The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-02-28


and said with a grave, careless
smile:
When the day shall have come
there will be no asylums for the
Son Of Man, neither in the earth
nor under the earth. The asylum
Of the just is there'-pOinting 90
the heavens. That which is writ
ten IN the books Of the prophets
must be accomplished.
Young man., / answered mildly,
YOU viii ohlige me by converting
my request into an order. The safe
Is OF the province which has been
confided Co my care requires it.
You must observe more moderation
IN your discourses. Do not in
fringe my order You know the
consequences. Nav happiness at
tend you. Farewell
Prince Of the earth, replied
Jesus. 1 come not 20 bring war
into the world, but peace, love and
charity I was born the same day
on which Augustus Caesar gave
peace 20 the Roman world. Perse-
cutions proceed not from me. /
expect it from others and VIII meet
10 in obedience 90 the VIII Of my
Father who has shown me the way.
Restrain, therefore, your worldly
prudence ID Is not IN your power
30 arrest the victim at the foot Of
The tabernacle Of expiation.
$50 saying, he disappeared like a
bright shadow behind the curtains
Of the basilica TO my great relief.
Tor felt a heavy burden on me, Of
which I could not relieve myself
while IN his presence"
After giving full details Of the
feast Of the Passover. which was
then approaching, ard describing
the arrest Of Jesus, Pilates report
says;
Condemned to Death
Jesus was dragged before the
High Priest and condemned to
death. II was then that the High
Priest. Caiaphas, performed al
visory act Of submission. He sent
his prisoner to me 10 confirm his
condemnation and secure his exc
cution. | answered him that, as
Jesus was Galilean, the affair
came under Herod's jurisdiction,
and ordered him TO be sent thither.
The willy tetrarch professed humil-
ity. and protesting his Difference
90 the Lieutenant Of Caesar, he COM
mitted the fate Of the man TO my
hands.
"Soon my palace assumed the as
poet Of a besieged citadel Every
moment increased the number Of
| the malcontents. Jerusalem was in
undated with crowds from the noun
tains Of Nazareth. An Judea APP
peared TO be pouring into the city.
BY this time the marble stairs
groaned under the weight Of the
multitude.
1.-THE Nazarene was brought back
70 me. | proceeded 10 the halls OF
justice. followed by my guard, snd
asked the people in a severe tone
wha; they demanded.
"'The death Of the Nazarene,
was the reply.
"'For what crimer
ale has blasphemed: he has
prophesied the ruin Of the temple,
he calls himself the Son Of God,
the Messiah, the King Of the Jew9
Roman Justice said I, 'puriJ,.
IS not such offenses with deah
Cruelty him. Cruelty hmi
cried the relentless rabble. I'm,
vociferations Of the infuria.ed /mol
shook the palace to is foinda.
I tons
Vividiy PLATE describes b.. ef
forts 10 save Jesus from ~ mrrci
less prosecutors and the Iuleas n,
urged 20 awe them into slbiertion
His report then goes on;
Plate Washed His Hsndk 81 IA
II then ordered JesI 10 b,
scourged. hoping this m{M sntlsf,
them, but Il only incfeased thell
fury. then called TN hasin. ans
washed my hands ~ the presenc,
% . elamorous mKIludp, thus tes
Trying that IN ~ Judgment Iesul
q Nasnr.'h ha done nothing DE-
servinr n deaX hat IN vain I
fur.
Often IN our eivll sommo,ion
have ! vnn-sd The furious anes|
= ne nsl, nas. ~, n,,Alns ssal,
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