Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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TM! PRINCE OF LIFE CRUCIFIED Matthew 27 13 50? D?c?mb?r 11 ?g# mm* mmmmmtm fvr our tr*n*frt??ioru; he mm* irmUti for *mr imAmmUW* -l$a. M l ^?viiB trial of Joint reell y took ? v plsce shortly after his arrest. but. on account of the Law re? quiring a death sentence to ho passed In daylight, a morning meeting of the Banhedrln was appointed, which. In a perfunctory manuer, confirmed the high priest's declskm of the night be? fore, that Jesus had blasphemed the Creator when he claimed that be had come tnto the world In accord with the Creator*?! long promised plan that he ohoukl redeem Israel and the world from the death sentence, that In God's 4hso time ho might establish the Mes? sianic Kingdom for the blessing of la? rge! sn4 all the families of the earth. Tho matter was rushed through lest the gathered multitudes, who had shouted. Hossnna to the Son of ha rid." when Jeans rode upon the ass Are days before, should undertake again to proclaim him king. No exe? cution coukl take place during the Passover week. And If Jesus were held a prisoner they knew not what might happen to him or to them. They had. therefore, but a few hours In which to carry out the plan which they believed would rid their country of a rvA^ma t> ****** Jp*uJ ynyyj///, ?H%mmtaV Jshnl ssnhj >ahsjsf esntts/ si ans pcvyouj /see swo^ asty A+Jk*4 *s rty ofWkf jej gean whom they considered a deceiver one Utely to get them into trou? ble with the Govern n>ent st Rome. Banhedrln had snthorlty to judge people slong the linos of their red but wss prohibited from execut tho death penalty. Hence It was irv, after the condemnation of Banhedrln. to take the case before Pilate, the Roman Governor. Realiz? ing that Pilate would not recognize hhtephemy ss s reuse for death, the charge sgalnst Jeans, before Pilate, was s totslly different one, nsmely. that Jems wss s sedltlonlst and raiser et* disturbance: that he clslmed to be e ling sod that his freedom was In? imical to the Interests of the Roman Empire. The foolishness und the hy? per rlsy of such a charge were too transparent to need assertion. Pilate perceived that for envy they were de rrterlng hin -because be snd bis tesch hnfs were living more Influence with the common [>eoplc than could t>e exer deed by the chief priests and scribes. Fttate relieved himself of respouslblll ty by declaring thut since the home mi Jesus wss In Galilee, Klug Herod, the nssremor of Galilee. should have the Jurisdiction ,?f the cane, which he was glad to get rid of Jssus Bafore K*ng Htrod This wss an unexp.I difficulty. bSJt Herod's palace was not far ills tnnt. He was glad of the opportunity SS see Jesus, of whose miracles he hud heard mu< h As he lo< ked at the Mas noble features and beheld in him snd gentle dignity. It must have ridiculous that sm h a pel *on lid l>e nrruigmsl as a aedlthuilst a man dangerous to the Intefentl of the |H?ace of the country. Aft few taunting words und Jests, the pal see guards took s hand with the shn whom their master treated flippantly, put upon him a purple robe and erown of thorns and mocked tit his tlngly appearance. Then Herod d? ctlned to act In the case snd vent the prisoner back to Pilate, perhaps fed log tt a he had had a sunVlency of trouble In connection with the behead Ing of John the Rapt 1st a year or so before. The matter was a Joke be tweet. Hep.d ami Pilate dealing with the case of a man claimed to he so 6Mt\t:*'n he mum die thus, when he manifestly was so pure and Inno rent the! tho weakest would be snfe with him PtlsU's Psrplsxity Increased IMlate was dlsappolntcd when Jesus was brought back to his court. The case wss an unpleasant one to settle The prisoner manifestly was Innocent of any <rime, yet his accusers were the most prominent men In the nation and city over which he had charge. Their good will must Im? preserved. If possible, snd they were evidently bent SSI the murder of their Innocent cap tree under the form of legsilty. What e pity It Is that religion has been so often misrepresented by her votaries hi every sgs of the world! A lesson which we sll should learn Is to search saetrvos snd intentions of onr own that ws be not led Into the The way to get out of self-lere la in here Oed.?Phillips Brooks, error of the wicked- into violating the rights of others und thus fighting agaiust ?i?>d Pilate beard the uccusutlous, realized that there was no truth in theiu, und thru gave his decision: I hud no fault in Jesus, but, seeing that such u com- , mot it a had been created, 1 consider It necessary in the interests of peace to satisfy the unrighteous demands of the clumoriug multitude. 