The Jewish advance., 1881-05-06

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is the jewel Of every woman, with that
mental power and extended knowledge
that forms the pride Of all true men, to
recognize the worth and greatness of the
truth in the faith Of Israel, and to call
upon those of different faith to give due
honor to her own Through you We have
learned to know and cherish our own
dignity. You have taught us to feel and
to prove to others that on this earth
there can be no purer character than
that of the Jewish maiden, no more
pious one than that of the Hebrew
mother. You have gained for us social
and religious equality. Your brilliant
example has made void the calumny
that religion leaves the heart of the
Jewish woman untouched but, at the
same time, your books have acquainted
us more intimately with those exalted
motives those holy means Of comfort
and consolation that originate in the
spiritual nature of our religion, that urge
the soul to enter into union with it's
Maker, while they direct it to His mercy
as the best guide, as tie best protection.
now and hereafter"
In June Of 1847 she left England,
spent some weeks in Frankfort, and then
betook herself to the Aures of Larigen-
schwalbach, from whiY place, after a
short stay, additional ! ufferings forced
her to return to Fran fort, Being en-
tirely convinced that lscovery was inn
possible. she quietly Yand collectedly
awaited the summon1 of death. The
power Of speech having. forsaken her,
she was forced to communicate her
wishes through signs. Her most ardent
desire was to comfort her mother, and
as her tongue refused t. salfll It's office,
her emaciated fingers Till supplicated
the loved parent to be patient and trust
in the wisdom Of God. Now and then
she would signify some bible verse or
psalm congenial to her frame of mind
that she wished to have read to her
The last movement she made with her
fingers expressed the words Zen
though lie sIay me, SILL Will | trust
Him, and when even the feeble fingers
could no longer move, her loving eyes
were wont to seek those of her mother
and then glance upward, intimating that
there they would meet again. She died
September 10Th, 1917, and rests in the
old Jewish cemetery, ac Frankfort-on-
Maine. Her grave is marked by a
slab with the inscription:
Freti1t lie uot9 ben Nriibtep ibrer 0ono,
S6le 2&elfe mer6eu lie lo6en in ben I9oren
Her. death was mourned by the Jcws
of England as well as those Of Germany
and America acquaintances expressed
their sorrow in Iamenta items, persona
friends poured forth their grief in prose
and poetry, and the different journals Of
either henispheres eulogi2ed her with
the honor ard reyerencp that were so
justly her due In fact, her death was
felt to be a severe loss /; she was a jew
ish autboress, who, filled with glowing
love for her own people, boldly stepped
forth as its faithful Champion, and help
ed. in no imperceptible Gegree. to neu-
traIize the prejudices against her race.
Under Grace Aguilar's books Of 4
general character Home Influence" is
perhaps the tayorite one it, sequel,
Mothers Becompcnse, although
completed IN 1886, was MOI published
uatl 1850. II vas not antH shortly
after her death tlat the book which wa,
unquoslionahic her masterpieces was
published The Nale OF Celar> 1t
appeared in several editions. was trans
lated into German a4 times
into Hebrew, and is jew
ish faith and thou 1T eroine
bears an unmistakea .;... mind
to the authoress. az ~. con.
vinced, so say he ,@T.at,, lends,
that had Grace Z ,uaas ...- N the