The Jewish advance., 1880-11-12

other mountain, country, booty and
to tohe Gutschmid quotes "a small
lines, whore Oppert Schrader and Smith
differ about II words, and these deriva-
tions are Of the highest Importance to
the understanding Of the text. While
one translates the city Of Bidu was
built the other has 1T was destroyed.
But even Schrader, one Of the greatest
scholars inAssyriology admits, that the
decypherer has with every cunitOrm
character the choice among two, very Of
ten among more then two, possibilities.
The meaning of great many words, not
to say OF most Of them. is mere matter
Of conjuncture, and the language not
clearly understood. Upon such basis
new history is manufactured and accep-
ted beyond douJt. There was time
when scholars believed beyond doubt,
that the Hebrews adopted the Sabbath
from the Egyptians; this theory has ex-
ploded and another had to be invented.
AS long as Assyriologists admit them
selves that cunitorm inscriptions cannot
yet be read with certainty, we must be
allowed to doubt their statements
AS it seems, that for our correspon-
dent the statements of E. 6. II. are not
OF sufficient authority, we would refer
him to Schraders latest work wherein
he may find what weight Gutschmidt's
eXpectoratons have with the Assyrio-
logists As it happens, 4. G. H. does
not stand alone in accepting the state
ments Of Smith and Sayce Williamson
(Gesch. Vol. I) commits,-if it be an
eTor-the same error. But why this
anger? 1t was always held, that the
Sabbath was a Premosaic institution!
The reading of this word Sabbath"
and the description Of the AS ,yrian
| Sabbath in Records Of the Past Vol.
Y. have been questioned in substance
by no one as get. Furthermore, we
find that so careful a scholar as Bunker
Gesch des Alterthums accepts the re-
suits Of Assyriology. 1t is strange, in
fact, that our orthodox brethren are al
ways ready to laud Assyriology to the
skies when its discoveries seem to cor
roborate the Bible, but as soon as they
seem to conflict with it, they change tao
ties and protest against their accept
ance, Ed. JEWISH ADVANCE.
NEW York, Nov. Bird, 1880.
To the Edttor Of TIE JEWISH ADVANCE.
The battle is over, The Republicans
have carried the Empire state and the
toW-path boy is chosen to preside over
our great country. In no land in the
world can so sublime a spectacle be wit
messed as in ours-Where millions of
freemen engage earnestly in so gigantic
a c ntest and the Very moment it is de-
clded peaceabIy resume their pursuits
and submit to the will Of the majority.
Our country possesses enough vitality
to prosper under any party and under
any President.
confidently hoped to be able to in
form you Of the election of Judge Nyer
5. Isaacs to the position which he now
occupies, i. e Justice Of the Marine
Court. No appointment made by the
Governor gave as much pleasure, espeC-
tally to his co-religionists, as that of
Judge lsaacs, as he is considered in
every respect a creditable representa-
tive of our people, He declined the
Republican nomination, but was forced
to reconsider his resolve and although
he was not chosen, the unSeltish inter
est taken by his many friends must have
been, to say the least, a great consolation
to him.