The Detroit times., 1910-11-19

We cannot do better at the open
ing OF this study than quote the words
of Mr. Chandler He said Many
remarkable trials have characterized
the judicial history OF mankind The
trial of Socrates, before the dicastery
OF Athens, charged with corrupung
The Athenian youth. with disappearing
the Olympic gods and seeking To
destroy the constitution OF the Athen-
ian Republic, is still sublime and
thrilling chapter in the history OF
wonderful people.
The trial OF Alfred Dreyfus is still
fresh in the memories OF men. The
French republic Is still rent by con
tending factions. His friends say that
Dreyiis was a Prometheus who was
chained Co an oceau-girt rock while
the vulture OF exile preyed upon his
heart His enemies still assert that
he was Judas who betrayed. not
God nor Christ. but France and the
Fathcrland But these trials. one and
all, We're tame and commonplace com
pared with the trial and cruciiixlon OF
the Galilcan peasant, Jesus OF Nazar'
eth"
IN DctenSe OF the jews
II Is not for us 60 say that the Jews
we're wholly excusable in their course
of injuries toward Jesus in caus-
ing Ills crucifxion by the Romans.
ON the other hand. IL Is proper for
MS 10 consider everything that could
be-, thought OF calculated TO mitigate
the severity OF our judgment regard
ing the injustices there practiced.
And IL is proper also that we should
consider what, from their standpoint,
would seem 10 be extenuating cir
cumstances. This Is everywhere rec
ognized as just treatment The at
torney. defending "A criminal who has
plead guilty to the charges against
him. is considered 10 do only his
duty by his criminal client when he
presents whatever in the circum-
stances OF the case would tend TO
prove that the culprit had cause. or
thought that he had a reason for his
mfsdemeanor
Viewing the Jewish people OF
nearly nineteen centuries ago from
this standpoint we got n more rea-
souablc view of the situation than is
Otherwise possible We hearken
first 20 81. Peters words res pecting
through ignorance ye did il. as did
also your rulers Had they known,
they would not have killed the Prince
OF life acts III, 1910
The Jews did not for one moment
suppose that the great Messiah fore
told 10 be- their Prophet. Priest and
King like unto Moses, but greater:
like unto David and Solomon, but
greater; like unto Melchisedek. but
creater--would appear as "a man Of
sorrows and acquainted with grief
Although those very words were writ
ten Of Him by the Prophet, they were
hidden from their eyes OF understand.
ing by the glorious things related OF
Him in other prophecies. They saw
the glories. They saw not. under
standingly, the sufferings To this
day they interpret the sufferings Of
their nation as being those which will
ultimately inure TO their advantage.
The prophetic descriptions are not
concentrated. nor collected, but scat
tered here little and there lit
lie" 80 written that they could not
be understood az the time nor were
they understood even by the Lords
disciples until after His resurrection
from the dead when He explained
them. and subsequently. by the Holy
Spirit, enabled them still more fully
to understand that thus 1t was writ
ten in the prophets and thus il be
hooved the Son OF Man to suffer be-
fore entering into His glory-before
beginning the work of blessing Israel
and the world Yea, today many
Christians are as deeply confused on
this matter as are the Jews Many
have rejected entirely the thought Of
Messahs glorious Kingdom reign
for the general blessing and uplift-
ing OF Israel and all humanity From
their standpoint. Il the suiferines Of
Christ" were intended to prepare the
way and usher in His Kingdom of
glory then the program must have
failed. OF else His Kingdom of glory is
70 be a heavenly one and not. as they
believe. in accord with the prayer
taught by our Lord Thy Kingdom
come. Thy will be done on earth
The trouble is that they will not real
iZe that where the suiferings OF