the so called "New Dispensation, completingthe whole," after the manner of all theologicalsophists. He finds the Jews, in the "wholecourse of their political and religious career, wilful, disobedient and refractory infringing everydivine law," and wholy unworthy of the promiseimplied in the Covenant of Grace. The concluding argument sums up his position betterthan any résumé which we could offer, and it really gives us the keynote to his position :
“Now, from what has been said, it appearsthat the Jews, under a dispensation of law, for theenforcement of which, nationality was indispensable, having so abused that law as to necessitatethe destruction of the one, in order to the abrogation of the other, for the purpose of introducing to every individual of mankind a dispensation of grace, which requires no nationality forits promulgation and support ; it would be inconsistent with reason and the nature of things tosuppose a retrogression in the arrangements of
the Divine government, so much deprecated in the writings of the apostle St. Paul.
"Therefore it is conceived to be much more in accordance with true Christian principle and philanthropy, to consider the Jews as altogether upon the same level with the Gentiles, and to adopt the same means for their conversion . . . ; which must elevate them infinitely higher in the scale of being than they could possibly be by their restoration to a nationality ; which, if the Old Testament prophecies are to be taken literally, as in such case they must be, would entail upon humanity at large, not the millenium of happiness arising out of universal submissiveness to the holy and righteous will of God, . . . . . , but a millenium of misery consequent upon an unmitigable curse.”
In other words, convert the Jews rather than effect a Restoration — that is the consummation or millenium devoutly to be wished.
GEORGE ALEXANDER KOHUT.
A Song of War
IF dangers near thy country’s shore Or foes assemble at thy door ; If round about the circling camp Of Philistines thine ardor damp :— Gird on thy sword, call on the Lord, And fight to death the holy war !
CHORUS :
Strike the cymbals !—See them run, now the battle is begun ? Ho, ye men, ’t is well ye ken, through God alone are battles won !
—FROM ‘ BATTLE HYMNS,’’ BY GERSONI.