The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-02
Gospel According TO Peter

I, saviour or mankind wha, injury hath
lic done YOU And becoming angry
nj Him, they gave orders that Ills limbs
should not bc broken. that lie might
idic IN torture.
i |, was nov midday. and darkness
II prevailed over all Judca. anu they were
troubled and felt dread lest the sun
had set since lie WAS still alive: for II
Us written for them tat the sun shall
nor Sc, upon slain mar, man, And one
vinegar 10 drink and mixing, them
they S;ssc Him to drink. And they
fulfilied MI. and upon their heads com
plctcd their sins. And many went about
with lamps thinking that night had
fallen. And the Lord cried aloud say
4 ms: My power. My power; Ihou mast
forsaken Nc" ana lie was taken up.
! And at that very hour the curtain
/ OF the temple of Jerusalem was rent
4 in twain. And then they drew the nails
from the hands OF tho Lord and placed
Garth was shaken and great terror
arose. Then the sun shonc out anI
ii was found TO he the ninth hour t3
n. Nd And the Jews rcjoiced and
gave Ills body TO Joseph that nc might
bury IT, since he had seen what good
deeds lie had done. And taking tn.
Him i'll linen and conveyed Him into
his private tomb. called tho Garden
ana priests, seeing what an evil they
/ had done themselves. began 10 lament
! and say: Woe unto or sins: tho
! Judgment is near and the end OF lcru-
. salem.
Now. /. with my conceptions was
! ..ricvins. and being wounded to the
| heart. we concealed ourselves. for NC
! were being sought by them as crimi-
; nails and as intending 10 burn TIC
i temple. On account Of all these facts
/ VIC tasted and sat mourning and weep
! ing night and day until the Sabbath.
| The scribes and Pharisecs and elders
! assembled together and hearing thai
! all the people We're murmuring ;,nd
F! beating their breasts, saying. II at Ills
| behold how just lie is the elders
| wc.o terrified and went TO E'ilatc be-
! sccching him and saying: Give az
! Tor three days. lest haply Ills dis
f, cplcs may como anu steal Him, and
, the people may believe that He has
risen from the dead and may do US
harm And PLATE gave them
! rctronius the centurion. with soldiers
| TO guard the tomb. and with them
came elders and scribcs to the grave.
and all those that were there alon.s
with the centurion and the soldiers
rolled a great rock and placed it at
upon it seven seals, and, pitching
tcnt'thcrc. they Kept watch. And carly
! as the sabbath drew on. there came Il
multitude from Jerusalem ana the
vicinity to see the tomb scaled.
Now in the night in which Tie Lords
day drew on, while the soldiers Kept
watch two at !; time. there sounded /,
| great voice in the Sky. and they saw
the heavens open and two mon descend
thence shining With brilliant light and
approach the tomb And that rock,
which had bt"n laid At the door OF tho
tomb. OF itself rolled and moved aside
, and the tomb WAS opened and both iii.
Young men entered Those soldiers,
therefore, seeing this. aroused the cen
| there Keeping guard. and when they
were relating what they had seen,
/ again they saw three men come out OF
the tomb aud two Of them supporting
| them. and the head OF the two reach
| ing up to the Sky, and that of Him
| WIG was held UP reaching above the
| SKIES, anu they heard II voice from
the heavens saying: Hast Thou
preached obedience unto them that
,ha ss,. An Nd there h, was heard from
gan to consider with each other about
going and telling these facts to Pilate
And while they were still celebrating.
! The heavens. again wcrc seen TO open
and 4 man to descend and go into the
tomb. Seeing all this. the centurion
and his men leaving the TOMB which
and narrated All that they had seen
+, being in great distress and saying:
| truly lie was the Son OF God.' plate
answerins said: y am, clean of the
| blood OF the Son OF Cod but to you
| this seemed good"
| They all coming forward begged him
| and urged him 70 command the ccntu-
rion and the soldiers TO tell nothing
that they had seen; Tor i, is better"
said they, FOR US 10 incur the srcatest
sin before God than to fall into the
stoned SO Plate commanded the
centurion and the soldiers to tell
nothing.
Now, at carly dawn OH the Lords
uaE. MARY Ma gdalcne, disciple OF
the Lord twho. fearing because or the
Jews VINO we're burning with anger
had not done az the tomb Of the Lord
what women We're wont TO do for those
mat nave died and those that are
Loved h. them), taking her female
irienns with her came 70 The tomh in
feared tnat the Jews would sec them,
and said: Even though on that dan
On which lie was eruciiied We were not
do this Al Ills tomb But who viii roll
away for us the rock that was placed
az inc door OF the tomb. that we may
e ,nler ana SIT by Him and do what is
| due? for the rock was large, and we
icar that some ono Will see us: ana if
we are not able. let us at least cast
at The door what we bring for me-
until We arrive at home" SO coming
| they found the tomb opened, and APP
pIroaching they stopped there and saw
q young man, who wac .air and clad in
most brilliant robe. who said 10
.henl: Why are you come? Whom do
:; ~ s,ch 'iinl mat was crucltied! He
mas risen and Go!.c away; and If YOU
a." nos belicvc. stoop down ana see
nc Mace whore Iic lay: that He is not
AltTe' l"r has risen ana gone 10 the
nlacc from which lie was sent Then
tnc omen, seized with fear, ned Now
~ was he last day or unlcavcned
nFcan ana q good many people came
! iofNh. returning to their homes when
! ti'c 'caSi hal ceased. But we, tile
4 Twelve t.sici disciples OF The Lord. won't
/ a,i!u *iieN.c ana each one, gricvine
4 prtanSc OF what had como 10 pass de-
/ parted 10 his house. Hut l. simon
I Peler, and ANDREW, my brother. t;,lsinr
our nahihE tackle. went away to tho
/ sc2, anu ;here was with us Levi mo.
( sosi 81 NlphAcus, whom the Lord
4 ''iere the fragment ends.l
the fragment Of the "Gospcl Arcorfinr
! 70 Pe'cr. vas made us gift to The
nsnniSpa'e q. bs lessor Milton ".
, professor Of Greek al tbo I,ni,-. :. y.