Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-06-25
Is IT He:

Tn following appeared in the
D.nve= Noes Of AIgnaay. June
2ard:
a as-eriav morning o. Calvary
B'Ht ST Church hey. Joseph wexler
a converted Jewish Rabbi. preached a
brilliant sermon TO a large audience.
Nj Wezier ha, come 20 Denver 10 do
missionary vTnsS among the Hebrews.
and although 1e mas been in this CITY
but three weeks hs rs much impressed
with his new field OF labor and feels
tnat he will he as successful as ne
has been in other places.
Rev. Joseph WexIer. D. D.. is the
son OF The chief Rabbi NJ Austria and
part Of E,va- and tEa HOLY Land and
would have succeeded his father IN
the Jewish Church. lie. however
embraced the Christian belief. ana
WIS converted "a li-t.e over two wears
a-o in Vienna. afler be was ordained
rabbio, Emmanuel Temple }v DIR. de-
iltz~ch, one " the most noted biblical
scholars OBJ; ;h.s o-auv other are. After
hi- conversion me was dcpased as rabbi
Of Emmauuc! temple Vienna. and WAS
ranortncsi b~ hi, father AMI family.
Through Dr. Daii,zsrh'S influence Mr.
"ezl@r WAS sent 20 London. England.
10 ifhnr with tbc Jews NJ that CITY I'M
dsrIn English Snsis-y and met with
much success. Alter u@srlvtgo wears
it5orihrro le telt sh7- he was called
10 Ii missionary w0-k ia this country
and upon arriving here about a month
sEo ne came % Denver. which ne
found ;He mos, needy field, and in
tends - devote his time and work
among the jews Of This city AZ once.
d.. WeXler Wa first ordained int,
the Episcopal Ministry by the lord
bishop % London. b.t ne feels that he
never has received the true burial
with Christ As THAI alone &c regards
As lie apostolic baptism, and last
HI-l' he was baptized 80 Calvary
church by Rev. A.A.Caneron. During
;he morning services Dr. Wexler was
assisted ~ Professor Haskell.
L orr Denver cgremp5rav de
sizes TO project the people OF Calvary
B1F-i-- Church ava others from be-
Ing iupas.I Un.u by fraud f.
WI DO wei % have one Of IFS
Tep-as natives s.sl.inize DR.. wex-
.ar ami ascertain whether his ap-
pelGuce aua vharaa-eristics agree
with the following tslfneat.on:
Under medium height. somewhat
h-5aa orsgulge build; slightly sr5op-
shoulderci; brown hair. inclined 10 I
ne crinlp or early; h7yad face, rather
ne1vy eyebrows aui light eyes. /
cheek bones slightly prominent |
taere is a s!aG:ias sea. aoross one Of /
lnsn; large slaci mouth. framed by I
uuu-ualg chick Iius; a wide nose that |
hugs the face rather closely, being /
tbs grlasi-e OF the usual Hebrew
I-oha-eis, with Somewhat gaming
nas-Tils; sometimes bushes when
addressed, but not from innate
modesty; carries around a super
abundance Of suavity aud admins
tsrs hyperbolic compliments hv
wholesale; makes himself one # HE
chief subjects % conversation and 1
is inclined TO dwell = Particularly u1-
on lis own righteousness.
Ifthis be 4 correct picture Of DR.. .
weSier ne is a person Of elastic con-
science and easy conversion: oonse- (
guenay viii bear watching. Our
object in giving publicity to the fore
going is simply TO protect Denver
dupes in case a lurking suspicion Of
the Doctors identity be correct. II
he should be struck with a sudden
Ianss Of memory he might, from