The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1856-06-25

in their devotional exercises. Then there afe
many Of their youth, especially the more as
pinng young men, who do not habitualy
come to the synagogue on their Sabbath day
Yet there are some twenty or more families
who are determined, with all the integrity o
Jews, to worship the God Of their fathers
aud continue to observe the Qr'linanres com
mandcd them by their great lawgiver, and
continue looking for the fulflmeht Of that
prediction left them by Moses: IA prophet
shall the Lord your God raise up unto you
of your brethren like unto me. Him shall
We hear in all things" sc. One who is at al
familiar with the history Of the past cannot
fail to be interested in the efforts of these
people to maintain their ancient worship in
| this land, in which they are only sojourncrs
To minge with them in their worship is to
come into the presence, not only of Moses
land the Prophets, but of Abraham. Some
sccts among us which had their origin com
lparatiyelv in modern times can hardly refrain
from giving almost sacred Importance to the
long series of years which they have existed,
as well as to the distinguished endowmeuts
Of their first propagators. But, turning to
the Jews, we leave every religious sect now
on earth far behind US as we travel back on
the path of history to find their origin
When, arriving within about $50 years Of
the universal deluge, we find lone man
leaving his kindred and his native land-Ur
Of the Chadees-to sojourn in a strange
country" where he received a promise that
his posterity should after receive it it as an
inheritance" here, passing through scenes
we'll calculated to test his integrity, he be-
came "strong in faith" and was called the
7" fatler of all them that believe" This oc
Cured not far from two thousand years be-
fose.the Christian era, about 1856 years ago.
Leaving Abraham's day, we soon find in his
posterity large family, and then nation
fulfilling the promise made to their great pro-
genitor that they should equal the "stars in
multitude" Abou. !, ,49l years before Christ,
or, as the Jews would say, in the year Of the
world about 2,5l3, Moses came down from
Mount Sinai with bis face shining in such a
manner that the Israelites could not stead
fastly behold it, and delivered to them the
ecclesiastical, civil, and moral laws, by the
former of which they were to be governed
SO long as they continued to be distinct
church and nation. 1t will therefore be seen
that as far as the antiquity Of the institutions
of sect present any claim to consideration
the Jews have more than all Others. Wes-
!a h9z sa Gazq X 5aalx dpAff sHsp Rs6E
Moses and Abraham. Although this people
may no longer exist as nation with popu-
lation to be numbered, as they once were,
by millions, and dispersed as they now are
among all nations, yet the little handful here
among us are, as they everywhere are, still
trying as best they can, to adhere to the
" law Of Noses" as they understand them.
We feel a religious regard, We trust for these
people. ST Paul informs US that he had (al-
though in far higher sense) the same re-
gard, for which he gives the following rea-
sons: "Who are the Israelitcss to whom
pertaineth the adoption, and the glory, and
the covenants, and the giving OF the law,
and the service of God, and the promises !:
whose are the fathers, and Of whom as con-
corning the flesh of Christ cames We are
indebted to the Jews. Let us, then, pc
thankful while they are among US, conten-
ding with many difficulties to keep the law
Of commandments contained in ordinances
they can do it with none to lnolest or make
them afraid; and Jet us labor to show unto
them "more excellent way" in the model
life and character of Him who said | am
the way, the truth, and the life and who
also said |. The hour cometh and now i
when the true worshippers shall worship
The Father in spirit and in truth"
/ QUEEN vIcroR1A's CmLDREs.-The Queen Of Eng
and may not be great sovereign, but she undonDt-
edly deserves the higher praise Of being true wo-
man. Considering the force which is added TO her
example by her exalted position, it can haraiy DC
doubted that she confers greater beneht on hcF
subjects by the model she exhibits OF all the woman
v domestic virtues than would result fotn the great
capacity Of affairs Of state. The Toronto Globe has
aiken pains to collect from the English papers an ac-
,ount of the manner the Queen brings up her chill
lren. from which VIC make the following extract:
9 Il would seem that the whole household is up
,etimes, that the young people breakfast At eighf
ind dine at one, which houEs some people think DE-
ideslly vulgar. During IT, forenoon they keep to
heir books. Then the boys are drilled in military
exercises, while the girls, We suppose PRACTISE Calls
henics After this they have an hour OF music ana
lancing, BY this Tina dinner is ready, and when rs
OILS are surrnounted the children 50 to the riding
chocl, from which they proceed, the psincesses 70
lsawine and music and the princes to Carpenters
hop, where they hammer and saw and turn sll 'nes
.re tired, after which they occasionally spend some
in,e ID lanatory ftted up for their peculiar use-
rhe school is now ended, and while the girls go out
o play or ride, the boys 60 out to walk, play, ride
n shoot till tea time Then comes the preparations
cr the lessons tomorrow, and then to bed Such,
.ccording to the English papers, is the daily lie OF
he Queens children and when we add that, morn
ng aud evening, they trained in the truths 81 re
iron re believe we have before % the fact that the
Inst family in the Empire Is regulated IN = fashion
whici Il wcrs van for good many other families Y
hey would but anitate.r 9 a
SauATEs.--. Mister, where's rom house
lsked a curious traveller Of 4 half-horse. hali-
alligator squatter. House. eha dye think |
rm one Of them sort. straneerla / sleeps IN |