The New York herald., 1879-07-28
REV. ALFRED Ii. MOMENT.

At the Spring Street Presbyterian Church the Rev.
Alfred H. Moment preached on "Ihe Corbin Insult to
the Israetes He selected his text from the of
Esther, ill.,. s. The preacher began by . reference
to the tact that he had for several Sundays been
preaching to his congregation the Jews, and sup
posed that he had concluded his course of
mons, when. during the last week. to his
great surprise. he found the entire commu-
nifty was aroused by the issuing of u decree of
who appeared to have determined to rule with
rod of iron the little dominion where he reigns
supreme-Coney Island. that for the last four years
had been very attractive resort. Mr. Austin
Corbin the president OF the Manhattan Beach Rail-
road and Hotel. was the man in about q million
to insult people who had been prosecuted in all
ages. and who. all Biblo readers know.
Gods people. The spirit of Mr.. Corbin the
spirit of Satan. Tho spirit OF Christianity teaches
that God has made of one blood all nations
and all born upon the face of the whole earth
Mr. Moment then referred TO the extraordinary ca
reer the Jewish people from the time of the Medo
Persian Empire the present day and said that the
circumstances through which passing
corresponded in degree to those ot the time
Haman referred to in the text. Haman asked for
n decree calling for the Jews to be put to death.
That twenty-five centuries ago. Mr.. Corbin,
though a very good man. asks tor decree which.
considering The age III which we live. was quite
tyranncal enough tor our age and for country.
Tho history of the ages showed that it rs very
thing for the Jews to be persecuted but had
Mr.. Corbin known a little more OF the history of
these people he would have been cautious
about making an attack upon them. Tor there had
never been "a nation people indiv ldual that
had done 1t that had not got into trouble
and been thrown from the very pivot OF
their power lie. the preacher, knew that the
lows a people were not what God would have
them be- The Messiah and He came unto His
own but His own people did not receive Him; the
blessing came to them. but they did receive it,
But Both nationally and individually the Jews arc
Gods people and they are still to be His people in
in thn tutn
turos eighteen centuries have said, These are
my people. said God, and let them alone for l will
bring them back.
InE RIGHTS or CITIZENS AsslIIEp
The true nature or this Corbin insult was that 1t
was aimed at the rights OF very large class of
American citizens. AS soon AZ the rights OF men
were taken away they were passed into bondage and
the spirit of Christianity was opposed to that 1t
was attack made upon law abdIng people The
Jews have always been Law abiding people. There
had pevcr been people on the ace OF the earth that
have been loyal to tue laws Of the
country in which they live. IN America
aud Enrope there were o.ooo.ooO OF Jews
to-day Three before Christ they numb bered
only five and u half millions. In about three hun
drcd years after Christ there about mil
lions. and at the present time these people had
deterioristed To numUers numbering in
Europe and America nine millions. OF that
nina m iilions two millions were very wealthy aud
there hvo hundred aud sixty two thousand five
hundred that exercised an immediate control
the money markets OF the world Fifteen hundred
Jews stand among the wcalthicst people OF this
Republic, and wealth Is the pledge of power There
arc no paupers among the Jews; their widows and
orphans support themselves. Iherc are no Deggars
among the Jews OF this city fewer murderers Iewer
fallen women than among any other people. These
were facts that were very much in their favor. II
showed that they are people who not only have
rights but capacity for exercising those rights. In
America we live IN hoSsls in parks. in public gar
dens; these places that open 10 the DuDiic
without any restriction. our institutions are cstab
iishod the principle of non-excusiveness to race
color or nationality. Therefore tins q crowning
outrage, and u violation OF principles that Americans
dearly cherished. Public opinion had however,
settled this question. That had decided that this
action was antasonistic " the peoples rights.