The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-10

Resolved That While furnishing the Bible to our
ute countymen the land and on the sea- we must not
forget the destitute and benghted IN foreign coun-
tries. 4
The Reverend Mr.. wlLNrs. of Canada, followed in
a very elegant address, during which he took fling
at fopery, Catholicity popsh influence in Montre-
al, Canada aud the Virgin Mar, and went on to say
rous thing. This is subject in which feel great deal
OF interest. II deserves the attention of every high
midst of Anglosaxondom. believe all that is great,
good and glorious is in that boo! and cannot better
express the aspirations OF my own heart than in the Ian
guage OF one who though an Engishman is the poet OF
all who speak the language. Cowper):
Come, then and to thy many crowns
Add yet this onc-the crown of all the earth,
Thou who alone art worthy. ="
Anniversary Of the American Society for Me-
Horating the Condition of the Jews-Ad-
dress of MIR. MliledOler.
This society celebrated its anniversary last Thurs
day, May sth, at the Reformed Dutch Church, in
Broome street The exercises of the evening were
commenced with an appropriate prayer by Dr. Nc
Carly Of Goshen.
Dr. MnLEDoLER then delivered in very impress
siive manner, the following address, which was lis
tened to with deep interest by the congregation.
MODERN JUDAISM.
Presumng that q summary view of Modern Judaism
will not be unacceptable this OCCASION venture to
singular and interesting people who profess it. Judaism
derives its from Judah which the separation OF
witty of Babylon, was unfortunately applied to the
whole house of lsraethey were also called Hebrews,
from Hebcr one of the progentors of Abraham. The
rise of this people must be dated from the call of God to
the Father Of the faithful II was not however, till the
giving of the law at Sinai that that formal dispensation
committed TO his postery, which was thereafter to
distinguish them from all other nations of the EARTH.
Passing by their ancient history which recorded in the
Old Testament and in the writings of Josephus, will
only observe that from the destruction Of Jerusalem by
Titus in the year TO- they have been without common
counry-without temple-without prophet or any com
m0n load orp and the rad
tons concerning them in Deu z 49, have for ages been
lteralyand earully fulfilled Hence the language OF Bos
suet, What have ye DONE o ungrateul men, eXcaims
'slayes in every country, and under every prince
still ye serve not strange gods Why, them has God who
cies What cri.ne-what atrocity leinous than
idolatry has brought on you punishment that even
are silent Ye nos what makes your God SO nexora.
able! Then recollect the words of your Fahers-Let
his blood be on us and on our children will have no
other king than Cesar Be The Messiah shall not
be your king-contnue slaves Of CGsarslaves of the
soveregns of the EARTH tll the church shall be filled
with the Gentles-thcn only shall IsIacl be saved"
Whilst the prophecies which predict these
calamous events, and silently adore in their fulment
them to state that they have suffered the hands
from nsatiae rupacy and false ZEAL than for any
crimes hy them committed against the welfare OF society
confession OF faith drawn up by Mainonides,
OF their distinguished Rabies. in the 18th century
in thirteen articles. The twelfth of these articles is
pressed in the words following, viz =" believe with a
pcrlec. faith that the Messiah is yet to come and al
though he retard his coming, yet will wait for him till
with his creed explain that mother promsehe seed OF
the shall bruse the sepents head, that pro-
scepre and lawgvcr from judah, and fixes the time Of
that departure-nor the symbocal Specification o
the pascal lamb-nor the transfer of guilt from a
sinner to victim substituted in his place. the
shedding and sfrinklng of its blood, and the burning
OF its flesh upon the altar. Nor that minute prediction
OF the rejection and suffering death and resurrection
the son OF God found in the 53rd OF Isaiah Nor that
equally wonderful prediction in i2th Daniel Nor that
prophecy of Hags relating the superior glory Of the
Sec
creed account for their singular most bitter
and long protracted suerinrs since The crucxion Of
the Lord of Glory. Having lost the key of knowledge
of their own Scriptures and denied the divinity of Christ
and his aonement they cannot consistently explain the
Scriptures which refer to them, the great
question how sinner condemned by the law, if God
be holy just and true can possibly by justified at his
dread tribunal Pressed by the prophecies especially OF
Isaiah describing the humiliation and subsequent triumph
OF the Son OF God, some suppose there will be two Mes
sahs The ono they look for Is to he not divine person
in nature, making satisfaction for sin, but temporal
prince-an usrious warrior who shall subduc his and
their enemies, and reinstate them in their beloved
land The time and place OF his appearance they declare
not They believe that the lost Ten Tribes will then be
recovered and annexed to those of Judah and
min-Jerusalem rebuit-Palestne best with ncompar-
able ertlitther ancient rites restored with the spirit
OF prophecy-and all nations turned from their idols 10
the worship of the living God. A complete system OF
pure Judaism is found in the old Testament and espe
cally in the Pentctuch Moses the acknowledged nhoT
of that work, is universally allowed to be thu most
ancient historian and remarkable fact that almos.
