The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-05-09

III ne Reverend MIR. WILKEs OF Canada, followed IN
a very elegant address during which he took hing
at Popery, Catholicity popish influence in Montrs-
al, Canada and the Virgin Mary and went on to say
rous thing. This is subject in which feel great deal
of interest 1t deserves the attention of every high
midst Of AngloSaxondom. believe all that is great
good and glorious is in that book and cannot better
express the aspirations Of my heart than the Ian
all who speak the language Cowper)
Come, then, and to thy many crowns.
Add yet this one-the crown of oil the EARTH
Thou who alone art worthy"
Anniversary or tho American Society for Ne
liorating tho Condition or tho Jews-Ad-
dress or MIR. Milled0lcr.
This society celebrated its anniversary last even
ing, May 9Th, at the Reformed Dutch Church, in
Brooms street. The exercises of the evening were
commenced with an appropriate prayer by DR.. Nc
Carly of Goshen.
DR.. Mu.LEDoLER 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 a summary Wow of Modern Judaism
will not be unacceptable on this occasion venture to
present brief outline OF the tonets and views Of that
and oa hi who profess i Judaism
the tribes included that of Benjamin and after tho cap
witty Of Babylon was unfortunately applied to the
whole house of Israel-they also called Hebrews
from Heber ono of tho progenitors of Abraham. The
rise Of this people be dated from the call of God to
the Father Of tho faithful was not however till tho
giving Of the law at Sinai that that formal dsponsation
was committed to his poserty, which 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 beon without common
country-without temple-wthout prophet, or any
mon leader, protcctorand that the terrible predic-
fearully fulfilled Hence tho language Of Bos.
suet, What have ye done o ungrateful men," exclams
a Ss slaves IN every county s1d under every prince
chose you forgotten you 7 Where arc his ancient
cics What cri'ne-what attrocity heinous than
your repeated idoatrics did not bring upon You Ye
are silent Ye not what makes your God
able Then recollect the words Of your Fathers'Let
his blood be and on children we will have no
other king than Cesar Be The Messiah shall not
sovereigns Of the EARTH till the church shall be filed
with the Genties-then only shall Israel be saved."
Whilst we reverence the prophecies which predict these
the inscrutble Providence of God yet it is but due to
them olate that they have suffered at the hands of
crimes by them committed against tho welfare Of society
confession Of faith was drawn up by Maimonidcs,
in thirteen articles The twelfth Of these articles is ex-
pressed in the words following, viz sc believe with
though no retard his coming, yet win wait for him till
he come" The modern Israelits cannot consistently
the shall bruise the serpent head nor that pro-
phecy OF Jacob, which predicts the departure Of the
scepre and lawgver from Judah and fixes the time Of
that departure-nor the symbolical Specification of
| the pascal lamb-nor the transfer of guilt from a
sinner to victim substituted in his place, the
shedding and sprnkling of its blood and the burning
of its flesh upon the altar. Nor that minute prediction
of the rejection and suffering death and resurrection of
the Son of God found in the 53rd OF Isaiah Nor that
equally wonderful prediction in 18th Daniel Nor that
prophecy of Haga relating to the superior glory Of the
Second Temple. Nor can they consistently with that
creed even account for their own singular most bitter
and long protraced suerings since the crucfxion of
the Lord Of Glory Having lost the key of knowledge
and his atoncment 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, 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 they look for is to be not divine person
in nature, making satisfaction for sin, but temporal
princc-an ustrous WARRIOR who shall subduc his and
their enemies and reinstatc 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 rcannexed to those Of Judah and Bena
| min-Jerusalem rcbut-Palestne bcst with incompar-
able ferty-her ancient rites restored with the spirit
of prophccyand all nations turned from their idols
| the worship of the living God complete system Of
pure Judaism is found in the Old Testament and cspe-
ciay in the Pentetuch Moses the acknowledged author
of that work is universally allowed to be the most
ancient historian and remarkable fact that almost
Dvinely inspired. Besides the written, the Jews
have also an oral law, communicated say they, by
and by them to the seventy elders That oral law,
handed down by tradition to the Christian era
was at the close OF the second or beginning of the
third century, committed to writing by Rabbi Judah,
Hakkodcsh or the Holy, President of the Sanhcdrim
at Tibcrias-and is to this day with exception of
the sect Of the Raritcs considered Of equal authority
with the Holy Scriptures. Tho book in which it is
written is called Mishna repetition Their Gemaras
Mshna and are so called as contaning the whole
Evolutionary doctrine of their law. Their Talmuds
are the Mishna connected with other Of those
Gemaras and thoir Targums translatons Of all
the Hebrew parts of the Old Testament into Chaldee
made particularly for tho uneducated part OF the nation
after their captivity They still have ltur ges contain
ing the prescribed forms Of their synagogue worship
strictly observe their Sabbaths-prohbt intermarriago
deem their first born. Their males at the age Of thr.
tcen pass through ceremony somewhat similar to con-
rmation being then declared of the precept and
from that time wear Phiacteres in prayer and
themselves with veil in their aynagogues. Tho mo-
dern sccts found amongst Them tho Samaritan who
continue to nhabt their native land the only
now offering sacrifice and rejected by other Jews
the Saducees, holding their primitive tenes Rabbnists
Tamudsts inhering the ancient spirit Of the Phar
sees and tho Rarites who reject all tradition that
unsustancd by Scripture. On account of their
ed situation, it is extremely difficult if not impossible,
obtain an accurate knowledge Of their number In
dependent Of the ten tribes they believed to exceed
900 Of souls and this has been preserved
in fire of persecution and suffering sufficient reason
would say to have destroyed them root and branch
This fact alone furnishes most powerful argument in ia
LORD in 'a1 bssus
the evidences of Christianity observed that there was
which he thought to be nvincbe and to be got
over by the wit Of man. viz: the present state of the
Jcws-a fact to be accounted for human principle.
Jones' Life of Bishop Horne, p 332 All Jews, say tho
authors of tho Universal History feel the dignity their
origin. rccoect their former prc-cmincncc with
scious elevation Of character and bear with indignation
their present state Of political subservieucy but COM
themselves with the hope that their hour oftriumph
Is at hand. Whilst they suppose they will
tnue in their present views Christians are looking for
ward with confidence to their conversion Most Chris.
tian dvincs believe that they will at distant peri.d
reinhabt their own land Dr. Pricstly has announced
their restoration in 1850 and Taber the Prophecies
supposcs that Daniels grand period of timc times and
half 1860 years will expire in 1866; that the fol-
lowing thirty years will be occupied in the restoration
Of Judah, and other fortyfve years in that of Israel
after which, L. e. in 1884, will commence the reign Of the
millennium, when Palestine will again DO occupied by
Jews-(sce Faber Prophecies, vol 2, p. 2s6, 96i,
264) In contemplating the present state Of this
Scu bave c, sma on una.
welfare They tho descen dants OF tho Father of the
faithful. Among their ancestors found Of the
nobcst characters that lived forget that
salvation is of the Jews That to them pertain the