, 1876-05-01

20 moro a. DeAutlIul F's'tu ~ .n'p'9lnb ouFt{
loading IN unto Heaven. but In tbs tlrsndful
shhdos of woe-stricksn conscience. in
tho form n, 2, q dtrh T., n,Msest .t.aes,h pesss esSs
H.v HnaI' .na hls 0u1 1oln. sarank Ia sn srivsisd,
Tho past stood before his mind = failure, biz
life fraud. The burden Of ainfulnosa weighed
heavily upon his soul pressing bitter tears from
Wshin his issrt, ,at Wills BY repentance I. swept
away ths pat like a mist, tho future daHned
unto him With new glory. Jacob. tho Io~' Nsa
aubdued; 1erse, tho godsy. rase. TUG SUP
planter rae bceten, Tho better man won. Jscobs t
know, been usea BY many 20 cast alnf on tho
Jowisl character tnd 10 d1scTeait our people.
Yet nowlsefo In Holy Scripture t. tho intennon
shown to nsy or TO o n nnn. to Asr. ,ns
aro hown, unhe.fsa.inssy tebarge, Jacob
With moanne.s, elassi9g nm with ,otn mo
gs1''G p4:4 t. .ds ds''ts: sss.et ;f.'' ss
purpose Of tho facred writcra 10 blot ont sho
name OF Jacob with tho bemith testfhg on Il,
and 10 replace It By lint Of Israel. eus testlye OF
ther peoples divine calling 1ndeoa; isIaa'. n,".
oat gifts. il tho truo prototype Of shc jewish
peopsc, nay, Of mankind.
Opon Is tho sshara lics TO tho 1ingetng blaze
OF tho sun and tho s~eeping force ct the hnsrl-
ticularly Of tho Dedouin. to tue glowing heat OF
pasaion and tho FREQ display Of tho souls emo
lions. II il the eano hs TINT Of tho hRhfy-od1-
Gated European, bu.. unchecked BY the restrainta
secrets. Tho two different drifts Of shs human
sou! aro therefore tho moro easily found
In Jacob than in man OF modern ons-
tuso. Nevertheless, thoy arc there. the
Thero sciiishners ia plotting against the feeblo
and tho blind. There goodness Is over dcsi,ouA
to bring The world within ita own grasp: There
hy.ocriay eyor tries AneH 10 e1sorE heavenly
blessings from its rghtfnl owner, aud to tnrn
nIoog the busInosa stroots and ths lobb!os OF
Coog,css. looking around among tFadosmen or
clergyman, ut tho bar OF in tho executive oflicca
PLANTER" and tke deceptive "ktd.s skin" Tie
sensual. tho earthly man claiming natures
birthrighs la always first as hand, cherished BY
mother Garth with aliuriug. gifts. iattcscd BY
ha '5 vns ns' .nt nS t0tsr yssrnna
for tho soul's innner trcasures, slowly
dovelons itsolf, often hileuced. aud, but AZ
1ato honr, roused BY. trials and toars:
Do not wais until the crisis co1'cs Delay not
until tho blnsts OF rcmorse make you feel with
terror TINT tlcro is moro reality IN ths wants or
tho soul than in all tho RESOURCES OF your poHer
aud fortune. Belashucss Is hell. TO feel %
God feels for every cfoatufe, Is to taete Hcssona
BHpotnca8. Lot your own pleasure I'LL other
souls with Joy and gratofu!acaa, make other poo
pIo's su1o1ing thrill With sympathy through
your veins, aud ron turn earth Into Hca7en,
lead into gold Lot tho animal Tlthn you sao-
yail, md tho angels will shout triumph unto
Won Put pride aud lust, tho desire for gain and
luxury, oil tho aQpotitoe which ,dflvc tho
whcois Of your hfa's ,'l fabric aaio. Under ,1its
10 you, and, l,ko misty clouds around
tho fisinc aud setting sun, they, With all thoir
ehades aud hues, Will form golden chariot Of
victory leading you unto aeaTen's heights.
