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THE venerable ABRAHAM ALEXANDER LINDO, our
correspondent, has been called away to eternal life;
he departed on Sunday, the Fast of Tamuz, the 8th of
July, we think, in the seventy-fourth year of
his age, at Cincinnati, fully aware of his
approaching death, surrounded by his friends and the
friends of religion, and resigned to the will of his
Maker. We lack the material for an extended
biography of the deceased; though this we know, that
but few have passed through a more chequered career
than he did. He was a native of Jamaica, and was
left heir to a very large estate, by his father, the
late Alexander Lindo. He lost his fortune, and
still, undaunted by the reverses that would have
overthrown the equanimity of most men, he retained
his cheerfulness, and felt the stronger the ties of
his religion, and displayed for many years an ardent
love for the interests of Judaism, not often
witnessed in these times of selfishness and
indifference. If we mistake not, Mr. L. was one of
the originators of the Hebrew Review; conducted, we
think, for three years by Dr. M. J. Raphall, now of
Birmingham, England, at the time Mr. L. was a
resident of the Isle of Wight. Mr. L. was also very
active in endeavouring to prevent the breach which
afterwards resulted in the establishment of the
congregation of the so-called “British Jews,” but
without success. He afterwards returned to Jamaica;
he was, however, a resident of Cincinnati for about
the last three or four years. He was very anxious,
as our readers already know, to bring together a
convention of men zealous for the faith, which
proposition has since been modified to call a
meeting of delegates. Mr. L. anticipated much good
from such a movement, and wrote several papers
having a bearing on the nature of the Jewish
religion, as understood by him, to urge a concerted
action on the people; but he has fallen without
seeing his ideas realized. Whatever Mr. L.’s
peculiar ideas may have been, no one can dispute his
ardency of zeal; and glad should we be were there
many more equally earnest for the cause. But he now
sleeps in a grave far away from his native isle. May
he rest in peace. Amen. |
