The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-01-27

and large.minded man like Baron nirsch,
should indulge and promuleaie the views
tha, have lately been given 10 the world
as his. Whatever men may have to say
about Jewish history, about "oppositions
OF science, falsely so-celled, y about the
age of the world, and the scripturai &c
count Of the human race-the Jewish
people stand out as the writers and
keepers OF the Oldest and best book that
has ever been known--and az the Gus
todians and preservers Of the greatest
Of truths-ihe knowledge Of the true
cod The exodus from Egypt
Is but type of human
civilization. Tas .hIm1n race has
emerged from the blackness Of
ignorance and brutality to the promised
land Of its present ligh, and wonderful
privileges. under the guidance Of the
divine pillar of hre-the light OF God
And the Jewish people have been identi-
fed with Jehovah. They have been in
some respects nation of kings and
priests. /, is worlds fact that he who
is now acknowledged as the living and
lone God has been the worship OF
Israel" since they have been people. In
the bosom of the Hebrews all the seeds
Of civilization have been sacredly kept.
In their close the germs Of the highest
and largest manhood have been planted
and have grown. The promises and
visions and pictures Of a high humanity,
of day when men shall not only realize
the figure Of the large, broad, high, -four
ishine and fruitful trees, but shall be
worthy to be called the sons OF God.
All these thoughts and splendid hopes
we owe 10 The Hebrew Scriptures. With
the Jews the word Messiah is all identi-
fed now. as ever, with latter day glory
In the minds OF some Of them, King Is
vet TO reign in righteousness and princes
rule In Judgment. With some the Mes
siah is the King. With others the Mes
slah stands for the condition Itself, and
not a one King With Others, perhaps
Israel perfected is Messiah.
We will not undertake 10 argue the
question. Only 10 US, in this day, when
evolution and development are such a
familiar idea, we do not wonder that
Baron Hirsch sees, IN our latter day
civilization, the very harvest of Jewish
seeds, the fullest outgrowth and flour
i5hing Of Jewish gerrns--Israeiin Glory
the wilderness rejoicing and blossoming
as the rose.
We cannot regard It either as hand
some or graceful that Rabbis north OF
US are willing 10 rank the Christian
faith under whose auspices as no where
else op->esrf1I, their race has enjoyed
peace and prosperity, along with Ma
homedanism and Buddhism OF course
such proposition is mere folly-learned
nonsense.
The Christian faith all springs out Of
he jewish stock, brings 10 the full
Jewish thoughts and Jewish hopes, and
exalts Jewish truths. II Is not wonder
full that to a great philosophical Jew
in the ideal, Christendom
as it sspires to be, Christendom as hun
lreds and thousands Of good, devout,
god fearing, kind-hesrted men and
woman present it Christendom in its
high, goodly average, should stand TO
Him as the Messiah. We do not wonder
that he should be willing to see His peo-
pie 90 in and identify themselves with a
people who are giving their lives TO keep,
to perfect, to establish forever all that
they hold most dear, This "amalgama-
ton seems TO herald the grand consum-
is, Ito make an end OF sin,
10 make reconciliation for iniquity, 10
bring in everlasting righteousness, and to
snoint the Most Holy" Only Christen-
ION refuses to be called the Messiah,
md answers TO the devout Hebrew
Worship God. The testimony of Jesus
: the spirit Of prophecy