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Show . 1 THE JEW. (By REV. J. NILAN.) Shylock I stand for judgment: Answer; An-swer; shall I have it? . Centuries have been passed in dealing deal-ing out to, the Hebrew race the harsh answer implied in the portrayal of Shy-lock Shy-lock by the genius of Shakespeare. Throughout all this severe and unrelenting unre-lenting trial of the patient Hebrew, how bravely he persists in asserting himself. him-self. Without national recognition, hs has kept undefined by rnongrel intErmi--ture. Not only his ethnic but his individual indi-vidual qualities, purer than any other civilized race. The Celtw the Saxon,' the Norman can hardly be identified as distinct peoples. The red or fair-haired descendant of Heber may be easily distinguished dis-tinguished from his Caucasian neighbors neigh-bors as he with the dark Semtic face and the hooked nose. In this alone the Jew evinces superior traits- of physical predominance, deserving of admiration. Nor is he less remarkable in his intellectual intel-lectual and moral eminence. In every department of art where keen intellect, combines with spiritual sublimity, the Jew can nobly hold up his head with dignity. It were well for mankind if the thrift of the Israelite could be engrafted in some races spenthirft . by nature or habit. There is no need to style their j habits of social or political economy as ' mere avarice. "Generosity finds suitable suit-able expression amongst the race that has been plundered In every age of its history and by every nation that had the power to do so. ' ; The gallant and poeitc Celt might learn much for his byjl elevation in the struggle for supremacy from the' pa- ' ' V i tient and practical Jew. Many' of these now restlessly plodding from "house to house with mercantile missions in their keen eye and treasure-breeding' packs on their' sturdy backs are quietly but surely getting possession of the. land,, well knowing that they who have the land have the wealth of a country. Their sobriety deserves its own recompense. recom-pense. Let the lavish Celt and Teuton earn from the retentive son of Israel, and the faith of Abraham may be bet-tre bet-tre understood. |