Telegram-herald., 1891-02-13
A Tribute TO THE DEAD.


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aceacent eut rather the nstafst se-
quenee oI personal endeavor II :
matter feE gFs2t eongIasul4t.oa 1hAi
ths generous honoFs saleA hafe Jass
been pad 20 the memory " Jaias
iIouseasn were 80 bestowed because
taey had been fairy earned ~ hiin-
hank, titles, riches, hoa0Ts, aFs e. le
commended snd eagerly coveted Niieh
= nsn is Justly entitled 10 tlela, when
they have followed A. q result ~ h-s
brave struggles WITH opposing iofses.
t1l tue contrary, We AL .teel certain
contempt for people We ale enjoy ng
pleasure which came 10 them Oy acci-
dent, or were obtained by fraud. car
beautiful and prosperous eity bonored
Mr.. HOnseman because ne was worthy
OF honor.
There is one feature about this
popular demonstration, winch was
highly pleasing 10 me- Probably lev
OF the vast thrOne who viewed his fe-
| mans, even thought that tins plaem
face, they never should see again, MAS
the face oi Jew; that this man MAS a
member Of race which has been
cursed aud prosecuted Tor nearly four
thousand years; race which has been
| a Kissing and by-wOrd among al na-
tons. ln the popular regard for the
man, ms race, his religion, ms politics,
have all been forgotten or, II not quite
forgotten, these matters have seemed
80 small IN comparison as 10 be uh-
/ worthy of mention. lis manhood
gave HIM his title 10 nobility. and none
have been SO mean rs 20 dispute It.
What wonderful progress this, and
how grateful we ought 10 be that ours
| is indeed, "The Land OF the Free, and
| the Home of the Brave" France and
the United States are about the only
Nations that really welcome the Jew 10
their domains; and this is because IN no
other Nations has religious freedom
gained so many and permanent VIC
tories. England, Germany, Austria, ana
Italy do not indeed persecute the Jew
as they used 10 IN days of yore, but they
regard him with cold suspicion because
| cEurchly and prlestly influences are
still powerful there; but Russia and
Turkey hardly allow the Jew 10 live
within their borders. What has the
lsraellte ever done To cause hlm to be
hated by all Nations? Will you say 1t
is the fuifillment OF prophecy? 1t may
be, but is there any justice IN 1t? 1t IS
true that few of their forefathers
urged on the death of Jesus the Christ;
but IL should be remembered that the
| Roman governor, Pontlus Plate, was
primarily responsible for this intamy.
Besides this, Jesus himself assures us
| that cit must needs be that the Son OF
Man should suffer-" and Peter declared
that Jesus was delivered up 10y the de-
terminate counsel and foreknowledge
of Cod" The whole "plan of ssalva-
tion," so called, would have failed had
not the Jew performed his part. Surely,
the Nation ought not forever 10 be held
responsible for what few priests did
1000 years ago; and yet most people
| when asked, "Why do you despise a
Jew?" could give no other good reason
| save the old saw, "He cructied Christ"
l w IlCil III. ldCt ilt ult ilOt w.
Does anyone now hold the church of
| today responsible for what misguided
popes and bishops and priests did hun
| of today responsible for what his fore
| fathers did two thousand years ago? 1t
| Is high time we tabooed this senseless
drivel about the follies of the past. 1t
| certainly was great credit to the peo-
L - n,c tl,..tc Il z
| of them were glad to honor him who
was an Israeite indeed. regardless of
what other Israeltes may have done,
or If you please, not done. Is not 4
jew TO be honored for his loyalty to
the faith of his father? Are we SO
| blinded by petty sectarian nate that we
| have forgotten that noble, liberal, truly
| Catholic statement of Peter: "Pcr-
cieve that God is no respectcr of per-
| sons, but IN every nation he tnat fear
eth Cod and worketh righteousness is
| accepted of him.
If, then, 1t is rhe life that will count
with the Great Judge of all, and not al
| legiance to a church or creed. the
Jewish Rabbi could not have been far
out of the way according to our human
| judgments, when, in hls funeral adj
| dress, he declared, Heaven was rich er
| that julius Houseman had departed
| from earth. OF course, there is here
and there a petty dogmatist among us
who no doubt believes the scriptures
read: "No jew shall inherit the king
| dom of Heaveii;" but it would doubt
less trouble them TO find the passages
as 1t does other passages they are IN the
habit OF quoting. Certainly, Peter was
not built on such \ narrow plan, and
Paul goes even so lar as 10 say: $50,
| nj Israel shall be saved"
We may rejoice that the great public
heart and soul have ouigrown the ex-
| cluslvencss and pettiness of the past,
and no longer doubt that the man who
! loves aud serves his felowmen will .bc
also loved and honored by the Great
| Father OF all. CHARLES X. GIBsoS.
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