New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-07-22

al Christian Missionaries M al the ends " the earth de
clare il 10 be-barren. desolste ana very dry No
indeed Nessrs Editors the good soul OF the ChTUaicls
revois the des Of exciting prejudice against the
Jews he only tells month after month, that they are
barren. fesolate and very dry Beautiful thoughts
kind expressions such VIII warm the hearts Of
Christians FOR the once loved children OF God No
prejudice l. thus excited none viii despse me Jews
for being thoroughly worthless snd then ms : az
in iulhlmeut OF sucieuf prophecies. VIZ the EDITOR Dc
good enough put his nn.sr sin gle passage which
truly interpreted this Can he and no other texts
which give us better ms ght into the dread DEGREES OF
God and the dispensati0n under which we have been
maintained for so many years sud centuries. people
amid the nation. No prejudice not he indeed en-
ertains the least the Editor loves Israel but only %
destroy TO blot out then memory from the souls OF
men though the scriptures emphafcalv speak OF the
very dry that they the house OF srael and
that the spirit shall IN them and they shall live as
israsiifes The land which God had given 70 their
fathers.
But must not trespsss too much on your space and
good nature so viii confne myself % sin lie asser
ton OF the Chronicle and close a. cs-i for the present
In evidence thai we arc 50 corrupt he adtuces a.
proof" or what II Dr. d. hsd said that The Israel OF
our day 'rg ciffHs - he fi,c u religious con-
nuaifgy Well the OccideN Of Philadelphia had con-
essed only stte before that that dreadful fact mad be-
come perfectly evident. 80 you observe Messrs
Editors that am adduced witness that we are
practically lnfiels for this l. the matter in dispute -
But wish 10 exp ain whs, said and how ssid Il. In
the fret volume Of the Occident drom April lsi3 TO
March lzil1 wrote several leading articles ulder the
heading The Demands of the Times In which en-
deavored point the low religious state Of modern
times among Jews only, but Christians also, and in
one traced the delinquency among US 10 tie e-riu NOR
FL dcbssemont which had IL rise in the rst French Rev
olution. Now / latter the Jew 90 his eternal
ruin A. little a. the Rev Editor OF the Csrgace but
from a die -eni motive. and - resumed the discus
sion Of on mcrds IN the sixth number o. ny second
volume con mencinr page no, In order 70 cal tne
attention Of the Jews 10 their conditonnot 10 say inst
they were pracl Ally nhdei1 and therefore IN sverrns
that We were not 4 religious community, or in Other
- fsr Hfn had
enough we said what every Christian minister asserts
every sunday from his pulpit when he denounces the
misconduct OF his fock Are Christians, therefore
practically nidels Let the Editor answer for HIM
self But I will transcrbo any remarks from which
the italicized quotation has been made, and this not for
the first time We have always been sorry land what
honest man could be otherwiseD to be compelled 10
confess that the state of religion among us IL very low
indeed Not that people do not have faith IN religion
but that they do not act up 20 the standard which mas
been presented % by tOreiathers The ndiner-
ence one Ct supneuess not Of an aggressive nsture
In America there may be few enemies 70 our religion
men who would seek desgnedly 70 inlure our holy
structure but tECr number must be small indeed we
may trust 10 the opinion which we hsFe formed rom
our very general intercourse and extensive acqualnt
ance with all classes of persons There is-we sag II
sncerey--nO enmity Judaism existing TO any great
extent There are but iew who would gladly see tneli
nei1hbOr yield himself a captive 10 in1delty or JON
another system Of faith When however we come TO
euunerate those who look with indifference upon rel
gious obseryances, fear that the number VIII be
found exceedingly great The Observance OF IRE ZAP
bath that weekly sacrifice OF time 20 the Divine VIII
i neglected 10 such an extent that honorable Christians
speak OF Il A. D shame = disgrace 10 us and Win
respect TO the prohb tel kind OF food the non conform
ty is too glsring 70 escape detection The same may
be said with res pect other duties FOR Il has become
perfectly evident that can lay claim to the tie OF
a religious community. will not ask you TO copy
more of my article only wish TO place the fragment
in connection with the passage to which u belongs ana
now leave you to ud &c whether it ustes the wicked
attack of the Rev DR.. Dowing and the reiteration
thereof by the Rev. John Lille At all events ii Chris
ans are correct the sins enumerated as stamping
Us as sinners not sins and therefore we are on
par with them if we even neglect these obsery ances
But without excu patng ourselves, will maintain, that
were Christians rs much exposed to temptation win
regard 10 the hrst day OF the week as we are 70 the
seventh the churches would present beggary show OF
empty benches, in place Of their now crowded state.
And as IT, on week days wheA meetings are held the
females form the largest portion of the audience the
men being engaged in their avocations rms, say,
doe not excuse the Jews for neglect OF duty but
certainly is enough not TO authorize our opponents 10
condemn worthless race OF lnndeis ana tnls De
cause Jewish editor TO reprove and thereby improve
his readers tells them Wholesome though perhaps IN
welcome truths OF one thing VIII absove the Editor
of the CbrOaice he never will expose Cnrsuanity 10
70 such Misunderstanding by bold mode oil speaking
az have done my fellow srselites and myself among
them by nv plain wordsworth nevertheless, which
could only be distorted and misunderstood by malice
or prejudice. and tortured into such sense as
70 cast undeserved odum upon people VINO
have much 10 contend with even in this land
TO quote the Editors words-o observe their rei
son viii not follow him in his other points as nave
occupied too much space already but ] can assure
him and his Society and IL; supporters that IL Is not dlf
icu thing TO meet them All the questions which they
can raise. II they believe US inndels, let them look
around the land and observe the number OF new syna
sogues sprnging up as ii by magic in New-York'
Philadelphia Cincinnati, Albany, Cleveland, baiti-
more Richmond Charleston. Mobile Louisville, New
Orleans Easton. Syracuse, Buffalo and elsewhere
considering that our people are poor, and many
of them la6orng hard for their daily bread, and am
sure they will alter their opinions As we Increase in
numbers the character Of our ministry viii also I'M
prove and this will again cause an smeiorstion oil our
moral aud religious character without the aid and de-
spite Of the efforts of the American Society for Melo-
rating the Condition OF the Jews, which hope may
have the same amount of success which Il has had
hitherto from its birth 20 its tOttering manhood.
As scorn to fight in disguise have written so mat
an anonymous signature would be out oil place ana
therefore subscribe myself, gentlemen
Your humble servant ISAAC LEEsEh.
Philadelphia July II, 56Oe a. W.
Fouryea