The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-06-25

This amount does not include neither the losses
they met with In the wars anterior to the Cap
tiyi:y, nor the prosecutions and revolts in the time
OF the German Emperors and the Middle Ages,
| nor the massacres which followed the Crusades,
| nor the prescriptions en- nasse, which were so fire.
quently renewed in different parts of the world In
the times OF the invasiOns by the barbarians, and
since their establishment in the Roman provinces.
Under all these caIamities and expressions, the
Jews like those vivaclous plants which can resist
the lntemperance of all seasons have been by divine
nerpostion, enabled to sustain themselves amidst
so many appalling obstacles, and have found i'm the
strength of their laws, principles of existence
In pursuing the inquiry as to their numerical
force, much interesting information has been OBJ
tanned as to their various pursuits; and 1t is graft
Tying to learn that agriculture, their original Occu-
patton, claims great portion Of their attention.
The plains of Ninevah Greece, Persia, Egypt,
Lithunla, Ukraine and Modavia, are full Of Jewish
yatcrs of the grape in Turkey; in all parts Of the
East they are dXers, workers in silk, weavers and
blacksmiths; in Poland they farmers, curriers',
lace weavers, potters and sllversmlths; and al
though the great body of the nation are still en-
gagged in trade and commerce in every quarter OF
the world, with undiminished success theysare ne
vertheess receiving more liberal education, are
cuivatng taste for the arts, many are pursuing
the more enlightened and scientific professions
with reputation, and are insttuting reforms in the
ceremonial parts OF their religion, without invading
any of its cardinal principles.
Wealth is not generally or equally diffused among
constitutes them by far the most wealthy people on
earth, and the enormous proportions are so located
as to secure very decided influence in the move
ments Of every nation, making them, in measure,
the arbirators of very important movements.
Although the Jewish people are entirely passive
in relation to their restoration, and waiting the
great advent with the same patience and humility
which they have evinced for the last eighteen hun
dred years, relying with undated confidence on the
promises and protection of that divine power which
has ever been near them and with them, neverthe-
less there has been period in their history in
which Christians generally have taken more nte-
rest in their temporal and religious welfare than
they evnce at the present time. This is the provi-
dental prelude to great events they know too
little of each other; and closer approximation,
mutual surrender of prejudces, and greater reIi-
ance OF Christians upon what constituted primitive
Christianity, will at once show how slender is the
line that divides cannot avoid believing that
the great tr,umphs reserved for Chraianity mil be
in Their agency and cooperation in restoring the
Jscs 10 their ancient heritage, for ii cannot be po
itticaHy accomplished DithotH their aid, and II the
second advent so called, and ardentty desired by
p'ous Chriaans, TO come to pass, it cannot,
hardly conceive, take place until after the restoration
rs dccomplishcd and there is throne to be occupied
MARION to b. governed, and the prophecies FULFILLED