The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-03-11
TRANSPORTING A RELIGION.
stripping the rai,n OF All OF It. rceunnr

nct'd on. Ol requesting the JoWish "hErcga-
lions of the Unitaj States 10 prepare records
OF their settlement and Of tho foundation
ami du,,iopu mt of tnoir synlgogues. schools.
md ether ln-ttutions. with n view to the
permanent pre- 'rvaton Of these local his
tories d. serves undIublad credit for il. The
thought is a good ono. and it is well that
there l- to De- np d,i-y about carrying il into
execution. 4 Dpllcitio Of such records if Ac-
curately ani ntDIig1n.y prepared. Will Provo
ol considerable and peculiar interest They
viii constitute "a history of an entirely unique
churA.tor, the narrative OF religious conflict
that has Oesn Iva progress for moro than
generation uast persistent struggle ia
ovory synagogue and every jewish house,
bold for change, rol1rm. and abolition in an un-
cicnt ritual and a revered system OF religious
obscrvancos That conflict is to-day at it, height
In the United Siaues well ~ other lands, ana
1t will continue in ono country or another for
generations. perhaps TO como.
Tho jews are distributed all over the world
To-day. AZ they have been for a good long while
past Only today their dispersal. instead VI
being a curse and a mark OF misery us people
are accustomed TO say increases with every I'M
provoment in thcir condition. With every new
country that opens lis doors 10 them. or that IN
vt"s them 10y evidences Of liberaity. the bOun-
dnrios of their hahilations nre extended. and
the eNt Mt of their dispersal II by thut much on
- w ~ W WI
GRAFTON in Switzerland or Spain than the peru-
iiar people arr altered over that much addi-
tonul area. What WIS once calamity has be-
come. in the nineteenth century. a priV X. n
choice. and an evidence OF amclioration and
In every lanl in which they have thus iwelt.
they hnvc formed numerous communities IN
CITY ana country. where for ceniuri'S they have
worshipp.d amt have conducted their house
holds anI u iA' affairs OF social life IN sir'f
conformity With peculiar religious cod" which
had ts bass ln the Books of Nto4cs. hut IN the
cuufS' oi tiu' s elaborated by the rnhhuucN
scholars into as> tenn Of thu most extraordinary
detail ant g. hu. ..llfy. That code regulated
their services u the syn1Ao-u. g. their prayers
n pu. amt private tn,ir tahie and kitchen.
born. their hfrufl.tis ami their MUIR a.rs the
ots"rVrnt' of Their snhhath and their 'stiynl5;
nearly all their diia4ls. indeed. uf whatsoever
character. besides liovidins tribunals ana
lnws for the settlement ot their personal
Ages did not d -turn is oiser,ance porsecu-
ton only s,ron-th IA 4 it, and the vcisstud Is
and perus OF c,m.urys only rendered IL tnv
moro saerc'l. liui 30. day h4s come at last. and
Tor our tiu' iae been r~"rted the Impressive
spectarc oi IT, ie.a,. With the srrat rnungr in
tn temporal 'nltou ~ the JcW- that tho en-
lightenmrnt and ilheral.tv of the nineteenth
century have brought U's.ui. there has come "a
Correspond ns chaa. 80 ia t"lr rel il. luus status.
A. long 10 inc jews had no choice but % ke T.
to tncms'i, =. th"ir r,li-iuus system remained
intlrt Bur now int they come constantly INTO
closer r"Nuun- " .ll their neigAnor- oi other
serN .tnrls lntons ui-ni and some ollettloul-
bic for other rras. Ms; md an ag,tlti0n las
arisen for tli.r niodiiioafinn or even .nt re- AL
OF ON -.l ..-i tllon rIf4naeipusly r.r Stel 10y
thu-"uf "a moro conservative diSppsltiOn-
Is destined npt 60 cease until the entire system
TINS -m of affairs is not by any means
prcgsey i'e same in all parts OF TIN
al intol'ruut people make the cINll status
OF the Jew- most like that Of the past. thoir
religiou, condition has likewise undergone
least chang. and therc IL much less desire
ior reform tlun IN others whore The Jew ENJOYS
somc nar, Of ihc world whore the Oil jewish
coo - 81 -.rved WIN ne orthodox strict
not pcn.iroi /. ~ wen in Polnnd or ON the
Back SEA 600 the oI order OF things prevail
who ur" dr. IAN '-t hv the rnlhs a. apostai,.s
proclaim 81 fs~ty for reform. ana ur-e tat
Ii Is. i'V .ycr.un lcniahlc that in such regions
tn .r, 0l- ...n Itlr more than an echo and
laui- II uH, he sad that in RUSSIA. parts OF
Aurlti.. Ft.Ani l'uAmaniil Aud Tie ighhor-
IL Rsat' 5uSir BE- s ws mai iHfH i6d a nS
sersanr ol thor religious system as 1t has de-
sa.nd "a % - ma. ninAGencedto any noticeable
eStent 10y ~, spirit and the working vi The
Tho lis rtn IA that the desire and the struggle
for chan e lS ~ Proportion 10 the improvement
in the ciV,l ana point al condition OF the jew.
while lru ga ne whul" and H. applied 20 cOun
tries Wa. s. dHf-r..t in CIVILIZATION and on
lsll"umfni. H. not sulcily accurate where the
diirren'-s arc NOT 80 gl,9It.
In Fran England. ami Holland. whore tho
JrWH enjoy rutlr ,NIl and religious liberty.
tn a-'iI'..n is uut Try perslst'n mt. nor has u
Cni4iis'7 thar wore A'c'nd' in many cousr,ga-
ti,n- n t.c In.u.i stats wears a.,nr only
b'sIlnns &. 30. taln,d about IN Eu-auI; and
tn JcWs OBJ France uro equally conservative.
This Din PENCE is nWius partly t. the ai,rn Do.
OF ag-r'a, SEE ami nluirng minis. su'ii Hs
abound m Germany, TO- ak O. the lead. and partly
to dnl'r.n'e ol NATIONAL us distinct from
MucntAn greatest adyanco in the agitation has
undnuil iN o.n un,da in Germany and the
United star Tar Tvs of these two countries
nrc abreast in wat gard and il Is entirely nat
urai iha' lrN -l,uu be-. Tor large majority ~
American rrg' llt'S are rmigrunis from GDr-
many WI .i 'n many OF utcm have come with
spirits oi inquiry and -pe,uat aroused al
ready 40 tnuie. and 'ithur DESTROYS ul reform,
or at any rt" prepared Tor il. From Germany
they have most OF tAsr rahbs AMI r'ligious
t"anhrr- 900 luther they OF, IA send their youth
t. b" elu Ht"d.
In the In4n'd states the Jewish communities
ar. nov i.Hrt IN ,yery rityof A. 900 population.
irull ono ,aa ni the hrpli land t. tic other.
ant ti't" |.. 'rlhfisV uDtu hHiuiNt OF 800 souls
from ulr p .NrlnNs To- the COMEDIAN border ia
VII u there 1f' n0t r 'lr.s'utniya of thr AN
Client race. Wade -, a., Laropran country is
repre- f'i narp- tnen very lqr,; majority
Of'r 1911 N''l eOnI liuri l- formed hy a.. a. r.
mans. fN HlN I.f.lr tho Pol rOuffsr IN