A CHRISTIAN MONTHLY, 84247 DEVOTED TO JEWISH INTERESTS. "Founded by the late Rev. H. Friedlander and the Rev. Ch. Th. Lucky. THE PECULIAR PEOPLE. "The Lord hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himsel!."—Deat. 14 : 2. A Christian Monthly devoted to Jewish Interests, Political. Social. Literary, and Religious. "For my brethren and companions' sakes, I will now say, Peace be within thee. Because of the house of the Lord our God, I will seek thy good."-Psa. 122: 8, 9. Vol. VI. ALFRED CENTRE, N. Y., APRIL, 1893. No. 1. JUDÆUS SUM; JUDAICI NIHIL A ME ALIENUM PUTO. FOR four years since the death of the late Rev. H. Friedlænder, the honored founder of THE PECULIAR PEOPLE, we have striven to bear aloft the banner of a pure Jewish Christianity, the banner which he so bravely raised for the English-speaking people in the New World. Since the Eduth le Israel was removed from our shores we have stood quite alone in this work. It has been a labor of love toward Israel, and a grateful task in memory of the bravehearted man who, in connection with the Editor of the Eduth, gave up his life in the interest of this cause. In beginning our work we said that we did so as a memorial to the founder of this magazine. "The best memorial is to perpetuate his work." We mean still to be true to our aim. Let us quote from our platform as first set forth in 1889: "THE PECULIAR PEOPLE is to serve Jewish national interests by advocating the adoption, by the Jewish people, of the following: "1. Jesus of Nazareth as the Messiah promised to our fathers. |