The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-05-06

They then made great struggle to regain their lost
country which was most disastrous in its results for
Judea by IN imperial edict; no jew was suffered
to put his foot on the Holy Land, and the figure
hem that they might not turn their
eyes even towards the Holy City Prom that time till
now, the poor Jew has been wanderer all over the
world. Thus they were rooted out Of their land and
so that prophecy was completely fulfilled But not
only they rooted out, cut they also scatter
ed all lands which is bile prophecy
which has been remarkably fulfilled. Wherever we
go, in whatever land find the jew, who Is there be-
fore In Poland in Holland in Russia in Turkey
in Germany In Tartary in SPAIN In Prussia In China
on the Ganges in Liberia in Zahara in Africa-there
is part OF the inhabited earth where the Jew is not
scattered Again not only as prophecied. they have
been rooted of their land only they been
scattered all lands but the other of the
jects Of cruel persecution, Of hatred contempt and
scorn, yword and taunt to the people. Such has
been the condition and fate Of the Jew for eighteen
centuiiss-from the time when they invoked the curse
their heads, saying Ills blood be heads
and the heads of our children" The preacher then
proceeded describe how they had suffered and been
made taunt and by word in the long of ages
how Constantine, the first Christian Emperor, had null
ttudes OF them slain, and others had their cut
of; how in the 9th century they were prosecuted
der Justinian under Probus in the 7th century; how
Mahomet joined the hue aud cry against them, and
slaughtered them. and made them pay heavy trbutes
Halia describes their suierngs in the middle ages;
how they subjected TO popular Insult and general
massacre. 1t is incredible what they suffered Sir
Walter Scott gives descriptions Of the same things
The conduct of King Ohm Is well known who had the
teeth of jew pulled out daily by till he con
sep:ed to make sacrifice OF his money In IlS9 the
Jews Of Iagland being prosecuted ny the people, fed
tor refuge To York Castle priest led on the people
against them. calling the to destroy the enemies
Of Christ They offered to buy their lives but il
scorntuly rejected An old rabbi got up in their midst
and recommended that they ehoud kill themselves
rather than fail into the hands of the infurated mob
Then he sat down and wept bitterly. They then killed
their wives and children first and themselves after
wards having set fire to their goods and property The
people. next day rushed in and massacred the few who
still survived Again under Ferdinand and Isabella
OF Spain, they cruelty prosecuted, and driven
from the country Another remarkable fudlment of
prophecy is their dstin cness nation and they
not reckoncd among the nations Ia ii likely,
asked the preacher that God would thus literally fnll
Gil these prophecies of their sueriDgs and not also
literally ulhl the prophecies Of their restoration
The preacher then urged this point. motive for
Christian efforts for the conversion Of the jews. He
also secuted the idea entertained generally
Christians that the blessings ioretod were all spiritual
for Christians while The sunerngs all liberal FOR
the Jews. Bishop Hawley justly spoke against this
erroneous idea. There SIX remarkable chapters
which foretel the restoration of the Jews viz, llth
Isaiah 3lst and SD jeremiah. Goth and 37h Ezekiel
and lth Romans. This. thought the preacher should
encourage Christians in efforts for the evangiza;ion
of the Jews. This Society, which is called for the
amelioTatiop Of the condition of the Jews might with
Eyangelizaton Of the jews. The Society commended
itself to s Christians, Of every name. IL was go
rious cause, aud glorious success loomed in the
vista before them. The preacher concluded and the
audience sang hymn and dispersed