Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-07-15

lp1XEI4&.<fkal young man IN New
York whose IA.
Their offered him $4,000 n he would
give up his Christian nonsense and re.
turn 10 the faith OF his fathers The
reply Was Jesus IL worth more than
$50 900 Ia me. cannot sell him for
that" Are you. as Judge. estimating
Jesus at 40 low rate that you are
willing 90 sell him for paltry present
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The next tribunal was that of re-.
hgious prejudice represented by the
Jewish Sanhedrim. One Of the great.
est enemies to Chris, Is religion The
matter with China. India and Africa Is
% large extent religion which wor
shipping monstrous idols brings its vo-
tAries down 10 their level The mat
ter With people calling themselves
Christians who are satisfied with elab
CRATE ritualisuS observances while In
their daily lives they are bad. If that
they have large religious nature
which has not been purified by the
blood Of Christ and mastered by his
sAA'' A'aA l'aAkiNbe ~ h1AN- NAt'h
bars their hearts against the entrance
Of Christ
Jesus came also before the tribunal
of patronizlng pride with Herod as
Judge Herod would hike 20 see him
perform some miracles and asked
some questions which jesus treated
with dienified silence There are
Heruds u wealth and scholarship Nv
ing today who assume a patrunizing
tone toward Christ
PLATE represents the tribunal Of
conscientious weakness He " con
WINGED that Jesus Il innocent and be
would like "a release him, but he
lacks the moral courage 10 assert his
conscientious convictions.
The world Is full " Pilates who
know their duty toward Christ while
they lack the moral courage 20 do II
II soule ~ them had stamina enough
Go take the advice Of their good Chris
tan wives. they would do rtght and be
happier ---.---~'-
The tribunal 81 weak faith with
Peter as Judge decided against Christ
under stress Of great temptation. but
one earnest loving. compassionate
look from the eyes OF the prisoner
convinced the Judge that he was
wrong and caused him 20 reverse his
decision. while 4, sent him out into
the dark 10 weep over his blunder.
have described these tribunals be-
fore which Jesus was tried. But AFT
er all | am mistaken. Jesus is really
the fudge and theee men are the pr1s
oners before him. He IN trying them.
Judas is found guilty ~ base treach-
cry and executes Judgment upon him
self The Jewish Sanhedrim and the
mob. full N religious prejudice. have
Judgment passed against them The
prayer His blood be- upon US and our
children" has been answered and I
hear the execution of the sentence IN
the tramp OF the Romsn army and In
the thud Of battering rams beating
down the wall OF the sacred city.
Herod's patronizing pride took him
20 Rome In search OF q Kingdom. but
he received instead a decree of ban
ishment and died a miserable death
Such will be the end OF all pride
which merely patronizee Jesus. while
It refuses TO accept him as Saviour
and Lord
PLATE was summoned 10 Rome and,
though his vacillating weakness would
evade the issue. he must 40 and an
swer charges made by his enemies.
Seeing that he will be condemned, he
commits suicide A legend tells US
that his body was thrown into the tt
Der and I'm a storm was cast upon the
bank. II was then thrown into the
Rhone, but the river would not hold
H. II was at last cast into Swiss
lake and once year the devil takes
II out and makes II go through the
process OF washing its hands In the
presence OF the people. The weird
legend has IN II a suggestion OF truth.
Those who know the right and refuse
u do II can never md peace. The
soul that is convinced of the truths
OF the claims OF Jesus Christ but re-
fuses for any reason 10 take his side
will be restless and storm-tosse d. a
plaything, sooner or later. In the
hands OF the devil
After his resurrection Jesus said
Go. tell my disciples and Peter" as
II he knew that Peter after his back
sliding would not consider himself a
disciple. unless he should receive such
a personal assurance. Peter restored
TO fellowship and pcwev. breaches at
Pentecost with a tongue OF fire and
5000 are converted In one day.
Reader. you are Judge before
whom Jesus stands. and you must an
swer the question: What shall I DO
with JesusY' He Is on your hands and
you must do something with HIM WIN
you sell him like Judas VIII you let
religious prejudice cause you 10 re-
ject his claims upon your fatth and
love? VIII you patronioe him IN
Herodr VIII you vacillete like PLATE
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