The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16

We must temper the wrath OF tho chill
drcn of Israel against Brother Moody, and
warn them not to throw Themselves into
the very ditch which he fell into-the
ditch OF prejudice and rant.
We find by the letters from Jewish cor
respondents, and the articles in Jewish or
gnns, that Brother MoODYs language
about the cruclfxion has raised very con-
siderable cfIervcsccuce in the jewish com
munity. The communications published
10y us from adherents of the jewish faith
were by writers who knew how to restrain
their feelings aud their tongues even when
they felt that they had been wronged; but
we are sorry to say that the editors of some
of our Jewish papers are men Of less dis
erection and judgment. We copy to-day,
from two of them, u couple OF articles,
which. though severe upon Brother
MOODY, contain some things that may
properly be uttered in tue way of self-dc-
fence.
The JClriSh Times, after charging Broth
er Moody with unusual malevolcnce and
falsehood, holds him to responsibility for
language which he never employed. We
don't see how the writer can regard his de-
ductious ms fairly drawn from the ohjec-
tIonable sermon of Brother MOODY. The
logic he displays, the injustice in which he
INDUCES, and the spirit by which he Ia
moved, cannot be advantageous to his
cause. Brother MOODY gave no reason
whatever for saying that he desires To de-
privc the Jews of citizenship, or to incite
religious riot. Then again. Brother
MOODY was never a dispenser OF drinks
from behind IA whiskey bar" and his asso-
Citations have not been " with the merest
scum and drcgs OF society," An lsraehte
should pay some regard to the command
ment against bearing false witness. Broth
er MOODY wronged the Jews by his re-
marks in Philadelphia; but the best way OF
meeting the wrong is not by making UNI
founded accusations and indulging in alb
sIrd SANDERS against Brother MOODY. We
ourselves tried TO reprimand him as he de-
served; but we trust that, in doing So we
refrained from displaying the traits which
| he himself had brought into notice.
| The JclciSh Messenger very properly and
| justly observes that Mr.. MOODY has done II
stupid thing. This is the way to look at
| the matter In truth, Brother MOODY was
not inspired by venom, or malice, or cruel
| ty, or anything of the sort. lie had read
or heard Il story about the Jews. and he
| told it without thinking much about its
| accuracy or about its offensive nature.
This was stupid in him. He probably
| knows very little about any Jews except
ing those mentioned In the Bible, and
doubtless had a notion that the Jews OF
modern times rejoiced over the crucltxion.
When he learned that the item OF news
which he recounted was false and wrong
full, he made an attempt at apologiZing
and retracting. He did not do this part
Of ms work properly; and he should be
called on to do il over again when he comes
to this city. We are inclined TO believe
that, when the facts are fully presented to
him, his apology will be satisfactory; but,
if 1t be not, we shall take him in hand
once more.
The people OF Chrstendom have found
out that the Jewish faith and race oapno OF
be brought down by hard words, any
more than by persecution. Every severe
thing that could possibly be said against
them has been sand by countless accusers
in every possible way, through the long
ages. But yet they are to-day vastly more
powerful in the world than ever they were
ut any previous time in their history.