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1sRAEL's DESTINY.
~ r,nB1 I111ESTHA1, OF CINCINNATI.
't1" Is. -a.e,t lecture Of Prof.. Adler, OF New
~ ~ ,he "Dcstiuy Of the Jewish Race, IN
Ip;I ;sh he nrophcsied It's speedy death, has at
.aa s4.a - t,ood deal Of attention on the part OF
.he Hebrews in all cur large cities: lhe eln.
s;n,,ti IN Commercial few days ago interviewed
p.nh; Ii1tentha1, one Of the most profound Jew
:.h x,ho,ars in the country. Following arc Ills
views: 7,1, thor, -m~
.s.t;co,1v my brethren, whether clergy q lay,
f..a.rot the least correct idea about modern
Jrd.ism, Ali that they know about jews anu
Judaism Is what they read in the New les1a'
,asnt or heor in their sunday-schools: There
.ls storv about the cruci6uon, the hardhearteo-
n.zs and blindness Of the Jews, is repeated time
.nd aoa;n. and every living jew is held respon-
e;h1e for the events which happened nearly
nm vesrs AFRO. 4 Jew with modern
iapes q judaism with progressive anu
r.iornatory tendencies, does not ut III
1f,e system Of Christian theology. The Wan
dering Jew the accursed Jew; the poor on'-
casts, who wait for a miraculous redempt1on'-
1his is the picture which answers the doctrines
Of the Church. Hence modern Judaism Is elther
IGNORED or nisrepresented as IN apostacg' tne
1earhipe Of the old. Qpctripes is continued IN
spite Of the open contradition which our present
uee and every living yeF in the civilized parts
of the world present to an unbiased aud Impair
1So, nv dear sir, modern Judaism mourns
over thai dcptcrable event not less than any
other creed But which Church is 1rce from
similar errors9 Which one OF Them can lit
their bands and say: wash my hands IN limo
ceuce? Let us not search the gloomy records
OF history: let US rather say with our poet: Let
the dead past bury its dead. and may the tears
OF the angels in Heaven wipe away the bloody
status which defle the holy mantle OF every re-
ligion.
:.ics, sit, if Prof. Adler would have said old
Judaism is On the point of deatn,' he would have
sta.ed the fact tue truth. The old ceremonies,
the old petriGed notions have given way. and
reform, a thorough reform. is the watchWord OF
mod RI Judaism; aud while it keeps pace with
the progressive ideas of our age it is not only
entitled to lfe but brilliant, hopeful futnre is
i do not wish to detain you with theology:
but let mt state in: q few words the essence OF
the doctrines OF modern Judaism:' First, there
is but one God, the merciful Father of all His
human children, and hence We teach the COM
mon Fatherhood Of God. and the common BROTH
erhood OF men. Second, We believe in a future
lie, but say The secret things belong to the
Lord OF God, and proudly assert that nobody is
lost, as theologans say, on account Of his creed.
God looks only to the moral worth OF men;
and, third, the supreme command Of the Bible
and every religion is Love thy fellow-man like
thysclf, without distinction OF race or crced.'
'*Suc1 principles are compatible with every
progress Of any age; and when Riohammed
once called the Jews the people OF the book"
we now change this sentence and call the Bible
the book ;ot the people We believe that the
letter kl!eth and the spirit reyiveth, and the
dead letter has to give way before the better
knowledge 81 more advanced age If we all
would lore less theology and more religion,
1dn! ,len may begin to beleye in the coming mil
SO much for the religious part OF Prot. Ad-
jeE's death prophecy. ] cannot sec any signs Of
approaching death, but symptoms OF a sound
constitution, promising along life adorned with
1sut1, love. toleration, and enlightenment.
Let Us noW turn to the social and political
side. Of the Professors prophecy; though, I
1h'nk, there his views will coincide with mine,
Is IS us attacks we're extended more against the
JEWISH religion. Still, We are at this interview,
let us review the facts.
