Show conversion OF JEWS THE following fOllOW 1119 from a periodical called the watchword published la in boston will doubtless be read with much interest by the saints who are observing the signs of the times t the present movement towards christianity by jews seems to be unique eminent rabbis are folio following wing the example odthe of the famous Babl ot russia and becoming confessors of christ within the synagogues very much such disciples as the first christians at jerusalem were A vienna correspondent of the london n anka ts writes of one such marked con version thus in connection with this movement it may bo be mentioned that one of the roost most learned and respected of hungarian rabbis babbis or dr J lacht lichtenstein enstein who has been thirty live five years rabbi of tapio azele has lately startled his co religionists by two pamphlets in which he affirms the divinity of christ the pamphlets being very ably written have been noticed by all the leading newspapers and have raised much controversy for dr lichtenstein professes to remain remain obedient to the mosaic dispensation while recognizing that christ is the messiah M es 8 bah iah 1 further particulars of this rabbis conversion are contained in the letter of a correspondent at buda baft writing to israels watchman his letter is as follows 11 near dear siri more than two years have elapsed since rabbi lichtenstein first came to see me in this city and I 1 have had con tinned intercourse with kith him since through the reading of the new testament he was led gradually into the ligh tand he be was soon moved mightily by the desire to testify to his bis brethren that jesus is the christ his idea however from the first was that he mi might lit carry his people with w ith him and so he indicated indicated that he did not wish so separate himself from them by being himself at once baptized abear A year ago having seen some of his manuscripts I 1 urged him to give publicity to his views view a through the press lie he hesi bated for some time but at length con seated I 1 undertook to get his pamphlets printed the first the talmud on its de fence was not much noticed by the jews it was as one of them afterwards described it a harmless thing ris his object was to introduce himself to the public as a man who was heart and soul a bew ew the ap bearance pe arance of the second pamphlet however howe vei mr my testimony in in which tie he declares his elief belief that jesus christ is israels messiah was like the bursting of a bombshell the excitement and wrath of the rulers of the synagogue here and elsewhere knew no boun bounds s he was summoned to a conference with the chief and other leading jews in in our city they maintained at first that he could not have hae written the pamphlet himself helas he was a humble ainan inan from the had attended none of the mod ern of learning and it was obvious ly impossible that he could thus wield the pen it was a mystification 11 they said he had only lent his name to what had bad been written ly by another one gentleman who was present said that he would lay a thousand florins florans on the table it the rabbi would take ane pen and show that he was capable of writing such buch german the rabbi replied that thai tie he had not a th thousand florins florans at his disposal but that he could procure the sum would lay it on the table take up the denand pen and write on any biblical subject which w bich oey ey might choose to name and gentlemen ent lemen lie he added you yon will lose your housand thousand florins florans flor ins when they saw that they were mistaken on this point they pressed him to make over to them for a sum of money his rights of authorship with regard to the pamphlets the oner made to him must have been tempting vor for he felt he be baidas it he might have left their meeting room almost a rich man but he refused they then sai said that it matters stood mua thus he must leave them at once and be baptized it will not be the first timothey time tim ethey they thought that a rabbi haslett has left their community and been baptized but that a rabbi in office should confess jesus as christ that is pot liot to be endured As chedid he did not resign efforts were made to get him deposed but without success As each jewish congregation has its inde pen dence a rabbi bunot munot easily 1 ay iy be re moved unless the d dismiss dismiss asih him in anda and the people at tapio ozete azele are by no means disposed to part with rabbi lichtenstein for pamphlets sold the rabbi has received fully florins florans from me I 1 shall be very thankful for any aid which friends may send me on the rabbis babbis behalf yours very tru truly ly MOODY rudolf quai qua 8 budapest another significant movement reported is amongst the jews A contemporary says news comes from icebound ice bound siberia of a gospel movement essentially the same as that ot of the hie leader is jacob ann a polish jew who twenty years ago through independent thought came to the con conclusion elusion that the messiah tm the son bon of david was the true savior the strict talmudic jews jents got him transported tor to siberia where lor fifteen years he labored almost unheeded to awaken faith in in his fellow exiles among the uncalled for mail which he found at where I 1 he was engaged in business was a pamphlet by with whom he at once communicated ted he has been busy di I 1 ing his views through pamphlets pamphile t s called athe the voice of one C dying ing in the wilderness 11 abl dbl i H hebrew e ew translation of the new testament is being eagerly read and studied by the siberian jews thus thug in many quarters there are tokens ol of a stirring among the dry bones Rabia in Bes sarabia lichtenstein in hungary and now Schei in siberia |