New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-05-17
The society for EvangeIizing the Jews.


10 tc Ed,ior of The Tribune:
Leaving ont the indignation permit me to
saw that, in common with mutudes Of your readers.
have read with surprise and profound regret the
nercc attack OF your correspondent Ludwig" upon
this excellent institution in his letter addressed to Rev
Drs Tvns. bowling Sc iu The Tribune Of to-day and
that more especially after the interesting. accurate
and able Report Of the Anniversary from your accom-
plished Reporter, in the paper Of the previous day
presrnlo Mr. Editor that more than solitary
individual could be found OF those who have attended
the Anniversaries Of the present week that could say
Of every one Of the noble Institutions whose claims
have been advocated with so much eloquence in this
City what your correspondent says Of this heard
with surprise Indignation and profound astonishment
the speeches delivered sc Opposers and DIRECTORS
may be found to every good cause on earth have
reason 10 know however that 93hundredths OF those
present on that occasion formed far different conclu
sion. and that they were equally cdned ana dcIgned
with the eloquent addresses delivered and certainly
the readers of The Tribune have too much good sense
10 consider the anonymous opinion OF 0He persO now
earnestly expressed 10 weigh % the prejudice or
the Society against the deliberately formed opinions OF
such men a. Rev DR. Iyng and the other speaker, A.
the AnnN crsary--or of such men As Rev. Ridley -.
Hcschcll the celebrated converted Jewish Missionary
of London of the Vice Presidents on Rev j. Mean
der the amablc pious and learned Jewish Missionary
of the Society his brethren in this Cny-or OF such
men as Rev DIS Mnedoer (the venerable Presidency
De Witt Sprsgue, Krebs skinner. Cheever, Cone, Wi
lians Bowling Durbn, Alexander, and others of the
most eminent of the American clergy who are mem
bcrs of its board of officers
Had Ludwig" instead like certain persons spoken
of bv the Apostc Jude who speak evil OF things
which they know not seen 1T 10 examine the publ.
cations OF this Society he would have learned that the
grand object of this excellent Society is the conversion
of the Jews beloved for Fathers sake to the Gospel
of Christ OhOugh some who call themselves CHRIS
tisn ministers" might perhaps be found who would
deny such conversion 10 be 0mt0ra0p OF their con
dition) and that Tor years past the instances OF sue
Ira this work have been numerous and encouraging
had he 'pcrused' from month 10 month, IN the pages
of the JcCish Chronicle the interesting journals Of
Rev j. Neander who is a relative Of his great name
sake Ncander the historian-alsoa converted Jow-had
he perused these journals he would have discovered
that this Society has much claim 10 be reckoned
among those which produce fruits which can be seen
the Home Mission, the City Tract Society or any
other which aims at the conversion of souls.
There s but one other remark in this peculiarly vim
dicve and Incorporate cusiOn which is worthy OF no
ticc: Gentlemen, your Society for MeliOrauns the
Condition Of the Jews should be disbanded. The man
teaacc Of ats o9cers not Sufficient iHcentire 70 us
support
In reply TO this geHtleHaHly insnuaon, | will only
add that the whole expense Of officers 10 carry the
operations of the Society Is about $500 annually and
that this includes the compensation for editing an able
and valuable monthly periodical OF some 5000 subscr-
hers The officers who have been named, beside about
thirty more cork for nothing and fHd themselves and
hesitate say that for economy IN the payment OF
it, officers and clfdenymg dsnterestedness IN gratul
tous lsbors ON lis behalf the Society for Mehorang
parson with any other of the religious Institutions
~ Tho dev PIIILOlSRAEl..