, 1874-04-20

tIons Tor missionary and nhilnnthropio ontor-
priaes-,givo publicity enough; as much rs is
The paaor closed his discourse with fitting
nllusion to tic worth mud bonuty OF the Christian
home, from which source would emanato the
power to deal most eireotually with all such
social questions.
THE MISSION OF rHE JEWISH PEo-
PIE.
Sermon by tho Rev. DIR. Koh1cr, of tho Sfnni
ConNrcEalfon.
Tho Rev. DR.. Kohlor, Rabbi OF the Sinai con-
grogation, preached tho following sermon in
English yesterday morning, taking rs his text:
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Getty Of Poace>, and unto him gather tho tribcs.-
Gerests, 40, 10.
Many brooks md riyulets spring forth from
tho mountain, but only ono river prodon-
inates over them, attracting all by its majestic
conrao, and forcing them to follow itB why and
to swou its waters. Moro tran 200 streams,
large md SMALL aro tributary to the great Amazon,
liking. Of wators." Must he not, when procood-
ing from tho CorditloraB possess virtues beftsing
the ruler Of SO vast an empire Of water? or a1l
the streams OF human life, issuing from Eden and
pouring their waters over the globe, tho courso
OF the Hebrew race is undoubtedly the largest
md tho most majestic In history. Moving along
from the banks OF tile Euphrates and encompass
sing for centuries tho fortilo Rhores Of the Jor-
dan aud The Mediterranean Sea, tho family Of
Abraham was scattered among tho people Of tho
East and the South, md again, after Reveral
hundred years. roat on Its paternnl soil, to tho
West and the North, to spread tho seeds OF q
spiritual blessing all over the earth, nnd to turn
tho wheels Of human history, now hero, then
there.
Through all ages and over al1 countries, ever
following the tides Of civilization, tho Jowish
people marched along US light unto the nations,
ever pointing to better future, in prospect OF
tho Aiesaanio ago that Ia to come. Amidst wars
md devastationB, amidst tho Bhipwrock Of statos.
md the downfall Of mighty empires it mover lost
Its way. II withetood the onslaught Of NIL nn-
tions which awaited 1t on It's thorny PATH 1t to-
day lifts It's head, bearing the crown OF une-
qunled martyrdom. Thankful that tho flood of
balred has ceased it percoiyea in the enlightcn-
vndos mankind, the golden rays Of tue now sun
Of truth and righteouenoss dawning on Garth,
tho forebodings Of it's Mossiah appearing not ID
tho garb OF a man, but us tho genius OF humanity,
Father Of all. Yes, the jewish nation is miracle,
no other can boast Of 80 great IN antiquity; still
tits young and vigorous enough to 10 entitled to
share, aud indeed no small one IN tho great
Ask tho Christian what the Jews did TOR MAN.
kind, ho will Say They have givon us a Savior,
hut that ia NIL" My Gontilo friend, thoy have
done good deal moro for you. Thcy hayo
given to mankind God US tho common Father,
aud the ten commandments as tho law Of hu-
manity. They have upheld the idoa Of q COM
mon brotherhood OF man, preserving tho tradi-
tions Of the first man as q testimony OF their
timo as their common aim aud inspiring ideal.
They have given the Bible as q guido to the
world, bearing witneRs Of . Divine Prov.
iaeace %anfeaea 3D. n ,.tot, tic hoa1ta natono Of
Tho reply to this is, "Ye have kopt these treas
ures Tor yourselves, locking them up from tho
world until Christianity disclosed and communi-
Gated them to tho heathonB." -Is.cx take m In
heart Of Abraham, our ancestor and prototype,
overflow with blessings for mankanu2 Do not
our prophets in glowing language depict the
time "hS1 all nations af stall gather to , Hon
tho light Of God, when the strangers will
be Joined unto Israel aud attached to tic house
OF jacob" when "Gods glory will bo pro-
clnimod nmong the nations in islos aiar on, ]"
whom " on tho whole earth God will be ono, and
Ills name ono." Look, how Jonah is sent by
God to proach the gospel Of mercy aud for
givoness to tho heatlena OF Ninovoh, how cor
dially Elisha admits Naeman to tho number Of
servants Of God, although ho remained In tho
Notyithstauding this, Prof. Mux Muller, OF
Oxford, In lecture OH Missions, delivered q few
months ago says Tho partlsGnlsry IL
> religion. Their religion was to them treasure,
privilege to distinguish them as tho chosen
people Of God from al the rest Of tho world.
Jew must be OF tho seed Of Abraham, and Whou
ia later timoa the jews had to admit strangers
to somo Of tho priviloges of thor thoocracy they
looked upon tLem, not as aouls that had boeu
gained, saved, born again into . new brother
hood, but as strangers, as proHelytos not 70 bt
trusted until the twenty fourth generation" o.
tho prospects OF the jewish people ho Baya:
Though ills not likely that hoy will over increase II
nuhes, yet such ID their physical vgos and their ~
their faith tu Jehovah, that We can hardly imagine
TINT their patriarca religion and their ancient Gus
toms viii aoon vanish from the faco OF tho Garth.
Very kind, Indeed, of the learned Profosfor tc
grant us d little time yet to breathe our lust
But Ao seems never to have studied, like his
colleague, leonan, tho sources OF Christianity
TO progresses. Roman, In hih book on tho ApoH.
ties (Chnp. 14), acknowledges tho .faci
that Judaism commenced couquering the hoa-
then world long bofore Christianity existed. Tho
Queen Helen Of Adiabono III PorHia with llor
royal sonB became devoted Jews, hlost OF The
women In tho great city Of Damascus opouy
protested their allegiance to tho jewish faitl.
In Rome, judaism counted Senators and many
prominent men and women among its secret aG-
horontH. Aqullas,- whose Greek TRANSLATION,
OF the Bible nude his nanno immortal, was
prosoyto Of noble Roman deAoont. Several
Rabbta aso With pride represented as proselytus,
or aB oHspring Of such. Abraham himself 1pas
called father of proselytos, regarded as ho was
zcalouB propagator Of truth, who by lls love
for strangers ever gained new souls tor tho
Kingdom OF God, ANa "mutle them to bo born Into
new life." Many exquisite parallels illustrate