New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-12-27
Population of ST. Louis, Mo.
NOTES OF SER MONS.
The Enigma Of History.


Last evening Rev s. Osgood delivered dis
course In the Church of the Messiah upon the general
tendencies of of religious opinion among the Jews The
following was the text chosen by the reverend
preacher:
"For would not, brethren, that we should be iguo-
rant of this mystery, est ye should be wise in your
own concets)-that blindness in part is happened to
Israel until the ullness ofthe Gentes be come in And
30 all Israel shall be saved is written There shall
out Of Sion the Deyerer and shall turn away
goodness from jacob
This observed Mr.. o. wa peculiarly the season of
Christian rejoicing, and pleasures at this time
had a Gospel freshness about them. We were moved
TO indulge in associations peculiarly Christan-our
thoughts reverted to the holy famiy-we listened In
imagination to the songs Of the Angels and the time of
the origin of the Christian Religion seemed If 1t
were brought down to the present period distance
passed away and moro became familiar and kept
company with our Savior and bis Apostles when they
went out upon their sacred mission 1t would not per-
haps be strsyng away from the auspce, of the time IL
he INDUCED in few thoughts upon the &
which Jesus belonged according to the flesh. The Jew
sh had been for thousands of years the
OF history all efforts to solve the enigma had been
frutless and future efforts in that respect were
likely to be attended with about the The
general impression in regard to this remarkable people
was both erroneous and very unphilosophical. We
were apt to think we understood them, and could fix
their character in a few Of hand sentences based upon
the current opinion in regard to the race. We were
disposed to characterize the Jew individual at once
stationary and obstinate whose aversion TO swines flesh
was conspicuous his love of gold-his trade old
clo" and his creed old parchmen,s. The Jew was no.
such an individual taken comprehensvely. The Jew
was after ALL man like ourselves, and what he had
always held in regard to other became confirmed
forts Some
might say that for long time they had the work
Ing of the spirit of God on Judaism and were apt to
suppose that the principles of the belief had received
their death blow from the complete federation extended
to them in this country But 1t so happened that in
proportion federation in regard to their worship III
creased desire fall back upon many of the old con-
sentative and orthodoxprncpes Of the sect augmented
As many vcsstudcs and had been passed through
by Judaism Ms the Christian religion ever encountered
The Rabbinical system established some time dur
ing the Persian dynasty and subsequently incorpo
rated into the Talmud The Jewish scholsstcism of
the Middle Ages nearly parallel with the Christian
Coming later times the same century that produced
Des Cares gave birth to Spnos and the latter was a.
formidable opponent Of TIE Rabblnical teachings as
the 70, mer was sku and ,norcless dsscctor of the
doctrines Of the Roman Church. To compare the prog
re.s of Judaism and Christianity parallel be-
hur,ful to the pride of Chris,endom than many might
.uppose No doubt we would shrink back with aversion
from the perusa of many Of the crazy legends OF the
Tsmud But however when we compared that Tai
mud with its counterpart (no' the new Testamen but
the acts and opinions of the fathers that governed the
ecumenicsl councils Of the church, opinion would
mot lead us to exa the of the church TO the de-
precia,on Of the doctrince Of the Tamud. The kas-
bins never taught any superstition more monstrous
than the deuunciaon of marriage aud the glorhcaon
nj celibscy 90 earnestly put forward by the early
rouncils of the church Ancientmodern Judaism
rneht be divided into two great sects-'he fna'
,is.es aud the Ssducees. The former were iavor'
able 10 progress-to greater latitude IN sp'n'uai
matters-wht the latter were the CONSERVATIVE party
The opinious ofthc Saducces we're supposed 10 DC
rencraly enter tanned by the wealthy among 'ae Jews
than thosecf thir brchreness prosperous Is 10 woiay
success. Indeed many Jewish journals complained
that the Rohchids entertained to large extent the
opipions aud feelings OF the Ssducees OF old How
ever in regard to the general tone Of opinion might
be ,hs, the orthodox hsrsee) party was still in the
ASCENDANT Mr. O. then Proceeded to say that he lately
,dre.sed twelve questions TO ono oil the most dis'n-
.psbcd PREACHERS among the Jews. He referred 10
Rev DR. Raphael, TO which he receiveda reply from
which he would read an extract, a. gong 70 sno"
soehs, Of the doctrines OF Judaism, as sisted oy one
Of their moot celebrated ministers Dr. hsphse'' IN
substance, writes All Jews believe tn there one
God, eternal, omnipo,ens ministerial and al present
God revealed to man BY the means Of Noses ana .,
means Of the Prophets God rewards the GOO aoa
Furnishes the bad both in this world and IN tne ne.'
These three essential principles are eiuciaa'oa :"
the Greed which contains thirty articles As'o 'ee.'
Dr. Raphael though, there were no secss, properly
speaking. among the Jews Az this was meter
opinion. Mr. observed. he differed with the Doctor