Letter from Perry Moses to Isaac Leeser;May 13, 1858 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Perry Moses to Isaac Leeser;May 13, 1858

Author

Perry Moses

Contributor

Isaac Leeser

Date Created

13 May 1858

Location(s)

Sumter

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 2 page(s) on 1 sheet(s).

Letter

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3bg2hw7x/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3bg2hw7x

Physical Characteristics

Lined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Sumter So. Ca. May 13th/58
Revd. Isaac Leeser.
My dear Sir,
Knowing your ability to diffuse lights on a subject that I am comparatively ignorant of, and believing in your perfect willingness to aid the benighted. I propose asking you a few questions on the subject of our religion. I unfortunately have been very imperfectly instructed myself & living as I do out of a congregation have no means of instructing my children; I have a son a youth of 17, whose mind is very mature circumstances have induced him to open a correspondence with me on the subject of religion & he pro pounds the following questions to me.
1 Why are you a Jew?
2 What are the fundamental grounds of the Jewish belief? 3 What are your ideas of a saviour? 4th What is your belief in regard to salvation & damnation? 5th Do you believe in the divinity of the Bible, or do you think it an allegory? These he says

are a few questions he would like me to answer, as he is ignorant of his creed he desires reasons for his faith & objects to taking his belief from another. My son is at present in Washington City but proposes visiting my sister Mrs. G. C. Levy next month. I propose answering his queries as soon as I get your answers & would be very much obliged if you would direct my attention to such books as contain the strongest arguments in support of our faith that I may not only be able to instruct him but my self & five other sons at home.
When my son reaches your city I shall endeavour to bring you together & I feel assured your arguments & reasoning by word of mouth will have a happier tendency than letter communications—Mrs Moses desires her kind regards to you In hopes of soon hearing from you I am Dr Sir
Very Resptly Yours
Perry Moses
N. B. Please regard
this letter as private.

Identifier

LSDCBx2FF5_17

Date

1858-05-13