The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-14
THE W1yDEEING JEW.
Rstbi CsIish Make. An Eioq"en, Address
and !. I,,,oJuc,d BY DIR. Hoge

Rev. Or. z. n. Calisch, the eloquent
Rabbi OF Beth Ahaba' anu tee' -
Moses -. Hoge. the Nestor OF tne hlIs
tian pulpit In Richmond, IcitIi'eu 80
other in most graceful anu aP l,, -
manner at the Young Men ; O"' ''''"'i ~
sociation last evening. -. -. ~.
The occasion was the delivery py III.
Calisch OF a chaste and eloquent address
on THE Wandering Jew ana ne was III
troduced To the large and select audience
present by DR.. Hoge
In his remarks Or. Hoge sdlu II toon
two things TO draw such crown as uie
one before him-an intereSuhs tne"''
and an interesting speaker anu sdiu nV'
what could be more intertstIhs '"aH 'n'
story OF a people whose history CoNi-
menCed thirty-five centuries ago w hdl
shall | say Of the speaker w Heh ne ~
troduced me on THANKSGIVING gay
fore "A splendid audience ne Ieiel ISu
my long pastorate ana lHe Ia nc
wac known by everybody III I'Niii'Io.'I,
How much more have ! 10 say "He,'
DR.. Caliscb who has been In Richmond
so short a time, is known 10 every a.
Of its citizens, and known o'''
mired and respected.
DR.. Calisch in his opening words re-
piled in peculiarly fitting terms rec . i.7
to Or. Hoge's honored poeiuoh IL M
community. and the fact that he had
given nearly a half-century OF ser We ="
one spot in the Lords Vney dtu' ne iU'
er said he desired 10 echo wish ne
heard expressed bv Or. Hoge, that the
Gentle might some day be Jolnea h'oic
closely with the deathless race lhe wan
dering Jew. a,.o,o
It would be futile to attempt 10 qno,e
the elegant and dramatic "orus W.,
which DR.. Calisch treated 'he le7e
Wandering Jew. as known IN nctloh
and then the true representatives OF
Judaism. scattered from Jerusalem alleI
the Roman conquest. lie beauttuhF anu
patheticaIIv pictured their condition uu-
der Roman conquest and through 'hs
medieval ages. and gioWihgiY PttoISu
their civilization in Spain uhder inc
kindly rule Of the Moor, and their dc-
compliments in all the walks III NE
Said he. the discovery Of America was
10 the Jew more than mere lHcldel''
more than fortuitOus event IL sttthsth,
ened his faith and his love 10 'od u"'H
he could come through the deSeII Oh nv
dfaeva1 ages TO the Canaan OF the present
century, He congratulated civilization
that the DAYS OF governmental persecution
Of the Jew had ceased ana lhd' no"
when he was hurt I'm the East ne was
welcomed i'm the West
Dr. Caiisch dweit upon the freedom INA
America extended 20 the Jew ana spoke
in words Of ringing patriotism as ne eA-
panded the subject.
Said he the word Judaism STANDS 10! q
creed. and not a section, ana 'he 'v"
is differentiated from the balance oil man
kind only by a belief. .b,t
He especially impressed me l"s" 10
the jew was a true citizen OF the 'ou'',' >
Of his adoption. and more readily auaP'''
himself 10 his surroundings than any
! other people: that a Jew IN America p
an American: patriotic and faithful To me
urinciples of his country. rs an mus
tration he referred TO the graves OF 81"
| ,sb soldiers who lie buried in this CITY,
having died following the leadership Vi
! Lee and Jackson.
lie beautifully described the IDEAL Ale9-
! sianic hope OF the jew Of old ana the Nes-
siauir hope Of the reformed Je" OF TO-
! day. the latter being the es'aplishi"'N
/ II q kingdom Of truth and rghteouSh'SS
among men. when the nations shaH an
/ be at peace, ana are as one people ANU
ruled bv brOtherly love.
lie pictured Judaism and thrls'Hi'N o..
! the rivers Tigrs and Euphrates Ho""l-
! side by side. eurichinC the SOIL ~ lhef
! ran. at Gods appointed time to come 'o'
! eether i'm Gods unity ana the lhdlNl9'
| bilitv Of his love.