The times., 1899-06-18

preaching is done from a large be-texted
| wagon, at the corners Of Orchard and Ri
| vingtOn, Houston and Sheriff. and Grand
and Sheriff Streets. The preachers have to
push their way quickly across the sidewalk
TO the wagon when the start is made; and
If the policeman has his face turned away
they get blows from right and blows from
left, and spittle from everywhere. When
| the wagon drives CT, it is followed by the
crowd-it may be 200 persons-who groan
| and hiss as they follow along; the most
prominently placed text on the wagon,
Jesus Christ is Lord jehovah keeps
them always up to the point of linging in
suits and stones.
Our Redeemer' says the youngest
preacher, perchanee in jarson Hebrew, per-
chance in broken English, the Lord OF
! Hosts is his name-the Holy One of Israel.
Dear friends, there is mistake among you
| in believing that we preach that there is
more than one God in existence"
The crowd gathers closely about the
wagon, prepared to vent its feelings at the
first mention OF the name of Jesus, as the
preacher and the policeman know.
There Is only enc God, and that God is
the God of the Jews"
The Ghetto is now familiar with this;
and it is greeted with derisive laughter
as it comes from the mouth OF the ..apos-
tate"
There is only one God. I say. the God of
the Jews. who gave TO our great teacher
Moses these yer-to-be-remembered words,
Hear, o Israel. the Lord thy God is one
God 1 know that, nevertheless. yo1
think We believe that Jesus Christ is
There is a shrill outburst of deris.on.
Meantime the preacher has 20 dodge what
ever chances to be thrown. and his CO.
workers duck their heads to keep them safe
from hurt.
1t is at such points that the policeman
stops laughing. and moves on" the crowd
if he has not done so before
This is true, dear friends: Jesus is the
Son OF God" the preacher goes on through
all the uproar. Ii you knew more of the
truth, you would believe with me. l be-
lieve in God, who gave to Moss and the
prophets his will; and, believing orthodox
ly in Moses and the prophets. l believe
them when they spoke OF Jesus as God
Man. / cannot but believe in Christ; il
did not l should call God a liar. Col was
not always Jesus, but Jesus was, is, and
ever shall be Cod"
The crowd follows the wagon back 10
the mission, and does not leave the mis-
sionaries in peace until it is bedtime for
all.
The wagon stood in front of the mission
yesterday afternoon; the afternoon meet
ing was over, and Dunlop was locked inside
with his three converted Jews and the
women helpers. The hostile crowd nj the
door was composed OF boys and idle men:
they kicked the door beat the window
paucs, shouted opprobious names. and
dared the preachers to come out. The
youngsters swarmed over the wagon and
made a good time for themselves with the
hooks and papers they found in the lockers.
There were about a hundred in all, and
the policeman on duty at the door said
they were quiet FOR that crowd Iu-
side, Dunlop expected that the door would
be broken in or the windows smashed.
Still. he kept saying that he loved the
Ghetto Jews, else why would he devote
his life and fortune to them? The -oung-
est preacher was the least perturbed.
Making himself heard above the uproar
with difficulty. he said that an impression
was being made on the Ghetto--even that
stronghold of preiudicsd Judaism" The
work had been going on for six months.
and he could name three or four Jews Vs. no
had been converted.