Evening journal., 1911-03-10

as shown by the authorities cited con-
cerning the arrest.
POINT v~-Ths proceedings Of tho
Sanhedrin against Jesus were illegal
because the court convened before the
Offering Of the morning sacrifice.
The Tslmud says that The San.
.hedrin sat from the close Of the morn.
I Ing sacrifice to the time Of the evening
fsncrifce" But as the Sanhedrin which
tried Jesus sat before the morning sac
: rihce, II was clearly not a legal,
competent tribunal.
POINT vf-The proceedings agains
Jesus were illegal because they wer
conducted on the first day Of the Feas
lof Unleavened Bread and the Eve oI
1.-THE Passover.
The trial Of Jesus began on Friday
April Z, the day before the Sabbath
and the first day Of the Feast Of I'm
leavened Bread This was = specific
violation Of the Hebrew law, as stated
in the Mishna, Sanhedrin w., 1, and
lin other authorities.
POINT VII.--The trial Of Jesus
was illegal because Il was concluded
within one day.
It is laid down in the Mishna, San
hedriu, iv.. /, that A criminal case
resulting in the acquittal Of the ac-
cused may terminate the same day on
which the trial began. But IL a sen
tence is to be pronounced II cannot
be concluded before the following day
This is the law applicable TO the
case Of Jesus, but It was fiagrantly
violated. for the gospels make II clear
THAT Tie was crucified on the day of
the trial and on the Eve Of the Pass-
over. The Hebrew day ran from sun
sci TO sunset. Tho intention Of the
law was that the judges should spend
al least ono night in reflection before
passing sentence. but this they omitted
in the haste 10 condemn Jesus.
POINT VIII. - The sentence Of
'ondemuntion pronounced against Jesus
lby the Sanhedrin wss illegal because
Il was founded on his uncorrohorated
confession.
| The great Hebrew suthority Mai
monides SAYS we have II as a fun
damental principle Of our Jurisprudence
itbat no one can bring an accusation
lagainst himself"
The gospels show Us that the San
lhedrin was At Q loss 70 proceed against
Jesus. for their witnesses agreed not
.ogether." Then Caiaphas asked Him,
Part Thou the Christ. the Son Of God?"
land Jesus answered boldly and en-
lphatically. "I am" (St. Mark, chapter
Xiv Upon this unsupported confes-
sion they all found Him guilty. thereby
violating the principle Of law cited.
POINT IX.-The condemnation Of
Jesus was illegal. because the verdict
Of the Sanhedrin was unanimous.
One Of the strangest rules Of He
brew law was that which forbade a
conviction upon the unanimous vote
Of the judges Mendelssohn, in Grim
inal Jupisprudence Of the Ancient lie
brews" (p. 141), says; "A stimuli
taneous and unanimous verdict of guilt
rendered on the day Of the trial has
1.-THE effect Of an acQuittal."
This rule was broken In the trial Of
Jesus. for st. Marx says clearly They
all condemned him 70 be guilty Of
death"
j POINT X.-The proceedings against
Jesus were illegal in that. l. The sen
tence Of condemnation was pronounced
lin a place forbidden by law. .. Th'
High Priest rent his clothes. 3. Thu
.lballoting was irregular.
In the trial Of capital cases th'
.lgreat Sanhedrin was required to mee'
lin the Hall Of Hewn Stones (Lishkath
i lHaggazi,h) at Jerusalem. But Jesus
was mot tried here. but in the palace
LOT Csiaphas. Therefore His trial was
lin an Illegal place.
We have seen that CaiAphas rent