Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-10
SAYS PAGAN MOB
LYNCHED JESUS
Broughlon ID eclarcs Trial
Court Judges Looked On
at Tragedy.
PLATE CAVE CONSENT
Entire Trial for Blasphcmy
and Other False Counts
Grossly Illegal.
PLATE CAVE CONSENT

Emphasizing that Jesus literally
was lynchcd By mob before tho
eyes OF tho c.urts that tried him,
Rev Len g. itrouEhton. in a sermon
In Grove Avenue Baptist Church last
nlHht declared that there was not n
'ssai step in any part Of the trial.
pr. BrouEhton urged that tho
blood OF Jesus rests even until to-
day upon the hands of pilatc. do
c!aring Jesus never would have been
.crucifed had not PLATE given con.
sent.
The speaker pointed out various
ill"saiities in the trial OF Jesus for
h!asphemy and trumDed-up Of
t'ns" OF refusing to pay tribute
money TO Caesar devised after He
had been taken into tho Roman
court. Or. Broughton declared Jesus
was tried by two separate and dis
tinct courts. the Jewish and Roman.
Caiaphas, high priest. presided over
the Sanhcdrin. and PLATE over the
Roman court.
Describes Trial.
Continuing. Ia said IN part: Be
fore caiaphas. Annas took Him and
asked Him a few questions and
abused Him. which nc hsd no right
10 do. and then turned Him over to
ta'aphas hts Son-in- law. who was
chief priest. This trial was illegal
too In that Il was conducted about
F." o'clock in the morning, and before
tn" morning sacrifice. The Jewish
law strictly forbade trial OF a crimi-
nal on the day prior to the morning
sacrifice" II was Illegal because 1t
was before the dawning of the Jew
ish sabbath. II was concluded IN
one day. which was illegal. He was
arrested. carried before Annas, tried
and sent to tho higher court. ca ia
phas tried Him and the rest Of tho
Sauhcdrin condemned Him to death.
all In ono night The Jewish law
positively forbade trial and sentence
az any criminal for Ills life on one
day.
I'm Hebrew criminal law there are
thirtY-SiN capital crimes mentioned
by the Pcntatcuch and Talmul. Pc
heading was the punishment for two
crimes: stranGling. punishment for
six crimes. burning. the punishment
fpr ten crimes. and stoninr. the pun
| iShmcnt for eighteen crimes. The
Jewish Law did not provide for cruel
b iiNion.
Trini Illegal.
"First the trial was Illegal In His
rrrcst. because 1t was made at night
.
r.st u man after dark. Next. i, was
legal because II was by the aid o!
u traitor. \ man who Will bctray n
confidence is reckoned In Jewish law
as traitor, deserving OF death by
stouing: so Judas doubtless, had he
not taken his own life. would have
been stoned to death ultimately.
no man could he arrested under
the Jewish law without warrant
The arrest Of Jesus was Illegal
and every man participating In II
was a violator OF TIE law therefore.
The Sauhcdriu, as body. was dis
qualified; the whole crowd was com
! posed OF enemies. who had previous
" determined their vcrdict-sentence
al death.
plate Demands Evidence.
at the court OF pilate. Roman
Governor. plate said what hath lie
done? show me your documents
And the Jews knew there was moth
Ing there to interest plate; hence rs
/ ne flashed his eyes over them nc
saw the Whole thing was illegal !.
| And they then charged his refusal
/ to pay tribute. But they could give
no evidence. Then Pllate saln
we'll. see nothing wrong In Him,
ana he sent him to Herod. Still
nothing wrong was found.
Then the high priest and mem
hers of ;hc Sanhcdrin. ca'aphas ana
his crowd were getting into NerP
serious diniculty; things were Soin
against them. SO they went to work.
separate and apart Gor plate won!a
no, give his consent. and they con'd
no, have killed Jesus unless Piia'e
permlttcdp and insisted that lie was
Rome. Pilatc, however. stuck TO MS
position. Hcrod backed him M, ana
50 there was no way for the cruel
hxion TO take place.
FINALLY they went TO work an"
organized a mob OF the constituents
OF plate. for he had a political lop o.
The began to clamor for the death
If sus. without law. and FNate
knew not what TO do. Ills wm se
begged him TO have nothing |" a"
Win the case. but while his whs
legged and his conscience accused
and the mob how!ed. he was con
fused. To please and anp"ase the
demand OF the mob. he said; o"
may do it. but want YOU TO under
stand wash my hands OF it'
IIL Tells OF WORK Or