Conversion Of the Jews.

Bruce Herald, Volume VIII, Issue 714, 2 July 1875, Page 3

Conversion Of the Jews.

The Rev. John Wilkinson, agent for the British Society for the Propagation of the Gospel among the Jews, has been preaching lately in Scotland. At Dundee recently, he gave some interesting details of mission work amongst the Jews — work in which he had for nearly a quarter of a century been engaged both in this* country and in Palestine. He thought the Christian Church would do wisely in exerting itself to convert the Jews, for there must be some great work destined for a people whom G-od had miraculously preserved in all their separations for nearly two thousand years. Mr Wilkinson incidentally mentioned that he proposed to Messrs Moody and Sankey to convene meetings of Jews in the north, south, east, and west districts of London, and had offered to read the Hebrew Bible

at these meetings if Mr Moody ■would preach, and Mr Sankey would sing "Jesus of Nazareth passeth by." Mr Moody did not see hiß way to accept the proposal, and Mr Wilkinson had then got fifteen thousand leaflets printed, bearing an invitation to the Jews to come to Christ. These leaflets had been circulated in the Jewish quarters by an organised staff of ladies and gentlemen, headed by his (Mr Wilkinson's) three sons, and the result had already been that the Jews were making inquiry in regard to the mission, and the priests were looking askance at the movement and writing against it in their newspapers. Mr Wilkinson then narrated several touching cases of individual conversion, and closed by appealing for the earnest prayers of his hearers that the labors or the Society might be the means of bringing the Jews to believe in Christ, and that both by their influence and means they would do what they could for the ad\ 'iucement of the good work.

'e^T^i|^iV£^'l(»''ito.^lp I r-"bwt cow», at irpm £7 lOa to £11 10 a: orlequal.to 325. to ; 33a. ji'eV itOQlba rfdr/^rime, "ana; 25^ i0^278 for t fair ;mediunj)beof.>'» At (ite yards, we sold 40 Head, on account of Mr Thomas Thomson and others, {and have aold : for jipri^ate- delivery 50 head,' at

quotations. ( ; t Fat, riCaltaß^r-Abdut 20 J <good- vefflersX were penned, which we sold at from 30s to 60s for best, and 15s to 25s each for medium. '. . . Fat Sheep.— l2oo were penned, being chiefly good%r&sbreiis/phceB i ranging from 16s to 20s, according, to weight, and quality. As several lots hacLbcen delirere'd privately to tlio trade.; during ttie iJ jrsUfi -Siiiy ''ab^uf. onel;half oif; the' sh;eep pennett J 'f6uua^b'^yfers: -^" me crossbreds are worth 4d : 'per lb,' at which figure we liare delivered a draft during the week ; merinos jat from 3d to 3id per lb. We have also sold 1600 ; croßsbreds) for forward delivery. \*/" ,• '■ ' ''Store Cattle.— Wo are unable to report any large transaction*;; a few smali.lota haye^- changed hanfls at' pur quotations. '"ThVlo^ referred to! in last Report, 1 Way ; 5ob T good bullbckft and cows, ;are now ai'tn'er Cliitba", arid -will shortly be sold in lots to suit grazieri. We quote good conditioned, quiet bullocks at from £5 10s to £7 j ditto, cows, at from £4 to £5 10s } mixed herds, at from £2 10s to i'A, according to ages and sexes. ; -„ Store Sheep.— ; The market^r^maiusunchanged, with few transactions to note. Merino,. ewes in lamb from good flocks are much wanted ;, also, orossbreds fit for turnip feeding. Our quotations are: Crossbreds, 4-tooth and over, 13a to 15a ; do, 2-tooth, 10s to 11s 6d ; do lambs, 8s to 9s 6d ; merino ewes in lamb, 6-toofch, and under, 8» to 10s ; do, good full-mouthed, 6s 6d to 75.6 d ; do wethers, 6-tooth and under, 8s 6d to 10s j do :do full-mouthed, 6s to 7s. . '

Wool. — Our latest cablegrams from London, 19th June, advise Jthe wool 6aies closed after a course of feniarkable steadiness, slightly weaker. 271,272 bales were, catalogued, 130,000 being taken, for export. Au jadvance was established during their cdurse as follows': — Superior washed fleece, lid lo 2d ; ordinary, Id; scoured Id' to lid. Coarse wools [attracted special attention, and lambs' commanded extreme rates. Nothing offering in this market. Sheepskins.— l had a very brisk sale last Thursday.. Butchers' green crossbred skins ,sold from 3s- lid to 4s 9d each ; merino, 2^ 7dtb 3s 4d j dry skins, short wool Is 8d to 2s 6d; station skins, 7id per lb. Hides. — Good well-conditioned lots, both green and wet salted, commanded spirited competition. I sold green butchers' at 25s 3d to 26s each ; inferior, 15s 9d ; yearlings, 8s 9d ; calf skins, 3s to 5b 6d each. ;

Tallow.— None offered at my sale. To-morrow, I shall offer a few lots fair quality. Grain. — There is little doing in wheat, and unless attracted by a superior sample, millers are" not disposed to buy, unless at some reduction in price. Fair milling samples, 4s 2d to 4s 3d ; superior, up to- 4s 6dj inferior, 3s lOd to 4s ; fowls' feed, up to 3s 9d. — Oats have not been much inquired for during the week, 2s 9d to 2s lOdj for good feed, up to 3s for best milling ; ordinary, 2s 6d to 2s Bd. Barley .«^-There' is no change to notice, excepting inferior is in more request for milling, at a trifling advance in value. 4s 4d to 4s 6d, inferior ; secondary malting, 5s to 5s 3d ; good, 5s 6d to 6s for very superior.