1 will there? fore have the prisoner whipped, al- j though 1 uckuowledge be is uot de? serving of punishment. Tho whip? ping will be In his own interest, as well as in the interests of the peace of the city, for by satisfying the cluin or of the multitude the life of Jesus will be spared. As political decisions go, this was a very fuir decree. Magis? trates recogulze that absolute Justice Is not always possible in dealing with Imperfect conditions. but the rulers would not be satisfied with auythiug short of Jesus' deuth. The rabble wus exhorted to shout, Crucify him! Crucify him! It seemed impossible for l'ilute to uppreclate that such u frenzy could be uroused against so innocent u person. So he inquired, Whut evil hath he done? But the uuswer wus, Crucify him! Alas, how human passion can ignore every principle of righteousness! To add to lilate's perplexity, his wife now sent him word, lluve nothing to do with this Just person, for I have hud a horrible dream which connects itself with him. As a lust resort Pilate caused Jesus to be brought to a prominent place where the multitude could ull see him and t hen he cried out to them, "behold the Man!" See the character of the man you are willing to crucify. Note that he has most kingly features, such as none of your race possess?nor oth? ers. Would you crucify the very best sample of your race? Consider; be reasonable, behold the Mun! It has for years been a custom with you thut the Government at this season release a prisoner. So, then, consider that Jesus has been condemned and that your conception of Justice has beeu satisfied and that now I release him to yon. But the multitude cried out so much the more, Crucify him! Release unto us bare boas (a robber and dan? gerous character). Thou Art Not Caesar's Friend The Jewish leaders were shrewd. They knew that treason to Rome was one of the most serious offenses and in the fsct that Jesus had spoken of himself as a king they had the lever wherewith to compel his crucifixion. They used it, assuring Pilate that If he let the prisoner go they would report him to the Emperor. Pilate knew that he would have difficulty In explaining such a case and that the Roman Gov? ernment would agree with the decision of Calaphas that one man should die rather than have any commotion in their dominion. Thus compelled. Pi? late finally acceded and wrote the pa? pers of execution, hut before doing so he took a pitcher of water and In the sight of the people washed his hands, saying. "I am guiltless of the blood of this Just person." The execution proceeded. The sol dlers already hud two thieves to cru? cify and merely added another cross and the procession started for Gol? gotha, a hillside near where the face of the rock much resembles a skull Golgotha signifying the place of a ?bull It Is Jnst to the north of the city, outside the wall. New buildings snd s wall recently erected hinder vis ltors at the present time from getting the skull effect as formerly. The crime of each culprit wus, by Law, inscribed over his head. Above the Master's head was tils crime?"Jesus, King of the JtWeV* Satan and ids deluded dupes evident ly thought that they hud tlnally dls posed of Jesus. The priests and elders mocked his doe I a rat Ion that he was the Son of God and demanded that. If he were su< h. he should demonstrate It by leaving the cross. They realized not the truth, that It was necessary for him to die for man's sin. in order thut, by and by. lie might have right ful authority, in his glorious Kingdom. to restore all mankind to full perfer tlon and life under the terms of the New Covenant, of Which he will Im the Mediator. (Jcr. tlsSl.) At the sixth hour, noon, darkness settled down for three hours and then Jesus died, crying. "My Ooo\ my God, why hast thou f oSsh ken me?" In order that hi might fully experience the weight of Pit IM Justice Which belonged to the sinner, it was necessary that the Father should hide himself from him. as though ho had bOOB the sinner. This temporary separation from the Father wss evidently the severest blow In all of the Master's experience. Ws talk little) If we do not Ulk ?heut sersslvss.?Haslltt. WILLING TO LEND Only Her Husband, the Mean Thing, Han Pinched Her Wad! Men have something to learn from women fn the art of warding off "touchers" for coin. Women respond to such requests once in about every thousand cases, but they are sclentillc in their refusals. A Cleveland woman with a reputation ns a borrower turned up at the home of one of her friends the other morning with a much done over story about a persistent and threatening dressmaker and the usual request for the loan?"pay it back to? morrow, certain"?of $o. "Why. my dear, certainly." was the pleasant response to her carefully re? hearsed little yarn, "you poor thing, you! Just wait till I run upstairs and get my purse." She ran upstairs. The male head of the house happened to be in the room where she kept her purse. He saw her dig the purse out of a chiffonier draw? er and deliberately remove I wad of bills from it, leaving about 37 cents in silver and copper In the change receptacle. The man was mean enough to lean over the stair railing when his wife weut downstairs to the par? lor with her flattened, pocketbook in her band, "Oh. I'm so sorry, dearie," ho heard her say, "but 1 really thought 1 had the money. I find, though, that Frank, as usual, has been at my purse?I heard him say something about