| 565 chair of the Prætory, condemns Jesus of Nazareth to die on the cross between two thieves-the great and notorious evidence of the people saying:
1. Jesus is a seducer.
2. He is seditious.
3. He is an enemy of the law.
4. He calls himself falsely the Son of God.
5. He calls himself falsely the King of Israel.
6. He entered into the temple, followed by a multitude bearing palm branches in their hands.
Order the first centurion, Quillus Cornelius, to lead him to the place of execution.
Forbid to any person whomsoever, either poor or rich, to oppose the death of Jesus.
The witnesses who signed the condemnation of Jesus are, viz:-1. Daniel Robani; 2. Raphael Robani; 3 Capet, a citizen.
Jesus shall go out of the city of Jerusalem by the gate of Struenus."
The above sentence is engraved on a copper plate; on one side are written these words:-'A similar plate is sent to each tribe.' It was found in an antique vase of white marble, while excavating in the ancient city of Aquilla, in the kingdom of Naples in the year 1820, and was discovered by the Commissaries of Arts attached to the French armies. At the expedition of Naples, it was found enclosed in a box of ebony, in the sacristy of the Chartrem. The vase in the chapel of Caserta. The French translation was made by the members of the commission of Arts.
The original is in the Hebrew language. The Chartrem requested earnestly that the plate should not be taken away from them. The request was granted, as a reward for the sacrifice they had made for the army. M. Denon, one of the savans, caused a plate to be made of the same model, on which he had engraved the above sentence. At the sale of his collection of antiquities &c it was bought by Lord Howard for 2,890 francs. Its intrinsic value and interest are much greater. A few years ago there was found at Catskill, in New York, a "shekel of Israel." of the time of our Saviour [Savior]. On one side was the representation of a palm leaf, on the other, a picture of the temple, with the words underneath, "Holy Jerusalem," in the Hebrew tongue; Relics like these, properly authenticated have about them an inexpressible sacredness and moment. They seem to blend two worlds, and to carry human curiosity from the finite to the infinite.
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Poetry.
Baptism for the Dead.
By J. H. Johnson.
Else, what shall they do who are baptized for And we for them can be baptized,
The dead, if the dead rise not al all? Why Yes for our friends most dear!
then are they baptized for the dead? That they can with the just be rais'd,
When Gabrials trump they hear.
The glorious gospel light has shone
In this latter day. That they may come with Christ again,
With such intelligence that none When he to earth descends;
From trath [truth] need turn away. A thousand years with him to reign,
And with their earthly friends.
For 'mong things which have been sealed,
And from the world kept hid; Now, O! ye saints, rejoice to day,
The Lord has to his saints revealed, That you can saviors be,
As anciently he did. For all your dead, who will obey
The gospel and be free.
And thro' the Priesthood now restored,
Has even prepar'd the way, Then let us rise without restraint,
Through which the dead may hear his word, And act for those we love;
And all its truths obey. For they are giving their consent,
And wait for us to move.
As Christ to spirits went to preach,
Who were in prison, aid;
So many saints have gone to teach
The gospel to the dead.
[For the Times and Seasons.]
Give Me The Spot.
By L. O. Littlefield.
Oh! give me the spot where the wild-deer reposes,
And the hum of the city and hammer is still-
Where naught but perfume, from the sweet scented roses,
Enamour [Enamor] the silence and gloom of the hill.
Oh! give me the spot where the glance of the moon-beam
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