Woodville Republican., 1903-05-02
RESPECTS THE JEWS
Arp's Reply TO Letter from a He
brsv Lady.
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Gladly AsksewIsaEss.

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Gladly Askse~fsakss.
A good lady. a neighbor and fTieHd,
bouKht one q my books and express-
I'd her pleasure a. its p~rusai but
found one faelt that dsi not har-
monizs with her Hebrew feelings. for
she Is . Jewsss. IN two places shs
found z sporfive anecdOte that re-
fected upon some of her people. but
they we're too good 20 BE- suppressed,
and would have been told on Gentiies
a. weil. Ny respect for sbe Jeus has
been too Otter expressed IN ny let
ters 90 be questioned. IL u not mere
respect. but Il = wonder and admira-
ton. ! feiosce with them that the
ages Of persecution have passed. aud
that they can now worship God ac-
eording 10 their conscience and the
faith - their fathers. Their anees-
tors appeared 81 the very dawn of
creation. They have been broken
np end scattered time and again. but
have perserved their sacred literature
and raseoms and religion, and have
ontiited every nation that oppressed
them. They have bad no King nor
ruler nor political head. aEd have
been scattered among ali ciinles and
peoples. but have never lost their na-
tionaiity nor mixed their blood with
any other people. They have for CEN
inFies struggled against the Egyp-
iiarx. syrians and Romans. and sur
sived them al They werls 10 later
centuries prescribed by the Catholics
~ spain. the Prosesfants of Norway,
while their persecutors sang the
songs Of the PsalmistS and taught
the wisdom of their prophets. We re-
ioice that their deliveranee from per-
secutioa came along with that Of our
own when W. proclaimed religious
liberty and civil equality 20 all who
made America their home. I have
long admired that people. who have
exceiisd in domestic virtue. in obedi-
ence to law. whose children honor
and obey their parents Rarely
among them are found eonxicts or
criminals or tErunkards or suicides, or
divorced men or women Their names
seldom apr1Fr ON the dockets of the
courts. And ret they are patriots
when patriots arc wanted. Kokeiusko
had no Drawer troops than the Pol
ish Jews who followed his banner,
and II ! had to name tn, most faith
full soldier ever saw in our civil
war would name Jonas. Of our town
OF Rome. q Jew who never shirked q
duty or avoided a battle or loitered
on a march, We have net forgotten
how he came TO time after a long
days march from the Chicahominy to
Rapislan. and when the colonel said.
"Mr. Jonas, where II your company
the tired soldier came to a salute and
said. Il ish der komp'ny.- That Jonas
was an uncle 20 Israel Jonas, who all
Atlanta knows, and who Is now
prominent in New York commercial
circles.
With great reverence - | recall
our own Judah T.. benjamin. our
secretary Of war. and on whom Mr..
Davis leaned for counsel more than
upon any member Of his cabinet. He
was = very great man, or he could
Hos have gone to England and worked
his way. unaidesl. 10 the very top Of
the English bar. and within eight
years be appointed queens counsel
over the most learned members Of
the profession. | have not forgotten
the perfect iovriiness of the Jewexs
Rebecca in Seott's story OF Ivanhoe.
You may 6nd broken vows and sepa-
ratIons and elopements in fact and In
tiction. but not among the Jews. They
are Ia every town and city aud are
more Of an example than a menace
90 cur people and cur institutions.
Their names are found responding to
every charity. and I noticed that the
university fund was materially aided
by their liberaiiiy, and could noe
help wondering how much our Chris
tlan people would have given to aid
some grva, Jewish school or charity.
4 would like 20 write more about
these Hebrews. for. as ST. Paul said 10
the Romans. with them was COM
misted the oraeles Of Cod But am
mot well to-day, and mus, defer to q
more pTupitioUz season.
In my last letter made mistake |
that must be corrected said that
there were but ten months until |
Julius Caesar and Augustus Caesar
put in two more and named them /
July and August. Somehow have |
had that impresSirs wll my mature
life, and, strange to say, was cor
rected few days ago BY my good
friend tiassett, mulatto merchant /
Of our town. who Is well educated /
and student of ancient history. He 1
wrote me a respectful letter and said
that Nnma. Roman emperor. who
E~igned ESQ years before the Caesars,
put in January and February for the
two months. and the Caesars only /
changed the names OF Quantities and
SextiIss lihe ffth aud sixth 10 July /
and August. SO I make the eorrec-
tioR with pleasure aud give the credit
20 friend Gassest- Fiji Arp, IN At