The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-21
BOOKS AND AUTHORS, COMMENT And GOSSIP
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the idea OF spreading Judaism among
the Gentiles by preaching the God OF
Israel and the man Jesus, the Son OF
Cod (p. 1G); that Paul. by going out
to convert the Gentle world and by
abolishing the Mosaic laws when his
Master had said that not one jot nor
one title should pass till all was full
filled, acted contrary to the spirit and
to the commands of Jesus (p. 2D; that
much which was done by Paul and
others in the name of Jesus, was done
Of their own volition, against the mani
fest spirit and teachings Of Jesus, and
for which he should not be held re-
! sponsible" (p. 23).
But Christianity seems to be regarded
as an advance even upon Judaism: Had
there been no Abraham there would
have been no Moses. Had there been
no Moses, there would have been no
Jesus. Had there been no Jesus. there
would have been no Paul Had there
been no Paul. there would have been
no Christianity. Had there been no.
Christianity there would have been no
Luther. Had there been no Luther,
there would have been no Pilgrim Faith
ers Had there been no Pilgrim Faith
res, there would have been no civil or
religious liberty Had there been no
civil or religious liberty. tyranny and
despotism would still rule the EARTH and
the human family would still live in
mental. moral and physical bondage.
Without Jesus and without Paul, the
God of Israel would still have been the
God of handful the God of a petty, OBJ
scure, and Insignificant tribe; the mag
nif-cent moral teachings of Moses would
still have been confined to the thiny scat
tered believers in Judaism, and the great
world of men and women would have
been left SO much the poorer because of
their ignorance of these benign teachings
e.. 2S).
Thus is the Christian through Jesus
and Paul, deeply indebted to the Jew;
and thus is the Jew also. through Jesus
and Paul deeply indebted to the Chris
tan. The Christian and Jew of to-day,
each in his own way. is manfulIy striv-
ing to perform his part in preaching the
belief in the same God who is all just,
all wise. ana a4i-tsuoH9H-: eacl Is try ne
TO do his share by spreading among his
feliow-nen a love for morality and right
eoIsness" tp. 49,
There is ample room in this broad
world for the followers of both beliefs
tc accomplish, side by side, 4 most he
rcic religious and moral work" (p 3n.
Let the Christian, in accordance with
the dictates Of his conscience, continue
to preach Jesus as The Divine man WHO,
IlEeu anu let lilS jew learn TO
lock upon him as The human man who
lived divinely
Jesus. instead of being the dividing
line between Jew and Christian, shall
thus become the connecting link between
the divine mother-religion Judaism, and
her noble daughter. Christianity.
May Jews and Christians learn to love
their neighbors as themselves. and by eX-
ample as we'll as by precept become ma
tons of priests and a, blessing to humans
ity.' Opp. 500.
The platform of liberal Judaism has
been stated above in the very words II
Mr. Weinstock. I wish that we could
persuade him TO be a Christian. He is
SO near to US. and yet SO far away.
If we cannot persuade him to be
Christian, I still desire him to feel as
sured of my sincere appreciation of his
elevated Sui:i+ TEN = h
generous recognition of the merits of
Christianity, and Of the blessings it has
conferred alike upon Judaism and the en-
tire human race. May the God of love
and the Father of mercies inspire ard
hn'" us q - o. one
another, and to bring in his Kingdom.
WILLIAM H. WHITSITT.