The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-09-20
{ A schism a among the Jews.


II appears there is an extensive split in
the ! ancient Hebrew Synagogue, which,
-tboughiit has attracted but little attention
among christians, is a matter of deep inter-
est to the Hebrews. The spirit of the age
has innoy.ited upon the doctrines of the
oldest form worship of the true God. The
New York ESPe,s gives the following ac-
of the reform movement:
This reform system originated immediate
ly after the close OF the first French revolu-
ton, when the Jews, who up to that time
had been CALLED and kept under the yoke in
France, were admitted to an equality with
other citizens. The natural consequence
was, that many of them became officers in
the army and navy, surveyors and army
contractors, and were soon thoroughly i'm
bued with French notions and French ideas
of religion, which at that time were very
loose. !, Some time afterwards, when Jerome,
brother of Napolean Bonaparte, became
King Of Westphalia, he had in his army one
jacobson, an opuient banker, talented
man, and one who had thoroughly believed
in French ideas of religion. This Jacobson
started the first Jewish temple on the Re
form sstern, at' esisscl, Germany in 1905.
At the same time he also established a school
for the purpose of giving liberal education
to Jewish children, in Secsen-an establish
ment which is yet in existence. In 1913
all the creation of jacobson, with the ex-
ception Of the school, were dissolved. Ja-
cobson then went to Berlin and attempted
. to establish a1tenple there, but the orthodox
Jews were firmly opposed to this, and the
then King of Prussia sided with them, say
ing--ssYou must either be a Jew or a Chris
tian, will have no opposition" in conse-
qucnce of which opinion the temple was
shut. And il was not till the year 1918
that the first Reform temple took root, which
was IN Hamburg, where it still exists
Shortly afterwards, temples were established
in Frankfort, Cassel, Breslau, and several OF
the German, cities. a, The whole number OF
X form temples in Germany now is about
twelve, while the orthodox congregations
number about one hundred.
The reform movement was first originated
inlEngland about the year 1889, by means
ot IA publication issued-by the London So
. cicty for the conversion of Jews, which
caused great excitement at the time
Among the Jews in that place.-a family
named MOgata, desired to bring about GER
| tain reforms in the observance of several OF
/ the ceremonies, but their proposals met a
stern resistance. Shortly afterwards they
\ separated from the main body, and in lS4l
/ started the first reform temple in England
! Some three years ago. DIR. Schiller, Minister
of the orthodox congregations in Manches-
ter, becoming dissatisfied with his flock
started another reform temple-the second
one in the whole United Kingdom, wher,
there are cighty-one orthodox synagogues
The first knowledge of the reform system in
-thc United States was in the year 1910 al
Charleston, where, by some means un-
known, the reiorrners obtained possession
of the property and funds OF the orthodox
congregations. In. that city there are two
synagogues and one temple. The reformer;
were next stated in baltimore, wherC
there arc two temples and two orthodox
Synagognes.
two synagogues; i'm Albany, one temple
and oneo synagogue nENew York, Ons
temple and twenty-one synagogues. In the
United States there are altogether some
twelve temples, each with one minister
Thee is but one reform school for tn,
teaching of the system, which is in Albany
An effort was made few months ago {,
start a school and college in Cincinnati, bu
the plan by some means or other brok'
down. The number of; orthodox syna
gogues in the United States is ninety. II
connection with this brief history it will b
seen that where the Germans are in tn
ascendant, the, Reform system hourishe
most vigorously. Whether this is becaus
the Teutonic Jews arc more enlightened cl
the subject of religion than their brethren
has not yet been determined. One of tn
principal fallacics of the reform school
that in all countries where the Jews are free
the reform system must prevail! The ortho
dox Jews meet this by citing the fact tina
in Holland, where from time to time imme
mortal the Jews have been equality wit
the other citizens, no reform temple nov
exists or ever did exist and that in Eng
land and the United States their number
|, very small when compared with the origins
, Jews. .''