20 THE ISR AE LITE . _ • _ TOf«f f m jttT TCI "D \ 1?1 T^l? I mont of the world, by a pie-meditated and videnco. If this is admitted as true , the (downrig ht pantheism,)w ith the li g ht of tho J_ Jl Jii lOliil Hi LI 1 Ili • pre-ordinated plan , agreeable to the justice , question rises , Why did all.tho nations of an- fringes; which also amounts , to 6 1 . 3. And a* np»biiiihirir v B^boH <T o^ wisdom and graco of the Deity, and resulting ti quity r ^ pU away in tho current of ages, and well as I do cover myself with this garment, ao ' aOT&i^feionp/stree ' t , Corner orsycamo™ - invariably in the progres^ and prosperity of Israel alone remains an indestructable edi- so will I have ^ the pleas ure to w ear , hi the * M^^m fSSSSiL wise. mankind. If this definition is correct , It is fice of grey anti quity, inscribed with tho future world, tho sh irVor t^e . RabbiSj ft^ S^da " —- ' - ¦r'"™ - ""'" : '" v '' ' : ^ j ^y : ai''' 188*1 evid ent , that Heathefiisin.cpuld riot arid ' vtiid eni gmatical oharaoters of' tlie ^ aistarit history the beautiful garment. B y the powerypf - ¦ * < - *?"', "" ""'•""' ¦ '"" ¦ "- ; not ; p fom uigate thiB j (o6trine df Providence , of , primitive ages , arid notwithstanding- the this . opmmand of thp^ ^ ^fring^j may my ' . lifo,, ' Vkj ^^SN iflJD • nay, even the phiioapp^ my spirit , iny soul , and ,my^ prfiyer b . e . sfty^ /*» -tart : >wwnii' i i ' h^&n p-uity v were ignorl^ Fate , " the , su- combined power of " princes, churches and froia , the . foroe , - .pf \$y{l $0p ^ ^ An& i &at ^ ; P7" * I v ' 11 ^ / f^i Plv?* 1 prcme power qflie^ gMme^^ay^prtad i iiB wings;-pYe^th;em „Di *^S^^^ 1^ * ?&p ¦ -^ by ^°^leyeI^ tion with cither ju sl^^ by an internal arid marvelous power? The " the «aglo . stirrflth , up_ hpr nest/ hovering 'Sll^^ ^SSrJ^S^Sal which it isihe^reci antithosis , excluding Christian Theologian says , the Jews arcpro- over her young ' Amon/' , . ; ;. ,, ^ti anYitaidajB ; a!»o for ffonuJtaA , P«rim, ttio otb, both pre meditation and pre-ordination. — served as the witnesses of the truth of the It would be a vain- attempt to m a^e . thi? fey of Ab;aUo prayew at the grave , for mourners , <md Whatever transpired in the world , was the Goapel ; but this is evidently not true , for prayer jntelli giblo to any one, not iqitiated £^P!KXrtS S.!S,l"S^ result of stern necessit y, for which the gods ihe Jews are a living testimony tp the di- U*> the nysterics , superstitions and peon- rout y by tho beginning of An euB t next . themselves were not accountable , or it was rectly contrary effect ; they contradict the Uar reveries of the cabalists, How many ¦ The three Babbi»Koii«oh , Both«nheinj ana.Wi»e tran»- the consequence of this or that god' s whim , authority of the Gospel Our theory is the superstitious potions and fictitious ideas are S^J^JSS i ^a^.^ "T' ^ etC - etC ' ^5- noither onl y one, which explains satisfactor y the connected with this short passage! Rpy, for private devotion . Tho Editor of Tho Israelite tram - wisdomjusticc , nor grace discernable in the historical phenomeno n , and to understand Isaac Leeser appears to ^ h ave telt tlie loroa utod it in English , and carcfoiiy omitted the mAtakos unconnected facta , on which the doctrines the biblical passages- in relation to Israel' s of tnis argument , for in translating this ofhta predecessors , in this kind of *«*¦ .. 0f Heath enism were based ; hence the sys- future. We say with tie prophet, " I have passage he wrote something quite different - • The Revised Pra yer Book will bo found ade quate to the . - ' v i i«* » »«. < * i!»