The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-12-14

tongue another ritual. Still, the pre-
udicc against them is Il race, not rs
individuals yet turks in society, and
shows itself sometimes in the most
CALLING aud c'uel manner.
When one who had dropped into a
command OF the millions left by \.
D. Stewart; wealth gained by COM
nerce, as theirs was, openly and
haushtily excluded from his splendid
aud costly IIote all Jews, because
they were Jews, for he could have no
f"ther reason, we ale certainly justi
tied in asserting that Il prejudice cx-
lists.
Suppose, where Judeaism was in
power, one were erected excluding
all Christians, or all Professionals, Of u
sect not in accordance with the pre-
vai|ing one, what should we think of
it7 Simply, that it was preposterous.
In the Church, this feeling reveals
itself in way which is, if we may,
without sacrilege, so characterize any
part of her form or discipline, az ris
lille. We pray devoutIy kneeling,
for all open sinners, all heretics, tnt
when VT pray for the Jews, We stand
Virtually saying, 1--WE beseech thee
Oh Lord, to look in pity upon all who
walk in tho paths of sin, but as for
those Jews-well, we are not very
particular about it, we leave them to
thy mercy" 1t is in fact, impossible
to put any ether construction upon
this portion OF Church ceremonial.
Many of the peeuliarities attribed to
them, as a race, are outgrowth of
wrong, the fongns of the oppression
and bad treatment. The word "ch,is.
tian,' is not always synonym with
them for honesty and fair-dealing.
Let us INQUIRE what position they
take in our country as a class. In
the first place, they are no bigots.
They worship "ono Lord" the God
Of Abraham, and they sympathise
with all who do so. They give to all
churches the poor aud the needy
never seek them in vain--in all be-
nevolent enterprises they are first,
and most unseltish, they turn never
away from the stranger, remembering
that they were, and are still st1ang
ers. They are among our best and
most law abiding citizens.
The history of this race, taken as a
whole, past and present, the fulfilled
and still to be accomplished prophe-
cies relating to them, invest them. to
the chronological student, with rare
and constant interest. Nothing is
more plain and decisive than the
promise of their final restoration to
Divine favor. "Can a nursing moth
er forget her child then will I for.
get my covenant with the house of
Israel" "As a Shepherd that seek
eth out his flock in the day that
his sheep are scattered, 80 will l seek
out my sheep and will deliver them
out of all the places where they were
scattered in the dark and cloudy day,
and | will bring them out from the
people, and gather them from the
countries, and will bring them to
their own land, and feed them upon
the mountains of Israel" The literal
fulfi|lment of the prophecy relating
to their dispersion, leads us to look
for the final completion Of this. Still,
when We reflect upon the genius of
the Oriental nations, which is emf
neutly symbo|ical, at the signs Of the
times which in no way points in that
direction, We are tempted to a differ
ent conclusion. Their style of wri-
ting was parabolicaI. It is said Of
Christ, the divine teacher, "wit|lout q
parable spake he unto them" ST.
Paul, when speaking Of the two SOUS
of Abraham, tho bond and the free,
says, "this is an alIegory,' and pre-.
figures the two covenants which God
was to make with his people. 1t is
evident too, that even the Disciples
of Christ, who were always with him,
did not fully understand his words.
since it is certain that they believed
the final completion of al; things
would take place during that "gene
ration,' indeed, the united voice of
all profane history, assures US that
they were considered enemies to the
reigning governments, and bad citl-
zens because they would take no part
in the earthly affairs, they believed
so soon to be flushed.
The patriarchs, we are told, were
saved by faith in the promise Of the
most High, and in the coming Christ.
1t is we'll to think sometimes upon
the distinction between the spirit and
the personality of the second person
in the Divine Trinity. The spirit of
Christ was the love of the great Faith
er, and found its embodiment in the
person of Jesns, and Of which be
said, las thou Father art in me, and
l IN thee, that they also may be one
with u.s." and must constitute that
"oneness with Christ" for which we
are commanded to seek. The union
between himself and his people was
to be entirely and purely spiritual.
The Christ principle was therefore
coeval with the eternal Father, and
will live on in the eternity to come.
The words of the Apostles always
bear out this idea. II live, yet not
I, but Christ liveth in me-" "MaH,
Christ dwell in you richly" Ip,o,eo
full recognition Of this principle '" ~:
may find the Saviour who Ill., ~ TO- 10
deem them that they wiz % a'% tr1. ~ %
restored to Divine Yards OF Of .1esn 40
the bible, aud 10 IT, " hs h,oIan oS'I IT,
th '"' w v,'p tho tSrit Of Judaism is the
s sm;s way" y ':afaistianity, for it is the
; ;p,'lr On, and the following ont of
NV Christ principle-in this way, it
:" Che basis of all religions which,
teach the love and worship of one
Lord, and love to their fellow man.
In this way, love to God and man, it