, new life, both SOCIALLY and politically, has
peeuo 1or the jews with the American Declara-
,:ou o. independence. As it was the DEATH
Aael' Tor aa sertcom and autocratic oppression,
1aa 14ne g1eet 1t as the morning chimes OF Jewish
n3oeFly. From that glorious daY dates our de-
i,Hsfanee all oEer the globe The Church, with
as5 as o2solete curses aud theories, was silcnccd,
sse lae mo~ern State dIscarding Sc tartan doe
s..ss, looked only to the worth of the citizens
- ~ .1Su "itl tnelr 'nnaterights and privileges.
.h;. 1ou 90 not know, sir, how sincerely we lore
Jus sus lrec country. We consider it our promised
h', ihaac, anu revere the immortals Of 117G as our
aaesn LUNAR Fedeemers.- God bless America and the
:. IS prayer and theme for sermons,
4eueateo on every OCCASION.
er., anu a mere, on this virgin soil Of human lib
..',, =. tne JeW has proved that he fears no ap-
w., uasua!'g s Gcath, that he is no Egyptian mum-
y. oat I'LL OF useful life and hopeful activity.
~ ~ iook ONLY to our own West, and there you
o-n 'I .ae laag7oe proof OF the vitality OF mod
cn..s; look At The Jewish temples erected in Gin
~ 1an. lucy are an ornament to the CITY and
~ honor to their yotarics. Look at our Iosni-
a., III our Relief Associations, at our Orphan
,hsra ans' aa al Of them literally supported-aud
ths.e Wy oEer ten in tine country. I cannot see
iar. ~! oecay or sign OF death: all is life, and
fs,e. suu nooe- 30 to the public schools; who
hUas fha,s =. tnc rooms? Our Jewish children. aud
fhsr ..acue1s are satisfied with tue progress
ths 49, !aahe and their moral conduct. We are
h. ao.n friends Of the public schools, because
in 4oseeF lfee thought and brothery associa-
@ 11oa among the young ones OF ali crecds anG Dr.
fei;ara There Is life in liberty aud we
~ oaftelD1te in this lie and this liberty!
I sion ~ ~ oar merchants Do you notice there
Lot ~. VI appfoachlng death and decaya / think
[auc, ~ solae peuplc SUPPOSE there is even too
[arn ~ nae IN them. But look ut them. The
bonsesI ~ dounucd the most prominent Jewish
soid 1non ~ tnls cty. WHO are counted among the
1va hsn the old country po1r and destitute: thev
nd onie iep "a a. Home journeymen and mechanics,
aad ecn1a =, iuCustrt, perseverance,, enterprise,
si,,on .s thes raised themselves to the po-
Wy E2" occupy. They. hare every where
ty oj nus thelr humble share to the prosper
.y,nr m h1. .eo'nmunlties. IN Indeed, they are not
zprb 1oen sa' VICE awake aud full OF LIE. With
@nn nn'ea Jndaism will not dieod
ynol M Charge me- With Dragging. ] hate all
eserr ;.r uasplas, and there. are black sheep in
Ibis ma e"o; no race nakcs IN exception from
Dont ~. BILL what / want to assert is the
tat a. toa1 We wish to be better than others,
Tbis in. se - rs good as the n2xt-door nciehoor.
ao5e en-. ~ oace universally recognized. will re-
aaly ns NY prejudice which is still lurking in
rented 1 hs55u 5ou know it, sir, that the view pre-
Is 10 or.5e.so a1so presented III Europe Ihere
soemy in which Jews do not occupy a
pa.,msn. position; there is no scientific de-
eulnen+" ~ ~ which Jewish Professors arc not
emtls IN neoi;Sborcrs; there is no legislative as
u actira ~ . "Msn Jewish members do not take
l1euee ~ osl,, there is no paper OF some in
10 not aarl Europe, lr which the Jewish writer's
nd ali 1heSs hoale liberty, right, and toler1tlon;
nodcrn 1iaese 'acts are living proofs that the
-reciate ,he e" and ana modern Judaism fully ap-
.se, and ,s,s1 e1ll1t and the task OF the modern
az as everywhere most active part IN
:u..an r,.o 1he best and holicst interest OF the
-'o' slr, Prof. Adler is wronp. re IN MT