«»j nwu .i.o i«upu»»| «. *n».o i •* . . ^ > jteMe^nds ofaB onii B Utoned commm.ity. and Amori- tem was hostile to the conception of a dr- formed me thi s people , thatjhey promul gate from the original. We have translated it ii^WtUiens ,withaco;nBcicn tio ' iisadhoTcncoto tiiciaws and vine providen ce. Man arid iuankind do- my praise." Israel's mission istheredemp- ^^ raUy- , •istoms of iBraei. The irauBiations may bo wiled ox- pendjng on the whims and passioris of the tion of mankirid ^ froni the yoke of fiction Turning oyer some pages we meet this ^SSrbd ^ m^Beut to auy ' ^t of ti.0 gOds, arid all of them submittmg injustice and , despotismV As long as this passage , tfrom page 6:) ' ; , United States, free of j oBtBge . iit the following price : }? afce , there was one. arbitrary despotism mission is riot completed: Israel stands under "Blessed art , then , 0 Lord , our God ! . K^g rim iu\^. w " :.:-~ u.auH iL.>h.v;. . . —.So 7r. throughout-th e world; the gijTcrnors &ria the ¦ the special proteutivn . of God. History is o? ine /universe ,, who huat formed man ,in do -with EngHeh translation , .81 25 gpVerned n0t Btandihg to each other in p, fixed our evidence . - .wisdom ; and created in Wm. openings and do -Iith t otTtTan So^!° '!r'r$2 oo reiation , % justice , wisdom and grace^^^ ' To be Continued. tubes of various kinds. ' It is i-tvealod, and yinor bindings are famiabod at a proportionate price. - could be but masters and slaves , in heaven ?* ^ known before the throne of th y glory/ that A liberal discount mil be allowed'to pchools and agents flnd 0Q eartb ' Jn tfae tem pJ^ g tat g and house N ecewlty ot Revising tlie Prayer-Book . j f but one p f tnem ^e opetteA , or stopped , - BLOCH^Qo . PabUsber,. ^ Ju d aism, acknowledging Ihb Precise time when the presentj form it ' would W impossible for any to exist , or t • x. t> • - i - - a TinWhM the Deitv as the source and auintessencc of of Pail y Players was compiled , has hitherto to abid e before thee* Blessed art thou , 0 Jewish Principles and Doctrines. the JJeity as the source and quintessence ot ^ been Meertained notwithstanding the ' Lord ! r Thou he ' alest ill flesh and ' workest TvT perfection, taught a just , wise and gracious ,., ..., , . ' ,., ,, . , ° „ ^ora i y xnou neaiest an uesn , ana worKeeS » ^ - ' ' . God, with whom arbitmry despotism is an C«tica labors and mgemous hypotheses of ^aerful ^hirf gs. " bH * ) Ur yp V impossibility, becau se it steads in contradic- ^ *™ *t 7' ^^ T* i !* ' « true, "to the pur ^ e everything sounds t in« mnnrn^K TO tion to His perfectio^ hence theworld must ^ Du^' La?da^ Steul8« ttneide 5 ftnd .pu re , " but " it strikes us, this passage , pri gi- -' Heae , Israel , God is our Lord , ^God is ^ governed by laws corresponding to His ST"* f! JT^* V SJtW ,, ? ¦ n»Uy intended for other purposes--- , One. " ' .These words contain , according to justice, wisdom and grace God is all-wise ^rtnguese ^ and^ Gerin^ri-PihBh collection , wHich produces an%l ya a soc 4 iation of ideas , W views, the second part of the'first great and omniscient , hence Helnust have known ev *? a * * e ei S b^n ^f"? , ° should h " ave fou nd no P f lac? in our P rfl ^ p rin ci ple of Judaiam. The differenpe be- the ,end and aim of all things , ere they were ^ctions before and after tbe ^Ama (rin- book< Shaksperian^ hraseology- will not do |wee n , the e fir8t T art of this verse and the created , ami must iiave established ' the laws doubtedi y^e most ancient passages ,) and ih our dayk The - R( J V. laaac L > e8er ^ one of our last week' s caption , of the same fc0 <govern the-physical anbTtfie^o 'Sl wn^ld' ^ am the B g l f mg simila "ty" ot Dot i. coU ? c ' Jilso, ori this occasion , attempted to embel- article , is the ' possessive ' pronoun " our ," at- for all times, past, present and future , aid ^'? W ^T ^H^TTT^ M * he orii5inal ^, tellor fun ding term9 , ' teched h^re to the term * JtoM» , Lord , b y this is Providence. ' . ?"? tW ° J OToftmw .u-1. Ihat both col- whioh are less ostensible. , which the word reads our Lord. * . Justice, wisdom and grace, " acknowled ged ^^ons are based upon fc more ancient one, Going - over minor things without notice, ' We remarked somewhere else that the to exist in heaven and on earth , as the chief wh 0 10 "'" ^ l08fe ' ?