The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-04-06

should be removed and ministers should
be appointed annually by a bishop
not called by the churches-but re-
appointed as long as their services pro-
mote the prosperity of the church. The
bishop, with his cabinet, should move
our ministers, and not the clock or the
almanac.
Rev. +. Fl. Parsons, Waverly-I can
see how the removal of the time limit
might benefit few of our churches in
the larger cities, but for our general
work 1 think the removal of the time
limit would not be beneficial, and
should vote against it.
The Time Has Come.
Rev. S. C. Simpkins. Moscow-My
convictions are that the time has come
to remove the time limit, but continue
the itinerancy.
Rev. F.. A. King, Taylor-I am most
assuredly in favor of the removal of
the time limit" in the Methodist disci-
pllne. / see no good reason why we
should have it, any more in the Meth
odst church at the present time, than
in any other church. There was a
time when it was needed, but 1 think
the time is past.
Rev. A. f. Chaffee-I am not in favor
Of the removal of the time limit now.
Let us test our present plan more thor
oughly. The matter Is so grave 1t be-
hooves us to move more slowly.
Christian Mission to the Jews.
Rev. A. c. Gaebelin, of the Hope of
Israel mission, New York city, has,
during the week, been actively engaged
in the work of prosecuting a mission
among the Jews of the city, and has sig
nified his intention of opening mission
in Scranton for the purpose of Chris
tianiZing the Hebrews of this city, as
far as possible. Rabbi Jacob Feuer-
licht, when asked for his opinion upon
the matter by Tribune reporter, ex-
pressed himself in the following letter:
In your issue of last Monday there APP
peared an outline of a sermon delivered
by a Mr. Gaebelin at'the Grace Reformed
church, in which he states that the Jews
had been rejected nationally and had
been under the curse and wrath of God
for nearly 1900 years. That this statement
is false we need only turn and look about
us in the world at large and we will see
the Jews thriving and prosperng every
where; we see them foremost In finance
and leading the markets of the world. The
Jewish skill and brain are a mighty power
in the empire of wealth; their influence
grows more powerfuli every, day They
guide the monetary conferences of the ma
tions; they rise In the colleges; In the pro-
fessions; they advance along the aventes
of art and science. without u country and
a kingdom, the Jews today WELD n power
from behind the throne greater than the
power of David, and boast of wealth
which makes that of Solomon pale. The
"curse" of Mr.. Gaebelin can, therefore.
not be substantiated with regard to the
Jews of the present. His statement that
the Jews had been rejected nationally Is
equally wrong Mr.. Gaebelin claimed IN
last Tuesdays Republican to be n Tai
mudical scholar. IT 80 he ought to know
the passage in the Talmud: Pessochim.
page SD "God had bestowed n great bene-
fit upon Israel In deprlving them of their
country and dispensing them among the
nations.'' In this our fathers obeyed
Gods command to Abraham, "Get thee
out OF thy country, out OF thy birthplace,
so that through thee shall all the families
of the earthb be blessed" Genesis XII, 1-O.
The all wise Father in order to demon
strate this promise to Father Abraham,
saw that how the confinement to Pales-
tine vast 90 narrow a field for Israel to full
fill s..missIon. Its commonwealth was,
therefore. destroyed, and the Jews were
driven out to the four corners of the earth
as missionaries to, the world But. their
small number was inadequate to their
iask. STherefores Providence assigned to
them Christianity, as an auxiliary, but in
stead of acting as an ally and as friend.
1t became Its enemy, It deprived him Of all