The evening times., 1899-09-14

portion to the weakness of his numbers
He has made a marvellous fight in this
world. in all the ages; and has done 1t
with his hands tied behind him. He could
be vain of himself and be excused for 1t,
The Egyptian the Babylonian, and the
Persian rose, filled the planet with sound
and splendor; the Greek and the Roman
followed, and made great noise, and they
are gone; other peoples have sprung up
and held their torch high for a time, but
it burned out, and they sit in the twilight
now, or have vanished. The Jew saw them
all, and is now what he always was, ex-
hibiting no decadence, no infirmities OF
age, no weakening of his parts, no slowing
of his energies, no dulling of his alert
and aggressive mind. All things are NOR
tai but the Jew; all other forces pass, but
he remains What is the secret of his i'm
mortality?
Elements of His Immortality.
"And here, his closing words, What
makes the Jew immortal is a text In
itself. What is it? Undoubtedly the very
opposite to that which he has advised. 1t
is because the Jews have been orphaned
and scattered in every part of the habita-
BILE globe-that is one of the reasons OF
that immortality. Second, their non-pros-
elyting spirit in permitting each faith to
live and prosper without making inroads,
is another element of great strength in
the Jews Immortality. His adhesion to
hygienic and sanitary laws is one of the
greatest elements of his immortality. The
uprighteousness of his domestic relations,
and the greatest virtues that have adorned
the Jewish home, is also very great and
important factor in his immortality, and,
finally, his morality is in every essential
-f
which means the highest development of
mentality. Then indeed it cannot be
questioned why the Jew has survived all
of his prosecutors, and stands today as
he did at creations dawn, assertive, intel
ligent, courageous. charitable, philanthro
pic, and immortal Why cannot our neigh
bors of Christian faith throw away their
narrow and sectarian bias, ever remember
ing Shakespeare'S immortal words. Has
not a Jew eyes, etc. In what way do We
differ from all the essentials that you
claim credit for? Do We not possess each
and every one of those qualities that have
adorned mankind, and that make for good
citizenship, and in addition thereto have
many that you have unfortunately ignored
or do not practice? If there are Jews. and
/ confess there are, who do not come up
to the golden rule, are there not in pro-
portion much larger number among your
own, and since there are, why not brand
each and every one from the standpoint
of mankind, and not from the standpoint
of religion, or race or country. Do not
forget that as Abraham Lincoln said, for
every drop Of blood by the lash. there will
be an equal number drawn by the sword
Thus if Christian governments and Chris
tian churches permit the persecution of the
Jew as. they did the snslayement of the
negro. what other condition can you ex-
pect that among certain number OF tas
unfortunate victims of your hate and an
tagGnism there will be found a lower
strata Of humanity. When you deadea ell
the moral instincts OF human nature. when
| you deprive the brain OF thought, the soul
of aspiration, the heart OF love. and drag