The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-04-23
An important Discovery
by REV. SETH r. GORDON.

By REV. SETH II. GORDON.
The New Testament, known as
one part of the inspired word OF
God, tells us that about 1922 years
ago. Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the
Savior OF the world. was arrested by
civic officers. that handcuffed he
was taken to the courthouse In Jeru-
salem and was tried By the Civil
courts, convicted and condemned to
death.
lie was tried before the sanhe.
drlm, the highest Jewish court. be-
fore Herod, the governor Of Galilee,
and before Plate, the governor of
Judea.
This same New Testament tells
us that the sentence Of the court was
carried out, and that this Jesus was
executed.
Supposedly Legal.
All this was supposed TO have
been done legally, officially and
openly. and in accord with the
jewish and Roman courts of tina,
day.
In any other court, In any other
country, and In any other age, court
records of such events, would GER
tainly have been made and kent.
The New Testament also records
certain other startling events, Off
cial acts done in the courts of that
day, such as the beheading OF John
the Baptist. by Herod the governor
OF Galilee. which events ought to
have been recorded officially and
these "clvic records" preserved.
The unbeliever and the skcptic
for hundreds of years past. have
frequently said. ''if such events oc-
CURED, why were there no court
records rlade, kept and published -
The believer has not been able u
answer this question. II has been
n plausible demand that has been
made by the skeptic.
"If your Bible records are true,
why can't you produce civic court
records to substantiate your
| claims?"
Why Not Preserve Them?
II scripture records have been
preserved through all these ages
why could not the civic records" be
preserved also?
The Christian has answered this
by saying, God miraculously pre-
served the Bible records" But this
| answer has not satisfied the skeptic
| nor has It satisfied the honest
student OF the Bible.
why has not so-called profane
| history told us something about
these strange occurrences?"
In this advanced age OF discov.
cries. when men are making most
| thorough researches, and when the
most startling discoveries are beinf
| made along every line imaginable
the believer in the New Testament
has hoped aad longed that such
civic records" might also be found
Not that the good Christian man,
who believes the Bible from Mat.
thew 10 Revelation, needs any such
proof. to confirm him in his faith
but that the honest doubling ones
and the sincere skeptic might b,
convinced as to the truth OF the New
Testament record.
Many have said, "Oh that such
proof might be forthcoming. L
would be a great boon TO the truth
seeker"
Now my purpose in writing thes,
articles Is to tell you that the Chris
tian mans hopes have been realized
and that have every reason to be
lieve, upon good authority.
This is a great and important dis
covery, and II Is a day OF rejoicing
for so far as they have been read
they corroborate in detail the New
Testament accounts.
In my next article, I will tell yol
how they were found, why they wer,
not discovered before this time, anC
where these civic records" are nov
kept.