The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-01-16
THE JEVs IN skLF-DEFENoB.
An Attack Upon "Irrevcrent Moody"

Prom ne JeUih Times
The Jewish communities in the United
Sthtes can nave no riahtiul quarrel with Dwight
H. MOOD 50 long as he keeps his missionary
Now, however. this itinerant preacher has pro-
yOked every jew In the world to take him in
dclphia, on Wednesday Of last week. and in his
inproyised church, into which a huge freight
depot had been cOnyeried, he went out OF hts
way to assail the Jews us "A race with unusual
venom and malevolence. and with a pack Of lis
which not even the Satan Of Christian MY biology
could have improved. IL IN illitordte hOd car
rier calls tho Jews "Christ-killers," he IL to be
pitied and forgiven. Tor he knows no better.
But Tor IN u IN the position of MOODY to say
the same thing to a meeting uf ten thousand
exctaiie people, and to repeat 1t dozen times
IN ono breath, win AL the fefvOr Of his exotic
oraturN. Is an unOardOnahle outrage. " The
blood II Jesus is upon the Jews to-day. wander
ets the, are all over the world" sud this
III sphemer to his Audience. and his intention
evidently was to arouse prejHdices against those
OF our citizens who worship God according 70
even deny us the boon Of American
Githenslip, since, IL the jews are merely
vngnbunds. tlrev can acquire no fixed residence
anywhere. re outcast, and uutla~e. are a peo-
pie without country ana without rights. such
y the logical conclusion TO which Moody would
leud hi, hearers, ana lust such insane babt ling
brought about tho persecution. wholesale rob
Oerv ana massacre OF Jews In other countries
aud in past agcs. Does he want to haul down
the bright hHg " civil ana religious hheriy the
glory OF America aud to raise the black banner Of
Intolerance IN rs place. i be intent upon
tanning into furious conn grafton the sparks
Of higOtry that : III lie mouiierins ia the neorts
Of the supcrstitiOus aud uncducntedY la law
every man Is presumed to intend the natural
Consequences ~ his nets. and MoudN's acts are
his sermons. Applying this rule to MIN. his in
uefcusible onslaught upon the Jow. ~ "a race.
conNlcts him OF the illrinE crime Of attempting
riot. '''' Wv ''''' "''' '''''''" ''''-'o"s
1, would 10 useless to tell Mr. Moody that tho
jews lad nut little to DO WIN the crucilxtOu ~
thiist. u that event did hanpcn as II rclat,d
IN The New Testament. Tue jews had no y. 1t
IN the government OF their country, which was a
ROinLu Irlviuce. ruled by Roman ,nici,ls ITS
courts presided over Nv Roman iudges and It's
towns gnrrisoned by Roman soldiers.
these historical deduction. are neither new,
n n nave they been asserted 10y jews oilv, bat
may Ne found IN ciudite works ~ eminent
uiNitcs 10th Of the Catholic aud Protestant
Churches. Yet as Moody Is fanatic. AMI ~
i1nA'i''sm L. simply prejudice mhamcd To an
exaggerated degree, and inasmucn M pr iudico
always sluiutS when tt looks aud lies wnen 1t
ttlN-. We suspect That even these truths of MS
try VIII make no I'M esstnn on ms mind.
We Ave ALREADY said that on the occasion L.
ferred 10 he he'd m, Il wickcdlv lie .uuNc IT "A
meeting Cf one thousand Jews IN Paris some
wears ago, where one - thcm gluucd In the
honor 81 having killed. Christ, and every one
ptcs, at capied lis hands IN applause. Nos.lch
meeting wa ever l 10. ana 40 jew III the world
ever nnuc such AN nput en- and infamous -.
scrtiun. Perhaps Moody has read somewhere a
notice ~ a." ANNUAL meeting Of the AN nee
l-r4clitv uNrr-ells Wnic. has It's central r. al
izItiun IN iuri4, with branches extend NJ To
every country ON tho globe.
Let Dwignt l.. Moody look around him in lis
own country. Here he Will 1nl that the j W.
are ainuus g. = hest cir y~n- iid contrbute tnelr
iull share to II, prosperity.
10 Is irunaulc that VII. t.Oudb knows nothing 4
al ms. Hciore lie " experienced rritgi ~ and
was cnnVcried.' he had 10 opportunity to IN
FORM himself. Ills associations ~ a dispenser
~ drlu~s from bthinu "a whsle, bar Ntre not
- a KIND / give him mu 20 know dge 90 tne
world ABOVE the mcrest scum and diey- Of 49,
cicp. Iha, knowledge II u hat II low ana me n
bee Mas ncI iirDJ. and the Nul-.fity oy which ho
ltains IT,