edge, and your heart with all ita longing for
tho good With your sellehncss, and. Ike tho
serpent coiling around the troe Of life, il will,
In all It's entsclng Gifts. Offer yon but Bcorch-
ing hell.llre and death. Con1ucz yourself ana aa
despair. Do not feel forever cast on from
Divine grace bv life stained With sin. You
hze still tho Prince Of the Lord, uods image
divine champion. Only lot the future atone tor
the past. Though brulaed and wouudad. Do not
give up the batt!e anti! your better sof has
Gained tto uppor hand, aud tho subdued, tho do
(eated, will 1T last bleBs you at the morning'B
dawn.
But thcre la higher loBaon inculcatod by our
story In regard to tho Jewish people. Pl3zling
and myHtodous Sc Jacobs wrestiln8 IL tho
struggio Of his DESCENDANTS. through tho Rgos.
with huge, namoloss poRer in tho gloom Of
3 night that seemed novef to and, attacking
subduDg tbo.n, Scared and chased along by
dreat aud hatred, yet, unlike Jacob. without
any guilt Of iss own, tie Jewlsh people shared
it's AnceatorB' lot. THice driven away from lts
home. denied tho right to own land excluded
itH growth by cruz! prejudice and dcsposism. it
bos for centuries neen the PariAh among tho pco-
pie, the Cinderella among tho natioos. It's path
Is marked with blood and tease, but seldom
Srehe.ed hv ;,n1n snnHhn' and 1doys Iose' on
q Ehs5s LIS hand drapso ana God nob'& So doa y bis @
It heart, Isrnol, Indeed, WAS tho man Of acr-
row. bearing, the martyrs crown on hs head.
sors, believes in his triumph over his foes.
pointing 10 God's promises, and confidently
waiting for tboir fnslllmeut. But whore ~ our
yictoEyi We ha.o been promised . land dow
ing with milk and honey, but bad SCARCELY
taken possession Of it when VIC lost It . second
time. never to regain it. va have beon pEom-
ised to equal In numbers the stars Of heaven
nnd the sand upou the shore OF the Hea but 70
tie earth, lacking influence aud power. True,
jews did everywhere riHe to prominence, earn
Ing lauro|s in every branch Of kuowlodso aud
industry, winning n1aiae for their philanthro-
money market, !eadern III political and acientilo
ctrcles. And this no loss uhdor tho rule
Of the enlightened Ptoomean. Persian, and
Eohnmmcdau Kings than under the lbcra1
OF individuals, not Of the Jowist poople; tn
umph Of single Jowh not Of Judalbm. TTuo,
ALSO, the ghastlY light Of harbarity has ted
before the rising Buu OF culture. Wo have been
emApcipased from aocal thraildom eYeryWhere to
enjoy freedoms air. but this ia a night granted
to The negro and tho rod man no lesd than to us
Which is tho privilege Eo as 1srsol!Ees claim fol
ourselves Z ........
Nature, with wonderful caro-, projects the wcas
Rnd the fcebie. Tho hear: nnn thc luugs, tAt
tepaar spots Of tue bod 3, gro shielded with tone
thu syes covered with lids to save tAem agalnS
htBtiie zttae:s. TEo bua1 laa !:s house, ih
r.ender stag i,s autlerr. All tba Inferior ali
ms!g are POSSESSED with s1cle Nsapoh Of GefenH
against tho superior onos. In Ake taan
ne1, tue suodued aud the feobl
among tho uatiops uso cunning al
ehrewduous of ar1ns against their masters. Thu
continued oppression aud aeclusson mado tL
Jew cautious trader, Hiuart Inonoy-dcalel
ELylock il ths outg1oHth, not of tLo JoVlc
character. but Of Christian haired. Tho denla
OF tue right " follow agricultural pursuits foFce
upou h!m Hreedinesa OF GAIN. Continued e1pul
sionB lnado lin turn all his richas luto transfer
able goods- These we're the weapoun with Whicl
ho sustained hltnself ssalnst tho deatructiv