The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-06-28
sison OF his congregation, he could mot positively
refuse 10 remain, and
HIS FAREWELL DISCOURSE

refuse 10 remain and
HIS FAREWELL DISCOURSE
was, therefore, postponed. His text was taken
nom Numbers XIII, ). winch tells about Balak tae
King OF Moab. sending Tor BALKAN 10 curse the
people who had Just come out OF Egypt. From MS
earliest appearance. the Doctor remarked lsraei
seems 10 have caused great deal OF uheasihess
10 other people. The peculiar doctrines OF israsi
concer ming God and man, the peculiar aims
ana aspirations OF the Jews, maze DUETS T'nas
dread them. Hence we hnd tue hins
d Moab trying TO get a piopnet 10 use
his Tongue or his pen 10 curse Israel: ana
other NATIONS IN subsequent times nave out re-
echoed the wortls OF Balak and Balaam. The PEG.
ME nan lnIt tyypt only q short time before. lney
were slaves Itie WINE ago. but here - Tue Iuier
ri ne ~ lie largest Aingdoms OF that time
o,,a,n Z, israel Mat viii he dor lie sends mes
sengers 10 Bataam ana SAYS, Behold, there y peo-
pie come out OF Egypt rms was enough 10
brighten not only baak, out aiso az tue ia lohs %
me earth IN those days. Egypt, the greatest NH
itarl ration OF The world; Egypt, the foremost IN
civilization and arr and lettetsi Egypt, whose
monarch was SHOWN TO be the greatest tyrant
men hvlng why should not he be AFRAID oi a peo-
ple that mad come forth out Of Egypt-that Egypt
whlca was Compelled to let those slaves go Tree,
ami even 70 hurry them ont 81 the landt Egypt
that was humbied and almost DESTROYED before
those sayes-was not tudt enough 10 lriPh'en
baak and his people Hence balaA puts stress
not only on Egypt, bul on Tie people also BqL VINO
descent from tie gods or the demlgods OF the an
clients; they are the
DEFENDANTS oR POOR AND HUMBLE SHEPHERDS,
themselves and their ancestors strangers anu
slaves. But tAey have no sooner lett Egypt man
the lear OF them alls upon all nations Ihey hastea
TO sinai and there enact laws, not lke .iose lnae
they had vea under IN Egypt but laws that were
contrary 10 al the laws tnen kG0wn among men:
they had the audaclty, the lace OF the gous'
many ana ioras' macy Of Egypt and canaan 70
proclaim that there l. tut one God, and that he Is
living ANA true GOD: 10 cali poiytheasts ihoators
This peopie haa the uoldne-s also 10 declare that
their priests are not military ieaGers o. heroes,
but simple teachers OF Their laws. Iney don't
build tenn e. large and strong to asst FOR ever,
such as they had seen ana heipeu TO build IN
Egypt but they erect small tabernacle. not Tor
God, who dwelletn NOT IN temples made with
hands, but Tor the people. What a difference there
is IN all these things between this people and
Egypt IRON whence they lad come out, and all
other nations aoodt lheml ineif teachers are the
highest arstocrats aad their priests must walk
before them and be examples TO tue mock. Ana
this people went forth out OF 10y pt. Iney had a
leader. called Moses, whose CHEZ recommendation
was that ne was the meekest OF men, wnlie
tile leaders OF kgypa and Moab were men VINO TOOK
denQht Ia displaying al their great acts be ore the
people. The Bible term "arlid' IN THIS narrative
is much more expressive tnan We tnink. IL means
mental, an internal dread. which Balak felt. and
not mere temporary snudder oil lear. 1T Is no
PART or THE JEWISH CHARACTER
to palm Oh ms doctrines or his religion on others,
or 10 be missionaries. Baak knew this. but their
very presence was d cause u lear 10 ann. Inc
TaIud SAYS that rom the very moment that God
d. cad upon all people.
The octor went on to show from history how
all nations mad initiated Balak and Balaam in ours
ing trying to curse the Jew. The attitude OF
the worlA to-day Is that which says, Don't curse
them at all nor bless them at ali, but let them
alone. And the Jews are lett alone among the
tons. but the Doctor expressed MS aith and
hope that the day will come when seven Gentiles
shall take hold OF the skirts OF hun that is Jew,
anu VIII ask to be permitted to go up and worship
God with aim. The time VIII come when the Jew
Will De blessing Wherever he goes, ana when
the people VIII delight TO mingle with and deal
with jews And Tor tnat day We saouid al earn