The Jewish Monitor (Fort Worth-Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 9, No. 22, Ed. 1 Friday, September 16, 1921 Page: 1 of 16
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VOL. IX. NO. 22.
FORT WORTH DALLAS TEXAS FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 16 1921
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Mr. Henry Morgenthau in an ar-
ticle recently contributed to World'i
Work says: "Zionism is the most
stupendous fallacy in Jewish history.
I assert that it is wrong in principle
and impossible of realization; that it
is unsound in its economics fanatast-
ical in its politics and sterile in its
spiritual ideals."
These statements are rather sweep
ing and extravagant. The real ques-
tion at issue is Shall we accept Mr.
Morgenthau as final authority? or
shall we accept the inspired testimony
of the prophets of Jehovah who spoke
with authority? Probably Mr. Mor-
ganthau is wiser than those prophets.
I sincerely doubt it however.
Many persons for a time will be in-
fluenced by Mr. Morganthau's appar-
ently strong argument; but the evi-
dence dispassionately examined will
prove that Mr. Morganthau is wrong
his argument unsound and that he is
without faith in the promises made
to his forefathers. That his readers
might be impressed with his compe-
tency and the value of his testimony
Mr. Morgenthau opens his statement
by emphasizing the fact that he is
an American of fifty-five yean' resi-
dence a director of the Educational
Alliance and of Mt Sinai Hospital
President of the Bronx House and the
Free Synagogue has traveled on
speaking tours throughout America
and Canada is thoroughly familiar
with the American Jews was Ameri-
can ambassador to Turkey came of-
ficially in contact with Jews from all
parts of the Near East was head of
President Wilson's commission sent
to investigate the pogroms in Poland
etc. and then says: "I speak as a
Jew."
The Literary Digest for July 80
1921 reproduces a photograph of Mr.
Morgenthau and Dr. Alter described
as "the wonder rabbi" and the "most
distinguished Jewish leader in Po-
land" who agrees with Mr. Morgen-
thau that there is no hope in Zioit.
ism.
Of course a rabbi who does not be-
lieve his own Scripture is indeed a
wonder. But the student of divine
prophecy in view of the extravagant
statements of such wise men cannot
avoid recalling the words of God's
holy prophet written concerning this
very time: "The wisdom of their wise
men shall perish and the understand-
ing of their prudent men shall be
hid." Isaalah 29:14.
I will not take issue with Mr. Mor-
ganthau as to his distinguished ser-
vice as an American citizen; but I am
compelled to call In question his as-
sertion that he is a Jew in the true
sense of the word.
Not every man is a Jew because he
is one outwardly born of Jewish
IS ZIONISM A STUPENDOUS FALLACY?
BY J. F. RUTHERFORD.
(Reprint
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The Golden Age
August
parentage. Abraham was the father
of the Jews the father of the faith-
ful. A man to be a Jew must have the
faith of Abraham. He must have an
abiding confidence and faith in the
promises that God made to Abraham
and to his offspring. If ever Mr. Mor-
ganthau was a Jew he shows he has
ceased to be one.
Quoting him: "They (Jews) may
continue if they will practice of
our common faith which invites mar-
tyrdom and which makes the contin-
uance of oppression a certainty. I
have found a better way (and when I
say I it is to speak collectively as
one of a great body of American Jews
of like mind) ... We have fought
our way through to liberty equality
and fraternity. We have found rest
for our souls.' In other words having
become weary of Jehovah's program
for the ultimate blessing of the Jews
as a people Mr. Morgenthau has
withdrawn from God's way and ac-
cepted another and to him a better
way. Upon his own statement there-
fore he Is disqualified to speak with
authority for orthodox Jews.
Below are set forth some pertin-
ent statements which Jehovah mad
through His inspired prophets con-
cerning the regathering and rebuild-
ing of the Jews in Palestine. Let the
reader judge for himself whether he
desires to accept the wisdom of those
men who spoke as the mouthpieces ot
God or whether he desires to be '
guided by the superior (?) wisdom
of Mr. Morganthau and "the wonder
rabbi." Probably these modern "wise
men" possess a superior vision to Je-
hovah's prophets; and if so it is a
pity they had not lived in the ean
days of the Jewish people and thus
saved that people a great deal of un-
necessary inconvenience and suffer-
ing. Jehovah's Promisee
God's original statements to Abra-
ham (Abram)) was: "Get thee out ot
thy country and from thy kindred
and from thy father's house unto a
land that I will ahow thee; and I wtu
bless thee and make thy name great;
and thou shalt be a blessing." Gene-
sis 12-12.
