Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-11-25

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New England. where they became lead
ers In the fight not only for religious
but for civil liberty. II their destiny
was to accomplish this work In the way
I'm which it was accomplished, they were
FASTENED forward In that work OF des-
tiny, If indeed the destiny was not de-
termined for them, by the persecution
they had endured In England. SO may
eye speak OF the stanch and sober qua
kers who, under similar stress or per-
secution and impending danger, settled
In Pennsylvania and there assisted ~
the establishment Of the principles OF
right and freedom which have maze
our country without peer IN the
world.
MIGRATION TO AMERICA.
Not the least important ana bene-
fcent OF these mlgrations was the com
ing OF the Jews 70 America, the ami
versary Of which event We celebrate to-
night. In the midst Of the difficulties
and oppression which your ancestors
were enduring In the old world, they
turned TO America as an asylum Tor
the oppressed and its promises OF Inn
munity from persecution naturally APP
pea.ed TO them. For Il Is fact that
religious persecution, unjust, cruel, anu
go far as We can see worse tnan use
less, has been the heritage Of the jews
That is one of the reasons why that
people has given to the world true
strong and lasting religious conceptions
These truths have even arisen out or
great stress and suffering Like the
fairest flowers out Of the darkest SOIL,
the noblest brightest and purest truths
Of religion have sprung from the RANK,
black, Shiny soil OF persecution, IL rs
the will OF God that those things Wnlcn
seem most repulsfVe shall after all,
serve some beautiful and useful put-
pose. When the Hebrews were driven
from Spain and other Latin nations they
carried the arts for which they had pc
come famous into the northern nations
OF Europe and 20 our own country. we
cannot estimate, for II Is so great as 10
be out OF our power OF calculatlon' now
much the nations lost that drove them
Out or how much the nations gained
that welcomed them We only know
that, morally and materially our ma
lion has been greatly the gamer by the
influx OF the Jews. And. II we are to
Judge by the decay and debility Of the
nations which drove them away. we
may know that those countries We're
made incalculably poorer by their cruel
~ The financial skill. the artistic ana
industrial excellence which are elements
of your national life were Withdrawn
with your ancestors from the UNJUST
persecuting peoples and made 10 en-
rich the nations which became your
asylums.
JEWISH VIRTUES.
"No nationality OF our mixed popula-
tion excels the Jews IN Industry thrlit,
morals and racial strength. The law
NJ Moses has always been a guide 10
strength and purity and health, and =
gr,nrnntor of good citizenship. The PROOF
. .ei- l. towns ~ the history OF thi
mast written not by the Jews them
asIvas hut by their impartial critics
| Inc historians and ess0yists Of the ma
| t,ona I am tempted TO insert mere an
| evtroct from one Of these writings,
uroylng the truth Of the assertion i
| have just made
| "Aner treating the yicissitldes ana
| troubles OF the Jews, the writer goes
| on to say. 1T may be added 'Adt tne
| vital statistics OF The Jews cliler ~
| lie from those OF the na,ions MIN
| which they have been compared ~
| Jews have somewhat eleale, a'eLaH
| longevity, which IS attributed 10 tAeF
ahstinence. comparative freedom from
| nhthlsls. etc and 20 their 10. ioI1oW-
ing employments which shorten NE
| Their dietary laws and ceremonial ab-
| Iutious have an influence IN preserving
them from epidemlcs
STo mis- may pe added the statement.
confirmed By their history mat the
morals and the racial unity and
strength az the Jews are attributable
10 the same causes,
Preference should also be maze 10
tho commercial skin and ability OF the
Jews how they have come WIN tneir
nancy and their influence to the help OF
n,f'7ys I'm difficulty. Nor have they al
! vays taken the advantage IN security
| and usury. t0 which the clrcumstarcrt
Justly entitled them. In return Ior iae
| rursiug ana persecution they nave re-
| raiyea they have often given succof
| and assistance in the presence OF ma
N1p4i and Individual want The mere
mention OF the name of Rothschld i
enough to establish The claim madt TOT
Inc Jews. and confirmed by history
| that they have been q yer laDe h'oh'
of help" TO nations IN distress
"Nor have their Efforts been conhned
~ fine commercial element OF advance
/
he financial genius aud integrity Of tht
JeNlsb people. We are also bound u
acknovledge their talent In widely dit
f.rent lines OF effort A Beaconsaell
Ina arisen 20 give lessons In statescraf
IN fhe Auglo-SaxOu, q Nendelssohn t'
| instruct the German In music, and oth
err equally emlnen, TO show the way q
Nigh distinction in all the arts ana sci
| ences.
And yet II, as would be expecte,
I'm q race as strong IN principle an'
convictions as the Jews, tnete shoul'
D.. national traits objectionable TO m
nations among whom your people live
/. Is likely that friendly intercourse
with those nations viii teach the valu
able lesson OF eliminating those traits
say IL would naturally be cNpe',e.
that "a nation which has preserved w.
racial unity us we'll rs the Jews WouN
possess strong and vigorous traits, no
nm OF which perhaps, would meet th
demands and expectations OF the PEG
piles among whom you make You
homes And 7 say this without abatlul
In the least degree the praise | hav
bestowed on the Hebrews. II any o
! those traits have been to any extern
the cause Of your prosecutions, or hav
Intended 10 lessen the confidence o
! love OF the nations. the course OF wis
! dom would seem 20 be 10 attempt q
overcome and eliminate them from m
3 national character II your many ma
tlonal virtues are strong and overmas
terng. so also may your faults b
And I think you viii agree With m
? that every advantage has been and wi
0 DE taken OF those faults by those VIII
, do not love YOU FOR the virtues 70
! possess.
. THE HEBREWS OF UTAH.
. 81 wish at this point to congratulate
| thn sinLa ~ Irtah on the pennral char