LI. LII. LIII. What was the provision made for this in the place of refuge? What had the High Priest to do in the matter? Who was called the avenger of blood? LIV. What was done by the relatives of the person slain? BAPTISM OF ADULT ISRAELITES. "HE shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost." In Thee, once scorn'd and crucified, For aid against the mighty foes Before Thee, on Thy glorious throne, Printed at the Operative Jewish Converts' Institution, W. THE CHILDREN'S JEWISH ADVOCATE. OCTOBER, 1860. THE REPORT. WE continue in this number some extracts from "the Report." Our readers will see that there is much passing in the minds of the Jews, which we must pray may end in their conversion to Christ. We read as follows in the Report of the Berlin Mission : A Jewess informed Mr. Gans, at the Frankfurt fair, that she was acquainted with a lame, but pious Christian woman, in her native place, whom she visited once or twice every week to read the New Testament with her. Since that pious woman had read to her and with her, she had had totally different views of Christ. She had hated and detested His name, but now she knew her error, and the sin she had committed. She could not yet pray to Him as Christians did; but she loved Him, because He loved not only all men, but the Jews in particular. She also taught her children to honour Christ, and always took them along with her, when she went to visit her Christian friend, to give them an opportunity of hearing of Christ, and learning all about Him. The Rev. Mr. Arndt has lately related the following history-A Jewish missionary (belonging to our Society) on his mission tour visited a small town in the province of Westphalia, and amongst other Jews he called also on the rabbi, with whom he had a long discussion. When he took leave of him, he gave his friend a New Testament, and begged that he would read it carefully. The rabbi accepted the book, but no sooner had the missionary left the room, than in anger and displeasure, he threw it on to the top of one of his book-shelves, there to lie in the dust and never to see the light again. The New Testament was entirely forgotten by the rabbi. It happened, years after, that the reverend gentleman had to leave his house and to move into another. In the course of packing his books, the said New Testament fell down into his hand open. This circumstance made him thoughtful for a moment, and he then began to read just where the book was open: it was the genealogy of Christ. This made him curious; he read, and read on, until he had finished the Gospel of St. Matthew, and then all at once it was as if the scales were taken from his eyes, and he cried out: "Truly that was the Messiah that should come into the world." The next Sabbath he related in the Synagogue what he had found, and begged the Jews to leave everything else, and with him to purchase the pearl of great price. The congregation was amazed and astonished, and when they had recovered from their surprise, they cast him out of the synagogue. He went to Elberfeld to be instructed and baptized. But he was there advised to go to Berlin, which he did, with a letter of introduction to some one, who sent him to Pastor Arndt. The latter says that he was delighted and edified to see how this son of Abraham grew in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ, and that he had an ardent love for his Lord and Maker. After his baptism, he went to the south of Russia, to learn a trade, in spite of his age, for he was then 62, that he might eat his bread by the labour of his own hands. Let us observe also the following, with regard to the Jewish children. The following anecdotes will illustrate the influence |