™? ^ ^ "" • • We come to tbe ei $ t9Ba bMedioU pns, and , term Elohim, as 1 ther name of- God , si gnifies, mansions ' of the Deity-Opposed , and f , . Rt * 6 pr0B ' n . ° L Pm ° f W**** jrigi- looting oi tho toxtj we askj what Ataoricai iJ . The creator , the ' sourc e arid essence of &n , 0 ng Israel , also , abolished the reign of »ated » » J™ 8 aft fr *he authority of the cit;zen can hones tl y pray to God , « 0 , -look ' • aU creative powers , the first ' cause of crea- arbitrary despotism in temple! ' state and < f U( !om " 1 had "P^ i » r a f }<> *& as upon our afflictions , we beseech thee , and tion ; 2. Tho central and moving. power of house; the law , the expression of divine *° 8e ? ead " ^ J e ^W 6 mamta,ned plead our cause , redeem us speedily, for 41 powers, forces and laws of nature , both ju ^ioe was adopted ' in place of violence , th * Um ° n ° f . *be fj Tf & T' ,T! V? 1 *^ the 8ake ° f * hy ^ ame ' " &C -' 0r " 6 ^ nd ^ ha nnimate and inanimate, rational and irra-«. and t8b law was headed with - the word s of ot ^P°W lllfc y» taa* »9 l«aeiitrt ja f bpain lgreat oornet a8 a si gnal ioT our ' freedom | tional ; 3. Providence, who governs the uni- our caption , ^I ' God am th y Lord, " thv ruler , an d Po'tugal should have other forms of and lift up the banner to collect th^oap- yerse by the established and firm laws of governor, king, jud ge, law-giver , protector '^f i . brethren on the other tives ^ amTgather us together from the four supreme justice , wisdom and grace., ' God , and guardian. Therefore, Moses said: "Hear , 81< ^ 9 f , " ie peninsulp,. corners of the earth. , Blessed art thou ,,q ' aa ^Providence , is also called Adonai , ' but I Brael , God is our Lord ; '» we are not subject D V^t ' Si' • ^ • ? I' %* totd l who gatheredst together tho o^Asy &ip -term conveys more the sense of govern- to iron Pate, to whimsical and ' pa«ioda^ ^f t^T 0 ™ 1 **™ 1 ^ ™W* J 6 ' of thy people Israel , " or what Am ' erioan oitv meat than of prc-ordintuipu. j^od, j ib. the goda ' in rioaven, des potic klng ^arid vioMttP WW PJ'J' P"™' « ^ u *¦$ in _ ^ 7i4n can Jionestl y pray to^God " , that He re- rrwer verrura -ls - o callel Shaddai ; but this ruiers on earth j but our sole Lord in heaven ^ nor* . - i?uroP^-]iaTe * im08t entirely establish the monarchical throne of David? term ' " conveys more the . idea of bestowing andpn earth'is GojL himself , and "He is all T^f* 6 fo«n of daily prayett as the Jew* Markjnall these passages there is no two^ goodness on man and . heast , ,than^)£ Provi- just, all wifle*nd most gracious. " , v *J™W it becomes evident that the Vf a spirituar Tedemption , or the finaj tri- dence, JBlohim conveys the general ide^of Providence makes use of oertaia agents , t<i ^"Pr ^^n was , furnished pnpr .to the cru- usnp ]l of truth j ^ " the a p proaoi, of fche Mfl ^' Providence of which Adonai znA-gkaddM . execute its decrees in the moral province. „ ' T 1 ™™ 1 ©™ 81 Jews emigrated ^ from si,mic kingdom of Justice , truth and fra ter- designate partioularj deas. The above defini- Israel was chosen an agent of Providence , G . er . many- A nother proof for this h ypothe- qity; but of the restoration of political liberty, tion shows why Mo Mm has the plural ' oon- to promulgate tbe divine truth , the basis of W8 1B faot ' tb at *e prayerB which a political king, a political nationality. Action which be have already written, and acceler- haT * r / f fence *<J the Persecutions in the Those who wish to live on this free soil are Heathenism, in its various formVpromul- ate the progress of mankind toward perfec- , ° the c J" Bade8 > especiall y the addition- grftnt ' ed every liberty imag inable , and ^ dare , gated the doctrine, that the supreme and