Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1849-1856, 1850-08-15
A SER MON.
A SERMON.
Preached IN the JeOs Synagogue, at Ne,spOr, X
Lon Saturday, .Hug. 3, 1850.
BY REV. DIR. MORRIS J. RAPHALL.

the courts Of the Lord. My heart and my Aesl
crieth out for the Living God
Such we're the words with which the
Sons Of Korah opened their silh Psalm. -
Such are the words, my Breihren, ih
which think 1t right Oh this day, and in
this Synagogue, which has not beheld the
worship Of The God Of Jacob for sixty years
in these walls | think i, proper and rieh,
to begin my address to you. How lovely
are thy tabernacles, Lord God Of Hosts -
My hear, did lonR-did yearn for The op-
portuni.y in this long closed temple, ,ha,
we lsrIelies, the witnesses Of the living
God, might be permitted to do our homage
to him. Iyearned after 1t. 1t has been
granted to me. My mind and my body ,ri-
umph in The living God. Yes these
doors that have been closed for sixty years,
they havs been permitted to be re-opened.
These walls within which no sound Of wor-
ship--no sound of thanksgiving for sixty
years-long years, has been heard, these
walls have once more resounded to the glo-
chorus, /! How lovely ale thy laber-
nacles, o Lord of Hosts -
Thank ye the Lord for he is good, his
mercy endurelh for ever. These walls
erected by the God Of Abraham, but with
in which during sixty long years, the sound
Of Abrahan's language never has been heard,
these walls have heard the words Of the
sons of Abraham. We have prayed cry
lug out that NEST glorious Of all truths
" Hear oh Israel the Lord our God The
Lord is one -
Sixty years mans life time, these
doors have been closed Sixty years,
mans life time, has that shrine been emp
ty. An in those sixty years, what chan
gcs, what wonderful mutations has the
world seen! Empires have rsin and have
vanished Thrones have been hurled to
the ground, an raised up again. Repub-
lies have heen proclaimed, and sunk back
to despotisn. One Of The most enlightened
Of the nations OF the old world has been per-
mlItei to declare that Atheism is Religion.
The same nation in its presumption, deem
cd It proper, they did propose that the
French people recognise 81 rene Being
Fools that they were Ii was not for leg
islatian TO proc aim it, Ii was not Tor them
TO recognise The great and supreme Ruler
u the Universe, the creator and preserver Of
the world, which His power called into be-
ing, which His wisdom governs and His
goodness sustains.
There s not throughout the wide world
any civilized society whose laws and inst-
,u,ions have not during The last 81 KY years
seen changes, mighty and most important.
There is scarcely any theory of siience
any invention vi the human mind which
has not wilhin the las, sixty years made
mighty strides II has 'yanced and yet
after The lapse Of sixty years we lsraetes
assemble in this temple, una'tered, un-
changed the same in feeling as in worship.
The voice of prayer is taken up by us,
where it was left silent by those who were
before Us. SIXTY years have not Weakened
our fervour iu the sacred cause.-The cause
of Israel. SHY long years have not made
us Indifferent to the welfare Of a temple
dedicated TO the God OF Israel; when /; was
known that this temple was to be reopen
ed-from the North and South the East
and West Israel sent its representatives
aud when we were disappointed Of our
reader-when no trained and ordained
reader stood forth to chant the service, each
one according to his ua'ihcauons, was viii
ling and ready to do service, according to
his ability TO the God of his fathers.
My m nd triumphs--my body delights
in the blessing of The Lord our God on
our humble enJeavors to sPen this His
truth.
|. fell to my lot to read TO you the sec
lion Of Gud's holy law which forms the
portion OF this day,-a section Of the fifth
book OF Moses, beginning with the 18th
Chapter aud ending With The l6lh. There
is in that potion Of Gods law one SEN
tence so important, that | have chosen il
for my text, this day, in order to recon-.
mend i, to your aueh,iou. 1t speaks lsrael.
ties OF your relation to your God. II is
formed by the opening words OF the l4'h
chapter of Deuteronomy,
! "Ys are the chil,ten Of the Lord your God. :"
\ It's remarkable expression. When God
frs, vouchsafes to declare hmself the pro-
] tector aud doliverer OF israel when lie
first sent forth Moses on his important em-
bassy TO Pharaoh. MOSES is directed 10 say
to Pharaoh, Thus saith the Lord, my
| first horn son is Israel" Aud when IN
tho las. period Of the existence nf the
holy .eaple, the prophet Of The L'Id was
directed 10 rsproach them for their sa' X
sliding, to hold before them striking pic
,urs of their snluInes-, and us impending
punishment, The slronRes, terms IN 1hIcl
he can reyrosch them lor their laiihless
Less are couched in these words, chill
dren have I reared and trained, and the'