Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1839-01-02
INTERENrINl. LErrER.
From the Souihera Churchman of December Ia
LETTER FROM THE REV. DR.. JOSEPH
W0LFF, ADDRESSED no HIS JEWISH
RELATIONS

From the souihera Churchman of December Ia
A LETTER FROM THE REV. DIR. JOSEPH
WOLFF, ADDRESSED no HIS JEWISH
RELATIONS
Ny DEARLY BELOVED SISTERS AND
RELATIoNs.--After, led by Divine Grace,
two brothers Of mine, and other relations.
had followed my example by embracing
the religion Of our Lord Jesus Christ.
who is over all, jehovah blessed for ever.
my dear brother Matthias Levy, late rea-
der In the synagogue at Amonsgruen in
Bohemia, also arrived at London, for the
purpose Of being admitted into the Chris.
tan Church; and on the 25lh of August.
1888, you might have witnessed that rare
sight ola brother being baptsed BY his
own brother. baptised nv brother
Matthias Levy Sin the name OF the Faith
er, Son, and Holy Ghost, Three Persons,
but one God-the Thrice Holy One %
then preached on the Epstle of Paul to
the Romans, the 18th Chap, and Jew and
Gentle had visible demonstration and
lndlsputable proof Of the truth of the
words OF the Apostle, that eueR at this
present time there IS remnant according
TO The election Of grace--for the person
who preached to them the gospel as an
ordained minister Of the purest branch Of
the Universal Church, was one of the rem
nant according to the election of grace
and the person baptised his brother. sur.
rounded also by many others ofour nation
who, a long time before, had followed the
same example. Oh, if only RABBI Hrs
chel had been present, he would have
been forced to confess that there must be
an excelency in the Gospel ofChrist
This happy event, dear brethren. took
place in TIE Episcopal Jews Chapel, at
Cambridge Heath, when as godiathers
were the two friends Of our nation, Sir
Thomas Barring Bart, represented by the
Rev. Mr.. Cartwright; Sir George Rose,
represented by the Rev. Mr.. Hoare and
also the Rev. Professor Alexander, HIM
self jew. My only son, seven years of
age, was present, seeing his uncle recei.
we'd as a member ofthe Christian Church
Now, dear friends, circumstances should
permit, intend TO go to Germany, in or
der to baptise my brothers. wife and five
children; | then shall be also enabled to
NSSNi titO ibFitoAllb iCCtiFGu NOM ina
ny of you to visit you, and proclaim to
you the tidings of salvation, remission of
sins, and inheritance among them which
are sanctifed by faith which is IN Christ
Jesus, whom believe to be envy Lord
and my God" hope then, also, that
my excellent cousins the Rev. DR.. Levy.
Great Rabbi at Furth, Aaron Cohen at
Munich, and Moses Cohen at Unified.
will, by Gods grace, be enlightened with
that same light from heaven which shone
round about Saul of Tarsus, that he fell TO
the earth, and compelled him to ask,
Lord what wilt thou have me TO do 2"
And also do not despair to see your ex.
cellent Jewish brethren, the Rothschilds,
setting an example by turning away their
attention for moment from the consider
alton OF worldly riches, to the Importance
oltrying to gain all the riches fhcaven,
which only can be acquired by faith in
the Lord Jesus Christ for there is only
one name given under heaven by which
men can be saved, and this is the name Of
Him whose name Is above every name
the name of Him, whose name from
angels is adored-ihe name of Jesus
Christ
My dear friends there are two ex.
tremes OF mistakes committed frequently
by inquirers into religious truth one ex-
treme is this, that people frequently make
OF religion simply matter speculation,
and consider it only as a system. Those
who thus take up religion simply with
the head, become cold Journalists others,
again, assert that religion is simply
matter The heart: this latter extreme
leads to aloaStrouS .fanaticiSm, mysticism,
or quietiSm! Religion ought to engage
all the powers Of intellect, and at the
same time warm our hearts and increase
our affections towards God /; out at the
same time must confess that the internal
evidences of religion are, after, all, the
most powerful with every real believer:
so, for instance, the cearest prophecies
predicting and confirming the Messiahship
OF Jesus OF Nazareth, may be cavilled
away by people inclined to scepticism,
but II can never be caviIed away that
nothing can separate the real believer
from the love of God, which is in Christ
Jesus our Lord-it can never be cavilIed
away that the gospel Of Jesus Chris. al
lords peace which the world cannot
giye-a peace which passoth all UNDER
standing; for these things are experien-
ced by every believer. Theory in med.
cine may be disputed about, whether
such medicine Will cure sick person
or not, but after the experiment has been
made, and the sick person is restored to
health, no philosopher, no physician in
the world will ever be able to prove that
the theory Of such physician was not