The New York herald., 1873-12-21
EX-RABBI SCHLAMOVITZ
Evangelization Of the Jews-Catholic Mission u
the Children Of Irael-A Converted Rabbi
tho Apostle of the Hebrews-Inter-
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The clergy OF the Roman Catholic Church In this
city are SO few and their nocks SO numerous that
they have not, as yet, been able to attend to the
missionary duties which exclusively concern the
conversion OF the Jews. There have, from time to
time, been accessions to the Catholic Church rom
the ranks OF Judaism, but they have not been the
results OF any concerted effort on the part OF
priests to Christianize the Jews OF New York. ~
movement is on foot at the present moment to
introduce Catholicity to the Hebrews as the divine
funlment OF the types and figures OF the old law.
The guiding spirit and originator of this movement
Is Emmanuel Moses Schlamovitz, converted rabbi,
who arrived in this country about three weeks
ago, and is, at present. the guest OF the Pauliss
Fathers In west Fifty-ninth street. On saturday
evening a HERALD reporter interviewed the dis
tinguished ex-rabbi, who is now known as Proiess
sor Schamovitz, when the following conversation
took place:--
REPoRTER-Having heard that you are about to
inaugurate movement for the conversion OF the
Jews OF this city and neighborhood to tho Catholic
faith, have called in the interest OF the readera
of the HERALD, to learn all about the proposed
mission and something OF your own history and
conversion to Catholicity.
THE RABBI'S HISTORY.
Professor ScifLAMovIrz-It will give great
pleasure to answer your questions. shall answer
your last question first, and when you have heard
the story of my conversion you will be the better
able to Judge OF how my heart yearns to commune
cate the truth to my misguided brothers of the
house OF Israel. born in 1910, at Riga, In the
Province OF Livona, Russia From my earliest
years was carefully instructed In the rellgion
OF my fathers, and from youth to manhood all my
time and all my talents were consecrated to the
study Of the sacred Scripture, the Talmud
rabbinical literature until was raised to the
dignity Of rabbi. AS rabbi my attention was
especially given to the prophecies and the promises
made by God to HIS chosen people. After much
study and meditation and prayer became coni
vinced that the prophecies had been fulfilled that
the Messiah had come and that Jesus was truly
the Christ.
BAPTISM IN THE PROTESTANT CHURCH.
Four years ago was baptized in the Protestant
Church and became missionary in London undeE
the supervision of the Rev. H. A. Stern. most
Jealous officer of "The London Society for Promoti
ing Christianity among the Jews" AS mission
ary OF the London society ! visited my orethern ~
their homes, delivered lectures and held pubhd
discussions on the fulflment OF the promises made
by the prophets. l found the London Jews rather
unwilling to be convinced that He whom their f0re-
fathers had crucided, was indeed the Christ, "the
expected OF the eternal hills" but eager to en-
brace Christianity as soon as they We're satisfied
that the Messiah had really come. While Prot
estant missionary my soul was sad and II, at ease
jeaouses that narrassed the Church OF England
Doubts OF the divinity OF my new religion became
ne asd eay M a m
soul hungered alter IN the bosom OF the holY
Roman Catholic Church. was
January g. 1878, by the Rev. Canon Murphy IN
Marlborough street church, Dublin, and was last,
OF Paris The Papa Nuncio to France, Monsegneur'
Chigi, and the Archbishop Of Paris have in the
and establish Catholic mission to my people,.
who are, have heard. numerous anI
and mmunsy oS
which the Jews enjoy IN this country render their
pean countries where they have been malignedr
prosecuted and degraded have great hopes thae
h c n1e am n% for the
type to the typided their reverence for the shadow
to the substance.
REPoRTER-May ask you, sir. what line Of argu-
ment you propose to adopt in your public lee
lures and discussonss
PLAN OF PROSPECTIVE WORK.
prove from the Tanach (the Old Testament, that
since past, and then | shall prove from the
prophets that Jesus was the Messiah promised by
will put enmites between thee and the woman and,
thy seed and her seed he shall crush tiny head"
Son OF David from the prophecies, and the Trinity
from those texts OF the Tanach in which God Is
spoken OF as a Triune being
REPoRTER-But will these arguments convince
the JewsS
Professor ScHI AMovITz-I hope So shall speak
to them in the Hebrew, the German, the Russian
and the English tongues and 1t viii indeed be-
strange II all prove 50 blind tnat none should see
ready come and redeemed HI His people pap are 70 my
Genesis, chapter 40, read that when the
patriarch, Jacob. was on his death bed he called
his II sons, and having blessed them. he told
when he came to his fourth son. Judah he said =
"rhe scentre shall not pass away from judah, nor
him shall be gathered the nationsD But the king
dom and the sceptre passed away rom the tribe OF
Judah when King Herod died. and therefore the
Christ had before the death OF Herod, the last
ruler OF the tribe OF judah.
captivity the Angel Gabriel told him the exact
time when the Lord would appear and redeem His
people. seventy weeks (of years. are shortened
TKANsGREssIoN MAY DE FINISHED
and vision and prophecy may be fulfilled M and the
angel says, after 81 weeks Christ shall be
tives in Babylon through the prophets Agga ana
Malachi. Consoling them for the inferiorlty OF
the Temple OF Zorobabe to that OF solomon, He
says:-.'Yet one little while and will move all ma
tons and the desired OF all nations shall come"
were complaining OF divine Providence, God said
TO them, "Behold, send my angel, and the angel,
% he @ rom i is ev 70
dent that the temple OF Zorobabel was to surpass
in glory that OF solomon, because the desired or
all nationsu would come to it.
There can be no doubt that the Messiah has come,
and it is equally certain that Jesus, the son Of
Mary, is the '.Anonted,r - the .'desred OF natOnsn
In Him found all the characteristics which the
prophets foretod were to distinguish the Christ.
For Jesus OF the tribe OF judah and Of the family
OF David. He was born OF a virgin mother as Isaias
predicted isaiah. VII, Ia, and in the city OF Beth
lehem, which Micah said would be the birthplace
OF the Redeemer micah, ", ~ He led a life OF
poverty and humility such as Zachariah foretold
just JUS such miracle % WORKER as Isaiah said said He would
be isaiah, xxxv., 6, &c He was put TO death as
Daniel said He would Daniel Ky, and In the very
manner predicted by Isaiah chapter hif ana
spoken Of in the Psalms psalms, xxD. His resur-
rection and glory faithfully described In the
Psalms, 16 ana lOp There are various other argu-
ments from the Hebrew Scriptures, but lear to
tire you with them.
REPoRTER'S KESIGNATIoN.
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