National Republican., 1876-03-04
THE IsRAELITEs.
Tnsir EsnIH to NJ. Prinns.

To the EditUr Of the N,,.joaaI Republican:
SIR: The lsrdelites Of W ashington do not de.
sire to interfere with the emotional, sensational,
so-cslled religious Tevivals being held In this
city except when they are nalIgned, mlsinter-
preted and abused, as has lately been done
They are people who show their faith by their
works, not by. idle vainglorious words few
Of the incidents related at the meetings of Mr.
Hammond in this city are SO full of gross mis-
representations 10 regard to the Hebrew people
Of Washington that they require some passing
notice.
A certain Prince, Claiming to have been q Jew,
announces his apostacy and the conversion of
his family from Judaism to Christianity. He is
totally unknown among the Jewish community
has never been recognized by them, simply for
the reason that he never identified himself with
the people from whom he alleges to have cut
himself loose. He never attended their worship;
never by act, deed, or word showed that he was a
Jew; never contributed by purse voice or work
to their bounteous charities; never aided TO
dead, comfort their afflicted soothe their sorrow
stricken, rebuke their adversaries, rejoiced in
their festivals, or Joined in their fasts or cere
lodges, synagogues, schools, congregations, hos.
p.tals, asylums, or any other of their eleemesy-
nary Institutions. Practically he has been no
more Of Jew than Hindoo idolstor; profess
edly he has been in the same category. Some
time since upon being approached with the
question as to whether he was
NOT BORN JEW,
he utterly repudiated the allegation This he
dare not deny. So that to assume that he has
apostSt Zed from Judaism is to assert a falsehood
Possibly he may have been born within the pale
OIL Judaism, but there is no proof of 1t beyond his
bare word, and on this point he has asserted one
way sometimes, and Just contrary at other times
according as his WORLDLY interests were concerned
In relating his experience he is guilty of another
glariDg untruth. He announces that since his
conversion t?) he has secured the conversion also
OF his vile and children. Thus he attempts TO
mislead people to believe that his wife and chfl.
dren were also OF the Jewish persuasion. All the
time he knew he was stating that which was un-
true.
PRINCE HAS BEEN TWICE MARRIED,
on both occasions SELECTING partner from the
Christian community. Neither Of his wives were
ever by Implication adherents of Judaism; neither
had, with the exception Of himself, any connec-
tion with the Jewish people: none of his children
were ever tsusht or reared as Hebrews, SO they
could not have been converted therefrom, ana
thus all the time he was giving publicity to their
conversion tIom Judaism for effect he knew he
was deliberately stating that which was false In
fact and in spirit.
The next exhibitor at Hammond's meetings
is one RosenHald, who makes living from his
apostacy, being known as the pIous tramp. He
announced at the church meeting on Monday
night ina: He had gone among his people and
proposed to 20 into their synagogue and speak
with them on the conversion OF their souls, pre-
vtded they woald not stone him, but they refused
statement is listened to by Congregation Of peo
pie caring themselves pious American citizens
es eD eNuepce oil hie ZEAL while IL fs a libelous
scandalOus fabrication out of the whole cIO.h
This man never applied for the privilege of use,
JEWISH SYNAGOGUE;
this man was never threatened with stonIng nv
the Hebrews Of Washington city, and II Ia dis
graceful that any respectable body calling itself
Christian could listen to such Iibelous Charges
against large body Of Law. abiding citizens II
is possible, If he wished to harangue 10 one Of the
Jewish places Of worship, he would be denied the
privilege TO annoy, sbuse, arrai1n and libel the
people from whom he sought hospitality. IL is
very much doubted whether Father Waller would
allow bis church TO be used tor the defamation OF
Catholicism, or whether DR.. Newman would per-
NIT heather Chinese TO occupy the MetropolL
tan church for the propagation OF Bad ihism. In.
stanc' are plentiful where class Of Christians
have declined 10 allow ministers OF another sect
OF ChriStianity 70 ofIiciate in their edifces and
some OF the canons and rules of the Church not
oaly oppose but forbid the practice. Would any
right thinking man blame the Jews If they de-
cltned to allow
LIBELER AND AN ENEMY
oi their people to arraign and upbraid them IN.
Ger tneir Own rooL The Jews, in common with