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 THE WORLD'S FAMOUS ORATIONS

what you think of him — he saved others, him- self he can not save.

Now, let us call upon Caiaphas. Let him stand up here in his flowing robes; let us ask him for his evidence. ' ' Caiaphas, you were chief priest when Christ was tried ; you were president of the Sanhedrim; you were in the council- chamber when they found him guilty ; you your- self condemned him. Tell us; what did the witnesses say ? On what grounds did you judge him? What testimony was brought against him?" "He hath spoken blasphemy," says Caiaphas. "He said, 'Hereafter shall ye see the Son of Man sitting on the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.' When I heard that, I found him guilty of blasphemy; I rent my mantle and condemned him to death. ' ' Yes, all that they had against him was that he was the Son of God; and they slew him for the promise of his coming for his bride !

Now let us summon Pilate. Let him enter the witness-box.

"Pilate, this man was brought before you; you examined him; you talked with him face to face; what think you of Christ?"

"I find no fault in him," says Pilate. "He said he was the King of the Jews (just as he wrote it over the cross), but I find no fault in him." Such is the testimony of the man who examined him ! And, as he stands there, the center of a Jewish mob, there comes along a man, elbowing his way in haste. He rushes up

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