Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-08-08

some foreigner renowned among them
Tor The depth OF his learning and ths
sBnctity OF nih manners.
Al THIS time the taharn or the cluet
rabbi was Il foreigner WIZ ldd Dteh etht
over to Instruct them in ,hHr laws, ana
was a person Of no ordinary quallncN'
lions When the jewish cuHlnell was AZ,
sembled the Haham arose and addressed
them in this manner;
"Men of israeli the God " cur an
cestors ~ omuiscient and lhere is no one
who can say dOst thuu ms lnls ddy ilt
commands us 10 die for tlis laWi a0r luAl
law which We have cherished irnm ihe
lr.t noun il was gwen. which we have
preserved throughout our captivity IN gH
nations, and which for the many consola,
lions IL has given MS, ana the tttihai
nope Il communicates, can we 90 ltai
than die? POsterty shall behold th.s
hook of truth sealed WIKI our blood anu
otlr death. while il displays our sincerity
shall upart confidence 10 the Wahdtrei
of Israel. Death As before our eyes ana
we have only TO choose an honorable ana
easy one.
III We fan into the hands Of our enc
mics which you know We cannot escape,
our death viii be gnOmnlOus aud cruel
for these Christians who picture me spiril
Of God I'm "A dove and coniide In the meek
Jesus are atliirst for our blood, ara pIoW
around the castle like wolves. IL Us thele'
fore my advice that We clude their tor
tures, that we ourselves should be out
own exeouti0ners and that we voluntarily
surrender our lives TO our creator. we
trace the Invisible Jehovah IN His acts.
Cod seems TO call for us. but let US not be
unworthy OF that call Suicide, on oeca
gions like the present, ID both rauohal
and lawful. Many examples are not WANT
INC an,onr our forefathers AZ ! advise
men OF Israel, they have acted on similar
ppCa ciOuE'
Having said this the old man sat down
and wcpt a.
The assembly were divided IN their opln'
ions Men of fortitude appaujed Ns
wisdom but the weak murmured that Y
was a areadful council Again the raopl
arose aud spoke these few words ~ q
arm and decisive tone. MY children
| since We are not unanimous IN our Qpin'
| ions le. those who DO not approve ~ ny
advice depart from this assembly, some
departed but the greater NUMBER az
tached themselves TO their Venrr,iDle
priest They now employed themselves
| In consuming their Yaluabes by nrei anu
| every man. fearful OF trusting 20 ths
| tnhd ana lrresoiute hand OF the women
first destroyed his wife and children, ana
| then himself Jocenus and the rabbi
alone remained. Their lives were prv-
trarted 10 the last, that they might see
everything performed according 10 thelf
| orders Jocenus, being the chief jew. was
| distinguished by the last marx Of nunan
respect In receiving his death from the
| consecrated hand Of the aged rabbi VINO
Immediately after performed the melan-
| choly duty on himself,
All this was transacted in the depth OF
| the night In the morning the walls OF
| the castle were seen wrapped ln hahies'
| and only few weak and miserable De,
| ings. unworthy OF the sword were viewed
ON the battlements pointing TO their dead
| brethren. When they opened the gates Ok
the castle these men verified the predlc-
| lion OF their late rabbi. for the multi
| tude, bursting through the solitary COURTS,
| homes. and Ia a moment avenged them.
selves on the feeble wretches who knew
not how TO die with honor.