, 1878-02-16
For THE DISPATCH
Interesting Experience of a
Jewish Rabbi,


At the "Union Meeting" held in
the Methodist Episcopal church, We'd,
nesday evening. Chaplain Stubbs. while
advocating purer and freer type Of
church hfe, quoted the testimony of
several divines, and among then, he
gave the folioging remarkable testimony
of the Rev. A. Yager, a converted Rabbi,
being extracts FROM an address delivers
ed by him in the BAPTIST church in Mo
bile, Alabama. in the latter part of Oc-
tober, 1872. He was discussing on
Psalm 22:6 81 am worm aud no
man." This extract vas taken from the
1iethodist Protestant Of Dec. IA. 1872,
which paper quoted it from the Christian
Observer:
g The world considers me now trail
tor who betrayed his people. am des
spised of tine people, as they accuse me
uf denying my God. but have the an>
swer Of good conscience that I have
not betrayed my people, still less my
God. l am proud to say 1 am Jew,
with aJewish heart and Jewish feelings.
Christianity is nothing but the very
Jewish religion, it is the consequence
of Abraham and of Sinai. Christians! !!
your prophets are Jewish prophets;
your Messiah, the Messiah of the Jews:
your God, the God of Israel. Jesus.
the Christ, You could never believe on
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David. The Saviour of the world you
could never have accepted, if He had
not been in the Bible, which was kept
and guarded. snd handed to you by the
Jewish nation. The dearest and last
of your hopes, is it not the glory of
Zion?
Ye Christians! do you not love the
one spiritual, invisible God of Abraham,
Isaac and Jacob. the God Of Sirei, more
than your own lives? l believe In one
God as taught by Moses; I believe in
the Gods Shelinah as Moses teaches;
believe in the Son of God, as David
and the prophets plainly predict Him.
have joined the Christian Church in
order to be an Israelite, and not traitor
to Israel. The Christians have accept
ed the religion of my fathers. and I am
willing to follow in the footsteps of my
fathers. Yea, my Jewish brethren! !
am hot traitor, still less have forsak.
en- or denied my God. have not be-
trayed you. Here. in this spot, am
willing 70 die for you, if my blood can
give you relief. Shed my blood and
wash your eyes with it, if that can make
you see. Oh! my Jewish brethren! I
wish that you could see the glory of
your Messiah! Oh if 1 could express
the joy of my heart. since I saw the
light of the Messiah of the Jews! Oh!
if my mouth could be the instrument to
uncover the feelings of my heart! My
flesh Is singing. ny bones prdising, ny
rei's shouting, my blood dancing, and my
heart loU'ng. Ever the common objects
of nature seem covered with a veil of
poetry of Christ. Every tree seems TO
hold up its arms in prayer, and its green
looks like cover of hope. which. when
moved by the hallelujah shoutings of
the wind. sings the glory of Jesus love.
Mountains seem to bow their heads
listening to the sweet old story which
is SO new and delightful to me. Rivers
seems to hasten their currents, in order
to, bring the glorious news to the wild
sea, and the sea quiets its roaring. the
biIlows lie down to hearken to the joy
full tidings; the storm is over, and in
place OF roaring billows. we hear MUIR
muring waters whisper love--the love of
Jesus Christ. Rain is nothing but pour
ing grace. and morning dew the tears of
angels weeping for my blind brethren
who cannot see their Messiah, and be
partakeIs of His grace