The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-02
THE HEBREW MILLENNIUM
What RABBIT Go,thcii thinks shout the Re.
turn OF the jews TO Jerusalem.

MnOt h0hbt tSOffuctt tue hc-
turn OF the jews TO Jerusalem.
Mr.. Moody, the revivalist, expresses the
belief that the millennium Is near at hand, that
tue Jews VIII soon return to Palestine IN BODY,
aud that they together wi II all the rest Of the
world, will accept tue religion OF the Christians.
This doctrine IL held 10y many preachers ne a
matter Of rsonal behef. but Is seldom
preached, because 1t does not form part OF the
regui r creed 81 any a.; ihs sects, excegt ibe
Catnolio Apostolic Church.
In order to inquire whether any consid cradle
number II the Jews held to the idea uf a return,
a. a cation, to the Holy Laui, a SuS reporter
sought an IN erview with tue Rev. DIR. Gottheil
RABBIT Of the temple Emmanuel.
The trouble with all Of vou," said the doctor,
d" Ia that you don't understand US Jews, and
don't try to do It. You Insist upon look ing at
US IA a separ tie factor OF the population Of the
lands in whlcn we dw.L, whereas A. IL not true
that we Keep ourselves apart Iru,n the rest. IL
Is YOU VINO try go out us there. We uo not claim
OF desirr a sep rate n tioniuity anywhere, but
/ in Great Britain the l-raei.e- are ring i-hilen,
IN tern ANY tUey are los ~ SUBJECTS Of e h i-er,
/ ana m tue United states the, are citlens oi the
/ rrpuulic. Everywhere W enueavor to oucy the
/ law 81 the land ana discha ge our uuty a. citi-
Gems. never entertaining tue tueaut an .lieGiance
| IN PAl.sliue ur el,ew mere. NOW, YOU zen. men
| INSIST that We are Jv~s and shall aiway- rctn.ln
| Jews ma notutnE else. We do not wait to nave
II 40, but YOU snut your e, eS and insist tuAt "
| iuefv are 1j.OuO jews IN NV York. Would II
! not pay you 10 kuow sometnilg about tueni--tu
really Understand NOR history ana laws, theif
/ literature snd worsniD2 Tnen yhu would know
! what their innueuce Ia ana what II may he
made. Al present II IL all n sealed book TO YOU
anu you seem prite0.iy conteht 10 nave VI go.
"lucn, ID ctur. yOI do not believe that Lls
Jews are 10 return ~ body To faies,iner p
Gee tainil not. Way snOuid tuey gOI lhey
have tier nOmes nere ami IL otuer coultIies
unaer humane and enlightened laws, ana may
well be content. Why should tUev leave tn.
| STATE Of thugs for a cuiinerdf mere \ notnin.
attractive Ia sac soil Of climate OF Tue Holy l. M
nothing To make millions Ot people sacfincs
But does not the Old Testament predict the
return Of israel 10 Paiessiue. aiid do not tue or
tbodOx Jews believe a.denuy ~ tue truth vi
this predirU mr.
Inc Oid Testament saws nothing about a re
turn TO Palestine. Indeed, there ID not ITO
pnscy of the Old Testament tnat was not full
Oiled long agO aud accom- plished IN our uistory
Nothing more remains u be uoue, except 1,
walk IN the quiet patio Of duty. IL Is true tha
there are individual Hebrews VINO oeLeve Ia
personal return 20 Palestine, anu look for Mes
sianic millennium tnete; nut II II l. pretchee
IRON INV pulpit am not aware OF IL. IL stii
forms a puruon Of the "rtno .ux tturgy, too
hut II II keOt there "a a matter II n Cltiun, ~
Is not beld 10 Oe u portion u1 tue cTeeu, eArcp
ny the most i-nl'aht am snpersu ious. nov
c luld II ue Otherwise, ri-ce the oi le-t1m. ni
prupt rly inter- reed, make no mentipu vi 10
alleged ham insatnerins ~ Jer's.ie "f =.
, " but some Christians u,ncNc o. a. csi and de
clare that tney ind the g. uicuOr no.u Va "a
Odd Testament anu tue New"
Testament Oy tue Hight OF the New. 4nd few q
them know any tning aoout tine original Hebrs'
, la which he iOrtner was wutten, or tnei wou
see the MISTAKES in Their trdustaLOn aul, III
Cdri stiau Apostle, Ger AMY believed tAat "a
jews would tie reg .tucrcd and t'Ken to JeruSa
len. Bat ho looked Tor an q rtnly klngaou
and expected his NJ ssi4n to re.urn before IA
own death or soon "fterw ri. lie mad 40 u,
ton VI pu ting 1. on to TINS tiue. TIE jews
people ere NOT responsible for his opinions q
for the ideas Of hose WAC follow aim. IL nerN
hard, conscientious study ~ unde II nd %
Old lesLaulent, aud II cannot o. done a. a
without fun knowledge uf the he~rvw iaI
guage aud It's raoDincal literature"