Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-01-02
Sentiments Of the Clergy Of indianapolis cn the Sub
isct-Gsnsral Feeling Of Sympathy With the
Oppressed People and Condemnation for the
CraeltisS and lBiustieeS Praetieed.

Intelligent and humane being IN the
wide universe, Ii is a blot upon the
closing decade of the nineteenth cen
tury which years Of reform can not
efIace.
To deprive a people of the means OF
livelihood; of refusing their sons to
enter the seats of learning; To prevent
them from following the usual vocation
of life; TO forbid them TO enter the army
with any chance OF promotion; 10 study
the professions; To work or operate
mines: to acquire land, and then eXiling
from the country of their birth; robbing
them OF all their earthly possessions,
and drive them pennilesS into strange
lands-thiS is the story simply told.
VIII you kindly furnish me a brief eX-
preston Of your sentiments for publica-
tion, SC?
Bishop Knickerbocker, of the Indiana
Diocese, writes:
"The oppression OF her Jewish sub
jectS by the government OF Russia is
Justly considered by the civilized world
as horrible, and not to be tolerated in
this age Of the world. They certainly
have the sympathy of all right-minded
people. All Christian nations should
combine in some way TO put stop TO 1t
by solemn protest. Their sufferingS, |
feel sure, have the SympathieS OF all
Christian people"
DIR. Haines, of the First Presbyterian
Church. says:
Il rejoice that the light is being turn
ed on the outrages now practiced by the
Russian Government upon her Jewish
subjects, and that earnest efforts are
being made to arouse the leading ma
tions of the earth against such con-
duct.
The narrow and unjust policy OF
that Government seems to be strength
ened by the bitterness OF u yet narrower
Industrial competition, and gains far
ther force by religious prejudice which
IS a shame to any who name the name
Of Christ.
"Giving Just weight to what the de-
tenders OF the Russian Government
policy have advanced in attempted
| justification, there still remains the
| fact that the course pursued by that
Government is subyerSive of all the
rights which even the humblest citizens
should enjoy.
at is not Il question, then, as some
seem TO think, as to whether the
charges made against the character and
influence Of the Jewish population are
true. Suppose We grant, what is far
from being proved, their entire truth
fulness, there yet remains the fact that
the anti-IewiSh laws are an outrage on
Justice, and are 50 cruel and Infamous
lin their character as To excite the indig-
nation of every lover of his fellow-men.
II hope and pray that the agitation
will not cease until the rulers OF Russia
shall be brought to Il better mind.
They may continue TO resent FOR time
the protests and pleas that come TO
them from other nations, but they can
not continue many years policy which
lexpoSes them 90 the contempt and
rouseS the hot Indignation of the lead
ling citizens of the leading nations ol
the globe. When a right sentiment /:
sufficiently aroused the day will come
when that sentiment will crystalline into
some form Of action which will put q
stop to this nineteenth century infamy
God speed the day
DIR. Lucas, of the Central Christian
Church, writes:
To every man who has the least re
gard for the rights of humanity, tn,
present treatment of the Jewish sub
iects by the Russian government mus
call for vigorous protest. In view 0l
the fact that | see not how | can DC
ANYTHING else TO aid them, | wish as an
American citizen and Christian minis
ter TO express in behalf OF those who
are thus prosecuted my most profound
sympathy, Joined with protest against
the inhumanity of the Russian govern
ment."
DIR. Jenckes, of the ST. Paul Episco-
pal Church, writes:
..Your valued favor of the 96th inst
is received. and fully share with you
righteous indignation at the treatment
ment of the IsraeitiSh subjects oil the
Russian Empire by the Car.
at is most unfortunate that the lib
eralizing tendencies and humane en-
vironmentS of the present age are so lit
tie recognized by people, whom, on
account OF their friendlineSS Tor us III
the dark hours of our late internecine
struggle. we have such good reason to
love and admire.
sFrom personal observations In Rus
sia. | am convinced that the Jews com
prise the better element OF the popula-
tion. and that country can as llttle
snare them from her industries and
commercial pursuits as Louis NV.
could spare the HuguenotS, who, 4Oo'ooV
strong, were expatriated by the cruel
revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
but RusSia'S self-inllicted damage
will work great advantage to other
countries, to which especially our own
they may transfer their thrift ana
their allegiance.
at is true that the money markets
and professional chairs and the heldS oil
journalism in Russia are monopollleu
by ISraelites, and il would seem, in very
deed. that the time to favor Zion, yea
the set time is come II Russia, III the
meridian blaze OF the last quarter OIL
the nineteenth century, and with tue
eyes of the civilized world upon her,
can stand this exhibition of tyranny
and absolutism, certainly the Jewish
people should be able 10 stand II. But.
after all. this is the death struggle OF
the soldisant divine right of kings and
priests against the truly divine rights oil
the people"
Rev. oscar c. McCulloch, pastor OF
the Plymouth Congregational Church,
writes:
"The attitude Of the Russian Govern
ment toward the Jewish citizens Is one
that certainly concerns the whole civil
lied world. 1t is everybody's business
In our more civilized communities thlS
moral sentiment lodges its protest
against cruelty TO children and animals
and laws are passed in their protection.
In is for the outraged moral sentiment
of the world to protest against the
cruelty and injustice practiced against
A class Of people and condoned by tue
Government. Simply to make II oui
business to protest is to do mueh. No
nation is insensible TO the attitude OF
other nations. Russia feels that she re
rarded by the world as bai barous IN hei
treatment OF her criminals, her political
offenders and Jews. The more we pro-
test the more conscious she Will DC oi
the wrong tha: is done.
Il value the voice of moral sentiment
above that Of armies, and believe that
we can shame this great nation into JUS
,ica hv arouSing public sentiment,