New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-18


even II. when laden With sin, you venture to gi'e
utterance to your emotions Of grief, knowing tna'
H. deh.hts to forgive the penitent a1t receive
back the estranged hesrt,-oh, in those helo~el
moments you will deeply feel that finely syinPa'
tbeiic link which binds as 70 His gracious plier'
nify; then 10 conference with the best OF belDgs
when the genial tea glistens Ia the siih-dlrectea
eve. the spirit will fad b.issfal calm, and while
in the sanctuary we hold that intercourse with
HEAVIER, experiencing those uameless ecstacie',
those spirifualized sensations, while thus enrap
tured. we should realize the grand purpose oil the
! Synagogue, exclaiming with the patriarch, as II
Answering from a dream "a liies reality: IL can
not be otherwise than house Of God, and this u.s.
! indeed the gate TO lead to Heaven From the
auspcious moment that we learn the nature OF this
sacred spot. the soul emancipated from its former
puerli.ies, refred BY the contemplation Of Divine
perfection elevates itself in the lofty theme Of
alteration as exultingly it proclams the emphatic
assertion OF our text: oh Lord love the habita-
tioLs Of thy house and the Oca ion where thy glory
resides When thus Taught We shall learn what
al the accumulated learning Of ages did not and
could no. reveal Unclasp the volume Of the Past;
traverse lis pages from the period when Reason
wss yet child look at the Grecians regard their
farameG city, the honest al Of science, the Aero
I polls the eye Of Greece, where Homer sang and
Plato taught after they bad delhcd al sub ects-
I having their thousands OF GOds-tner learning
erandett altar, dedicated 70 an Unknown God
! Now, we, as Hebrews, have been taught TO know
| our God Unto thee Il was shown, that thou
mightest know that the Lord be is God there is
none else beside him. and in our own land, as
| vel as in our dispersed state, raise an altar,
build an edifce and endow it with scholastic es-
| adjustments 10 do honor to the kno God known
! as one allwlse, al.benehcent, Being oil beings,
| creations Creator, besides whom there is none,-
first and last, perennial source Of blessing. our
shield and protector, our Father and God. Thus.
Superstition, which degraded and degrades other
nations, must be unknown TO us. Basking, as we do
in the full noontde OF Divine truth our mental scu
ties are not cramped by those rites which ever be-
| cloud and narrow the mind. Far otherwise; our
religion teaches 10 serve God and benefit our
| fellow men and thus, we conceive, we obey the
| intention Of our common Parent who loves all his
| creatures, and desires that all men shall know and
comprehend their eternal happiness. AS our God
is one our Law one should our hearts be one, In
| love and in every good sentiment. By the struc-
| ture We raise we seek not TO confne sanctity 10
four walls, as If none were holy except those who
utter their words Of praise within its precints
nor do we assume 10 keep the Keys OF Heaven, as
! II none were coheIrs OF immortality save those who
worship within the portals of Synagogue God for
bid that we should hem in the boon offered TO every
| pilgrim Of hope. Such is not creed our ban
| ner bears no such narrow folds the standard We
unoldis but to portray thatempe ofnature Of which
| n
Sanctuary formed by Almighty Power, whose
! respondent dome is the ceruleGn sky, whose col
| umns are the lofty trees, whose sweet incense is
| the fower-perfumed dew, whose symphony is the
| melodous anthem of Nature, whose ornaments
| the rich and varied productions OF revolving sea
| sons, whose altar is the cloud capped mountain
| Yes, beloved hearers, the entire world is sacred
| fame, where, trembling and adorng, we may yield
| devOtlons tribute. Ii such be the case, OF what
use is the Synagogue Why should we coniine
our worship to time and place is it not the dream
| Of bgotry and idle superstition, say some, to i'm
| aeine that the Deity can be easily propitiated
! in one place than in another Our reply is simply
this That the Law of God, which must ever be
our guide distinctly prohibits worship in all places
Unfortunately take heed that thou bungest
not thine offerings in all places" saith the Law
| If men pray in places not adapted to devotional
| purposes, the very objects by which they are sur
| rounded may, nay must, mar devotion; while, on
the other hand, the place where sanctity is local
| lied claims immunity from worldly tumult, and
din, and turmoil. On this, lion other ground our
| gratitude al lsraeite, and the humblest OF its
Shepherds is one, and hereby freely offered, to the
members of this new Synagogue for the sacrifice
they have made, in person and purse, to erect this
House OF God. But little more than nine years
since, we thought you had achieved wonders when
we addressed you IN Henry st but we confess
are perfectly astonshed at the rapid strides you
have made, at the llberallty you have manifested
and at the glorious work you have consummated.
fou have indeed shown, collectively and indvid-
ua!y, That you understand the words OF our text,
for your deeds have evinced your sincerity
Having thus considered our first clause, we will
make few remarks upon the second What is
| required TO make the Synagogue eticientl II
| Gods house be house Of prayer then, to make it
efficient, prayer must be Its mainstay prayer, like
tie sacrifice In days of old, is to bring TO
God by prayer the soul scars, and the spirit and
| heart raise themselves to the Creator and Pre-.
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depend on trained choristers 10 bring YOU TO hea.
ven; they have no such power; every Israelite
has to pave his own way TO heaven by good deeds
and prayer Now, prayer is never better felt, in
all its potent energy, than when the eyes
flowing with tears, which cleanse the soul from sin
and pollution the eye filed with the tear emitted
from the heart best sees its true spiritual condi
ton, and the heart tastes FERTILIZATION of heaven.
Such tears, too precious TO be lost are converted
by the angels Of grace to the choicest gems for the
diadem Of Sovereign Mercy :" Thou placest those
tears in thy casket" In fine, what health is to the
body, happiness to the mind camness to the troub
led deep, serenity to the day, such is the tear to
prayer.
Another requisite to render the Synagogue ell
cent is the Pulpit. We say that pulpit OF eiicien-
cy must befled by men Of learning Of sound knowl
edge, OF strict pety, OF unimpeachable character
and OF established reputation. The orator alone
may please the ear, but the soul is TO be reached
and that spiritual essence il only attracted by pur
ty. Therefore, We exhort you, as you value-not
the bricks and mortar OF this building, but its future
efficiency, when the time arrives for filing the Office
of preacher that no partisan attachment should in
fuence you in your choice, no private prediction
animate you in your selection but public good
the sacred cause OF Judaism, the happiness Of hun
dreds yet unborn, should cause you to select, ire
spective of expense, the best of the best"
The next requirement to render the Synagogue
efficient is constant and devout attendance. No
thing can be more detrimental to our peace Of mind
than frequent absence, attending only on high days
and holidays. Not alone is such conduct injurious
to ourselves; 1t is repugnant to the requirements
OF our faith opposed to the spiritual health Of our
children, and a reproach to the cause of Israel;
While by constant attendanca and ardent dexn-