The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1910-11-25

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Matthew 2e.,1 -68-ho. Der II
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TT e cannot DO better al the open
eN mg OF this study than quote
wv 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 charg-
Cd with cOrrupting the Athenlah
youth. with disappearing the olympic
GODS and seeking to destroy the consu-
milton Of the Athenian Republic. Is
sill n sublime and thrilling chapter
An the history Of wonderful people.
"The trial Of Alfred Dreyfus Is sun
fresh I'm the memories of men. The
French Republic is still rent 10y con-
tending factions. His friends say that
Drevfus was Prometheus who was
chained 10 an ocean-girt rock while
The vuture Of exile proved upon his
heart His enemies still assert that
he was a Judas who betrayed. not
Cod nor Chris. but France and the
Fatherland. Rut these trials. one ana
au. we're tame aud commonplace com
nared with the trial and crucihxion OF
The Galilean peasant. Jesus Of Nsza-
reth"
In Defense Of the Jews
II IS not for us to say that the Jews
were wholly ercusable in their course
Of injuries toward Jesus In causing his
crucinxion by the Romans. On the
other band. Il Is proper for us to con-
slider everything that could be thought
M calculated 60 mitigate the severity
~ our Judgment regarding the injus-
tees there practised And 1t is proper
also that we should consider what
from their standpoint. would seem 10
ha extenuatimg circumstances. This
Is every where recognized as just treat
ment The attorney, defending GRIM
tnal who has plead guilty to the
charges against him. is considered 10
do only his duty by his criminal client
when he preseBts whatever In the cir
cumstances * the case would tend to
move that the culprit had cause, or
fhouCht that he had a reason FOR MS
misdemeanOr.
Viewing the Jewish people Of nearly
nineteen centuries ago from this stand
point we get a more reasonable view
OF the situation than is otherwise pos
si5le We hearken first TO 81 Peters
word r.specting the transaction lie
eo'a '1 wot that through Ignorance
ne dil IL. rs did also your rulers Had
l',-- -vn. they would MOT hove Kill
ed the Prince of life CActs iii. bid
The Jews did not for one moment
suppose that The great Messiah. fore
told TO be their Prophet. Priest and
Kinr-like INTO Moses. but greater;
like unto David and Solomm. but
greater: lise unto Melchisedek. but
greater-would appear as "a man OF
sorrows ana acquainted with grief
Although those very words were writ
ten of him by the irophel. lu'E were
hidden from their eyes of understands
ing by the glorious things related OF
him in other prophecies They saw
the glories They saw not under
standingly. the su1erings. To this day
they interpret the su1erings Of their
nation as being those which will ulti-
mately inure 10 their advantage. The
prophetic descriptions are not concen-
trated. nor collected. but scattered.
"here a little and there little" so
written that they could NOT be under
stood NJ the time; nor were they I'M
derstood even by the Lords disciples
until after his resurrection from the
dead. when be- explained them. and
subsequently by the holy Spirit, en-
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