Letter from Henry Mack;June 08, 1852 · Isaac Leeser Digital Repository · Legacy Projects from Judaica DH at Penn Libraries

Title

Letter from Henry Mack;June 08, 1852

Author

Henry Mack

Date Created

8 June 1852

Location(s)

Cincinnati

Philadelphia

Format

Letter. 2 page(s).

Type

Letter

Language(s)

English

Has Format

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/items/ark:/81431/p3930pf4v/manifest.json

Link to Colenda

https://colenda.library.upenn.edu/catalog/81431-p3930pf4v

Physical Characteristics

Unlined Paper

Manuscript

Is Part Of

The Dropsie College Isaac Leeser Collection at the Penn Libraries

content

Vineyard must be productive of much good in the ? our sacred faith.
Hoping that the Allmighty may prolong your life, and bestow upon you his choicest blessings; that you may be able for many years to come, as you have done hitherto, to labor zealously and effect much good in the cause of our holy Religion. I subscribe myself
Your very obt. Servt.
Henry Mack
Cincinnati June 8th 1852.
Note: We insert cheerfully Mr Mack's letter which gives ? an account of the people? of the congregation to which he is attached; but we would call his attention to the last statement at the bottom of page 47 of this column which will prove to him that we had not forgotten the existence of the school of which he speaks with such hopeful terms, and in which we trust he may not be disappointed. Mr M. must pardon us one remark, that it seems strange to us that he has overlooked the services of the Reverend James K. Gutheim when preliminary labours have most assuredly paved the way for the perhaps more successful ? of the Respected Mrs G. needs not our defense; for his present position is every way a proud one to so beloved by a numerous & growing constituency and to be reelected without any ? prove that he is not im? to any now in the ranks of our ministry. ? he has yet met ?; but we are sure that he himself does not desire to assure the appearance of bury the past when there was suitable ? yet before him. ? Israel have many very many more, and may our eyes see it, who can and ? willing to labour on the good cause: they are all needed and all with be amply employed, so soon as their merits are known.
We here also received a remonstrance as regard to a remark he made, that

? had offered the Sunday school publish Mr Macks letter ? Two of the gentlemen alluded to have written to us that they ? because they had asked for the ? of the Synagogue ? a sabbath afternoon to teach Hebrew to those who do not attend the Sunday school, ? that the holy day of rest could not be better employed than in diffusing a knowledge of the same language and our laws and were refused a compliance with their request. We are deeply pained at this difference of opinion, and yet more that it has led to a little unpleas-antness of feeling. We had the pleasure of making the personal acquain-tance of several of the gentlemen in question during our ? ?, and cannot help thinking that it requires but a little mutual yielding to write them all in the glorious cause of the regeneration of that portion of Israel scattered in and around the green city of the west. Will they then listen to our ? based and heart in the glorious work? Why should slight misapprehension ? hearts ? should ?? We know well enough that emotional jealousies arising from a difference of our birth place, early habits & early ? are great drawbacks to a thorough union of Israelites; but in the name of our common religion, let us cease to call each other “bigots” or “new light” or other terms of reproach which likeliness of mind is so ready to reveal. We have at last all but one ? “the promotion of the good cause; at all events we all employ this magical phrase; let us then show that we are in earnest, and our enemies will be unfounded when they see the Jews united for Israel's God and Israel's Law, and Israel's ?! Come brothers! meet as friends who have been estranged and have again been united in peace in God's cause for God's sake; you are all to affect much good by union; but you are powerless if you are divided.
Finally it would state that our ? to establish general schools was not because we were ignorant of the ? of the ? institute, but because we wished to see all other agree ? but to rest satisfied till they have each member remaining & till all Jewish children shall have an opportunity in this ? land to acquire Daily a knowledge of our holy language and religion so that a person or a Jew ignorant of there most important matters shall not be found and we are glad to say, that the desire is at length aroused, and we trust that it may lead to action and to many glorious results. Ed. Oc

Identifier

LSDCBx1FF9_31

Date

1852-06-08