Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-02-09
THE JEWISH RACE.
sEV. CUSHING TELLS OF TAX PERSECUTION
OF GODS CHOSEN PEOPLE
Their ks1y Commemorate Trets-Grsat Nanss
o. 6istory-lhs Rss DR.. Afford Tells
Why Miracles Are hot
Performed.

In view or The recent and wholesale
persecution OF the Jews in Russia. Rev.
C, ". Cushing, Of the Fourth Street
Methodist Church, took FOR his subject
The Jews-Why Prosecute Them?"
The speaker started out by saying that
ia view Of the continued prosecutions Of
Gods chosen people, the Jews, be had
long had in mind the delivery OF ser
mon on the subject. The more study
their history and their character my
interest deepenS. They have been
people OF long abuse. and have borne 1t
patiently, IL not with Christian fortitude.
They suffer meekly and with little re-
sentiment and generally with little or
no retaliation. No race Increases in
population SO rapidly, with the possible
exception Of the negro. Alter speak
ing OF the prOverbial thrift OF the race
AS a whole, the speaker went on TO say
that the Jews were the wealthicSt peO-
pie in the world, compared TO their
population. In this country there are
go. G3O Jews enrolled in lO,6ls families,
and the death rate was only One-half
Of that Of other people. In business
way the Jews are remarkably success
ful, and have seldom been known 10
fail In this connection Mr..
Cushing said that he had been
In the city Of Venice several
times, and here was a city where fully
one-third Of the population were beg
CARS. and yet among all these pltia0le
solicitors he had yet failed 10 recognize
a single one with Jewish east Of couh-
tenauce. The Jews are very attentive
% their poor, and statistics show that
they are the most moral people in he
world, There are very few illiterateS
among the Jewish people, nearly all be-
ing more or less educated, and partlcu-
larry the Rabbits, who are generally men
of letters. After referring TO the fact
that the best and most successful jour
ualistS and bankers in Europe were
jews, Mr.. Cushing went on 10 give q
long line OF names in history that were
famous in the field OF literature, art,
music. science and commerce. And yet
they have been more prosecuted than
any other people, caused In part no
doubt from envy OccaSOned by their
superiority as traders, and in this respect
they are the sharpest people In the
world. The speaker then gave a long
list OF the prosecutions that had afflicted
this race beginning from earliest times,
and after stating how unwarranted and
unreasonable they had been, con-
tinued by saying that the world owed
more TO the Jews than any other race,
rot only from what mas been said, but
also because they represent the highest
type OF Christian development The
speaker then traced the antecedentS OF
the Savior 20 n Jewish source, and said
that but for the Jews we should have
I had no Christ. II il is for the peace Of
I Russia that the Jews should 90 out, IL
should be done peaceably, and with full
monetary consideration for those who
/ are Obliged % leave homes and property.
REV. AFFORD oN MIRACLES.
At the Third Presbyterian Church last
evening Rev. Mr.. Afford told why mir
Iacles were net performed. The speaker
I started out by saving: God is now silent.
A man might live for fifty years and
scarcely know that God existed: as there
appears no outward demonstration Of
I the Almighty. But our text tells MS Of
time when God shall cease 70 be silent.
The question cOnirOntS rs on all sides;
Why does not God speak out and reveal
Himself? Why does He not make Him
self known TO the eye aud ear OF sense?
Could be not speak so plainly that all
would hear? Could he not write his
name ia letters OF light on the blue sky.
50 that all could see and be awed into
reverence? Why d0ee God not perform
miracles to-day as He did in Bible
times? There are many reasons
| God does not perform miracles to-day.
l because they are unnecessary 10 the ac-
/ centance of the Gospel. God never
performs miracles for the amusement OF
men, Many Of the people Of Wheeling
appear 20 be waiting on God to perform
/ a few miracles on the streets of our city
/ for their entertainment, 10 induce them
\ 20 accept salvation that they already
know is true: but they will wait in vain.
I Christ wouldn't crafty King Herod, and
we need not expect.
Franklin sent kite up into the
clouds 90 see IL electricity existed, but
nobody is doing such a thing now. We
lall believe 10 exists. The same is true
with Christianity For this reason we
cannot accept the new idea OF faith
cures. The days Of miracles are past.
iIfIcould STE God and hear his voice,
would not need 10 exercise faith in Him.
l But God desires our loving faith. Tor II
is the ground Of salvation. II the eye
land ear of flesh could perceive God, IL
would destroy the spiritual idea OF our
creator. Men would then refuse to be-
| lieye lie was a spirit.
This lie is our probation. II We are
compelled to do right or wrong, then
we do not have a fair trial, aud our
IcharacterS are not tested. III God
presence was forced upon men, His
/ voice sounded in every ear and punish
ment Immediately followed every sin.
we would act under compulsion as truly
I rs do slaves. In such case life would
be prison for cOnvictS, galley for
slaves. God wants men TO refuse 10 do
wrong. not because they will be pun
Iisbed. but because IL is wrong. II God
would publicly destroy an wrong-doers
then We would dread Him instead Of
loving Him.
Thus We see that God does not per
form miracles. because 10 is not neceS-
sarv for our salvation. He is not viSi-
| bile 20 the eve, or heard by the ear; be-
cause He wishes us To exercise faith IN
Him: because he wishes US TO know
that lie is n spirit; because he wishes
us 20 serve Him, not bY cOmpulSiou, but
hy choice. aud because God does not de-
sire our dread and fear, but our love.
God T. speaking, however, every day
through the Bible, his word, and by
His Son. Jesus Christ. Listen to His
voice and learn TO love Him as He loves
you.
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