St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-20
HONOR TO IENNS-

One OF the most encouraging signs of the
progress OF liberal thought and an emanci-
patton from the bonds of religious bigotry
and intolerance in European countries is
the recent action of Christian England. Rus
STA and Italy in elevating to high political
positions noted representatives of the long
oppressed Jewish race. While DISrAEII
was a jew by descent he was not identified
with the religious belief of his people. and
consequently his promotion was not so much
% departure from the former prejudices
which existed against the ISraelitish race as
are tie recent appointments of NATHANIEL
DE B0THSCIuLD TO a peerage. Baron de
WORMS to an important post in the
new British ministry. or of Sir
HENRY DE WOLFE as English ambassa-
dor to the United States. This growth of
liberal feeling is not confined to England.
but is maniicsting Itself in Russia, where,
until very recent date, the most cruel and
bitter persecution against people of the
jewish faith WAS displayed. The appoint
ment OF Mr.. JACOB PoLIAKOFF as cOun-
cllor of state. and his brother. SAMUEL
PoIIAKOFF. the Russian railway king, to
itlt l'llNN tOuliNll- II TIC hiSb hdMl II VI TIE
new era of tolerance, which is breaking
upon the empire of the cars. Italy under
the reign of HUMBERT is likewise recognize
ing the advance of the civilization of reli-
giOus liberation by promoting jew to a
peerage. Thus the tide is rolling on until
in all the political governments of earth the
time will come when there will be no dis
elimination on account of race, or sect, or
religion, but all, whether Jew, or Greek, or
Roman. or Gentle, shall enjoy full and alb
solutely equal and free citizenship.
Both RoTHSCHILD and DE WORRIES are
scions of additionally orthodox Jewish
houses and are linked by ties of blood with
the family of the chief rabbi of England.
They have been devoted in the observance
of the religious faith and ceremonies of the
Jewish church. They have contributed to
the maintenance of synagogues, administer
ing Jewish schools. providing asylums for
INDECENT and afflicted Jews, and have
expended large sums of money in Palestine
in various ways to preserve the few vestiges
OF the renown of ancient Israel which still
remain, and, so far as was in their power.
to redeem and restore the Holy Land to the
people to whom it was given as an inner
itance forever. 1t may he observed in this
connection. however. that the liberality OF
these noted Jews has not been confined 10
their own race and religion, but they have
been equally liberal with their means in
contributing to all sorts of charity, regard
less of creed or race. Thus they have by
their own liberal conduct assisted in
removing the prejudice which existed
against their people and have secured for
themselves a measure of liberality which
they have melted 10 others. They have pre-
Sehted Il beautiful eXemplifcatiOn of the
golden rule and by doing unto others as
tncy would have others do unto them, have
elevated Their race to plane where il de-
served TO stand. and from which ii had been
excluded by intolerance unworthy of the
age and the }.euple where il had been found.
ii is gratifying to Americans To know
that the most potent influence of all in
Bringing about this tolerant condition i'm
the European mind has been the influence
OF orr own liberal form OF government en-
eited over all the nations of the earth. No
principles were more firmly or more promi-
nentiy embodied in our federal
constitution than religious tolerance
and political equality. As we
have continued TO grow i'm wealth and
power as nation the influence of our
model republic has widened and spread I'M
Ill there is H0 country where it has not been
felt. The seed sown here was i'm good
ground and has taken root. The tree is
growing and its branches are spreading un-
til ali the nations of earth shall sooner or
later come TO rest under its branches of
liberal thought and religious freedom. Old
ideas which have held the human under
standing in bondage are passing away The
world is emerging from the wilderness of
ignorance and dark superstition. We
have reached an age of aspiring thought
where the power of human intellect and
the greatness of mans soul rise above the
mists of an intolerant past. Freed from
the restraint and slavery of religious intol-
GRANGE and race preiudices the nations are
soaring into the sunlight of intellectual re-
demptiOn. The fulnesS of time is at hand
when the veil of superstitioas darkness will
hang no longer over the world, but is to be
lifted in order that men Of all races and
creeds may be enabled to look upon man
kind as one great brotherhood.
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