The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-12-30
JEWISH VIE yV5S S; OF O !;
JESIJ S e HRlSIs

DR.. 1sad or Sin ger, a learned IIe bre anu
literary man, says tiiat this happy seasot,
igot peaoo. and good will sus IT, TO him
as On npproprlata theme d. brief expositl otls
or tho attitude toward 4 the founder and
central figure OF Christianity OF some Of
the most eminent conten1p orary Jewish
theologinns, historians and Orlentalists'
10 the beatlti f,il article that was pub
lished In a New York Jewish perlo deal
BY pr. Samuel lkrauss, professor ut the
Jewish Normal Coiege 6of udapest, he
adds the testimonial f3hls famous couli-s
itryman, Max Nordau, who sud
Jesus Is soul OF our soul. as he is hoshs
OF our flesh .s who. then. could think Of
excluding Hin from the people OF Israel
1Dvary timo that i'd Jew mounted to the
sources and cotiteinplnted Christ alone
without his pretended faithful, lie crLed,
with tenderness and admiration: Putting
aside the NJ ossianic lsslon, this man is
ours S IIo l,onorsS our rae and we claim
Him as we o1aim thu Gospels flowers Of
jewish literature and only Jcash II ,i
n IN a. similar Vclr1 to the agnostic phil
losopher Nordau speaks tho conservative
rabbi OF # I.eipzlg 1T Gcrmany..5 Dr.8 M
tPorgcs ;S 2s B "a III Il " 45 sS5
Nj Even the most conscientious jew may
without hesitation recogT 20 that In view
lof4the Immense effect ind success OF hts
life, Jesus has become n figure Sofi the
highest joriei glnSthe History o t rel giorl,f
and that the noble man the pure char
Sacter, tho mild heart. winning personality
come forth Enthusiastically even from the
mythical cover which surrounds his per-
son. The fact that Jesus was a q Jew
should, I think, In our eyes ther help
than hnderEthe acknowled gnlcn q OF Els
high sgnilcnnce, and It y Is completed y
5incompre hensible to me why a Jew should
think and speak about Jesus OF herWSS'iis i
than with the# highest respect, Though
.we.a as Jews, repudiate the belief In I'll n
5NfessanloS 9ohnra cter md His divine y nus
|manlty with the utmost energy from
innate convictions si9 53Ss5s3 NJ
\: DR.. Theodore, Ret1n CHI. the Celebrated h
French Historian and former ?preside nts Of
the soclete 5des Etudes Julyes. speaks n 70
the same effect;s$ Il III s83i 58
Although we know very little with cer-$
ttalnty con corning The life and teachings
OF Christ. we know enough of Il III, to &
believe that In morals rs wei as In the ~
5clogy, he was&theS heir and contlnuntor
OF the old prophets Of Israel.
ID Il will also quote from the utterances 9 II
four represen tative "a mer can Jews. Flrs
from the late rab r. . { Temple $Elrlanu- Esl,
HI Of he has a dded to their (the jewish
prophets) spiritual beq uests new jewels
OF religious truth, and Z, spoken words
which are words OF life because they
5to,icra the deepest springs OF the human
heart, why should we Jews not glory I'M
him !? Tho crown of tiiorns on his head
makes linn only the more our brother
For to this day&itSis borne by his people.
We're he alive To-day, Swlso, think YOU
would be nearer his heart-tfe prosecuted
or tho persecu tors
IA DR.. Iorris Jastrow, professorSof Semitic
languages in. the University of Pennsyl-
Svanin, has remarked ssgi s7ss3 III
cit Is commonly said that the Jews re-
%jected Jesus. They did So In the sense
In Whlol, they rejected the teachings Of
their earlier prophets, but the question
may bos pertincntly3 asked Has Christian
5ity accepted Jesus? The long 3hoped for
reconciliation between Judaism; and Chris
!tlanity will como when once the tea chings.
Iof Jesus shall have become the axloms OF.
human conduct. as!g I'LL Il s IN: y
81 The well known banker, Mr.. Jacob III
3scl,iff, used these words a few years ago s
&. BY his martyrdom 4 his teachings have
been emphasized, and these are to this
day, II believe often Better practiced by
the descendants Of the race he sprang
from than BY those who have become
followers of Christ In name but not in
spirit, else the prejudice practlced by
the latter against j eWs would not extst
1. Here Is an expression by Mr.. Simon
Wolf "a 35.i "A @ ~ ss |,
58}#sI ! look upon him as a great teacher
and reformer,9 one who aimed at the M
lifting Of suffering humanity, whose every
motive was kindness, mercy, cl,nr ty and
Justice, and II HIS wise teachings and
example have not always hcen followed!
The blame should not be his but rather
those who have claimed to be ais fol-.
lowers. s E3S " ii} " 81 K,
January e4. 1901, the late Professor
Morris Laza rus, o. the University Of Ber-s
lin, wrote to rue the following few but.
6signiflcatiye words: e " SSiss
55I am OF tho opinion that we should en-,
deavor with all possible zeal to obta IN.
an exact understanding ofS the gren 6 per-
sonality5of Jesus and to ret g aim him %fors
Judaism, S3 s4e
such testimonials as this from deyout
Jews, who hold firmly to their ancestral,
faith. IS profoundly gratifying to = 1850
who have accepted Him as he Messiah.
who declared: II y 81 ~ W.
not that I have come to destroy
the law or the prophets. II am no come e ne
I to destroy but to- fulfil. s38 75 Il,
The amazing thing TO a hecting person
lis that so many OF those who profess and
call themselves Christians l'ave3$utt t'sl: y
failed 4 to take hold $of and ~ nd erstand
the Fundamental doctrines of %fSshrls ST., MAJ 81
Tho prosecutions, which In the name Nc Of
Christ, III former days orousht death and
sorrow into the world, were bu t5,l MOI DC 81
perverslon OF priestcrns md #linn
Who can conceive that Christ could
ever had part in such atroci ties ssi While ~
happily lii these modern times 4 these ter
rlble reproaches upon tile name of$ Chris llrs
tians are, except In Russia, for the most
part removed, yet there remains g Split ~
OF prejudice md ostr;lsi'iln when . Is
utterly unworthy Of oilr Lord md Master I,
#The fact seems to be that ,nuil y pe-