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Chelsea Auxiliary
165
Death of Mr. Charles Foster...... 216
Designation of Mr. A. Ben Oliel 211
Female Scripture Readers' Re-
port......

Jersey Christian Record
Jew finding his Saviour
Jewish Mission College

House of Rothschild

Jewish Board of Deputies............

Jews on the Continent............ 146, 216
Judaism in the United States
Models of the Tabernacle and En-
campment.....

75

124

238

New Synagogue at Norwich........

172

73

Norwegian Intolerance

52

94

Relative Proportion of Jews.......

293

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Library 214
Letter from B. L. Epstein... 263, 264
Letters from Mr. Manning 71,214,267
Letters from Rev. Mr. Mayers 48, 98
Letter from Wiesbaden
292
Meetings during the Month...21, 49,
74, 99, 120, 146, 166, 196, 215, 239
Meeting of the Conductors of
Sabbath Schools in Manches-
ter
73, 94
Metropolitan Ladies' Commit-
tee.....
49, 194
Missionaries' Journals, 17, 43, 69, 91,
117, 135, 158, 190, 207, 236, 257, 285
Norfolk and Norwich Association 266
Notices.......
52, 98, 144, 267
Review of the year 1848.......... 273
Quarterly Prayer Meeting......... 72
Service at City Road Chapel...... 73
Vacation at Jewish Mission Col-
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No. XXV.

The Jewish Herald.

JANUARY, 1848.

VOL. III.

THE NEW YEAR.

THE beginning of the New Year is a time for the formation
of new resolutions. To every thoughtful mind, it suggests a
review of the past; and every thoughtful review of the past
suggests reformation. It would be well, if every reader of the
Jewish Herald would resolve that, throughout the year, he
would keep before him, as one of the objects that shall lie near
his heart, the eternal salvation of perishing Jews.

1. Meditate on the claims of the Jews. Realise the fact
that there are now scattered over the world between four and
five millions of the Jewish nation, on whom rests the blood
of a crucified Messiah: a people long aspersed, down-
trodden, denied their rights, robbed, and spoiled by those who
have borne the name of Christian. Think of their blindness,
their unbelief, their inveterate prejudices, their ignorance,
their misery; think and pity.

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"God

2. Believe the words of Scripture respecting them.
has not cast away his people whom he foreknew." The vail
is upon their heart; nevertheless, when they shall turn to the
Lord, the vail shall be taken away."- -"And so all Israel
shall be saved; as it is written, There shall come out of Zion
the deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob:
for this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away
their sins."

3. Plead with God for the fulfilment of his covenant. He
tells
you that he hath not utterly cast off his people. Let
your cry be, How long, O Lord, how long?" He waits for
prayers of his church. And is it not time to cry, "How

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Annual Meeting of the Man-
chester and Salford Auxiliary 50
Annual Sermon..... .......... 50, 144
Association Secretary............... 267
Baptism of A. Ben Oliel
B. L. Epstein
......... 263
Mr. Berlin ............
214
Mr. Steinitz............ 144
Chelsea Auxiliary
165
Death of Mr. Charles Foster...... 216
Designation of Mr. A. Ben Oliel 211
Female Scripture Readers' Re-
port......

Jersey Christian Record...........
Jew finding his Saviour..........
Jewish Mission College

238

73

94

142
Library 214
Letter from B. L. Epstein... 263, 264
Letters from Mr. Manning 71,214,267
Letters from Rev. Mr. Mayers 48, 98
Letter from Wiesbaden
292
Meetings during the Month...21, 49,
74, 99, 120, 146, 166, 196, 215, 239
Meeting of the Conductors of
Sabbath Schools in Manches-
ter
73, 94
Metropolitan Ladies' Commit-
tee.....
49, 194
Missionaries' Journals, 17, 43, 69, 91,
117, 135, 158, 190, 207, 236, 257, 285
Norfolk and Norwich Association 266
Notices.......
52, 98, 144, 267

.......

House of Rothschild
Jewish Board of Deputies............

Jews on the Continent............ 146, 216
Judaism in the United States
Models of the Tabernacle and En-
campment...

75

124

New Synagogue at Norwich......... 172
Norwegian Intolerance

52

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Relative Proportion of Jews......... 293
Sketch of the Life of Grace Aguilar 171
Pentateuch

241

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Remember Zion

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Review of the year 1848......
Quarterly Prayer Meeting.........
Service at City Road Chapel...... 73
Vacation at Jewish Mission Col-
........ 214

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No. XXV.

The Jewish Herald.

JANUARY, 1848.

VOL. III.

THE NEW YEAR.

THE beginning of the New Year is a time for the formation of new resolutions. To every thoughtful mind, it suggests a review of the past; and every thoughtful review of the past suggests reformation. It would be well, if every reader of the Jewish Herald would resolve that, throughout the year, he would keep before him, as one of the objects that shall lie near his heart, the eternal salvation of perishing Jews.

1. Meditate on the claims of the Jews. Realise the fact that there are now scattered over the world between four and five millions of the Jewish nation, on whom rests the blood of a crucified Messiah: a people long aspersed, downtrodden, denied their rights, robbed, and spoiled by those who have borne the name of Christian. Think of their blindness, their unbelief, their inveterate prejudices, their ignorance, their misery; think and pity.

"God

2. Believe the words of Scripture respecting them. has not cast away his people whom he foreknew." "The vail is upon their heart; nevertheless, when they shall turn to the Lord, the vail shall be taken away."-" And so all Israel shall be saved; as it is written, There shall come out of Zion the deliverer, and shall turn away ungodliness from Jacob: for this is my covenant unto them, when I shall take away their sins."

3. Plead with God for the fulfilment of his covenant. He tells you that he hath not utterly cast off his people. Let your cry be, "How long, O Lord, how long?" He waits for the prayers of his church. And is it not time to cry, “How

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long?" Has not spiritual death reigned long enough over this benighted earth, that we do not want "life from the dead?" Is it not time yet for "the fulness of the Gentiles" to come in?"

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4. Aid those institutions which have for their object to send forth more labourers into the Jewish field. The blessing of God has already attended their efforts. The soil has not been barren. The seed has found good ground, in which to fall. Many of the seed of Abraham have recognised and worshipped their Messiah, and they have come, and taken their places in his church, as the first-fruits of a nation ere long to lie prostrate at his feet, and own him Lord.

And even, where an open profession of the name of Christ has not directly followed the proclamation of his gospel, who can tell how widely the seed may have been scattered, and how deeply it may have fallen, and how actively it may now be germinating? The day shall declare it.

5. Are there not those who are willing to adopt the resolution that they will fix their eye on some individual Jew, and seek, during the course of this year, to bring him to Christ? Leave not the work which you ought to do, to be done by a Society. It belongs to a Society to supply service which cannot be found elsewhere. You may have some leisure, you may have some ability: there are Jews around you, near at hand. You have the word of God in your hand, and the love of Christ in your heart. Let an earnest, humble, persevering effort be made on behalf of some unenlightened Jew. Tell him boldly that He whom his fathers pierced, died as a sacrifice for his sins. Assure him that those hands which they nailed to the cross of Calvary, are now stretched out to him from heaven, offering him pardon and eternal life. If the desired result of your efforts be withheld, think not that you have laboured in vain. If it be granted, there will be joy in heaven, and he "that converteth a sinner from the error of his ways, shall save a soul from death, and hide a multitude of sins."

May the year on which we now enter, bring with it great and visible results of labours like these! May it be the dawn of a new day upon a lost world! May it be laden with such blessings, as wait only upon self-sacrificing effort and believing prayer!

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