The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-10-27

which the critic can find no faw-a story which
the world will tell it's children, a memory kept
green by the lives of those he rescued.
In him the true power and function of wealth
is SCENTS power to bless, its use in relief of
suffering and securing justice. This makes the
power of making money one of divine appoint
ment. 1t is accumulated that it may be dis
| tributed
1t is evident that this man is some power
above that which wealth gave. That wild ma
ture Mehamet Ali loved him, gave him his
friendship sent him his son. The ukase of the
Gar was Withdrawn for him, and the lonely
man was crawn, as heart is drawn to heart to
him who came publishing peace. The Emperor
of Morocco could not refuse him. and the desert
Berber followed and defended him. 1t is the
power of a human soul filled with love and
justice.
1t was by no accident that he gave himself to
this work 1t was IN the direct line of the
teaching which he and his people had heard for
ages, "Zadakoh-justice is also charity" so he
had been taught; Acts of charity were repay
ing love received" His people for ages perse-
cuted, driven from nation to nation, had been
taught what brotherhood and sympathy meant.
"A Syrian ready to perish" was his father, and
every distressed person became brother.
Humanity is a word used both to express a
quality of soul and the whole Of mankind. To
be human is to be humane. The humanity of
this man was bounded by no religion or race; it
was for humanity-the whole. Il do not dis
criminate between Trojan or Tynai," said Queen
Dido. Nor did he between Jew or Christian.
He pleaded alike for the Jew suffering under Mo
hammedan oppression and the Christian pur-
sued by the savage Druse; for the Jew expa-
triated in Russia and the Christian in Roumania
So while he bears tine ancient and honorable
name of Jew, his religion was wide as the world.
The three factors in religion are GDd, the indl-
vidual soul, the world. To deal with the two
first only is to make personal comfort the object
in life: to deal with the three, is to help make
this world the kingdom of God.
The value of this hour is in the effect it shall
have upon u.s. Was he rightl Was his idea of
life the highestl Why should not his life be re-
peated in othersl Nay why should it not be true
of each of us2 Would not that be his word:
Friends, do as l have donel"
He is very DID, alone, too; the wife of his
youth the helper in his benefcent plans is gone
Soon Gods finger shall touch him and he shall
sleep. Write then on his grave these words:
'When the ear heard me- then it blessed me, and
when the eye saw me, it gave witness unto
Because delivered the poor that cried, and the
fatherless, and him that had no helper.
THE blessing of him that was ready to perish came
upon me- and caused the widows heart to sing for
joy.
Il eyes to the blind and feet was 1 to the lame
Il was father to the poor, and the cause that 1
knew not searched out"
Subscription cards were distributed among the
audience for donations, it being the purpose of
the union of Hebrew congregations to raise a
fund for the purpose of endowing the Montefore
professorship in the Hebrew Union College as a
fitting commemoration of Sir Moses Montefore
having attained one hundred years.