Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-12-18

The action of Rabbi Simmson
OF Omaha few days ago, in which
he invited the Christian church
of that city-whose ediice, it will
be remembered, was in imminent
danger of collapsing one Sunday
morning recently during the Ma
tional convention of that church,
to occupy the Jewish synagogue
marks step in advance which
presages an emancipation, event.
ually, from the bonds of dogmatic
doctrines and creedal shackles.
Following upon this comes the
information from Ohio, that state
of broad statesmen, that man.
much beloved by his fellow men
for his many unostentatious acts
of charity and life of circumspec-
tlon, went to the great city by the
lake, and he sickened and died,
and this man was Jew; now, the
town in which he lived was small
and supported no house of wor-
ship called by Jews. synagogue,
and it came to pass that the pas
tor of the Presbyterian church
conferred with the trustees and
behold, the doors of this church
flew open and the sorrowing null
titude went into this church, pre-
ceded by the Rabbi from Chicago
and performed the last sad rites
according to the dictates of their
consciences.
Is it the irony Of fate that has
caused this daring act of liberality
to be done in town named Ply
mouth, when it is remembered
that upon our revered forefathers
landing upon the historic rock of
that name, they first fell upon
their knees and then they fell up
on the aborigines, and then fol-
lowed an epoch of imposition and
persecution. guided by narrow
ness, which, would to God, could
be blotted from the history Of this
Gland of the free and the home of
the brave"
Jesus Christ happened to be a
Jew and it wasn't His fault either,
but He was so liberal that He
sought to break down the dogmas
of the church and itstead instill
the principles of better living and
thinking, and whether He was
divine or not is of little moment
here. His teachings were beautl.
full and it is said that he never
made the unqualified claim to
divinity-"W I'VE are all sons of God
and it hath not yet appeared what
we shall be" bat If there was
one thing that He seemed desir-
Gus OF imparting it was the spirit
of charity, of liberality, of broad
mindedness, and such acts as that
of Rabbi Simmson of Omaha and
the Presbyterian pastor at Ply
mouth, Ohio, cannot but help to
lift right thinking souls up to q
higher plane of thought and
means, in the U.opian future, the
the breaking down of those bar
riers which have made men enc
mics and tended to the absolute
obliteration of the beautiful Gold
en- Rule. Miss JEssUP.
Little Colds" neglected thousands
of lives sacrificed every year. DR.
Woods Norway Pine Syrup cures little
colds-cures big colds too, down to the
very verge of consumption. dec3l
Forty days ago Today. Frank Friend,
q prominent farmer of this vicinity
was stricken to his bed with typhoid
fever. Since that time the fever has
had very severe run but his attend.
ing physician thinks he will be able to
leave his bed by Sunday.
Mrs Q g Lahman has been confined
to her bed for the past few days with
an attack of the grippe.
Y B Sargent is an Omaha business
visitor today.
Mrs Roy Farmer, after visiting here
several days with her parents depart
ed this afternoon for her hons in
Hooper. Neb.