Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-09-20

70 JuualSm.
He said that be would, first CT ali
prove this from the nature Of Judaism
ITSELF, and then verify the same by the
testimony Of the Jewish teachers and
authorities, from the time of the FRlmud
down to the present day.
The secret Things belong unto the
Z Lord our God" Judaism teaches no
mysteries. Is does not require man to
believe IN doctrines contrary 70 con-
victions. ItdOas not wish 70 10 violence
q our reason by subjecting it Oiindly and
implicitly 10 Ia!th. Go through the
I Hebray Scriptures, from Genesis TO
Malachi, aGd you viii 10. nna anywhere
a law eui0ininl or enforcing belize. me
fact is, the Hebrew language, a. preserved
IN Holy Writ, has mol even q word eE-
pressing the idea commonly conveyed by
The yorl " FAITH" or Beiigf,n as u5ed
q the Christian creed. HenC', We no.
where lind tao phrSsS q tuuu shalt De-
EeUs in God" But we do hlu lac IN
junction "UnOu snait EHOIO the LORD"
&C. The L5ras.ite is required % uss ms
reason, thag ne may know and compTe.
bend what is night and true. lie Is not
bound 70 receive 8 creed on trust. hlIouB-
edde, not faith, is demanded Of the LrIe
Isl aelits. If there be any mysteries IL
this world, which the mind OF man can
not comprehend, they are not taught 10
IsraePs creed. 4" The secret Things be-
long unto the L0Td.n They do nCI cQn-
Germ US. We may dispense with them.
What concerns US is plainly revealed
unto usf il L.: ITO do all tllo words Of
this law That belongs 10 US and TO our
children forever. Hence, Judaism teach
Is no dogm2s on the belief o. which cur
salvation depends. You viii search il
vain IN cur 3 Ole lOr any such passage "a
q. he UnaG DeiieveJn shall be saved, ana
he that belisveth not shall bs con-
demnsd." According 70 Our religion, q
mans conduit here on earth viii tie.
termiue the ChsrscteE II his future
destiny. l. teaches that eternal aappl-
ness viii be ihe reward u al Wh0 10
what is right and just TO the best OF their
knowledge, without regard to the par
licular creed which they confess. JduE-
Ism, in this respect, lH truly Liberal and
rational.
The speaker taCn referred to the teach
iugs OF The Jewish tethEEs, As well IS 10
later authorities, by whom this Ghsrai
spirit OF Judaism is fully s-ubstanLiateu.
He tegsn with the Oidest-tne author
tiles of the TalBtad. The ancient Tai
mudisps, with ali their faults and short
cUmings, with eli their Absurdities and pc
cullariueG, nevsr harbored thai selfish
uarroS-miuGed spirit which excludes the
pious aDd upright rOIh Jhe realms OF
happiness, fOr Ut other faUiy than tHst Of
uot h=iieyiDg II the principles OF Juda-
ism. The following passages may serve
IS specimeus Of tIeIT uberailty ia this re-
spect:
God is merciiul to those who are not
decidedly good o. had. Thereaily wicked
slone-boIn Jewish and h~eathen-Wh0
d~esecrsted the holy law bg lewdness and
other crimes, are punished 10 lsh sHeIFe
months, after which their souls axe ami
Inflated. On the day of Judgment, when
the dead shall rise, all others, ike the pi-
Gus, viii inherit life eternRi.'-(R0Sh
bashan, H.
Again God will not withhold his
reward from any Of his creatures III BAL
Kama, 3S.)@
n. Meir says: 9TH Geutle who studies Jns
Jag IS equal 70 Jae Jewish BighpIissL"-tA00a.
Zar. 81
Again Rabbi Josus, baslng his view
on pp. g, IS, maintained that only the
wicked among the Gentilss will De con-
demued to perditiOn, but that The
righteous among them Will participate
in the bliss Of the future world."-lSIH
beGT. 80 and 1861.
Similar sentiments were expressed By
the learned RASbis in the middle ages.
de quoted one from every century, De-
ginning with the eleventh century.
The celebrated author Of the phiiosOph-
ieRl worn, RusdTi, r. Jebuda Haieyid,
ssys: " We ceBy no mans right 70 be
awarded for his virtuous deeds, ns nat
ter to what nation be may belong,
Thers Is but this distinction, namely
that those WhO in this life walked most
closely with GOO, will enjoy 3 more per
feet bliss ia the future. '-hu9ari, l. Z
iii.
4. Lipman, Of the fourteenth century,
sEyst that the word OF the Psalmist, LET
ali fieeb bless His holy name" Up. l45
dn.) imply the doctrine that all the
Nous. even Though they sre not ,tsFael-
ties, will enjoy the bliss Of uturitg,
Such, too, wss the opinion Of orthodox
Rsbbis and CHbb3Iists Of the 18th and
lBth centuries. One Of these, Solomon
UDhusen, expressly declares thstthe up
ught OF all nations, particularly the picus
. Christians, are not condemned, bus Ob-
I tain eternal life.
Pie celebrated Matmonides 18Th cen.
tuFyl aRiptains that immortal haDpi-
ness Is acquired by knQWiedge aud rso
reiity, aud that consequently all the
/ tighLsous Of whatever creed, are re-.
~sae6 with 2 happy life.
VI 20. 10 tbs following century 9th
So, fO89 champion Of Israel, Mends-
he illusL HhQ takes il for granted
,ebeu Israe, II the IsrssHtss will be
mat Only 2 part 80, expressly states
-aised from the a. Aefs IN God and
ali others who be-. It OF the jew
cad spiOus life, though n Il 70 ever
Ish percussion, will be rails,
bliss. ~%B-
About the beginning Of the last =
sury a learned Rabbi, IN response 70 u,
question Of 8 princess, whether he
that Christians could 20 to
Heaven, remarked "God would be cruel
If it should doom to perdition
hose whom He had never commanded
10 observe the Jewish laws"
Aud so, towards the close Of the last
century, the pioes philosopher, the re-
nowned Moses Mendelssohn, in his work
Cd liberation, declared that according
TO the principles Of Judaism, all the IN
b0bidnfs Of the earth are destined to be
Jerusalem, 2. HOO
In regard to the views OF all enlight-
ened ~Israelites Of the present century, it
Is supeffuous to say that they entertain
none but the most liberal sentiments on
this subject, making salvation indepen-
dent of fanny and every creed.
Thus the testimony of the Rabbis, da-
ting IS far back as the origin Of CbEisti-
aniJy, -coTrODorates that principle Of orr
tRst salvation does not depend
on the belief Of any particular dogma,
and hence tee Jew may well be liberal,
In the broadcast asnse OF the word, ia mia