set? tling a plumber's bill last night when I was half asleep?and the mean thing has left me only enough for car fare. Too bad! Of course, you know, if I had it"?and so on.?Cleveland Plain Dealer. CURIOUS BLUNDERS. The Anachronisms That Crowded a Once Famous Poem. The medieval romances are full of blunders, making contemporaries of men who were separated sometimes by hundreds, sometimes by thousands, of yenrs, but as historical criticism had not then a being and the general information of the age was not su? perior in any particular to that of the novelist their plans do not amount to much from a literary* point of view. Such an instance is the case of Arios to, who might be supposed to know something at least of the truth of his? tory, but whose once famous poem. "Orlando Furloso," Is a tissue of his? torical absurdities from beginning to end. In this poem Charlemagne and his peers are joined by Edward I. of Eng? land, Richard, earl of WTarwick; Clar? ence and the Dukes of York and Gloucester; cannon are employed'hun? dreds of years before the time of Monk Schwartz, and the Moors arc represented ns established in Spain in spite of tiie historic fact that 300 years elapsed after the death of Charle? magne before they crossed from Afri? ca. In one place Prester John, who lived 400 years after Charlemagne, and Constantino the Great, who died five centuries before him. are Intro? duced und hold familiar converse with the great Charles, while In another Saladin and Edward the Confessor are Joined by the Hlack Prince. Audubon snd Hie Hsir. Audubon. the great naturalist, early in his career wore his hair very long. He wrote iu his diary one day: "I wear my hair as long as usual. I be? lieve It does as much for me as my palutlngs." However. In 1827 his friends succeeded iu persuading him to get his hair cut according to the pre? vailing fashion. On March 19 of that year he wrote In his diary: "This day my hair sacrificed and the will of God Usurped by the wishes of man. As the barber (dipped my locks rapidly it re? minded me of the horrible times of the French revolution when the same operation was performed upon all the victims murdered by the guillotine. My heart sank low." Further to express his grief, the margin of the page on which this entry was made he painted blac k about three-quarters of an inch deep all around. Still Wondering. The deaf man ^ot out of the tram car on to the other line of rails. "Look out! There's a oar coming!" t ried the conductor. "What?" said the deaf nmu. "There's a oar coining." "What V Just then the ear caught and knock? ed down the deaf man. and as he pick ed himself up he said: *i wonder what that fool kept me there talking about!"? London Mull. Just the Opposite. An Irishman at a fair got poked in the eye with a stick and took proceed? ings against the offender. Said the magistrate, "Come, now. you don't really believe be meant to put your eye out." "Faith, you're right this time." said Pat, "for I believe he tried to put it farther In." London Tit-Bits. The Moral Stimulus of Good Clothes. Men grow In self res pec I as they wear good clothes. Their clothes earn them the approval of tbelr fellows. In turn they are forced to grow to fill the measure of good opinion, so that, forced forward by the (lot lies he wears, men attain to their highest capability Sartorial Art Journal. The Exception. "Doesn't your husband like cnts. Mrs. Pinks?" "No, Indeed. He hates all cats ex? pert I little kitty they have at his Hub."- Baltimore American. A man without patience Is a lamp without oll. De M?sset QoeVl pleasure Is at the end of our prayers.?(Juarles. Does Good Printing Pay? Yes, Without a Doubt! You are judged by others by your business stationery. If you write a letter on a poorly printed letter head it leaves a poor impression on the re cipeint. And as you do not wish to have any poor impressions against you we would suggest that you let us handle your next order?for we have the facilities, the men and the ideas That Will Please All The O^teen Publishing Co GRIDIRON HEROES. Ones Who Never Win Places Jn the Football Hall of Fame. AND THEY WEAR NO "LETTER" Those Practically Unknown Men Are the "Scrubs." Who Help to Keep tho Varsity Team on Edge?They Play the Game For the Game's Sake. There is no royal r<?ad to a thorough knowledge of American college foot? ball. Tho preparation of the varsity eleven is long and hard. The mills of the conches grind slowly, and they grind exceedingly line. There is noth? ing in store for much of ttie good ma terlal that In the end must be rele? gated to the side line. These men, wrapped in gray blankets, who line the low fence surrounding the field on the day of the big game, are the scrubs, or second team men. There is a paradox In their situation ? their only chance for personal Rlor.i lies In the defeat of the varsity eleven. There comes a time in many a big game when a coach, realizing that the day la lost, that his varsity men have done their utmost to no purpose and are be? ing swept steadily down the field, will throw into the game scrub after