The New York herald., 1871-02-23
TIE APOSTLE
Paul and His Brethren-The Great Apossls from
Another Standpoint -Necromancy Exor-
cism aud Miraclel--Lecure by
Rabbi Wise, OF Cincinnati

The second lecture in the course was delivered bv
Rabbi Wise at Stenway Hall last evening beiore a
very large audience. Before entering the sub
jecr OF the evening DR.. Wise made2 some touching
and patriotic remarks upon the Father OF America
George Washington. On Introducing the subject or
the evening he said:-The greatest or all miracles IL
mans belief in miracles; ana again maintain tao
greatest Of all miracles WIN be when no
longer believe iii miracles. Among the ancient He
Drews miracles were as common poor doctors;
and you know how miserable they sometimes are;
but TO their credit be it said they used patent
medicines what they did was done by
THE FORCE or MIND
alone. and was wen done. They thoroughly under
stood the uansatmospheric regions; saints aud an
gels were familiar beings to them; they read and
studied much; baptized themselves twice In eacn
day, and stoutly maintained that every one
priest and high priest all IN himself. Their garb
was like the Leyites. such were the apostles A
contempave life was their highest virtue--they
suspended their own faculties to gain know ledge
from ON nigh. Jesus frequently argued against
their practices. and especially against the minor
baptism, the washing OF the hands
The apostles were. no doubt number OF
YOUNG. HUMBLE rRADEsMEN or GALILsE,
who were enabled TO snatch some time from their
ordinary vocalions to mix IN the engrossing poliii
cal agitations OF thel. time. Tbay must nave been
young as their master was only thiitJ-three years
old Wnen ne dled, ana YET
NOT ONE or ruFM uAp THE COURAGE
TO be present at ms crucinNion Tee barbarous act
no doubt struck conservation to thelr hearts; stl
IL ls remarkable tnnJ those who expected the most
prominent positions under the Messiah soonest for
got him; but those Tho benefited by his teachings
remember MN longest. Among the ancient he
brews tne teacher was the great controller OF opin-
ion he was looked up 10 by every class his superior
knowledge was estimated TO the fullest degree.
JESUS WAS A TEAoHEf,
Great Ruler ana lie inspired them with the LIQUID
fp n lead
tany theatnought OF the disciples The thoughts lie
has left IN us are from and by Him. This was the
hrst shadowing of the doctrine OF the resurrection.
Peter said he was dead N the flesh ana Qulckened
III the spirit. The ancient writers, who knew only
the primitive Christians had no knowledge OF tie
doctrine contained III
THE DoDMA or THE REsUKRECTIoS.
Had IL existed there could not he to-day such u
thing as SIX different accounts OF 1t III the Acts and
III 81. Pauls writings
,, When the disciples were all unlte1 in one
in w4icR the tn spirit Of Christ lived Ynls
Came down from Ganee 10 Jerusalem and formed
society there were eleven OF them, and they elected
The twelfth man, witch made tne Twelve apostles;
piet5. Ike the Essenes they devoted plUcl time
TO the cultivation OF the Intellect IN one thing only
aud his eleven colleagues advanced ~.a t,sS,
r, n.,aI, IsG 9?Hz7E s aDs slosE oIn or FAITH A E
and we, he told them, W be all princes on the re-
construction OF the kin2dol;. This was something
thing the multitude could grasp. There was besides
another party III israel VINO believed David himself
would come back ana be the Messiah Bur Peter
did not speak 20 lawyers, his Master did, but 10
unsophlstcated untutored men and women. II the
multitude mad asked ''Wiereis the Messiah 2, Peter
spirit; am the heau of the body.H The Phafisee
doctors were
EXPERTS IN rHE SECRET Arts,
when the nncultyated peoplaswoud ask ''What is
Inc cause OF all thsY WY was Jesus crucidede The
righteous must suffer to save the evil docr'' This
was the ieglnn,ng OF the primitive Church OF Chris
uanity. Lise John the Baptist they preached
repentance, Dul the excning questions or that age
were more OF q political ttan religious nature
All those men, whatever modern critics may think
OF them, were essentially religious men, anu c0nse
quenty
The,c religion was according TO the spirit OF the
age at that time. God always hand with .
miracle; but. unfortunately. such Is not the case
to-day. In the Acts rs r sad tnat all the converts
to the new religion were foreigners. But the Acts
not admitted INTO the Tes,amens until the
year 407 after the CHRISTIAN era. Peter and the
Apostles were devoteuiy attached TO their Master
Tney were not like the monks or the Middle Ages
who
PRAYED DEvoUTLY AND BELIEVED BLrNDLY
The Apostles had recourse to the practice OF med
cine; like the Essences, they used necronaancy and
exorcism and performed miracles. They cast out
devils when person was afflicted by the evil spirit
they surrounded him with great piles Of herbs TO
which they SET fire, ana II the demon didn't Gy
cording Go Josepnus some cast out devils IN the
name of King solomon; the Apostles did the same
III ire name Ol JESUS SIckeulllG as the stores
this kind they recorded III the
Talmud facts There Is a story Of a learned Rabbi
who cast out serpent In The very manner OF Paul.
There plenty OF people VINO believed those
things. anu am sorry to say there plenty VINO
believe them now. The Apostles
RESoRiED TO THESE TRISas
but wheSher they believed them nO5 we cannot
say. The most dsgracefnl thing aoout this BUSINESS
was, the Apostles pretended they received this
power from their Master Tie consequence was
the character OF Jesus lost among sensible men
and thinkers Again, the Rabbi of the next genera
tion believed the Apostles and wrote accordingly
In this manner the Apostles spread the name Of
Jesus. They had no new theology or ethics 10 Offer
to the people ana consequently they
DESCENDED TO THESE ALLCnEMENTS-
Tne lecturer then went on up 70 the tlnie OF Paui,
whom he described the regenerator OF the vast
multitude Of his cOuntrymen and STRANGERS. In
kabbInlcal literature several SUGGESTIONS or the
Apostles are mentioned. But paul OF Tursus was
the man who came with new religion, with great
mind and noble genus. He the who dis
sipated corruption aud error; he furnished the
material Tor new nature. In paIi the spirits OF
john and Jesus rcSurrected.