LONDON: 16, LINCOLN'S INN FIELDS ; HATCHARD AND SON, PICCADILLY. CONTENTS. 82 Address to Hebrew Children, by · Missions to the Jews :- North Africa, 189, 205 Anna Behrens, Memoir of, 18 Poland, 281 i Warsaw, 277 Anniversary of the Society, 125 Missionary Hymns for Jews and Annual Letter of the Bishop of One of “the Poor of this World Rich in Faith,” 62 Bible History of the Jews, 9, 29, The Year of Christ's Re- Christmas, Jewish Children keep “Ye are my Witnesses," 71 Future Prospects of the Jews, 143 25, 49, 73, 121, 145, 169, 194, The Children's Song, 167 Historical Notices of the Mis " Thoughts," &c., 215 Israel and the Gentiles, 14, 64, Jerusalem, 263 89, 117, 160, 198, 228, 248, 272 “Poetry," 284 Jerusalem, Diocesan School at, Present State of the Jews in Jewish Children keeping Christ-Puritan's Interest in the Jews, Jews in the Indian Army, 41 Shabbathai Zevi, 163 Letter from the Rev. Alfred Stoning Jews in Lent, ui Meinoir of Anna Behrens, 18 The Holy Land, 244 Conversation with Jewish The Mishna, 269 Jerusalem, 44, 131, 209, 258 Trials of Faith Ilustrated, 234, 82 School? T THE JEWISH ADVOCATE. JANUARY, 1852. TO OUR READERS. DEAR FRIENDS,-We greet you once again by God's good providence, at the beginning of the year. That which has just passed away has been an eventful one. It began in bright promises, which were partly realized ; it has ended in cloud and forebodings. The beautiful palace of peace, to which men of all nations flocked, and the produce of art and industry in all lands was sent, was to many a pledge and foretaste of a peaceful age, when “ nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall men learn war any more." But the reader of his Bible, who looks forward to a reign of peace, which shall not be the result of mutual and interested agreement on the part of men ; but of high and holy principles implanted by the grace of God, whilst he could admire the wonderful display, and be thankful for such a proof of the world's peace and of human concord, would often sigh to think that even the most wonderful result of man's intelligence and civili. zation, must be like the gourd of the prophet, as VOL. VIII. B |