scrub, hoplug against hope that these men will play better than they really bare a rlghl to and so turn the tide. And even ten seconds in the big game give tlie scrub his I. tier. So it is in aller years that one may point out many a wearer of the letter who was nol nearly so good a football player as many scrubs. It has hap? pened, too, that a man has fought for years In tho hope of making the eleven, has Improved slowly, if surely, has been sent Into the big game as a for? lorn ho|H> and has played a gnme the like of which has nol been seen OB the field that season. Been scrubs take their triumphs and their disappointments differently. There are not a few who are proud to have been on the second team In tne year that the first cloven swept all before it. They have no varsity let? ter, but the discriminating know that they were I ?et tor players than some of the varsity men of other years. There arc other scrubs who bemoan the fact that they were not In college when the general average of the play* ers was low and they would have been almost certain to make the first team. He it said, however, for llie honor of the second team thai In? stances of the latter type arc rare. A strub player learns tho lesson of out of many scrub players. Some of these scrubs have gone back to college and turned out freshman teams that have been able to fight the varsity to a staudstill aud so have astonished the very coaches who taught them. There have beeu instances of this at near? ly every big institution in the east Sometimes the services of these ex scrubs have beeu eagerly sought by the veterau varsity ponchos, and many a man without a field reputation has self sacrifice. It is his but to be walk- i pr0vod to be no mean strategist. ed over daily by tho varsity, v most of tlie instruction and encourage? ment are lavished on said varsity. As a rule, however, there comes at least one week in the season when the scrubs are pampered ami petted and made much of. The varsity is in the throes of a "slump." is lagging, dis? pirited and sullen. It is then that the scrub team suddenly finds that it is being taught to play the game just as 'f it were to take the field as the first choice against the foe. There is a coucll for almost every man. there are words of encouragement, much valuable lustrtb tl??u and a new esprit de corps CiubM* the new inspiration the i e, nud m:ii ?v leps the flagging varsity < . ;.? f >et. humiliates the first , strinu players to the uttermost, while the coach**. c'i< ??? Hie s ruh and Jeer the varsity. At least ? n e v season tt ; is very go il i<? I ? :i scrub, for at least ? a ?? it sea - a i Ue scrub dc feats au I hmnll! :tes til ? team thai | has proi. u p ?:?!;:.? s u terror to all Iti outside rh tls. Nothing has such a i salutary effect on the varsity as the eating of humble pie ouce in awhile. i In late years the scrub is getting more consideration than In the old days. Yel the men play principally ; for the love of the game and in order to make the going ns hard as possible for the varsity. Sheer loyalty aud the j thrill of battle keep them at It year j after year. They learn football from the ground up. They see tho big games from the side lines and. know i lug the signals, have a peculiar advan? tage over any other spectator. With j a knowledge Of the signals one may ! criticise the handling of the big team j In the big game may more readitj understand the strategy of coach and qua rterback. it Is this opportunity to analyze the big games, roupled with the chance to get practically as goou coaching as the vnratty, that makes excellent coaches It is really these ex-scrub met) who keep up the high average of interest in tho game. They are runted out yearly at the rate of h\e or more to every varsity player. The varsity man may lose interest in the game in after years, but the scrub practically never. It Is they who are the backbone of the pilgrimages to West Point. Ad it is they who talk football far iuto the night In the club and chop house. Tho scrubs, in a word, all uuhononM and unsung ns thoy are, are tho back? bone of the game in the colleges and out of them. They play the game and they watch It for the game's sake.? New York Post. Easy Marks. "Talk orhout yore easy marks." said Uncle Silas tlcehaw. who had been passing a week in the city, "us rub s ain't In it With them air teown I h ips '" "Did yew s? 11 'ein onny gold bricks, Silas?" queried old Paddy Bquasbneck. "Naw. l didn't," answered Uncle si las, "but 1 seed a feller peddlhV arti? ficial ice- bed th' si-n right on hip. wagon an' blamed cf th' chumps did not buy it for th' real thing, by grass!"- Chicago News. Lots of Nerve. Farmer's Bon?My father sent me over to borrow your horse and cart. She-Goodness! Why. he already has all oitr tools, our axes, our hay rakes and"? He I know He Just wants the horse and cart to bring them back.? London Telegraph. A Baser Motivs. "Yes, he played the last two acta with a broken wrist." "Heroism, eh?" "Not at all. He was nfrald to give his und??f****djr a chance.**?Cleveis udl Plain Dealer.