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

on the occasion. It might have been
truly said that an the phantoms Of
the internal regions he's assembled
at Jerusalem. The crowd appeared
not 90 walk. but 70 be borne of
and whirled as a vortex, rolling
along In living waves from Che p0r-
tails Of the Praetorium even unto
Mount Zion. with howing screams,
shrieks and vocifcrations such as
were never heard IN the seditions
Of the Pannonia or in the tumults
Of the forum.
"Bv degrees the dlv darkaned
ike "a winter twilight. such as had
been NJ the death Il the great Ju-
Illus Caesar It was likewise the
ides Of March ! was leaning against
column II my basilica contem-
plating athvart the dreary gloom
these ficnds Of Tartarus dragging
30 execution the innocen. Naza-
rene All around me was deserted.
Jerusalem had vomitcd forth her
irdwellers through The funeral gate
that leads % Gemonica.
AN air Of deso'qiion and sad
ness enveloped me. Ms guards had
Joined the cavalry, and the ccutur-
ion. with a display Of power, was
endeavoring 90 keeT order I was
left alone, and my ,raakiug heart
admoaished me That what was pass
ing az that moment appertainec
rather 20 the history If the gods
than that Of man.
Dreadful Signs in the Heavens
"A loud clam0r was heard pro-
ceeding from Golgotha. which borne
on the winds. seemed To- announce
an agony such as was never heard
BY mortal ears. Dark clouds low
cred over the pinnacle Of the tenn
pie snd. settling evcr the city, COW
cred it as with q veil So dreadful
were the signs that men saw both
in the heaven, and on the earth
that Dionysius tie Ayeopagite IS 20
ported TO have exclaimed.
Either the author Of nature IS
suffering or the universe is falling
apart
Whilst these appalling scenes
Of nature were occurring there was
dreadful earthquake in lower
Egypt, which filled everybody with
fear. and scared the sIpcrstitious
Jews almost 70 tea.h. Il is said
Ralthaser. an aged AMI lea n d jew
Of Antioch. was founi dead af.e-
| the excitement was over Whether
he died from alarm or grief is not
/ known. He was a strong friend Of
/ the NazGrene.
PLATE told Of his midnight visit
TO the city and described the scenes
as the crowd returDrd home after
the crucifixior, styfng that he was
cad and pensive n he saw the Jews
departing fron/tho awful scene
IAN slpn>fff BIKE cowardly ours
and gnasNd their teeth is the
languag/aseribei 10 him. The story
of the %isn Of Iosepn Of Arimatnea
to b% the body Of Jesus Is told
path[tically. The resurrection OF
JesKs Is dwelt upon az some length
PiEte's report on the subject beine
II The Resurrection
4 when the great excitement
arose about the sepulchre teinr
found empty | felt "A deeper soliei'
! tude than ever. 1 sent lot Maicus
who told me he had placed hi'
lieutenant, Ben Isham, with one
hundred soldiers around the sepnl
chre. He told me that Isham ant
the soldiers were very much alarm
ed at VIVA. had occurred there that
morning.
II sent for this man Isham, who
related 90 me, as near a. ! car
recollect. the following eirrumstnnc
e.. lie said that ~ about the be
ginning ~ the fourth watch the,
saw a soft, beautiful light over The
sepulchre. Ne AZ first thought thai
the women had come % emhalm ~
body ~ Jesus a. was their custom
but he could not see how they 81
through the guards.
while these thoughts werr pass
Ing through he mind, behold ~
Whole place was lighted un hn'
lhere seemed o. b. efoNda Of dea'
In their grave elolhes Al .eeme'
H. ~ shouting and filled With ~
and al around and above va th'
ma.i beautiful mns|e he hsf eve
heard sad ths ~hols s'f sssms'