The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1866-02-09
The Israclites.

MEssRs EDITORS: In your Tuesdays
issue, you remarked the forming of
congregation of the members of the
Israelitish faith, and with pleasure
do we see that the descendants of
Abraham, and members of the rem
nant of the house of Judah, show
their adherence to the faith of their
fathers; a faith-thc mother of
christianity-which first brought to
the world the idea of All indivisible
Divinity; of the evidence of one, only
one Jehovah; and,' as such, threw
light into the world of Paganism.
The members of this faith are to
be found all over the world Juda-
ism, for thousands of years, has
withstood all the vicissitudes and
strifes carried on to do destroy it and
its adherents. Prosecuted and abused,
from the time of the destruction of
the Temple until the beginning of the
present century, the Hebrews have
borne the burden and stigma of pre-
judice and fanaticism. Those who
escaped the auto dates of the Span
ish inquisition, fed to Holland, Eng
land, France and Germany, where,
soon after, they were prosecuted in
like manner. But, in spite of all,
few instances of proselytism are on
record. The Jew will stick to his
faith. To him the faith of his father
is holy; time-honored tradition
even to the infdel Jew; nm inheri-
tance to him from the Patriarch.
No nation of the earth can show
record like that of the Hebrew.
Sprung up from one family, as Il
nation this people have had their era
of. greatness-powerful under Kings
like David and Solomon; enlightened
by the teachings of Prophets and
Scribes; giving systems of philoso-
ply to the world; founders of Caba-
lah and Metaphysic; great in warfare
and in subjugation meek and humble;
but, though in exile, looking back to
the place where once stood the Tenn
pie of Jehovah, are. still, in spite of
persecution, adhering to their faith
Men of momentous note this peo-
pie has given to the world, even in
exile. Many names of note, read of
in the history of all ages, are the
names of renowned Jews. Spread
over all the globe, and adhering to
the God of their fathers, they live on
their national lifelong after ANA
less aud indians, Phmnicians and
Assyrians are gone, and only to be
read of long after Romans and Gre
clans, the conquerors of Judah, are
gone up and mixed among the other
nations not to be distinguished.
Alone, distinct and unique, the house
Of Israel stands as witness that
there exists a God above nature.
And to this God the Israelites of this
city have united to dedicate temple.
The congregation thus formed bears
the name ''Anshe Emanath Israel"
which means "the congregation of
the believers in Israels faith"
They have organized and elected
their officers. We hope that they
will progress in the good work they
have begun. Here, ili the land of
liberty, where opinion is free, the
Jew and Gentle, the believer and in
fidel, can worship according to their
own doctrine. Here no auto dafe
threatens the poor Jew or the unhap-
py heretic-no civil disqualification
on account of religious belief; and,
under the perfect freedom of reli-
gious opinion, the Christian, Jew and
Gentle progress to that moral COM
pletion and perfection their respect
i've doctrines are calculated to guide
them to. ALPHA.