The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-31

claim of divine powers was bIasphernv
under the law when practiced by a
pam Jew, but was Christ plain man,
and such Jew? That court could
nave secured the testimony of hundreds
or people to the effect that this prison.
er had performed miracles; He had
raised men from the dead, cured lepers
and restored sight to the blind. Surely
these facts would have given rise to a
reasonable doubt, as to Him being a
plain and common man or Jew
Eighth blunder: Every man is en-
titled to his day in court. under our
laws today and most especially under
the Jewish law, which threw every safe
guard and protection possible about
the accused prisoner but these Jews
rested the case after making their
charges and did not consider any de-
Tense at all.
4 believe that Jesus was divine. He
was the purest. the sweetest and most
precious gem of human life.
The best accepted fact in the his
tory of the world is that Christ rose
from the dead. The testimony of seven
disciples make this as accepted a fact
as that Caesar conquered Gaul and was
stabbed to death by Brutus and Cas-
sius.
Il have more. interest in knowing
that Christ was divine than in any
other question; my future worries me
more than my past"
Mr.. Chambers comparison of the life
and teachings of Jesus with those of
the gods of the ancients was a beauti-
full word picture set in g. solid frame
of logic.
The speaker then told of the Roman
trial before PLATE, of the dream of
Pilates wife and the final resolution
of the Roman procurator. Mr.. Chand-
ler'S description of PLATE was a mas
terpiece. In a very few words he told
all that years of research had been
able to unearth about this man.
''Pilate was the most mysterious man
in the history of the world, said the
speaker. His father was a renegade
Spaniard his wife was the daughter
of Claudius, the Roman emperor, and
his mother-in-law was the most disso-
lutte woman of that dissolute age. Such
a man built from such material, sprung
from such environment, was called,
on his day of destiny, to decide the
greatest crisis in all the history of
the world. He was weak and miser-
able, and he disappeared from history
entered on the worlds stage of
events"
The speaker told of the great trials
of history. of the part played by the
women during Christ's last days on
earth. He referred to the prophets
question, IF a man die shall he live
AGAIN." And Pilates question. What
shall L do with Jesus?" He talked of
THE rock of ages which is the only
repose of the soul"
In speaking of whether or not there
was quorum of the Sanhedrin pres
ent the night of the trial of Jesus or
all or only few of the members in
the council room, Mr.. Chandler was
inclined to believe that there was
quorum present and made a COMPARE
son with the assembly of congress by
declaring: when congress assemblies
we announce that fact, but it. does not
necessarily mean that every member of
congress is present, but that quorum
was there-Champ Clark may be on
lecture tour and it is reasonable to
suppose that Platt and Depev are in
sanitarium."
Mr.. Chandler has spoken in Kansas
before. and declared last night in an
interview: II like Kansas better than
any state in the Union. Her people are
the most hospitable 1 know of and
they turn out in larger numbers to
lecture and give the speaker more in
terested attention than in any state
have visited Mr.. Chandler has writ
ten two large volumes on the subject
of his lecture last night. One has been
issued from the press and the other
will be out next fall. They should and
doubtless will be widely read by every
class of people who think and read
books. This young lawyer is of slight
build, has thin face, hooked nose and
possesses that rare combination or the
qualities of talent, learning and COM
mon sense. His book will create a SEN
sation in the reading world