The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-14

{ lously clear judicial mind Of the au-
elthor has sifted the evidence point by
flpoint and clearly proves by logical
; argument, supported by acknowledged
authorities, that the trial of Jesus was
not conducted according to the legal
methods that prevailed at that period
under the Rouan law, nor was the
crucifixiop consHmmated in accordance
Z with the accepted and historical meth
! DDS Of the Hebrews.
4 Throughout the work, Mr. Chandler
has avoided the discussion and solution
iIof any theological problem. He has
left this to priests and preachers. The
] legal rights Of the man Jesus at the
i bar Of human justice under the Jewish
and Roman law mark the limitations
lof mastery argument
Fluently he has argued the case
around the elements of fact and law.
Z In his teeming brain were revolyed the
questions; what are the facts Of this
lcase?' What is the law applicable TO
these facts?' DO the facts and the
law harmonic judicially?" DO they
blend in legal unison according 10 the
latest decision Of the Court os last
resort"
I With these all-important questions
3eyer before him, the argument is based
upon 2 careful analytical review Of
the agreement or non-agreement Of law
land Of fact.
Casting aside the proof based solely
\ upon religious consciousness and ex-
perience, the author has brought forth
/ the legal and historical method of
proof. lie takes the four New Testa-
iment Gospels as a record of fact. re-
lgarding them as secular historians
rather than inspired writers. Dwell.
ing upon this point, he says: "The
( christianity Of the future must be a
religion Of reason as well as of Faith.
lelse it cannot and will not endure the
shocks Of time, or survive the onward
march Of the soul. If the teachings
lof the Nazarene are faithful por-
,trayal and a truthful expression Of all
the vcriiies Of Heaven and earth, then
Christianity has nothing to fear from
ithe discoveries Of Science, from Roman
lCatacombs, Arabian Hieroglyphics. the
sands of Egypt or the ruins Of Nine.
yah and Babylon
In part Ore Of this exhaustive re-
search Mr. Chandler has spoken only
Iof the trial Of The Nazarene under the
Mosaic law. Hebrew criminal iuris.
prudence, based upon the Mosaic Code
and the Talmud are outlined and dis
cussed ia a manner that denotes the
deep thinker the profound student.
No less exhaustive is the second vol.
ume, The whole taken point BY point
in remarkably lucid argument. each
followed by a brief, such IS is sub
mtted by jurists in important trials
of to-day.
With the findings Of the Hebrew
tribunal, Mr.. Chandler at once pro-
ceeds to the Roman trial, over which
Pontius PLATE presided. Il is a mat
ter Of record that the Sanhedrin found
Jesus guilty and both Plate and Her
cd found Him not guilty. The Roman
trial was bat review on appeal Of
the evidence presented before the San
hedrin and that body's decision 1t
its close PLATE pronounced ,eriict
Of acquittal. Mr. Chandler, in his
usual painstaking and complete man
ner, follows the trend of the evidence
before Herod and back again to PLATE.
where the final trial is told with
marked fervor and telling elfect The
story Of PLATE yielding to the cries Of
The freuzied mob crying Cruelty
him! Cruelty himw and his cowardly
delivery of the Master to the yelling
throng is most dramatic
The Roman trial IS then summarized
and legally analyzed. The absence of
essential legal elements are cleverly
shown. The last act in the great
irama as outlined presents a pitiable
Of Roman degeneraey. Rom
IN governor cowing before a Jerusalem
mob.