, 1874-11-30

ou Sabbath day, aud tho scholals therefore
hcsitnt"d to npp'y rcmedios to, sostnro
him to l1ie, but, ,11sefEsn:ing IT, Gs. ,a1o 70
ti .nss e aa ha'q l. u ptoanaon q
Sabbath" Having stored wisdom from which
over source l,e could, not nh,inking from study.
Ing. 0reok philosophy which waa afterwards
tuf"od u' to " nabyonis ' to seatser % ths ,osda
LOAF Ming thete, but only few years had o1aphod
wlIcu ho usH rccalcd to tho metropolis OH nc
count Of Ills great acbolarsDtp to M the vacant
1lacro ho inauguralcd now ora, BY introduc-
ina now methods Of expouudlng tho lazy.
foreing the letter to scrvc tue spirit aud ths old
tladittons to answer ths nantn Of hts tno.
nado all efforts to prosorvs tho old
f1ss's ;1 asaa !" r hSs hs'sEs ''1aasss ssses
NTH now lifo. using logical arguments as
abolish tho law. whose principal tcacher y" VAS,
le roforMed It, making reason it's oxpouudcr and
the welfaro Of bis people Its only ecoro and aim.
Observing nevoras ordinances Of tho Hohaso ls".
tooth for tooth" to iavo beon 1feregardcd by
tho pharaees and replaced by baItcr practices,
Ao bought his logical arguments to benr upon
tho lav to tnaEo tile letter harsnontza with tho
spirit Of life. SUCH lawa, which wore wo!l
adaEted for en,all agricultural poorloo, but in-
1urious to tho comnierce nt people trading With
many nattonB he INTERPRETED to sl,tt Tho rcqn'o-
hood SSi' exerod X rte PsG iso od upon .he popuaee 10
abrogctcd, crtrv whore alternating tho bnrdon
4. d breaKtng tho tettors Of autbotltyeTorship.
Thus ho hid tho foundation OF tho wonderful CO..
iiico 0f TIM Talnutl, this great labvr'nth Of jow-
isl, learning IN which 80 many ngcu lost them
auyos. 1nisnnE tho 1aadlng- sitting 10 guide them
back to tho broad daylight Of reason. Nnt
though growing by the ndseralty Of t,msa INTO
tho world. rabbtnioal judaism originally prescnta
= now aud improved edition Of tho Mo-
aaio Law. scL1ing up higher stand,
a,d Of morals aid r.'otophy, ,,s' het eef.sa
so-calcd Nov Tostamont, which il motcly
tpsg tatson fl om tho plantation Of Ilillel. Ac-
cardlng to tho older booko Of tho Now Tcsta-
mont, 1t wns not JesNa wv one q THO rc'1eos
and for fo!low-1n7u Comprised ths whole law tho
hlzarono teacher merely aascntlug to IT. How
ever that may be. uilcl uas !ls originator Of
thas Hayng. mitch caSt'satea tho civilized woriti
A 1sotunn, thus goes tho btory, onco went to
5uanai expressing Tho ueaito to DO converted.
provided ho could la taught tho Jowiuh tol1gion
while standing on ous foot. hhamai, tho 1nabtcr
Of Tho orthodox uchoo much 'rlltateu BY tlo
IIo cano to 1iillcl ,,ttctiug tho samo TO-
qucpt, but ho received linn klldIy Bayins:
DO not unto anoshor, What thon woudss
not havs nnotAcr Dc unto thee. Thus is tLo es
lary.'' Et1uck by this nEBTer. The heathon
studied aud aftol wart}a embraced Judaism.
1bs story tells ot auoIhcr hcatEen vito urged
Shsnai to admit Inn ipto tho t3!d of judaism
h,gh prlcst. 6haInai folt provoked. 1!1l!cl,
| uowoyor, uil not loso hts salf.coatrol, and re-
piled: 'surtly thiy hiyl, o!ce necds pre- para
| ilvn cit down and study The heashen l!s,
MONTHS daily becoming i.io: n;oreBted IN thoso
| utur,ea wnIcn opened n ncw "ulla to INN.
