Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-12-02
Ts2Ga 1r SUBSCRIPTION.
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Judaism,

Although 6 Heeuls, ut heart, have deriy-
ed truo ldiGc.tion from sho Bible ss we'll Is &C.
tcrtanmca. What botk il is Vast as the
universe, il s:rik> lis roo.s into tho v:ri deph
OF orca!iaa, ana toWrls aloi, into the mysterious
b'uo o! hcaTou. Suariso aud sunsc!, promise
sru tulneGt, birth ard death gIike-she
complete drhms Of humanity is 10 this book. 1t
is tao book OF books-l,itlia. Well might tho
jews consolc ihemselGcs fer tho l.ss of Jtruss-
lon and tho Temple. and the ak OF the c,ge-
| nant, tho sacred iswels of tho high priest and
| the golden vases of Solomon. Such loss is
| tril!ng compared with what tho loss Of tho Bi.
bio had been--tha iadcsfpc;ibla treasure ghioh
they saved. M0hanped, Il cir Got, called
| the Jews the People ot tho Book"-a name
Whloh sill olrgs 10 them in tho East, aud is OF
proiOundest slgsitloauc!. a book is their fatL-
| erIand, thtlr possession, their ruler, their haI-
] plness sn;: a'so their misfortune. Within the
| lerced inclosuro of this book they 1.-Two, AID
| therc exercise their inaleusb!e right OF c,izsn
ship; irlm this sa1rad domain they cannct be
| driven nor made to suffer oontu.aeiy vithin L.
Hero they src nike srarE and aG7.rgbie. AL
| selbcd IL tho p2:uSsI CT this book, they eiye
| sight heed to tho charg,s ths. ccsur arou1d
them lc the ectusl world. Natio1s ,so and
fsll. States flourish Gnd pas away, ard the
| stores OF revolution sweep cvor ths Garth, but.
prcstrsie over their b0c:., they tako DO uoo of
the Wild chase OF time i0 its rlsd c.yecr above
their hcsdu !! The Prophet ot tho O.ieot called
! them tho Pcoplo CT the Book" ard Hesel.
the ffonaet o! The OtCiient, has d,signstnd
them "tho Pecrlo or tao Soisis." Even 10
thelr, remotest times, as tho pantsssua1 proves.
| II, m l.,pt, Oh -
5!rsct, and tdeir whole religion is nothing tn,
Gn iucassant dis!cc:ic. Ey is snuttcr is sens-
rated frcm spirit; tho absolute bang aekncw.-
edged only IN the l0In OF tko Split. HoW, it,
dacd, were they aofnnaEe, 10 remain ID such
teirlh!o IS !la;lan n NEST CT t:io naiors of 81
tiquly, who. devoted 10 :he iJy0r: Seiship OF
! nature, oou'd oai9 comprehend The spirit 10
inc phenomena OF matter. il forms and SYM
DolS NGit Al awful contrast did they prr
SAINT 70 tie marg -c,ored hie.ogisrhic idols
tries oi E$yp:, Of ri % lio!a, OF tho Measure
temples oi Asfarte, cf TIM neai.iEHi g;ratr. yt-
lup!uou' and pirilmeG Bsty}cn, and even to
Groeoo, Ito radiant hema Of az; j. Is. inacel,
rLmifEs1n SH:otic.1 % $40 hog tho "ptupIo
oil the Spirit a!o@g hu. tureiy cu.arcipsicd
thensctTca t!Cia Ina i.!luenco of mater till
they even hscollo wholly srlritualz.d. Mos, ;.
as't were. furnished ms,etls! belaalks for the
sSHit against tho sEcf1Scaue5!s OF the luXurv
OF nelgh5oflas Dc5rlss. Round about the field
10 Wh.oa nc I'D cown The seed Of tho Spirit he
planted, aa Il |oro. protecting hedge 10 the
s5apo af tho i;tleXibIa ceremonial sR snd on
,eGoiia.ical ratio0siity. By: Hhcu the paat.
| tho hoy SpItt, had oneo deeply struck lie
roots, ard hsd sprucg up to heaver- ;eauhng
aelsht. SO that 1t could rcv.r be up,ootod
.hen eano Jesus Christ. .sho tore 6ogn tha
barrier ef tho oeremouial law that halcoforth
hei 60 ps:iul purpose to ssfyc, sud even prc-
't0E1c.d The doom Of JeHsa laionaiisu. All
the natloEs oil tho corth Il: summoned TO thor
heritage 10 the kingdom of God, Ehioh had
atoroicso been the exclusive possession of p
chosen people. GA lbs whalo of hum suit9 III:
bestowed The citizenship CT Israel. l.-Hcine