The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-11-16


When that happenedr
soldier: We were asleep
Lawyer: .Y0u were asleep and
yet You say the body uDs stolen.
How do you kn0v h WAs the dis
ciplss mo ,t6lk the body? What
| do yuu say tosthAt!'
''6otdier: We think 1t was the
Disciples. and We say that because
! the leaders of the Jews told us
fthey would make Il all right with
| the governor and would pay rs .
large sum Of money.
Lawyer: What Is the penalty
for going to sleep on duty
| Soldier: Death
|. Lawyer: Were and Of the guards
put to death for that offenser
Soldier: No. sir. not that !
know Of
Lawyer: How was the tomb
sealedr
Soldier; With the Roman seal
Lawyer What was the penalty
for breaking that seal?
Soldier: Death
Lawyer: We're any Of the body
thieves put to death?
Soldier: Not that l know Of
Jesephls Witnesses.
/ Eighth witness. Josephus. !.
Lawyer: 'Josephus, will you
state to the court the facts Of your
life?'
"Josephus: Z am . Jew Of one
of the foremost families OF our ma
Ition. l began early to make q study
Of history and wrote, what is &C
copied by the world to be the most
authentic Jewish history
Lawyer: In your investigation,
did you learn anything Of this man
Jesus Of NAZARETH
"Josephus: Yes. sir. You will
find my testimony of the man in
my history, Antiquities of the Jews,
book Is. page 535: Now about this
time came Jesus, a wise man, il it
be lawful to call him q man, for be
vas a doer Of wonderful works.
teacher Of such men as received
the truth gladly. He drew over to
him both many of the Jews and
many of the Gentiles. He was the
Christ And when PLATE, at the
suggestion Of the principal men
among US, had condemned him to
the cross, those that loved him at
the first did not forsake him. for
he appeared to them, as the divine
prophets had foretold-these and
ten thousand other things
Lawyer: Your testimony is that
he was the Christ; then why did
you not accept him and become one
of his disciples?'
"J0sephus: I did not become =
Christian for the same reason that
many of this jury are not Chris
tians. was too busy with other
things
Ninth witness, voltaire, French
infidel.
Lawyer: Mr.. voltaire, tell the
court what you know of this Jesus
Christ
'voltaire: History tells me that
he was a man who lived in the
first century and went about the
earth doing many wonderful things
and created quite sensation
among the Jews by claiming to be
their Messiah. His teachings were
Of the highest moral character and
his life was faultlessly clean, but
mis- claims were net true
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claims were not true
''Voltaire: Because his suppos-
ed birth, the so-cailed miracles and
his claims Of resurrection, all these
are not in accord with the laws OF
nature and science says such things
Iare impossible
| Lawyer: Then you pronounce
him an impostor and at the same
time say he was good man. But
what is your opinion regarding the
future of Christianity?
| "Voltaire: In 100 years from
this date 1.-THE latter part of the
18th century, the bible will be put
aside and Christianity will pass
away
Witness dismissed.
| The Charge to the Jury.
"The testimony is now before the
jury, and as you are to give a fair
and honest verdict. let your judg-
ment be true and just and fair in
the sight of God and man. What
do you think Of the Christ? Whose
| som IL hn9 What will vnu Ia 1;&3,