Abraham journeyed to the land of
Canaan (Palestine); and while there
Jehovah said to him: "Lift up now
thine eyes and look from the place
where thou art northward and south-
ward and eastward and westward)
i. 61. Date of
for all the- vj which thou secst to
thee will I give it and to thy seed
for ever. And I will make thy seed
as the dust of the earth; so that if a
man can number the dust of the earth
then shall they seed also be number-
ed. Arise walk through the land in
the length of it and in the breadth of
it; for I will give it unto thee." Gen-
esis 13:14-17.
Again Jehovah said to Abraham:
"I will give unto thee and to thy seed
after thee the land vlerein thou art
a stranger all the land of Canaan
for an everlasting possession; and I
will be their God." Genesis 17:8.
It will be observed that these prom-
ises relate to the land of Palestine.
Nothing is said about establishing Je-
hovah's kingdom in the "soul of
man" as Mr. Morganthau would
have us construe these statements.
While it is true that Abraham dwelt
for a time in the land of Canaan the
land was held by other people and he
did not own a foot of it except that
which he bought near Hebron in
which to bury his dead.
Not only did Jehovah make the
promise but He bound it with His
oath. (Genesis 22:16-18). If we have
faith in God then we must believe
that his promise will be carried out;
for through the prophet He says: "i
am the Lord; I change not;" and
again: "My word that gocth forth
out of my mouth shall not return un-
to me void but it shall accomplish
that which I please .and it shall pros-
per in the thing whereto I sent it."
Malachi 3:6; Isaiah 55:11.
Jehovah renewed these promises
from time to time to Abraham's de-
cendsnts: vli: Isaac Jacob the twelve
patriarchs and their offspring. lie
organized Israel into a nation and
dealt with that nation for centuries
to the exclusion of all other nations.
While God at all times had some true
and faithful prophets and witnesses
in the earth there arose in Israel
many false prophets and "wise men"
who led the people in the wrong wa.
Jehovah sent to them Jeremiah nis
prophet who said onto the Israel-
ites speaking as for Jehovah: "I have
heard what the prophets said that
prophesy lies in my name saying 1
have dreamed I have dreamed. How
long shall this be in the heart of the
prophets that prophesy lies? yea
they art prophets of tht deceit of
their own heart; which think to eause
my people to forget my name by their
dreams which they tell every man to
his neighbor as their fathers have
forgotten my name for Baal." (Jere-
miah 23:25-27). Some of the modern
"wise men" would make the Jews now
believe that they have found their
ideals in the various nations of the
earth those nationa which even k
blind man can see are tottering on
their last legs.
Because the Jews ss a nation at
times followed after false teachers
and wandered away from Jehovah God
through His prophet Amos said to
them: "Hear this word that the Lord
hath spoken against you 0 children
of Israel against the whole family
which I brought up from the land of
Egypt saying You only have I
known of all the families of the earth;
therefore I will punish yon for all
your iniquities." Amos 3:1 2.
Jehovah has manifested His favor
to the Jews who reposed confidence
in His promises; and it may be ex-
pected that He will continue to do so.
Such have looked forward to a time
when they should be established as a
people and a nation under a wise and
just Ruler their Messiah who would
deliver them and through then
bring blessings to others.
Wicked rulers of Isrsel having pre-
dominated a climax was reached dur-
ing the reign of Zcdckiah to whom
Jehovah said: "And thou profane
wicked prince of Isrsel whose day is
come when iniquity shall have an
end thus saith the Lord God: Re-
move the diadem and take off the
crown; this shall not be the same.
Exalt him that is low and abase him
that is high. I will overturn over-
turn overturn it; and it ahall be no
more .until he come whose right it
is; and I will give it (to) him." (Eze
kiel 21:25-27). Here is a postitive
statement that God would no longer
permit them to have an organize na-
tion in the earth as His special peo
pie until a time future at which time
lie would raise up one whose right it
is to rule and who will rule and bless
the people. From then until now the
faithful Jews have been looking for-
ward to the coming of that mighty
Ont of whom Moses wrote: "Tht
Lord thy God will raise up unto thee
a Prophet from the midst of thee oi
thy brethren likt unto me; unto me;
unto him yt shall hearken." Deuter-
onomy 18:15.
At tht samt time Jehovah permit-
ted tht Gentile nations of earth to
establish a universal kingom under
Nebuchadnezzar; and through the
Prophet Daniel Jehovah outlined the
history of tht world tht rise and
fall of empires until the "tlmt t
tht tnd" of thoat kingdoms. Tht Gen-
tile dominion was to continue for a
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