, 1880-11-07
CHURCH AND: PULPIT. |
4 Plea for the Abolition Of
Pew Rents in the
Churches.
The Object Of the Pan-Method-
list Convention Next
Fall.
Theology, the Philosophy OF
Religion, Is Never
Useless.
| Program for the Week Of Prayer
Beginning Next Sun
day.
Bishop Jaggar's Views on the Work Of
the Recent Episcopal Con-
vention.
General Notes, Personals, Sab
i bath Smiles, Services
To-Day.
1CAN WAIT.
Ihaye His promise sure.
Aud can walt
So / will SOW the seed,
Nor fret about the need: ..
It will be ali need.
: Though coming late-
$ I'd like son,e riches here,
t But I can wait
Comforts might be my snare;
= Hp will prnvide with care,
: And aAve inc treasures there.
In royHl state. g.
= Sometimes want the key
s But | cain walt
Thai "opens wide the dtnr
: Tn wsllons tklundless store;
q I'll lind it dropped before
4 The GoIJel Cute
= 1have His promise sure,
u And can wait.
= shAll forget all wrong.
7c In the eternal years 50 long,
r. And Eol shull near q song.
q Tie while wait.


n-uE n1EE1cu1.T1Es OF OBTAINING IT.
Jtlctsh advance.
Jewish statistics cannot be correctly gwen
either in countries where the 1sraelltes loi-
low the old paths of belief and superstltlol'
or III such Us allow full freedom OF conscience
to the Jew Judaism as religion Knows no
centralization whatsoever. we nave no celi-
trail corporations to consult about our splflb
ual welfare and to prescribe rehgloas eSe1-
cises for US all, and We have consequently ho
organization whose interests require to nun
her its auherents and deyotces. Inc faool -
not n consecrated head, whose duty IL Is -
watch over the piety OF his noch' ne -
merely an expert in religious learning ~
WHOM, those who are i'll doubt ABOUT sucn
matters refer for instruction aud ADVICE
Every Jew is his own priest, and IS alone re-
suonsible to his Creator for his deeds. and ne
may spend a long lifetime as plous
lew without ever referring to rabbi
for advice and consultation. Indeed,
according to Talluudical principles
M one should ever dare to pronounce an
opinion about the piety OF another, as the eS-
ecutiun of one righteous deed may sometimes
aIone fnr great many slus. Again super
siition has made it sin, even DANGER ~
count the Jews. The promise was glven 10 10
Abraham that his cA1ldren s1loala pe ,.s as
| countess slS k4c oI<AA3s N%'eN
thence Oh his people by counting theln' lhe
r;tbbns have greatly enlarged upon tnese
| Hibiiral narratives and the fear ot belng
| counted took deep root In the hearts o1 the
| .rhusrn people," Thus in the Orlenta
countries aud in the semi-civllized Europeal
lands, such as the Danubian Pilllclt'al4les
| and European Turkish provinces, whefe rao
biuical supcrstitions still ho.d sway, theJews
cannot be brought to submit to a currect cen
sus. In Russia the case Is the salhe' ait
although the Government tries TO ascerIail
the exact number OF its Jewish suo
iects. its efforts result only III vaRu
an,ynxiulatiou, Beside superstition, uer
are other reasons why the lsratlites OF tn
latter country avoid giving their precis
uu1ubers,-rAe special taXatl0ns allu or;:it
into the army, for instance. And III elllIghl
rned countries, such as France, Amet1ca
aud since the last few decades also Austrlt
Hungary, Germany, Italy, where supel
stition is not prevailing and SPECIAL taSatlon
and exorbilaure are not to bt feared, tner
are large numbers Of sincere and elllghtene
israeli1es who will avoid giving their X
livjuus confession to the census-clerk; the
property, their persons as citizens ENJOY I'll
PROJECTION aud privileges Of the State, az
they will gladly give their services to sustal
it: but their religious convictions are ma
ter between God and the nselves, and thf
| deem it Il violation Of their most sacred Sc
timcnts if persun or State endeavors to p
| into these matters. All efforts, therefore,
| ascertain the exact number Of lSraellteS
the world must prove abort1ve-