
whom he left the choice of two YER
diets, whether the crucifixion of Christ
was murder or whether it was justifi-
able homicide.
| Mr.. Chandler eliminated from his
lecture all the issues dealing with the
divinity of Christ, the religious phases
| of it, and the discussion of immortality
of the soul. Shorn of these things he
placed Christ before his audience as
a man, and tried him, as did the Jews.
the basis of his argument being
whether the facts of the charge OF
blasphemy, upon which Christ was
tried, were facts. and If SO, did they mt
the Jewish law?
Taking up the thread of the story
from the arraignment of Christ before
Caiaphas, the high priest and the san
hedrin. Mr.. Chandler paused long
enough to point out some of the legal
blunders that ecclesiastical and judi
cial tribunal made, viewed from the
laws which governed it and its juris-
diction, which, in modern times would
the speaker said, have been ample
grounds for setting aside or reversal
of it's verdict He mentioned only
few of these which were that the SAN
hedrin met and tried Christ at night,
contrary to the Jewish law, which pro-
yided that the sanhedrin should not
meet and had no jurisdiction after
sunset or before sunrise.
The sanhedrin tried him without
opening it's meeting with religious and
devotional services, another Irregular
ltV, lie WAS lIlCo VII Po''O'SA ~'s>s' y
Jewish feast day, which was contrary
to law. The sanhedrin met in secret
session, still another irregularity and
so he went on, pointing out one irreg-
ularity after another in the proceedings,
which were made possible by the fierce
hatred the Jews held for him, and their
passion to put him to death. But they
lacked the authority so they hailed him
before Pontius plate, the governor.
Then by PLATE he was sent to Herod'
governor of Galilee, for Jesus had adj
mitted he was Galilaean, and PLATE
wished to be rid of him, for he feared
to convict him, yet he was afraid OF
the Jews. His return to PLATE follow
ed. and his convictions and death.
Chandler painted most truthful and
realistic picture of the characteristics
of the sanhedrin. and of the weak and
fearful PLATE, the politician, VINO
sought to pander favor of the Jews
"a Their than liberate Christ.
Mr.. Chandler has large,
clear voice, which reached every COR
ner of the theater but which at times
was unnecessarily loud. He was intro
duced by C. H. VanLaw.