New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-06-27
TIL f TRIBU NE.
THE JEWS.


Mr. Editor: There are but two points in con
,,oycr,v between Professor BusH and myself in
relation to the advent and opinions Of the Jews,
hui, those two point. are of such vast Importance
in relation To the present and future destnics Of
the chosen people, that they must not be left to
vague conjecture, bu, sau,t be seued promptly and
defnitiycly. The one point relates to the opinion
and hopes of the nation il relation to their rc.io
raion To the land of their ancestors; the other is
The population Of any portion If the law or the
prophet. The Jews may well abandon their
ancient faith at once and adopt any substitute for
their holy religion, as to surrender the hope and
Isny the truth Of the word Of God in relation To
,her restoration Professor BUSH advances the
belief that the Jews consider it Us something
repsl.iyc," and although as he admits he has
never heard the position denied yet he does
not believe that there is any deep ard hearty
conviction" in favor OF the rcstora,ion and this
impression is founded on the opinion of a writer
Of tract on the subject, winch has been printed.
In that tact the suhor says he inquired Of the
Jews in Chatham-strcet whether they really
~Certauly not, are doing good business here
and have all the privileges we dcsrr.' That was
avery proper answer t" make Christian who
could ask such = question Of n Jew. 1t was n
Just compliment paid to the Government Of a
country, free, liberal and tolerant in which they
obtaincd their living. But put the question in "a
different forrn-ask whether it is not the hope and
expectation Of all Israel to be restored to their
country--io the promised land-w neither il is not
their religious belief that they will be restorcd-
ak whether they do not in their prayers 40 iudi-
cate that hope, and whether they do not expect
tbs temporal Messiah Ono other is Promised) who
shall take prominent part in that advent, and
they will one and ali answer in the Affirmative.
The author of the printed tract referred to by
Profc. BpsH is in error in believing that the
Jews entertain any belief that the coming Of
Messiah was merely to introduce them u "a
Acareniy Jerusaiem We confer no such d.
vine attributes on the Messiah OF the Jcws-he is
merely Il temporal Prince, their spiritual Messiah
is the same God who made his covenant with
Abraham the only living and true God and they
know no other. Promises of the restoration are
50 frequently found in the prophecies and the
learned Professor himself il 80 familiar with them
that | am not called upon to quote them, but
reference to the restoration is constantly made IN
the PRAYERS of the Hebrews. Take for example
the following from tho Shemonah Ezra prayers
in use during the lifetime of Jesus. and equally
60 at this day.
"Gsher US together by the sound OF the grca, trumpet
to the enjoyment OF liberty; and III up my ensign u
call, all he
Dwell hou in The mi>, Of Jerusalem thy city, as thou
hast promised build ~h building 10 last Tor ever ana
DO this speedily ia our days A. .,
.Make the offspring OF David Thy servant speedily n
grow up and flourish, aud ls our horn be exalted IN Ivy
alvauon'
Again
fer aliens 10 sppioach them their hurt. Reveal unto Thy
peope who III solitary the iuIy per'0s Of t'' ''S''"
The Jews never compute the PERIOD OF Their re-
slOraton nor do they adopt measures to hasten'ihe
event. They leave the iutment OF the great prom
is with him ia whose hands the dcslinics ct Israel
have ever safely rerosed, secure, that the time
will comc--,he truth will be accomplished. Hence
the impression the mind OF Professor bVSh
that they are indifferent on this point
Professor Bush corrccts an important error
he did not mean to say that the Jews adopted tie
New Teatamcnt instead of the Old Testament
but that seeding Jews had rejected the lalnuu
and declared in favor of the CanOncal Scriptures
The Talmud never has taken rank oil the au-
thOry of Moses and the Prophets the one Is INC
Law itself, --thc other merely the cohlii'cn'ai!'
those who understand the Law Thoroughly seiaom
ever refer to the Iaimud. q,
And now lot me refer to the cheering Signs
which my learned friend the Professor still III
.is,. are visible in what he calls the movements
OF Seeding Jews, who under Nh. Lyon "o4d-
smidt have formed themselves into II separate
congregation in London, and who have been de-
noanced sy the Chief Rabbi-Dr. HerschcH.
Pious Christians look calmly ard see the Va
rious divisions of their Church assuming every
shape and crccd,-Komanists, EPisc"Palians'
frcsbytcrian., Baptists, Mcthodists, Anabaptist''
S~ede.bours ans Mormons, &c NJ. Nc. &c
without asking WHY is this-wbercore these great
divisions but the moment they hear oil - Sece-
ding Jews' then they are all alive Ia Know more
OF the mattcr--,o know what is to grow out oi II,
anfask themselves is not this " Cheering SIGN
The Seeding Jews, 50 called, are tie very
pillars of the Jewish Church-ihc non hoop
which ,ncirclcs and keeps fast the barrcl-thc
light of the Law. They REJECT nothing of the Law
and the Prophct. they only introduce a new mode
of maxim. ina, law better understood: they eNtrl-
cate the law itself from the lumber OF odd com
mentstor. and present ii in n new and more ap-
proved shane they deliver lectures ON religion
IN tn. Ian euagc oil the country the! introduce
church music To give more solcmlty To tie wor-
ship; they adorn and render more popular the re-
hrioa OF their fathers. This, II Is true, 1, reform
b0, not a changc-so far from "reocdiRg' they
are advancing.
The Rablhs do no, approve 1t, because 1t Is IN
novaton, and they fear It's consequences lheN'
reforms prevail all over Germany and the jewish
religion was was never better understood or more
admired amorg Jews than 1t Is at present. II IA
these reforms any essential principle oil judaism
M. .,,sc,nd-if ihcrn werr any indicatlons oi a