tiop in truth , justice and fraternity. ^ This a pray€/8 the Sabbaths between the not pray for this restoration of a kingdom , primitive God was not the creator of the a,^ 8epamed I„rael from all other na- . l aSBah t fea»t and the Feast of Weeks and or rather, in fact , would not do it ; and those universe ; however different the myths a^ tions , and placed it ma hostile juxtaposition tG . gieS , tbe 9th day°f Ab-aro deoid- whb wish to return to Jerusalem can do so on this subject , they all, even down to Zor- to all existing conceptions of religion , mor- e% dlfferent fr°m each other. n0W quit0 conveniently oaste ' r , agree , that God created a creator, or a i 8 j political government, and social rela- W %are ' $herefore > warranted, in say ing, We ask , -furthermore , does it correspond even several creator* The Jewish dispen- tions. " The enmity and active hostilities of that &e P resen { fom of dail7 Payers for with the sentiments of the present genera- sittion opposed this doctrine in the -words, the nati ons against Israel were inevitable , a . ^ h ? . Gei'mari-Polish Jews was edited some tion to say, " Blessed art tho Uj O Lord , who ¦ "God is the . Elohim , " or "I , God , am your. i pecial protection was necessary for them ; ^ between the, tenth, and twel ft h cen - beales t thp sfc k of thy people Israel ; " does Elohim, " or al86, " God ifl o . ur Elohim, " as f^ ^ ^ w^re j &t ^all natipni; :Tharefore XnneB ' ¦ ' ¦ Thl8 1B abodt as close K: the time He not also heal the sick of other nations ? in tbe verse of^^our caption. Gpd promised them , '' LGod am xHv L6rd , u ; as; :^. 9 ;- c W . apP^^ _. *i tnouf- . nnyin g any X)r docs it correspond with our sentimen t? The supreme and primitive God , accord- thy Special protector , as long aslsrael works da^r«^«ing to the fact. to pray to God thus : "Let the slanderenr ing to Heathen conceptions, was not at all in the ' vineyard of the LprdVas iong as it is ^ may, there fo re ^ justly say, our prayers have no hops , : rind let all who act wickedl y ppricerned in the government: of the rini- ^tMa\ tp -its divinef mission , Shearing th p ^cre ?°™P;1ei in a timo of oppression , per- perish ata moment ; and let all th y or iemies verse; it was entrusted to several gods , banrier of tfu, th frpni land to la^ and arii- be cut off speedily, and let thp presumptu- each of them had his respectiye department pble to pole. This^ is ' the lastrpjirtof the de- madversiGn - - Therefore, the. compilers of ous speedil y be reprobated , d ashed in pieces of government. While Jupiterieigned sur finiti0n , necessary to a correc^understand- oar ?W*™ > influenced by the mi sforturies and thrown down , arid humble them speed- preiae iri heaven, 5fep. tune governed the' jng 0f tne verse of our caption. Moses of tneir days »^ere justifiable in breathing ily in our days. Blessed art thou , O'Lor d, g reat'^deep and Pluto ruled in the nether $a | d) ''Hear , Israel^ God is- que Lord, " onr such a _ 8 Pi rit as tbey did > hutit ifl unjustifi- who breaketh down the enemies and hunt Wprid. Countries; cities , nations and indi- spec\al protector , anil! guardian , as long as able ^ "* ri ? h UB to do B ? now - bleth : th v e presumptuous. " ; This sounds to y^duals . were under the protection .of tuelar we stand in hostile relation to the ' eonoep- 2 ' T - ej wwe . c o mpiled in the dark days us like rank' blasphemy. It " appeared also gods , who were frequentl y hostile to each tioris oPo&^riationsl uiid until these ' doc- of ^ flonaT,3h M . despptiBm , which made it to the Rev. Isaa^eeser a little too strong; other. Heathenism, with its loose and uri- trinee ' of truth ' vvili have been adopted by '^ at wal , that^passages- were introduced: , for he changed the text without giving us ci.i .;.