The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-21

among whom they lived. Consequently
dc not consider them good or desirable citi-
Gems.
AS a BUSINESS AND FAMILY MAN.
Tne Pathfinder says that q Jew is close
In his bargains. Why shouldn't he bel
That very faultfuder. if be had the same
financial instinct, would be three times as
greedy, and not one-h half as generous. The
American goes out TO have good time
for a day by the seashOre. or night at the
theater. The chances are ten to one he
goes alone or with party of men. The
jew. If it Is in the day time. takes not only
his wife. but all of his children. And the
smallest boy has his glass of water, coiorod
with q little claret. so that be gets used TO
wine early IN life. and do not think even
my fault-fiDding friend could find Jew
who 10 . drunkard. If the festival 10 going
TO the theater. then mother and any of the
girls who are old enough are taken along;
the best seats bought and after the
theater Is over they 20 TO have Jolly 1T
tie snpDer. and. best of ALL they enjoy
themselves. for the Jew. unlike the gen
tile. Is easily amused. and can ind pleas
ure among those of bis own household.
The Jewish woman is n good wife and q
good mother; she loves her husband first OF
ALL and then her children. This is As it
should be- The consequence is, you very
selt ON hear of divorce among the jews.
As people. they love fun and good
living. and are willing to pay for both.
They are the best patrons the thesters
have: they adore good music, and even
among the poorer classes. little money
will be saved. that the oldest girl may 60
20 a course of fine concerts, and near some
thing really worth listening TO.
Once In q while get very angry at my
people; and this Is one of the times: Mr.
Seligman gave his money to the Union SOL
Oilers 10 hight against the rebels; and am
. .I,l.. h lr <ta~
political club deliberately blackbaIled his
son. simply because he Is Jew, am
ashamed was not born somewhere else.
PLEA FOR BROADER VIEWS.
The educated Jew of to-day is three
simes as liberal as the so-cslled Christian.
who seems to think that the way to exhibit
his Christianity is to do as the Romans
did, and cruelty q man. / said before that
we all want TO go to heaven. We none OF us
know just exactly what it is, but we think
of It as o place of rest. Do you think
there will be any rest for any of rs. if we
are going TO say to any one of Gods orea-
lures, Your faith is wrong. mine Is right"
And then 90 through the world with an ar
rogaDt air, that announces that the belief
held consists in violent talk about It. and
take OF my hat TO every other human
being. who has another belief and who
lives up 30 it. He may be wrong, may be
wrong: but the best we can do is To help
every other human being along the path
way of life and TO make IL smooth for him
who falls by the wayside.
Shall L then not respect the man who has
built great hospital. and who says to me
when am sick and poor: Come in and rest
and be made strong and WELL" Or shall i,
being well and rich. scof at him and say:
"Your belief differs from mine; what on
do is of no worthp When will we get big
enough, as a nation, to realize that creeds
don't COUNT That it Is goodness that is
going TO tell the story before Jehovah's
awful throne. and the Jew, Christian or
Pagan will not all stand alike before
the throne of God, and the Ques-
tion will not be. How much
did you preach; what was your
theory; did you despise every body else. who
did not agree with your But that 1t will
be: Have you healed the sick. have you
helped the poor, have you cared for the
little ones, have you been good to those of
your own family, and have YOU looked to
the stranger, and given him welcome when
he was frlendlessp These will be the
questions asked. And tell you. my fault
finding friend. as we are all standing here
In doubt. that there will be more Jews
than Christians who can answer yes"
ain ashamed of my own people. and in their
narrow, miserable. fault-inding world,
hope that these words of mine will come to
them, and remind them unless they do bet
Ter. Almighty God Himself will be ashamed
OF them.