The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-17

reaching branches sustained, invigor-
ated and sheltered him in the Sahara
OF life. God was indeed ever with him,
never did He forsake or leave him.
True, he suffered; of that? since
suffering only prepared him for life's
triumphs, and for his sacred mission.
Whether at the house of Iaban or at
the meeting with his ~estranged brother.
whether at the night combat with the
mysterious parsonage. or when reCeiV-
ing the crushing news about his lost
Joseph, alone he never was. God was
ever with him who caused him to eX-
tract victory from the very Jaws of de-
Feat. His posterity. too. will have to
pass the crucible of pain and suffering
only to be strengthened and purified.
preparing them FOR the lofty station
they will ultimately occupy i'm the af-
falrs OF humanity. The promise God
made TO the father will never be de-
nled To the children. Happy, thrice
happy SIGHT. The mist is lifting, clouds
are dispersed and ~dissipated. An angel
wings his soul. scars higherandhigher.
ana prophetically his lips utter, For
my salvation, | hope. oh Lord
~kansacking the vast literature of
Israel. ! doubt whether / could have
round a more fitting verse for this even
ing discourse han this one. In read
ing the adventurous life Of Jacob. we
may aptly eNclaim with the rabbis Of
old. tn patriarchs are the grand ex-
emplars of the whole nation of Israeli
hence Jacob typifes the entire course
OF ms people. His long struggle is
matched by the night of persecution
running over centuries and centuries
which Israel has undergone. Jacobs
perseverance, his endurance and his
clineing to his unknown antagonist. even
when manned, until the morning broke.
Is equaled by the wonderful endurance.
the matchless perseverance, the unex-
/ "a mnlah fida1ffxv 10 shasr fog.l. -. -.
manifested these -four thousand years.
Where IL the nation that can show
SUCH another record of sublime trust in
God? From the vista of ages, from the
annals Of the past, ~conjure up the clas-
sic nations and let them, IL they can,
match lsraefs indomitable courage and
heroism. Where is the nation, like Is
rael, that stood alone amid a hostile
world. scoffed, maltreated, maligned.
derlded, misrepresented, caricatured and
and did not succumb to the
onslaught of its enemies? Egypt was
partly subjected to it, and Egypt was
humbled in the dust. One wave of bar
barrie swept over Rome, and
Rome was erased from the book of life,
The Goths swept over Greece. and
Greece fell never to rise again. Babylon
went down before the victorious Cyrus.
blu Cyrus failed to transmit his empire
TO his sons. The history Of recorded
time shows one people, and one people
alone, that outrode the storm. Israel,
true to itself, true to it's ancient faith
and true to the teachings and mission
OF its founders. not only preserved its
W identity mistaken, but brought
down the literature Of it's foes for the
instruction and elevation of posterity.
Tor without the work of the Israelitcs
the treasures of Greece and Rome would
have been destroyed by the savage
hnrnpG that n AZ nnt - a. u-.4A.
of the forests. Betrayed, prosecuted,
outraged, scorned, trodden under foot
and robbed with remorseless hand. tor
tured by the bigotry of hate and the
greed of avarice, the Jew returned GOOD
FOR evil, and out of the ashes of his
agony were born the ideals and ideas
In science, in art, In religion, i'm litera-
ture and philosophy that have enriched
the world, regenerated humanity and
are imparadising mans life. He endured
and suffered in silence, because, like
Jacob Of Did. he knew he was i'm the
right, firmly believing that as the Mes
siah Of the world. upon him were laid
heavy burdens and tremendous respon-
sibilities. No matter how dark and
starless his night. no matter how in
tensely bitter his cup Of sorrow. his soul
sought solace and comfort n assuagc-
ment and promise from on high. and
fervently his lips phrased the revered
words of the dying patriarch, For thy
salvation, | hope, oh, Lord hoping that
n day VIII come when his light will
brightly shine and his message of good
tidings, announcing the fatherhood of
God and the brotherhood of man. will
receive cheerful acceptance.
In the very hour of his peril. when
his bones were destined to the stake and
his body to the flames. the jew vas Civ
ing to the world those immortal dis |
RnAarinG that hn NEA YrnIDr-.a ne. a.. |
have sustained the soul and have laid
the foundation for modern science II
is true that In some quarters of this
globe there still is heard the echo Of
savage hate, Intolerance and proscrip-
ton: true IL is hat in some countries
there is a dark cloud Of envy and NAL
ice hanging over the house of Israel.
One needs only to recall the recent anti
Semitic agitation in France which ever
lastingly disgraced the flag of that
country. the country that inscribed a
hundred years ago the humanitarian
legend upon her public building. Lib
erty. Equality and Fraternity Still we
need not despair. for The atmosphere is
growing clearer, the daylight is becnm-
ing brighter. The connict FOR justice is
not yet over. hut the end cannot be
far distant. There seems 10 be a divin-
ity that shapes the destiny Of Israel and
watches its every step. of old il Was
SAID, Touch not mine anointed, and
do my prophets 10 harm Again, 'Ev-
cry weapon that is forged against thee
shall not succeed. every tongue that is
raised against thee in judgment tho
shalt condemn and history strongly
emphasizes the truthfulness of this
statement. No people can afford 10 cul-
tivate a spirit of class hatred. for as
certain as the sun rises and sets, so
shall they learn that these are but
bloody instructions that shall return to
plague the inventors. Many peoples
have tried IL, and the end has been
that IL has eaten out the national spirit
like a tanker and left It, as Spain is
left to-day. a poor. shattered hulk on
the highways of the world. The ma
ton that fosters injustice shall perish
by injustice.