The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-03-05
Tine Hebrews.

Jews. With an ancestry dating bscl
| to the very lawn Of history, their life
biography and religion have beer
woven into and become 8 part Of iE,
records Of the past Along the ba1ki
/: Of the EBphFaJes, the Nile, aud ths
Jordan, from Ur Of The Chaldees aDC
Palestine, two thousand years before
the coming Of Christ, we gather ths
connected and well authenticated bis
tory Of the Jews, and the w0Tld 10
which they moved, and which bot
for them would have been q blank, or
the records lett at least in great
doubt They were known IS He
brews for over a Thousand years sf-
ter the emigration OF Abraham. The
name Of Jew was sppiied after the
dispersion Of the ter tribes, and the
the House Of Jadah became the roy
al representation Of the people, sep
arstiug, as they did, from the breih-
ren who gave themselves to idolatry
IL is not our purpose TO enter into
the past history Of this peculiar pso
pie, out only to call attention to some
current facts Of interest. As we
glance at the history Of the perseeu-
tions, bitter, malignant and pnrelen;-
ing, which followed this people in al
most every laad and every age, we
are struck with smszement that they
exist et ell Bot ihis wonder Increases
when we see them closely allied with
every tongue and every nation, driV-
| ing in the marts If trade and shaping
the policy that rules, yet at The same
time cliDgiDg 10 the characteristics
that mark them as uGerringlv to-day
as when they took possession Of Pal
estine, thousands Of years ago. Bus
half century has elapsed since they
began their emigration 20 America;
now they are in every State and
every city. For years they did not
tuy real estate, bat kept sli their
wealth in money but during the war
they became purchasers Of large
amour. Of realty, and IN every cigy
are now TO be found some of the most
solid business firms smo0g the Jews
Their churches, or syuagogues, have
rapidly muisiplied-notably 50 10
New York, wbieh has the lsrgest
Jewish population Of any American
city. la that city. We believe, they
have fourteen synsgogues and TEN
pies, Jewish hospital, an orphan
asylum and q home for the indigeuL
a recent griter remarks that there
are more Jews in the city ef New
York than remain In the whole land
of Palestine. The large2t Jewish
population 10 the world is il Russia,
and The next il Austria Acc rding
10 the census, the Chs Letbisn prov
inces contain S2I, 900 Je as, aud TrauS-
Lothian nearly 10000" In 1875,
according TO the records Of the Aus
triau army, there were enrolled in all
Palestine, including Jerusalem, there
are only about 25. GOO
As an instance Of the liberation
abroad in the world, the King of
Holland has Issued orders TO allow
oil jews serving ia his army the
privilege of keeping all fact days aod
Jewish holidays. Daring the last
month there have been two very
notable gatherings Of Jews, one in
our neigbborihg city Of Milwaukee
and the other in Paris. That 10 Nil
waukee was intended to look ia.O
questions pertaining to Jewish inter-
esis in America that in Paris was
to give aid and advice to the war
stricken districts which contain so
large proportion OF the Jewish peo-
pie. SIuee the destruction Of the
temple, the jews have had no regu-
lar order of priesthood The chief
rabbis of the various communities are
she rulers, aud different seetlons Of
ten materially differ in belief and
government Many of the leading
Jews have desired 10 break 1p the
Congregational custom aed establish
some authoritative power. 1t is
well known fact that large number
Of Jews have Of late years shown &
desire 10 break over some Of the an
cient landmarks that have separated
them from Chris;ian denominations.
We have heard The charge that this
change was in tue direction Of iaf-
deity. while others have classed it
as only q "h5esal ChIis.iaDity."
Whatever may be its direction, there
is Do doubt spirit Of change abroad /
among the Jews 10 America, which I
is marked BIZ liberslity and advan-
ced Intelligence Tne societies which /
have established in Chicago the
Young Mems Hebrew Associations, /
which have for their aims me helping /
of young nen to employ meet and in
reducing them into seeiesy and @in- j
ming them from vice, are most praise /
worthy and hene6eial These ssso- |
eialioas 10 Chicago are. many Of
them, prosperous; have good libra
ries aud reading rooms, sad every I
winter have lectures aud amusemenis
attractive 10 the young people.
The Jews have recently started
paper in Chicago which promises
SUCCESS. the Jeseisk AdeGRee Thus
far in the United States Jews
have taken bat small part 10 politics 1
in Other countries il has been differ
cot, aud from the days Of Queen Es-
iheI and Mordecai, thev have GIled
important and Influential public posi-
tons Whatever influence they do
exert 10 this untry. is, for ih main
part on the side Of law aud order and
good government While the Jew
loves wealth, aud will drive sharp
bargain, be seldom transgresses
agsins, the statute law, aud but sell
dom is a jew srraigned before
criminal court. BE be ever so strict
in bis religion, BE makes no public
parade Of il; nor does be. in any
manner attempt to interfere with The
customs or enjoyment q others.
Loving and tender in ;hs home cir
Gle, kind and ready to lend helping
hand TO the poor Of his race or . /
stranger. it is truth that ms1y Who
make louder professions might learn
profitable and practical lessons from
tbis peculiar people, this Bible nation,
y bo form a living relic Of the dead !
psst-Inter Ocean.
Mrs. John Murray, widow resid-