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After the dissolution of the Pennsylvania Society
for evangelizing the Jews, for want of a field of labour, we had hoped
that the folly of organizing similar institutions would be given up, as
a hopeless expenditure of funds, which might be more properly applied
towards the conversion of Christians, or those nominally so called. But
we have been somewhat disappointed, though nowise surprised, at finding
by the two last numbers of the Jewish Chronicle, printed at New York,
that there have lately been formed two auxiliary societies at Nantucket,
and one each at New Bedford, Edgartown, and Bristol, R. I. To be sure
there is a great prospect of converting all the Jews in these sea-shore
and island towns, as none probably are residing there, consequently the
result is not so likely to disappoint the projectors as it would be in
Pennsylvania, with numerous Jews, without any perceptible result.
While on this point we would advise the conductors
of the A. S. M. C. J. not to employ converted Jews as their agents to
visit Jewish houses. Many of us are averse to holding any intercourse
with them, and hence it is almost an insult to send these persons to
houses which will be shut against them if their character is known. For
one we publicly request that our domicile may be spared the future
visits of the converted agents, gladly as we shall receive at all times
all Christians by birth, and our friends the Editor and Secretary of the
A. S. M. C. J. included. We give this public notice, because we wish
once for all to be rid of any visit from the persons mentioned above. |
