Daily Yellowstone journal., 1888-03-16
THE JEWS

Whatever doubt may be raised Dy
scientists as to the infallibility Of the
Bible as the word Of God, or to the
inspiration of its promises there can
be no doubt that the blessings confer
red on the sons OF Jacob that they
should be n moving power in the
world have been and are literally full
filled. Noah. in his curse upon Cana.
an for laughing at his drunken condi-
ton. reproves the fist prohibitionit
and pronounces upon his oldest son,
Japhet; the blessing that ''he should
dwell in the tents Of Shem.' This
prophecy is literally fulfilled in the
case Of the Jew. ii AS they are aud al
ways have bee u derived genealonicsl.
ly from Sheni, we should alter the
septence by saying land one of the
sons of Shen shall dwell in the tents
Jsphet.n THIS is materially true, even
If the prophecy relating to Jsphet be
also proved true by rendering the
''tents OF Shem" to mean the religious
faith aud ethics NJ the Shemites. The
children of Israel dwell everywhere
in the lands OF the children Of Japhet.
They have acquired power and riches
and influence there; their empire TO
day is more widely extensive and far
more splendid and powerful than il
was ia the days Of solomon when
Jewry was one OF the dominant na
tions ofthe earth, thoughthe temple
Of the Israelite monarch has been
leveled into the dust Of the earth aud
his people scattered to the -four quar-.
tiers of the GLOBE They rule the finsn-
cial destinies of Europe and conse-
quently of the earth. They are leaders
In every branch Of mental and physI-
cal activity that engages the attention
of men. They are pioneers ir the
spread OF civilizations methods.
Among the arts they have achieved h
most glorious reputation. The Jewish
mind has proved i'self at least proud
~ equal to the highest Of the Enro-
pean, and in everything, ave only
material silence, they have held aud
more than held their own.
TIE wonder comes in when we re-
member the small numbers Of the
Chosen People all over the world.
Their numbers are, by the largest esti-
mate, put at .less than six mil
lion, Of whom probably two million
are found In Poland, Russia and
Asiatic Turkey. The other four ull.
lion are tneir working force aud with
this insignificant number they are at
least equal competitors with the five
hundred millions of Europeans and
Americans. They have, Indeed, ac-
compIished much good ia the great
changes that are yearly etfecting in the
lives, In the habits Of thought, in the
social, industrial and political econo.
mics Of the rest Of the civilized world.
Coming from u race alien TO the Euro
pean, a race even more tenacious of its
religion, its customs, its traditions
than the European, there is small
wonder that the Jew has engeudered
prejudices on the part OF the ignorant
or the unlearned, and that the average
Hebrew bears himself apart from the
average Aryan. Yet 10 all things this
leading representative of the strange
and mysterious Semitic people bears
himself everywhere proudly aud con.
%sciously the equal Of every other race.
The influence which the Jew has ex-
ercised upon the United States-exer.
cised mainly Tor gUod-has been pro,
dlgious. IL has been marvellous, con.
sidering the handful only Of Hebrews
In this country. Last year less than
twenty-six thousand Jewish immi'
grants arrived In this country. IL il
calculated that the total number OF
persons o. Jewish blood IN this c0un.
try Ia less than 100000. That is less
than u 10 every 100 other persons 10
the United State-. But their iDfiu.
M bears no manner Of proportion
whatever to the insignificant SMALL
ness Of their numbers. Verify,
"Sbem" shall dwell in the tents OF
"Japhet." ~ Washington Gazette.
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