-c{e.l . facts; r . resqltjng from a partial the Gentiles , and 7 so the government of jus- ^hich have no meaning arid no si gnificatipri any other authority, excep t his own sentU ( investi gation of nature , cpuld not aecribe all- ticei wisdom^ari ' d grace will be acknowled ged m 0«f : daye . ^nd ftre no* the sentiments of ments. ' ' effects to one primitive cause .; for the effects 8uprenie - and mankind : wUl be united iri American pitizens. We shall say npthing about passages like arp apparently heterogeneous. The supreme truth , justice, arid fraternity. But in order 3. They were compiled in a time previous these,. "0 our Rock ! forsak e ua not ; nei- and primitive God , or according to o-Greek that the different manifestations ofthe same to the research es of the S panish Jewish phi- ther be thou far from us , 0 Lor d/ our God ! phrase , " the unknown God," was consid- Soie^oo||e,not uridpratoo* as ta ^enigriiaj;e gophers , 9uph as Rabbi Judah Halevy, Abn for our soul -is oppressed 'because of. the ered M L bV too great ¦ I arid " " cxalted^to ; ' take from du^eht spurcesror tha^ eword , captivity, pestilence , plague ' arid' all cognizance of the government of the uni . the special Providence promised to " Israel, fore > frequentl y directly, contrary to the manner of troiible and sbr ' row ; ' or , " 0 look verse, ^dr the doings of ' man ; therefore , there^ is a speoial ' of na,ti qnal godj the ' vorse re8^lts °l Fationa? instigation in Judaism, down from heaven , arid see how we have there were riot even sacrifices broug ht Unto ' concludes , " God is One ; ' , ' however manifold 4 ' BesideS : this , many cabalisfio notions become a -mocking arid derision among him. No temp le was erected , no altar and various the manifestations of the Deity and P 188 ^ 68 ^erp, added in course of time , the nations, anct 5 accounted as sheep led built and no priests appointed to tbe su- are) they .proceed from; one and the game and rinneoessary repetitions were intro- . to the slaughter , to be slain and de- preme God . , Thc Jewish dispensation op- source! the one and the same God : for there auced on cabalistic grounds, which wo ap- - stroyed ; to be beaten and reproached ; " for pqs| d (Vis doctrin e inVthe .M ia but one Gpd. preciate no longer. ' they speak for themselves , they have no mle niipned before; God is thb Elohim , the _ _ —- Let us before we prooeed , go ove r the meaning and no app lioation for us. Wa Lord of the univers e, its governor and pre- Before dismissing this part ofthe series of pages of our prayer-book in order , and see pass on to the passage from the Pentateuch server; its first cause and centre of all its articles of which this is tho second , we must how much truth there is in the above. recited when the ark is opened and the powers, forces and laws , which power is again call the at ' terition of the reader to thi s We open Rev. Isaac Leeser' s edition and scroll of the Law taken out "And it came inseparable from His ^ essence. So Judaism faofc. ^ A man can not believe in the wisdom translation of the dail y prayers , according to pass, when th#ark set forward that Mo- levelled the precipice between God and and justice of Providence and maintain at to the custom of German-Polish Jews, and ses said , Rise up, O Lor d , and scatter thy man, brought him nearer to, and under the the same time, that there is one animalcu- on the very first page we meet this passage : enemies , and let those that hatp thee , fl ee direct influence and guidance of the Su- lum in ph ysical nature, one atom of matter "I do now envelope my body with the before th y face. " This passage would do preme Being. ^ or one aetive man on earth , useless, to no garment of fringes ; and bo will I envelope for the peop le passing throug h the desert Providence aurmfies the divine govern- definite purpose , or against the will of Pro- my 'out , her 248 limb s and her 365 veins , among hostile tribes ; wha 't memm^ has it