This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 Excerpt: ...close with a short extract from the journal of the Rev. F. C. Ewald, Missionary at Tunis. "With the five young Jews, whom I had for instruction, I had great trouble and anxiety. One of them, who was so cruelly attacked and ill-treated by his relatives, when they discovered that he wished to become a Christian, that he ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1840 Excerpt: ...close with a short extract from the journal of the Rev. F. C. Ewald, Missionary at Tunis. "With the five young Jews, whom I had for instruction, I had great trouble and anxiety. One of them, who was so cruelly attacked and ill-treated by his relatives, when they discovered that he wished to become a Christian, that he fainted on the spot, fell sick, and lingered till a few days ago, when he died. Another has been quite removed from here; a third is yet here; the fourth does not com e near me; Elkan only has remained faithful; as soon as he is baptized I shall send him to London; for it will be impossible for him to remain here." Alas! what is the poor baptized Jew to do in London 1 Will he meet here with circumstances more advantageous to his temporal support? Certainly not. For although the Society has had nearly 20,000 income during the last year, yet not a penny dare they spend to supply the temporal wants of the poor inquiring, or already baptized Jew. Nor will he meet with much more encouragement from the Operative Institution, as appears from the many promising applicants which have been refused admission. To be supported by a few friends for some time till he is baptized, and then to give him a certificate of his baptism, and a box of goods to the value of five or six pounds, and send him out into the wide and wicked world to get his livelihood, is only to expose him to temptations, want, and misery, and to throw upon the Christian public, and especially on the ministers of the Gospel, another heavy burden, of which they have already so much and so justly complained. Less expense would carry him to this country, where he could be furnished with employment, as well as with Christian instruction, if the Society were to do its duty. ...
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