The Jewish advance. (Chicago, Ill.) 1878-1881, 1879-09-19

down the luxurious apartment. The /
features of the young Pope were much /
brighter, and his manper betrayed some
fearful emotion
Father" said he as soon as the Rabbi
entered the room. g" bur words Of yes
tcrday have made a very deep impress
sion on my heart. spent the whole
night in prayer, and God has enlightened
my mind on what have to do in order
to avoid eXtrcmlties, IL have made up
my mind to stay here and retain all my
power and authority4 But the last |
will utilize for the be left of my Jewish
brethren. | will issu4. such DEGREES as
will effect the ameliolation Of their CON
dition throughout tie world. | will
teach the principles of brothcrly love
to all the nations that are under my
sway. Thus. | will become worthy of
my origin as a jew, [ will benefit my
brethren, and besides that will be use
full to the world at large See what an
amount of good | can effect here; but if
| give up my position and turn jew
again, nothing more is effected than the
addition of one brother to the Jewish
community Truly, think, the happi-
ness of thousands is worth more than
one soul.
rVI ~.
This plan, my SOP, answered the
Rabbi shaking his head, lis good enough
inasmuch as it shows your appreciation
of what is Just and good. It exhibits
the best qualities Of your. heart, but at
the same time it shows also that you
are ready to sacrifice yourself for the
sake of your ambition 10 rule, and such
a plan can not be the enlightenment of
God You want to ret3ira your author
ity under false preteh;. - that can not
be the will of God lslprself believing
in one God you want to preach and ef
feet good in the name of another belief,
this can rot be the will Of God. Sup
pose even some good could be done by
YOU. the end would never justify such
means as you will employ. But even IN
this work You have reckoned without
your host There are "a thousand eyes
looking at you and Il thousand envious
minds to comment on every action Of
yours. Those who CRAWL at your feet
now. will eagerly take advantage Of ev-
crythue that could become the cause
Of ruin to you in order TO hurl you down
from your height, ana if you pursue
such a course as you propose, they will
soon find an opportunity to do 50. To
reform an institution which is based on
principles that are 50 much in opposi-
tion to all dictates Of human nature
and human rights to reform church
which subjects its adhercnts by means
of anathema. pyres aad tortures, and
which takes advantage of the credulity
of enlightened minds to execute its de
signs, is a work that must be left to
God, who alone can effect wonders in
the spirit of the times, One man can
not do it, and in the short lifetime Of a
man such cannot be done, Besides that
no man has a right to sacrifice the teic-
ity of his soul for the sake of others
The soul is not your property; it be-
longs to God. 4 man may give away
his life for his principles, and that only
when there is no other way to maintain
thcm but the soul, the centre of all
good principles, the paft Of God him
self, cannot and burst net be given away
If you return to the fpld of Judaism.
the gain is much more than a Jewish
brother. Your unparalleled example
will be the guiding star of many a heart
that otherwise might fail under opprcs-
sion The spirit of Judaism is to last
forever. and your example will thus
work for it forever and effect much more
than your bulls can effect while You are
living. We must first strengthen the
ties Of faith among ourselves and take
care that the purity of our religion be
preserved for our offspring, before We
think of influencing others with our
principles. Let the truth work for it