two-thirds of tho world believe him TO have been
Divinely inspired. Besides the written the Jews
God to Aloscs-by him to Aaron Elcazar and Joshua
and by them to the seventy elders That oral law,
handed down by tradition to the Christian era,
was al the close Of the second or beginning of the
third century, committed to writing by Rabbi Judah,
iial<eodesh or the Holy President of the Sanhedm
at Iiberias-and is to this day, with exception of
the sect Of the Rarcs considered OF equal authority
with the Holy Scriptures. The book in which it is
written is called Mishna repetition. Their Gemaras
which two in number, arc expositions of the
Mishna, and are called containing the whole
traditionary doctrine of their law Their Talmuds
grp ed with ar pfkar hos.
Gemaras and their Tagums TRANSACTIONS of all
the Hebrew parts of the old Testament into Chadoe,
made particularly for the uneducaed part of the nation
after their captivity. They still have iiturgies contain
ing the prescribed orms of their synagogue worship
strictly observe their Sabbaths-probit ntermarrage
WIN other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. on the sh day-and
deem their first born Their males at the age of tir
teen pass through ceremony somewhat similar to
hrmation being then declared Of the prcccpt and
from that time wear Phacteres in pray err and cover
themselves with veil in their synagogues. The mo.
dern secs found amongst them, the Samaritan who
continue to nhabit their native land are the on sect
Offering sacrifice. and rejected by other Jews
the saducces, holding their primitive tencts
Talmudsts inhering the ancient spirit OF tho Phari
and the Rairitcs who reject all tradition that is
unsusaned by Scripture. On account OF their scatter.
ed situation, il is extremely difficult IL not Impossible
to obtain ccuratc knowledge of their number In.
dependent OF the ten tribes they believed to exceed
So0o0v OF souls and this remnant has been preserved
IN fire Of persecution and suffering sufficient reason
would say to have destroyed them root aud branch
This TACT alone furnishes most powerful argument in IA.
vor OF our holy religion even in the view OF is boldcs adj
vcrsares. Lord Chesterfield, in a beautiful discourse on
the evidences OF christianity, observed that there
which he thought 10 be inyncblc and not to be got
by the Wit Of man. viz: the present state Of the
lewsa fact to be accounted for human principle
Jones' Lie OF Bishop Horne p 332 All jews say the
authors of the Universal History feel the dignity OF THEN
origin, recocct their former proc minencc with con.
scious elevation of character and bear with Indignation
their present state OF political subscrviency: but COM
fort themselves with the hope that their hour oftriunp
= az hand Whilst they suppose they Will con-
tinue IN their present views Christians looking
ward with confidence to their conversion Most Chris
tan diyines believe that they will distant per.d
renhabt their own land. Or. Pries;ly has announce
their restoration N 1850 and Taber the Prophecies
supposes that Daniels grand period of time times an,
hair or 1860 years, will expire in is56 that the iol
lowing thirty years Will be occupied in tho restoration
Of judah ana other iortytvc years in that of Israel
after which, G. in l1ti Will commence the reign OF tho
Millennium when Palestine will again lie upied BIZ the
Jews.-(See Faber on Prophecies vol. . D. 256 poi
Bi) In contemplating the present state Of thi.
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