Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-10-20
PASTOR TELLS OF
MISSION OF JEWS
DR.. Moffat Declares Their
Lives Are but the FuIfiIment
of Bibles Prediction.

In one of the most interesting SER
mons ever preached in this city, DR.. T.
Arid Moffat, at the First Congrega-
tional Church last night spoke OH
THE Place of the Jews in Worlds
Life" THE Jews are prominently
identified with every paying business
in the country today and are among
this country's best citizens; theil
progress and growth since they were
driven broadcast throughout the
world has been remarkable" DIR.
Moffat said in part:
Nineteen hundred years ago
Jerusalem fell and the Jews were
driven broadcast over the earth.
Since then, however, unlike all other
peoples of whom we have record. they
have continued to exist as a distinct
race and are more dominant in the
world life today than ever before.
This is the enigma of history. They
have been despised, hated, prosecuted,
slaughtered, segregated and exiled,
yet, in spite of 1t all they are every
where the commanding influence in
modern life. In France, Germany,
England and the United States they
are crowding the Gentiles to the wall.
Not only in finance, they are at the
head of our stronges, banking insti-
buttons, but, take a single instance,
the theatres are in their hands. Bern
hardt is a Jewess. The finest and
most successful play of recent days
was THE Music Master" written by
a jew; staged by Jew. Belasco. and
a Jew, beloved of all, Warfeld held
the title role. Klaw, Erlanger and
the Shuberts are Jews. One might
add to this that the clothing bust
ness is theirs, as well as the depart
ment stores.
How can one reasonably account
for such an unique history? The Bible
gives US the only clue. Divine Provi-
dence is back of it ALL Otherwise
it could not be. They are being kept
for great place they are yet to fill
when they accept the Messiah, once
rejected, and are restored to their
own land. Now they are a people
without a land, and their country is
land without a people. Each is be-
ing providentially kept for the other
How else account for it?
Mote a few facts bearing on this:
1.-THE Biblical prophesies concerning
their fall and dispersion have been
literally fulfilled. Connected with
these are other prophesies foretelline
their restoration. If the one part
has been fulfilled, why not expect the
fulfillment of the other?
THE strange way in which they
have been kept intact through the
ages suggests some such denouement
THE many attempts to segregate
them point to this final segregation.
1.-The undying instinct of all peo-
pies to get rid of them finds source
in this ultimate purpose of God.
1.-THE modern attempt to lose them
selves by assimilation among us is
accentuating the desire to withdraw
from such a danger to their racial
purity on the part of the more loyal
Jew.
Palestine is today taking on the
appearance of a new life. We read OF
real estate boom in Jerusalem, etc.
Turkey whose Mohammedan
mosque crowned the site of the old
Jewish temple. and whose presence,
protected by the European powers
kept the door of the Holy City closed,
has, in these days, in spite of the
powers, been deposed, and the way tc
Palestine is being opened to its own
people.
How otherwise account for these
remarkable facts? The Jew gives
evidence of the truth of the Bible;
While the Bible interprets their his
tory"