The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-15
THE MESSIAH HAS COME.
o,poN H1RscH's SOLUTION OF
raE JEWISH QUESTION.

rho Hebrew Millionaire Wishes the
as Separate People, to Disap-
ua spends Enormous Sums to
ta,rn,,ate Them with Christians.
E,o,n the Near York Herald,
o,o Ian l2.-For nearly 1000 years
,.ol has been awaiting the second advent
A. tho Messiah when will the Messiah
'a,oo ~ I asked yesterday of prominent
i1ao1i+a 1.-The Messiah has come and is at
% rnornent in Paris,n was the astonishing
ieply. ,u,+,,
-bo,n was talking intended to mystlfy
80 bpt he was serious | pressed him with
,..I.har Questions. and his explanation was
,.IIo,gs. 1--WE Jews have long ago lost
,a;+h in a literal Incarnation of the
Wo.sioh That would not be com
o+,lIa with the ideas Of modern civiliza-
Enn INT a new doctrine has now taken root
t 10 hearts of Jews all over the world, the
Joctrine of assimilation with christianity,
IND tie apostle of this doctrine, destined to
bring about the salvation OF israel, IS now
~ Psris and is no other than Baron H1rsch,
m,ayrolI.known Partisan banker, who has
siu over 100 600. 900 francs in Russia and
ansrria alone toward carrying out this glo-
rious conception"
NEW APOSTLE.
,,Will Won take me to see the Baron
tIirschgn / asked Certainly was the re-
NV and in a few moments was seated be-
ssde BARON Hirsch in bis magnificent house
nart TO the Palais de pElysee. Baron
uirsch is a fine looking man of medium
height and athletic build he IS apparently
sbnnt 80 wears of age and his eyes are bright
prav brmful Of Intelligence. His nose is
eoniIine his Jaw has a determined look
shout it. and his long military mustache Is
mingled with gray. He looks more like an
Austrian cavalry officer thaa financier.
"Will you tell me, Baron, about the
motive; that induced you to make your
magnificent donations in Russta" l asked.
GREAT AND USEFUL WORK.
INV idea is this" replied Baron Hirsch.
"Tam a bitter enemy of fanaticism, bigotry
and exclusive theology. The Jewish ques-
fioD can only be solved by the disappear
nnce of the Jewish race, which will inevita-
bv be accomplished by the amalgamatlon
If christians and Jews. The funds have
nlaced at the disposal of Russia are not for
educational purposes of Jewish children
alone but christian children as well.
"There are 4,500, 600 Jewish children in
Russia who are in a most destitute condi-
tioD. They do not even know the Russian
language. and speak a sort of Hebraic r
gon of their own. They are frightfully
handicapped in all that concerns earning
their bread and making their way in life.
There is a complete Chinese wall around
them isolating them from the rest of hui
manly.
my idea was to knock out the corner
stone of this wall by establishing schools in
Russia on the condition that they should be
open TO Jews and Christians on terms of
perfect equality"
TRUE PHILANTHROPY.
''Does the Russian government facilitate
the establishment of these schools in Rus
STA, where the government is everything?
UNFORTUNATELY, the government seems
to fear that there is some political motive
behind the plan. The truth is this:
happen to possess more of the so-called
good things of the world than I require,
and l carefully studied how / could best
accomplish an act of pure philanthropy.
81 looked about and found that, on the
whole, the condition Of the Jews in Russia
was worse than that of any large body of
people in the civilized world. J. am Jew
myself, and | felt for those of the same
race and set about giving them a fair
chance to work side by side with and assim-
late themselves with the people of the
country in which they live. | merely want
guarantee from the Russian government
that the funds hold at their disposal shall
be applied to the purpose intended, namely
the establishment of schools for christians
and Jews on a footing of equality.
'Ihe mixed schools that are established
In Galicia, Austria, are a success. So they
would bs in Russia if the government
would only consent to disabuse itself of the
idea that there is political motive in my
offer"
HEALTHY ASSIMILATION.
You feel convinced, then, that the doc
trtno Of assimilation is the solution of the
Semitic questionp
Clearly So" replied Baron Hirsch.
why, you have only to look about to see
that this is the universal tendency of mod
ern times. Younger members of the fami-
lies OF Rothschild and Montefiore and dozens
OF others are asspilated-that is to say, are
married with the Grammonts, the Richie
Aeus and the Roseberys In other strata of
society the same law prevails In Saint
Antoine and Bellevllle mixed christian and
q Jewish marriages take place every week.
u Inc Jewish race is now disappearing; there
are numerous instances of conversion of
Jews TO christianity, but cannot recall q
solitary instance of a christian becoming
converted TO Judaism The salvation OF
tne Jews is assimilation
Let them be amalgamaled by christian
i NY and merged in christianity Let the
fusion be complete, let Jewish isolation be
pfoEen down; let tho Jews as a distinct
II sect disappear. This is the tendency of the
n age Ills will be the solution Of the Jew
ISL question, and blessing to civilization.