American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-02-27

adjourned debars us from giving in to-day's pa
per full report of the proceedings. Among
other business of a highly interesting charac.
ter resolution was passed Recommending
that the American Republicans meet in theil
respective wards on Monday evening next, the
Sd of March, and select five delegates to Il
grand convention to meet on Wednesday even
ing following at the "American Republican
Head Quarters in Gay-sl., for the purpose Of
preparing Constitution to govern the party in
this city. The following named gentlemen
were selected as n committee to meet this eve
ming at the Gay-st. Head Quarters, and to
select proper places at which to hold ward
meetings on Monday next.
LIST Ward, John Garrett; I'd do. Conrad Sau-
der; Sd do. A. A. Kennard; 4th do. james w
Scott; 9Th do. Jas. hurry; 9Th do. J. Haughy
18th do. John baylor; Sth do. William Larrabee
9th do. Asa Needham 10th do. Thomas Jay
18th do. Geo. c. Frailcy; 18th do. John Woods
18th do. Charles Morrow; l4th do. Charles
Carroll.
The Grey'S Ball tonight 1t will be seen by
advertisement that the New Line of Omnibuses
will run, during the continuance of the Ball
tonight, from Fell's Point, Ashland Square,
and Pennsylvania avenue, to the Theatre an
accommodation which will afford the opportu-
nifty of attending from the most remote parts
of the city, without Inconvenience.
Public Meeting in behalf Of the Jetcs. In pur-
surance Of notice publicly given, in the city
papers and in several of the churches, a meet
ing was convened in the Light street Methodist
Episcopal Church, OH the evening of Tuesday,
Feb. %, in behalf of the cause of meliorating
the condition of the Jews. At an early hour
the Church was well filled with large assem-
blage Of the representatives of most if not all
Of the Evangelical Protestant denominations,
and evidence was thus clearly presented, of the
fact, that the cause of Gods ancient people
was awakening the same interest here, which
has of late years so signally attended it else
where. The meeting was organized by calling
the Rev. DR.. Johns to the chair, and by APP
pointing Christian Keener, Esq, Secretary.-
ings of God was asked IN prayer by the Rev.
The chair then briefly stated the object of the
meeting, which was to organize Society aux
Hilary to the American Society in New York,
for meliorating the condition of the Jews; after
which the agent of this Association, the Rev.
Mr.. Bonhomme, was introduced to the audi
ence. An address was then made by this gem
tcman, himself Chrisanzed Jew; and
number of facts of exceeding interest were
brought forward. The Speaker alluded with
much feeling to the expressions under which
his people laborcd, and to the promises and
of God to Isreal. He dwelt at
some length upon the wonderful preservation
of the people, and the astonishing combination
of influence in their favor recently evinced.-
He alluded to the friendship of the King of
Prussia and the Queen Of England as a literal
ful6ment Of the prophecy that "kings should
be nursing fathers, and Queens nursing mo-
Tiers" in the latter day, to Gods people. He
spoke of Jerusalem as now filled to OVERLOOKING
with returning Jews, many OF whom, for want
Of accommodations, were resorting to Joppa,
neghboripg town. He spoke OF the twenty
two hundred converted Jews in Prussia, and of
vast numbers in England, and also of the recent
instances in the city of N. York, where whole
families Of Jews were now daily engaged in
searching the Old and New Testament. He
strongly expressed the conviction that the time
Of lsrael's restoration was at hand, and that it |
became Christians to stir themselves in prayer |
and faith, in contributions and missionary la |
oors, that the Bible might be put in Jewish |
hands, and generous efforts made in this sure |
cause of the Lord. After stating the fact that !
he American Society had just appointed con-
gerted Jew to labor in Baltimore as a mission
Try, and that four other missionaries were now
III their way from England, designed for SINH
ar duties in the United States, he concluded
With an appeal to his brethern according to the
lesh, to follow him, receive Jesus as the Mes
iah, and the whole Bible as the word of God.
The chair then introduced to the meeting MIR.
chemah Altman, a converted Jew, and stat
d his personal acquaintance with him, and
onGdence in his sincere Christian Character
1r. Altman, although speaking English imper-
ectly, proceeded in u strain of simple, but
ouchng narrative ito address the meeting. He
lluded to his former blindness, and to the eau
es which operated in many parts Of Germany,
o keep the Jews at a distance from Christlani-
y. He named the expressions of some coun-
loose Christianity and inconsistent
onduct Of many nominal Christians. He ad-
erted to the idolatry of papal countries as a
owerful repellant of the Jews. He spoke of
he temptations to hypocrisy caused by the
Avs of Europe, restricting Jews from holding
cal estate. He mentioned the horrible perse-
uton of Jews in Spain and Italy-the contis-
alton Of their property and Punishment of
heir persons-and then asked who could won
er that the Jews thus treated, should hate
Christianity? He concluded by very affect
ng narrative of his own conversion and of his
resent anxiety for his own family now in Ger
lany. The audience in many instances were
1elted to tears, and evinced the deepest SYM l
athy in the addresses made. The chair sub
equently read the form of Constitution for
he Baltimore city Society, auxiliary to the
Imerican Assocation-whch was accepted,
nd afterwards the following persons were APP
ointed officers, with authority to nominate a
'oard of Managers: The Rev. DR.. Johns,
resident; the Rev. Mr.. Roberts, Nj. D., Vice
resident; the Rev. Mr.. Hammer, Secretary;
A. J. H. Brown, Treasurer. Cards were pass
d through the audience and several ndivi-
uals made life members and members of the
ociety. After which, the meeting was dis
Kissed with the benediction pronounced by the
resident.
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