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tn tonant but tho municipality think II marc
prudent TO obtain judicial sanction before taking
tlls decisive step.
LITERATURE.
Tho Jewish Religion.

TflE nEfIGI0N OF iBNAEft 10 TUE FAr1. OF
3csaar ~ t,aaionx y IN S a. NoaEEs f IT.
Trannatcd from to Du;ch by ALr,tsD 1ir4ri M4Y.
w. w. I. svo., pp' 4l2' london; Williams 4 Nor
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+onans 49, s.t,,1a s',ata1 ~ n's aa 80; "ooa .i'
o,a.,"s, ,",." ~ ',s.i,sn .,.s e,s,.ss -. Nv
aooroa rann,,. -, ~, N ra,sa ~. y.
n~,r,, ~ ,.i, 49,. ~ ~. ..',',.. +.
~, ~ H., .1, o "oas Wa uuS W. n8'uo a'a. mon -
49,. at's s.' 'o' wv noInn a'''l .uo po'o "
n,sot ,,,mao,t ~ H. r,oi,;n w f.,.,, ,,.. ~,
n~t,a1 or,,,a,s.., ,n,,t",. ~ o"s y.
has ., W.. ,oar eaaaa,pa "a
way way "' o' oo1i oo''o1''i'" 'osto' ".'u tcJeota
nothing tnat is gooa' wherever OF under what
merly Hwayod both Israolftos and Christians.
lint f}oo ,nan,foatod U,mao,f uololv tn tho Iowa
NJ MI tin som,1ios at .na aart,, y annn,a @ Isn ~,
tho o1porionco and knowledge Of our <1ay. As
mon havo abandoned tho narrow and fnlso iioa
TINT tho earth wa t[io centre Of t),o t,piyoreo 40
t1oy muet rosen tho childish fancy lint Taracl
a.. ,rn. tae - ,s,, 49, .a .au; .a' ~,
vation turned. Wo mny SILL ohorisli tho coavlc-
ton that tho IsraoltiBh or tho Cristtan religion
will one day DO tho religion Of manlsint, but NO
ro,,at Yonnj ttat fa,t1 m to anror,or nr,tv on,t
simplicity OF thla aya ten OF belaef' aud upon It's
capacity at any tnao to assnn,e nov forms 10 Buit
tho poole OF lts professors. }Yo must no
longer undorrato tho value of other ro'inious
AMI va ;,st oosnovioaao % .tot - N % tha ho,;nnnt, %
ity, waa faulty, imperfect, aud ono-sidot, ~ aso
ali other old religions, which, In oontrn1tstino-
tim va deaionato aa uoathcn, rho t1r, Tint
islaefa seiiglon haa en escep''onee ofls'a
based simply aud solely upon the teas!nsony OF
tho books OF tho Old Testament ny examining
llego critically and onest]y 17o obtaiu irrofrarn-
bio ovldoneo That 1t had purely natural develop
Mont, ei.uuaI'y peeomne put'uoo @po e'e'aseo
as its believers became eti1ghtened
The scanty literature Of Israel IL The source
from which our k1,owiedgo Of ~ 1Eeels =; religion
I Addition e tho ola Testament, tIe ApoeSyl'hs,
Tue Je"1sh'A!o19hdfana m Wfttlmfe, tlaVlus
J95ophus: and tho !almnd. Tho time as
Wnlea 5no canon q tne ola Iestamoht
ssoIang TO- some IT. took place at the close q tho
hlth eefsuxy eeioEo ChfiAt aeoorta1lB TO otnor8
not untn tno nrat ceatary after Chr!nt. Wheh-
ever s occml5eo, tho laet 9SlSts shat these bnota
Welo se1sctea anu aeeor1en ny tne oe"s as tnolr
sacred notap.uto ana as s'ch they ase 70 he w
amined aa Witnesses to thor religious history.
