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Show REV. GOSHEN PRAISES THE JEWISH RACE Salt Lake, Feb. 23. Declaring that the Jewish raco and the Jewish religion re-ligion have done as much in the civilization civil-ization of the world as any other race or religion, the Rev. Elmer L Goshen, of the First Congregational church, spoke briefly at St. PauTs Episcopal church last evening on the influence of tho Jewish race upon civilization. The Rev, Mr. Goshen recounted the history of tho Jews for centuries past and said that since the tlmo of Mobcs the Jews had changed materially for the bettor in their faith. Tho Hebrew He-brew faith, he said, has given many sublime truths to the world, although centuries ago civilization was hindered hinder-ed by many harmful teachings of (he Jews. The" blood atonement, believed In bv the Jews, was a hindrance to the race and va distinctly not tho teachings of Jesus, according to the speaker. The Rev. Mr. Goshen said In part: "Moses, tho great leader and oraanclapator of ihe Jews, had the secret teachings. For many years the Hebrews were iMven to no faith and lived without hope. Moses heard of the Supreme God and he held the Egyptian superstitions In abhorrence. It is well that two deities came into religion twelve centuries ago and although al-though the Jews believed in many gods, they only worsniped one. As the Hebrews i;t'ow to worship one God their religion became purer and better. "God is known as the Lord of hosts. It is difficult to form a correct conclusion con-clusion of the contribution a religion makes to the world. No religion Is all good or all bad. Humanity is humanity, human-ity, no matter what tho faith. David was at times held to ridicule and sarcasm because, It is said he committed com-mitted a social tin But on the other hand David was ?- son of the orient. He was passionate, cruel and brutal and his sin oost him much. Many deeds recorded of men in the old testament, testa-ment, however, would land the perpetrator per-petrator In Jail today. 'Some of the finest lessons of family fam-ily life havo been given to civilization by the Jews. Both the ancient and modern methods of their living have taught many races the economic as well as the social side of life. God Is the one deity ?of the universe. He Bpeaks to everyone in. each one's proportionate pro-portionate abilitv to hear Him. There never will come" a time when all men can think alike because God didn't make men that way. I believe wo can look forward to the day when all races and men of all religions can join hands in one body for the mutual benefit of everyone; to a day when we may- forget that there is any one race and when we can remembef and be taught the same faith of th One Great Father." |