The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-07

Jews OF Southeastern Russia. headed
BY the ltterateur and lawyer. joseph
RabinowitZ of Kishiney, who was one OF
the attractions of the Worlds Congress
OF Religions I'm Chicago, has been the
subject OF considerable controversy. IL
certainly is a most unique religious vove-
ment the object being the organization
of q national Jewish Christian Church,
I'm which the Jews shall retain thelr
national characteristics. such as circum-
cision observance OF the seventh day. ana
the like. Pastor Anaker. Secretary OF
the I,eipslc Jewish Mission Society. re
Gently paid n visit 10 kishineV, IN order
to see for himself how matters stand.
His report Is very interesting. Rablno-
Wits church has much the appearance
of modern synagog. over the alt?r -
a Torah shrine inl above II he tables
of the law. To the right is he t1fH
Prayer and 10 the left the loading tcnets
of the new movement. ON the 1tar lies
a Hebrew Bible Ola and New Testament,
bound in one volume. Similar Bibles are
found in the seats OF the church for
the use Of the w0rshipcrs, and. IN adj
ditiOn slips are put I'm the seats giving
the texts OF the Psalms and Prophets
10 be read and discussed. Rabnowltz is
a man OF fifty-Seyen. robust man. nut
somewhat lame, one leg being shorter
than the other. In the church. however,
ne uses no cane. When he enters he nrst
kneels at the altar 10 pray and then
kisses the Bible lying on the altar fhen
follows long iiturgical service with
the reading of Psalms. The conclusion
of the liturgy Is the Lords Prayer ana
the Shema Israel the famous Jewish
prayer. Then follows the sermon. II IS
RabnOwitz's method 10 take two texts
one from the Old Testament ana one
from the New, and To compare thtir
contents. on the occasion referred to he
took the AaronItic blessing Of Icy, ~,
24-g6. and the close Of Luke, q, i5-,3. lie
uses the JcWish-Gorman jargon IN ms az
dresses His sermon showed in 4 si'hp''
manner how the true blessing OF Aaron
could not be secured save through the
Lord Jesus Christ. Then followed the
final prayer and the benetiCt0n. The
fact that the congregation scarcely mar
ticipates at all In the services is o"ihS
TO the fact that no organization as Su'R
exists. the Russian Government having 'S
yet refused to acknowledge the ne"
movement as n separate religious COM
munion Accordingly Rfbinowitz Is not
allowed to h1ptiZe his converts or I"
unite them into a church organization
They must seek church homes ih othet
Christian cOmmunions already recognlZei
by the State. Unfortunately the fF9leS-
tant leaders Of Jewish mission work N
Russia notably Pastor Faltin, Of klSll-
ncv. n successful veteran Of three de-
clHrs I'm this work no longer trust the
movement Of Rahno~ltI altogether IS
pecmliy the program ~ orGauiNhS ~
t{p,t.yr.v JeWish-Chr church. An
AXE def"rds the retormer, aud asks, why
objections arr made 10 RtblnoWltI
9etr6d a. &C etratiug the death If re
Lord on the jewish Pascal day and his
rcs,i,rCrticn OF to Jewish Easter and
not on to C;EIstian. 1t must indeed
be acknow lodged that the movement mas
not turned out to be what It's warm
,er,jg notably Professor Delitzsch, OF
LC,rs,s, Ten yGr' ago hoped and PRAYED
that 1t WON . Rabinowtz's sincerity can
he dcuntDd rs Hlut as can De that OF
The other Jewish Christian reformer,
Rabbi I',h'rI. ZEN of Tapio Szele, IN
IIugt y IIutJendent.