The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-01-28
TEMPLE EMANUEL.

Dr.. CoTrHEIL AS AN AMERICAN.
'Thc stand which the Jews have taken IN this
country and intend To keep was tho subject OF Dr.
Go,ihers discourse at Temple Emanuel Yesterday
morning. He selected hts text from Psalms-srrust
in the Lord and DO good. so shalt thou dwell In tho
land. verify thou shalt be ied"&c.
Not long ago. said the speaker the report was
spread that Hebrew capitalists in Europe had offered
Turkey 10 cede TO them Palestine in exchange TOR the
bonds they held aud thus relieve tho Porte of hcr
financial embarrassment II there was any
truth at all in mat we may be
sure OF ono thing, and that is, that the
proposal was made from mercantile, not IRON
religious motives; that It's object remuneration
nad security OF Investments, not tho restoration OF tho
Temple or the ngathering Of the Jews Hardly had
that report died away When there came another cana
with somewhat mysterious air about IT, This time
u IL no longer question whether Palestine shall be
restored. No, shc Is actually being repeopod Never
before since the dispersion was there such influx
we are o course, again unable to say whether there
- any foundation for that statement But what do
know this that The rush Is part OF any scheme for
founding hebrew State. That the ptlgrine proc
ably seeking safety from the Taste IN
Christianity under the more benevolent rule OF Mo-
hammcdansm or are driven from their homes by the
hard times is probable theory. Does tho Israelite
OF today stl cherish tho hope OF returning to his
ces.ral home: Our oes say YES, and so say many OF
our friends The former because IL 10 the only weapon
lett them 10 dispute the ground have gained by
proving W aliens suiI and insnccrc professions
adyen; OF the millennium necessities tho return
Ihus We owe to ourselves and others to speak our
mind OH that subject The supposton that the Jews
long Tor return To Palestine rests upon the assunp-
ton that We are still nation. Men speak 10 this day
OF the Hebrew nstion'' us though the national boud
did still exis. and though were still only in exc:
us though our innermost nope was still riveted tho
restoration OF our shattered Commonwealth.
Very recently IA Christian clergyman in st. Louis
treated OF US In his pulpit after thar fashion IL II
curious that people shall have nationality thrust
upon them, when tney give tho most unnlistakable
proofs. both word aud deed, OF their identity with
public school In this country aud ask the Hebrew chill
drcn what they If you find angle one that
tells you II am not an American am PalestInian 70
will yield the point at once.
But as there are people who never learn truth
and mover forget an old untruth and those excellent
men, tho missionaries 10 the Jews, and their dunes
needs must foster tho dclusion, may we'll stOup,
say, deliberately st0op to forget dignity by
declaring once more. with all emphasis that there
does exist such thing Hebrew nation; that IL
expired At Bethar when Bar-c0chia and his revou-
tonary armies we're tramped under the hoof OF the
Roman conquerer In the second century.
We are religious community OF independent con.
gregations, rs are the various Christian churches;
but we are OF the people and with The people Many
bullet was sent by Hebrew hands intO Hebrew hearts
during the late CIVIL and nobody thought OF
charging the brave mon that fought and fell with
treachery to their own particular nationality. But n
have long since ceased to be nation what ia this
world make banker after a country OF
OWN Yet 1t IS vastly undertaking the case TO say
that we arc one with the peoples OF the earth. We
are so, socially, intellectually, morally Because we
stitute man-Iade Sunday; because we offer de-
votionS IN Hebrew; MAINTAIN customs that appear
strange, and have stl lavor OF Orientaissm about
them must ~ therefore DO supposed that breathe
the mighty problems that agltate tho world and feel
nothing OF tho throes that agonize MANKIND?