The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-06-17
FOLLY OF ANTI sEMITIsM.

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FOLLY OF ANTI sEMITIsM.
The last speaker was Maurice Benja
min Rich of Providence. who took as his
subject The Folly OF Anti Semitism. "
He spoke as follows
THE recent hideous massacre OF 400
Hebrews at Kishineff and the renewed
outbreak against the race in Roumania
have anew reminded all thinking men
Of the mingled persistence and folly OF
Anti Semitism. The spirit OF persecution.
which through the Middle Ages made
miserable the life OF the Jew. IL not yet
dead. Even I'm countries where violence
against this race is no longer tolerated,
a deep seated prejudice fingers still and
shows itself in ways which. though not
illegal. are nevertheless unjust and fool
ish.
1T Is this foolish side Of Anti Semitism
that l wish to emphasize today. and my
method will he simply TO recall to your
mind the history OF the Hebrew race.
showing the greatness and beneficence
Of the part II has played in the world =
history. and also the impotence OF the
iercsst persecution 10 crush IL out
THE people in whose natures played
the zephyrs and swept the storms were
entrusted with the divinest mission ever
given to man. the founding of the world $
morality. the revealing OF the world
God. Through the yearnings and soul
tossings Of Abraham. under the torch and
laundering OF Sinai: through seduction OF
idolatry and under the yoke Of captivity;
through seas OF slaughter and black VIII
dernesses of doubt we see them climb
slowly upward toward heaven and toward
God. Paganisr taught that gods were
many: Israel that God was one. Pa
ganism taught that God was immoral:
israel that He was holy. Paganism
taught that religion was external sacri-
fec: Israel that II was righteousness
While all the nations were crossing
her path; Esypt With her gt mysuc s9len- ,5n,
tries: rhoenicin with her material wealth:
Greece with her classic art: Rome with
her warning lsR'ons: Israel was bowling
In alteration before the one living God.
hunrorino for the dav when Righteousness
should hil tho earth ns the waters fll
tho SEQ Tis fires were lighted AZ the
affairs ~ nrophetic truth its seeds were
gathered fro~, 'he p~ana ries of tho He
brow scriuturee carried by The winds Of
Hebrew faith end veal ~ distant lands.
md nrst ri7ntcd BY Hebrew hands IN
with fhe fan NJ Jerusalem, Israel was
~~atterNd llba chan before tho 'e~1nest
Now he0an that great world tragedy OK
tending over 20 ~opturics tho efa0e hoard
as The earth. tho scenes laid IN every
lard tho p9rts played by every people
' oT'.ing behind I'll hu' their F7ther's
I,.ly Bool, this race which bad been ~
oil neoules Tho most domestic and tho
'~ost roqccfui tecare eNiles and wan
dercrs FOR cerfurics. 18th stems NJ blood
~-'--- v0n'7~ their pathway through tho
rftFAic Ares
"Their fsifh was NJ bod OF down.
-vhereon ~ Toll end dream Bauished
fra--, tboir ho-nce tfav faori exile 0nf
death no Won cock for herois-r ~ ne
'be ~Noi rai~ui4flr~ i~ru continued hero.
i4.y- ~ 'h0=e wsfo Fought az sN@ r'h~iaffa-
49, rs,~- s-.-Vhs 20 shn a'f~f~-~enf 80
--o~s tde~i~@ csusv fh9 e~ie~ais r0if -
tfaf-~-e -v'r--f~--,. .~af 80 @s0~-. ~ 't,e
Norro-- ~ So S~7~tsi, rnouie'stN,. rco-
into ~ ~has'iv walls os 'ha Ghetto md
~o~ v-lil 'aa.n the grandeur of complete