Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-08-12
The HEBREW FRAUD.
DR.. Isaacson- Wexler- IsaacS Etc.,
Cuts a Figure in Montana.

Nul> u TiNuNt III luuuAdud-
1 Our readers will remember IN
: name Of DIR. Ed. Isaacscn, who wa
CONVICTED Of larceny at America
Fork, and latet wett TO Denver
: where be Joined the Baptist Churcl
as DIR. joseph WexleF, corvette,
) Hebrew, etc. Shortly after thi
event he returned to Utah, an,
stayed a short time at American
! Fork, whose inhabitants were muci
incensed at his conduct; He ther
departed and was next heard from
at Helena, Montana, where he wa.
operating in his usual line, as shown
by the following from the Denver
Neirc
Some time since religious circles
we.u s;ltfef bt thu haptis,r o. an
alleged ex-Jewish rabbi, who had
lately come from Vienna. That
whole-souled Christian minister,
hev. y. a. Cameron Of Calvary
bapiist Church, was greatly inter
ested In him and was greatly re-
loiced over this seeming as--tssiOn
70 the Christian ranks. He was
hev. DIR. Joseph WeXler, the noted
Jewish rshhi. and under that title
preached from Calvary Baptist pull
pit He acquitted himself ~ well
that DIR. Cameron decided to stand
SPONSOR for him, IS nr. Wesler
manifested great desire 20 work
for the conversion OF the lost sheep
OF the House Of Israel. In their
new church which the Calvary
Baptist parish is 10 build II was in
tended to set apart the vestry or
crypt every Sunday morning for Or.
WcNler's Use, where he might hold
services for his people. II reports
are true the Helena, Mont, hide
pendent has thrown a hombshell into
DIR. weSler's camp. IL makes out
that the eN-Jewish rabbi II an inn
pOStor AMI gives n very fair history
Of the alleged converts adventures.
IL seems that on Sunday night, July
q, the baptism Of n converted Jew
i-h rabbi took place nj Deer Lodge.
The name II this one was Rev.
Joseph lsaaCs. 10 chanced that n
gentleman by the name Of wiggles.
worth had been in this city while |
DIR. WeXler had been idOlIzed 10y |
good Christians OF Denver like a |
German count. This gentleman |
was in Helena when he read |
IN the daily paPers that this
convert from the lsaelitish faith /
was 10 speak at the Christian
church, the Sunday night Of August
,. The coincidence impressed itself
upon Mr.. wigglesworth and he de-
icrmincd 10 see IL this rahbi was not
Identical with the Denver Dr.
WeNler. Accordingly, in company
with n reporter. he rrTaiued D. the
church, and sure cn'ngh joseph
lsacCs vas the self.samc Joseph
WcNler. As he had done in Denver
- he acted in Helena. The learned
rahui told how the great light had
dawned within his hitherto dulled
brain, and though communicated
from his own church he had decided
TO join the Christian church. The
''rabhi' then gave an account Of
his alleged experiences in suffering
cOntunIcly at the hands Of his
former brethren and his work
amUug them in different places.
According 90 his laic, he had trav-
clei ali over EurUTc. The follow
ing was PORTION Of his remarks:
"From this time everything wa
against ne-my life was Ia danger.
and ever since the wrath Of my
father and the cure u my mother
have rested upOn me. Hut more
than father aud niarp Thar fruiher
had 90 loayU The wife oimy bosom
and my child. Father Ap,i-tein |
advised me Ia apply 20 the LONDON
Society for the Promotion Of Chris
iiauity among the Hebrews. did
20 ami the society telcgraphei for
me 10 come ON. | went aud spent
weeks in seeing the WORK among the
Jews. After remaining ia LONDON
for spmc time I was toll there wns
work among the Hebrews la thu
L mites! -Lates, 20, being i,sirUus 81
seeing the country, lCft London
aud went % New Nurk. Next I ,
went to Chicago, hut the weather
lid not agrcc with me. While there
met Hebrew from Butte, who
old me about this climate. - I
amc here. have given az every ,
hing for Christ, have teen Icrsc-
.utei and suffered, iut d. not r.
srcti l."
As the doctor il a good tllkcr the !
was delighted AMI
Warm'i up 10 congratulate him
,lter the services as they did ia
Denver. Mr.. WigglcwOrfh found
himself among thc ct-rahhi's adj J
nircTs, ard u,c following CONVEX /
atiOr ! REPORTED 10 have taken =
lace.
How long sincr You left Chica-
-: asked wigglesWorth.
Two weeks replied The rabhl.
Weren't Voc IN DenvcT.'' asked
lac r-,t-iier.
4 Tall0r suddenly commenced 20
pre1d over the face 81 the rabbi,
Iud he replied little indistinctly.
sNtS.'
when did you leave there was
he next aHc~t'cn.
'|uue =, = he said.
Ibid you net 20 10 the Baptist
'hurch?''
Yes" ami ISsac,' face waS rapid
y getting rs white as his siuiles~
Ierktie.
Were you not baptized IN the
Baptist church ther.s'
YES"
"Aud what did you -sv your name
-"
For ali Instant ISlars hesiiatei
nd then said rapidly, Joseph
saacs;" then slowly added "w"N-
er."
This usrd him up aud ho had TO
'ieaF nal, According 10 the Butiei
'ity Dag .hUics-, DIR. wexler has
everal aliases. lie told the rabbi at
Helena that he Nas ~ ..,faelite and
.btainei 80 Of MN, which he for
% 20 sepay. He has been baptized
II nearly all of the various de-
and has been "AIOr-
n0n," where he married. II these
acts are true DIR. Cameron and the
'alvary Baptist people will not cX-
end probably to DIR. weNler many
Tiyileges OF their church.