tor neaTiy 2 oantufy IN INQUIRY INTO tAe "fitinSs
VI my oau aoataiaoh* naa eean rseaesatea Wasn
e4ot-lnGteasius cate, 4mPorlant fesults haFo
boon determined " tlls invoat'gat1oh; Eor OK
'LtL-
nos VT WIltesh 1y solonont p''s q pe1oa loaw
lf6 the bapfionlsu eAuo tnas TUG 4ast t"ehty-
seven chapters q y tao book Of Isaiah are not tho
paouuG.Jn a'n% t., q that .npnee ous o. ono Wao
y. f.. ~ ~ I'M. naos. ..;1 Mot a. q the
rsalms aro Wrongly aacnped TO Dayld
auu tnk .no nistoly - na!ei "ae " 70
mtltlDE su4Illy atser tne oeginnns ~ LIP nlacca
ainlar al1 discoveries WIN ToEara to tho origin and
sne cnapno!osy o. sno GuoAa ot 'no moplew
SCRIPTURE nlo VASE nHslstaneo 10 No" nnd
f'ghs toaunR o. tno Mgsoey OF !eloa..
boons ~ ts s IA n o' royaao tn
lacs tna. i, lar t9e greater hummer o. thoso a.
counts OF 1sIaers oaroof "efo lloG Wiis1on oat ny
e9nIenlPotarles! u. py pu1sons LIVING !ot.e alsar
ING osents "ulcn tney aeseTloo. lt IL molo
Pfonanle I'M snaf aonle o. tao narrat.fes OF .a the
As9ae!!ees u tno miiuofness. Wetn written IN .ne
miaale Or tno eighth century y. q; others arc
t es!atensY ~, oio @ aacont; ~ eaGuot ~ piosua
aaa anaE ong Oh snen vas wftecn Pr!or 70 t!o yoar
Posoa " no noat anlnof1'es 70 navo takan aco
aoout tho year ls2o T. O.. there IS an Interval OF
Lso eentuf'os ootween tao oV9nt M ann ei.o WllLten
parlatlYe,I,t'ao 9nougn l9l III sols o. ollors 70
navo ofePt an ana 'Ilsen @ 'o so value o. inc &C.
oon. DISCOVERIES M a no u .ene t 1n11w KY new com
Rae1lon uEoh lae ooohs q tno o!n dSssanens. u,
u thor hgAt iho eafiy hlsfosy 9! 1ssaol must DO
tsesss: tss Ana eaAaoE ID eoa,eMsa 70 @oanowlenFo
nas ~ scssn uppn m ~ M Sadumy ny a.a ,osGnuary
lonoatIon 8s tnes o1 I'LL o'nof t'Aslons VI 1omoso
aniaitx 81 Kxsuon ,onsrta from tia pun1 chrooo1occ-
p .rea.'nons @ o. sns nsanfy o. Nno tssaolit!sa
o9q @ nRo aoF " 20 sd p paa
.aa pun 10 pes1ne VIZ sutle o. tuo rotlH-
~; .o 1 uaeAs & osA - - "'Gl ~ @ 1onunatun
ioi altof-wofk H.. caa 20 ia'a npon aathenio
r1 H. .no IT, & na pu3
rp 10 o cs 'ne
Of tao o5auMstancSa OF tao9r poticai anH folig
tGus A conal.loh IN LIE age. anu 10 ia eon,pasa-
nYo.y oasy , 70 enFry aaqutsl4s pack thTouen tno
previous olnaly-n6ntea censutos. ns iaf as tho
tatlliteas ttaco can 10 pIontap!y 1oloMao: 1t
eato a
I'VE can theh Do cafriod forward IN regular
soeo p Koeen skaoos n e s o
TER Of bis work. tho religious condition Of Israel
the IL me iS v
plaln tno previous tortunes q !szao IN 1Ao tnrd,
nh4 ao hos oats to stto a n OF p sGpets III tne
elghsn cen1utY, anu tnof 3npois ~ loi'not aIsa
!ator tmes; ~ tho 1onftl'. nc 0atofmlnea tha
sorso whlon isfaels 1 ooseopmeat nse