Etally, rca,ing the biblical verso, =" NJ elra,ecr
approach th' rcrsssa Sss nsar e aoo,
fispa fnsl Fiji. Ii: ai:R :aRsvore lit includes ~ al tEoao
wo are ~. opraE H., :" Ason, s'sn D'a 9so
IL % lie oIlco Of tho Il sh-r -rricHti'" 'iou Ger.
sa!ply caunot become u.Gh-rrloaI In the 'luegal
benkr,' buI you nn5 astllc to tho priest4y diauen
CT Auliness, allu Of divine kuowlouSe. olrerud Dy
tI,au nll tlo jowcls oi tho iilyb.pr4cst." Tho
l,uril mas not shaken in his lait4 III tho master,
ilicl's ,nceGnoss was 10 rravtrbial thar oua Ter.
] sou mauo bet OF 4U0 detuatli that lie could
| rr,>oko QlJltl'a Hrath, tus lost it. though ILL
iruci1lg ulon Lin, ut the most inorpoltnus time
With the ellieat questions iu tue world, bcitlg
| oven mot with iina auaworn tcenaing Nl.h eobet
Niptivln aud instruction.
OF course, all these legends, with whlch a
grateful rosteli., aooihs she tEufe q po! ular
polsonuge, must not TO 1aken M literal truth,
uut o. GU all inpiglt into tile true chalacter of
tAa 1ual,. showing the imprint OF bis wards upon
Lis time. Two OF lis ksylnea cdarac!orizo 1nt,
~
Irupiotcr Of ptaca.. q flicnd ot I'll men, aud
draw tncm uear tu the laws.' Tar from laying
much stress OH ritual ouservancos, ho considered
the true mission Of all "ho aspra to tho nato
lis God aud with ha, tcilow-nan: but In nc
wa7 did ho bclcys IN tho power OF anY man to
ntuno for auothtrh ED, Ir Of acting w mediator
between him auu his God. THIS maxim VI
his ifo mud tho pearl Of his 1nural teaclu4
nas: "If / care not 1or myself, WHO "il
caro- for mo Caring ouly f.r myself, whas am
IT.? And II not 1T ptoscnt, Murn shall IL bs E
With tbs first OF these thlce schtcllces, 20 de-
clat ed tue conaccncc. both ica't nilu n'nu 10 pe
tho only judgo end lcasun in EaaulrG religlon<
Eyact!ces. With tho second he showed the tue
foundation Of toc:o;y Ia le losa ard tymrath,
for ut,ctu, without which man could not exist
With lie third. he routed to the l1o hero Oh
car4 IS tue only scope for tbs divine mission ol
| man, to work out lis salvation. aud to blo sle
hcayculJ E.ugdoul Ut truth aud luvo. Living vi
1llIc OF great political Excitement, Thpn many
yhionalics brooaed over tho unknown world be
yonu uopiug to lind rescue flon the diy:rcsslas
stato OF lllullfe around iAom he rou:incl brt ont
and che. r1ul, never losug his trust III 0ud al!t
hupc for Ito future. MAou shamai joined tlt
aaceGs n des'yas ts "Glla m Salv o. Ioser
h.vo been bola at all" uillcl pointed to Al All
wise Creator who, barring maae tue world, pro
p9unsed il t. 70 gSS sna ,apsea ed4 man +; e
ho said. !" Is a silt Of God, and wo ought to b
thankful for nil its blcseiugs and tho euioymcnt'
!; it ollels. must vol guard my bsdy. it beln|
! the Lcalor Of lie image of God. Does not th'
. Emperor desire tho images Of hin, 10 appear II
tho groatcat advantage Wby SHOULD nor al
tcnd ~cl 10 m, ps1su!l, it rcaectiuE tho glory o
tho Most Hisli" Taliug a bright vlo'
!; Of lilo mud man, 10 tauSht: I'D, DO no no
: sto6d in his j uco" Mother did H.
: loox sloom:ly upon tho divino ways Of retribu
!. tion. Witnessing tho many atrocities pcrue
trutcd by lierod, he ouco exclaimed, wAll
obHcrving u:ull Aoatine upon tho water, "rcr
4 haps thou hast bce' dsowncd, lccauso tho
}. dicpt d1own another, hut surely ha VIII
8 caused thy dcata sill tind his too"
2 By mere justice, l!owoyer, Ais soul found 2
e', lis scaics Of Justice, tho @orlu ever hsnEs
! tust,cnsc, te good aud tho OWL of ulanbin
J equaling each other. but Goas nero
Q g.asEs the ono scale, outbalaucng juet!c
Q IL eare mankind. OF his Deuoy0!cnct
) ono lcmarkabls na!t is recorded. Notlt
: ing 4 nun Of nobo rarentago reduce
% in cllcuntstauccB and unable to 1.-Two in foynt
s @tyio, he causcl lin TO 10 pro, ided w1lh ae