The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-08-04


AUSTRIA, HE DECIDES TO VISIT HIS coUN-
TRYMEN HERE.
|HE PROPOSES TO DEVOTE HIS LIFE TO THE CON-
VERSION OF HIS OWN PEOPLE TO HIS
PRESENT FAITH.
Yesterday NOR ming at Cavalry Baptist church
Rev. Joseph Wexler, a converted .ewish rabbi,
Mr.. Wexler has come to Denver to do missionary
work among the Hebrews. and although he has
heen IN the city but three weeks he Is much . i'm.
he viii be as successful rs he has been in other
Ray. Jeesph Wex,er, D, D.. is the son Of the
Holy Land and would have succeeded his father
n tie Jewish church. He, however, embraced
the Christian re lei s na was conyerted little
1h one one Of the most noted Biblical
kvereion hewss depcsed as rabbi Of Emmanuel tenn
pie, Vienna, and was renowned by his father and
fsmily. Through DR.. Delitzsch's influence ME-.
with the jews Of that city under an English So
two years. labor there he pit that he was, called
arriving here about . month ago he came to len
|ver, which he found the most needy field, and in
tends to devote his time and work among the
Dr.. Wexler was first ordained into the Episco-
|pal ministry BY the lord bishop Of London, but
be feels that he never has received the true burial
with Christ as that alone he regards the apes
ltolic baptism. and last night be was baptized at
Cavalry Baptist church by Rev. A. A. Cameron.
sssd shs H d. We1s was
As the Denver convert gave the name of
Wexler, while the Deer Lodge Rabbi said
his name was 1saacs. the matter was be-
coming interesting; 80 number of people
to whom 1saacs had talked about his life
were interviewed: It was found that the
story Wexler told the Denver people was
almost exactly the story lsaacs had told the
Helena people. Last night Mr.. Wiegles-
worth and an INDEPENDENT reporter at
tended the services at the Christian church,
in order to see if Isaaos and Wexler were one
and the same. A little after 8o'clock short
man. weighing probably ITO pounds, with
hair eiGssl {h cropped cisenshayen face and
aisle. Wigglesworth turned, had full
view of the man, and touching the re-
porter's arm, said, 'sThat's Wexler.'
After the opening services Isaacs, alias
Wexler, advanced to the p1lpit and told the
story of his life. His narrative, briefly,
nas as a0e q ons year age was
to-day am child Of the Messiah, and =
member of the Christian church. In my
youth I was sent from Jerusalem, my native
city, to Berlin. in Germany, tho intention
being to prepare me for the Hebrew
ministry. At Berlin entered what is
called the Hebrew Theological seminary.
salem, was there ordained to the ministry
and sent to Jappa to take charge Of the
Hebrew congregation. After being there
two and one-half years, ono Saturday, after
the service, an old gentleman came to me
and gave me o little book asking that !
read it. he said his name was Appstein.
The book remained in my study for two
weeks, when the Rev. Appsteiu called again.
d had not yet looked ct it. Mr. Appstein
asked to be allowed to read me two passages,
|first getting down on his knees and pray
nR for me. After this began to read the
The new testament is but key to the old.
when was fully satisfied that Christ was
not an impostor, asked Appstein what /
should do. He told me to pounce the
bhangs in me to my congregaA3nA. I sent q
letter to the president of thg Anrch to call
people had assembled told them had
been with them three years, but fhat had
nov found Jesus. Before had concluded
the president stopped me and dismissed
the congregation. The next day ! was
handed a letter from the Chief Rabbi say.
ing was exoommunicatsd from the Jewish
ohurch.
"From this time everything was against
me; my life was in danger. and ever since
the wrath of my father and the curse OF my
mother have rested upon me. But more
than father and more than mother had K
eave-the wife of my bosom and my child
Father Appstein advised me to apply to the
London Society for the Promotion of Carts
tianity Among the Hebrews. I did 80, ane
The society teleRraphed for me to come on.
went, and spent weeks in seeing the wori
among the Jews. After remaining in Lon
don for some time was told there was nc
york being done amoUR the Hebrews in thu
United States. So, being desirous of seeing
The country, left London and vent 4
New York; next went to Chicago, but tn
weather did not agree with me. Whil'
There ! met a Hebrew from Butte, Who told
me about this climate, 80 / came here.
have given up everything for Christ, hsv,
been persecutsd and suffered, bus do moi
kseret it." N
Pretty story, isn't it?
After tbs services, among the IRA 10 peesl
Forward and shake the converts hand Yer
Mr.. Wieelesvogth and the repoTtsf-th
Int 10 make snss Of hi classification anl
~ latter 70 ask . ~ qoeatinna IaaAsi
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