New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-18
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ing au-suffciency il will enlarge or contract bu'd
up or pluck down, unite or sever in a word, that
turbulent ungovernAble spirit viii be sat SIZED
win nothing short Of a total reuuuciati0n OF every
thing that bears an ancient or IN ordinary appear
ance II Is that iGctlogs spirit which would IN.
hinge society and slnk US once again into anarchy
and ruin. Earnestly we exhort YOU If yOu are
DESTROYS that this new snd rpa-nifcsne structu-s
shall be maintained in all its sulIiceucy no. 10 per-
NIT the sscri'egOus hand Of Innovation under the
eiphCnious title OF Reform to violate the ssnctity
OF these precious relics of bygnne days for the DOS
session Of which our forefathers SCR .endered all
their worldly advantages nay their very life blood
Scrupulously, then, observe the landmarks erected
bv pndence. guard well each avenue to the court
Of Gods house let not the smallest inroad be made
on the sacred and the nyi0lAbe; d. Is not the last
blow that ieils the tree, but the slow. sapping
means that sccelerates its downfall. This Syna.
gogue will become an efficient instrument 70 saliva
ton, ifyou will constantly bear in mind that Judaism
is planted on the Rock OF Ages but tfom the mo-
rnent you give il chameleon like form It ceases 70
be Judaism for it only lives upoa the air it breathes
clnirsdisunguished from that heavenly plant the
S nsgogue, which in dark ages brought HE and
salvation in cell or in cavern. and IL our haoyon
state assures US Of Immortality whenever We III
fold cur banner.
Yet think lot that, because we warn y0l against
tue reckless spirit Of the age, like the s1ggard we
ADVANTAGES of our favorable situation Far other-
wise We are for improvement, and wish to i'm
press on your attention that the School you are
about establishing beneath this fame must be eth.
cient to make the Synagogue useful. The study
Of theology and the sacred language must be sed.
ulously cultivated. A Synagogue without school
is a body without a soul; that alone will cause
your Synagogue to become efficient; not only to
teach your young ones how to pray. but /. will also
excite them to emulation for by understanding the
holy tongue they will kindle the sparks OF wisdom,
genius and talent at those smodenng fires which.
however neglected, remain yet unqGenched, des
tined still TO be the beacon OF Israel amid all her
tribuatons. Let then your energies all be directed
to instruct the scion Of Immortality how to reach
the goal Of his souls aspiration. You. mothers IN
Israel-you who have throughout every page OF
our history adorned its leaves by the records OF
your immaculate purity, whose zeal, attachment
and fidelity, even at this day, is mainly instru-
mental in keeping our escutcheon pure and unsPot-
ted-contnue by your holy mnistr atoms TO intiu-
ence your children, sons and daughters, to imbibe
thorough Hebraic education; nstil into their minds
the necessity Of communing with their Heavenly
Father, early and late, and to appear here TO ask
the blessings OF health and happiness for you and
yours. By such conduct you will accustom them
to love Gods habitation and the location where he
had deigned to reside, and at the same time to be-
come good citizens OF earth and safe candidates tor
happiness beyond the grave.
Thus, then, have We explained what we deem
necessary TOR the maintenance OF the Synagogue
in all its efficiency and in conclusion, let us re-
mind those here assembled that their treewil offer
ings will be most gratefully received We know
OF no better bank in which your funds can be than
in endowing places of instruction and worship to
the glory of the living God. By such means you
show that you understand the spirit of the text
that your love for Gods habitation is not empty
boast, but substantial reality. BY such means
you honor the religion you profess, so that all the
venerable associations with which its sacred riies
are connected will render the affairs they have con-
secrated doubly dear to u.s. By properly endow-
ing Gods house you will be instrumental 10 bles
sing generations yet hidden in the womb Of futu
rity. An immense expenditure has been incurred
by those who have built this house and they have
done nobly--they have built their holy fame, the
largest in the United States to render it in every
respect worthy OF the Jewish cause and people in
this splendid City of the West, where we sit be-
meath the same laws which shelter all men, secure
from the shafts Of maevolence and the poison ar
rows Of benighteG bgotry. Here we may safely
uniurl our standard IN Heavens daylight, for here
belief does not initiate against our rights as
men, we enjoy the blessings of liberty on earth,
and this fame is built to guide the soul to that bliss
ful liberty of happiness and glory in the world
above the souls only solcitude being to return
whence she came, to be in the house of her father,
as in her earlier day.
plhUig NOuiu we uNtlt Ou luis LDcmc--QttnDu-
straing the good that will be effected through the
Synagt que but We warned to be brief Let
us then, in conclusion, entreat your sympathy for
the cause ard obtain your liberal donations in its
behalf For be assured, my hearers, whatever
your creed that cooperation in matters Divine is
your nobest employ mentor as Oft as we benefit
Humanity by the diffusion OF Happiness consequent
on the advancementof Truth as oft as we widen
the field of usefulness by the promotion of the grand
motives OF Rcligon-so often shall we have rem
dered essential service to mankind, by contributing
our modcum ofthat general Happiness predicted by
various Prophets, when all differences shall merge
into fellowshipall airing disturbances subside in
uniformity. Then all discrepancies will be adjust
ed, every incongruity dissolved into one harmoni.
Gus connection. In those days Righteousness shall
flourish and Peace be universal
Our God who art in Heaven, whose llimilable
goodness is certified by all beings, deign to accept
the homage of thy People, who this day have deii-
Gated a minor sanctuary TO the glorfcation Of Thy
sacred name. Oh, that Thine eyes which are ever
open, may be upon this place and Thine ear to
which the gentlest whisper is audible, be open to
hear the voice and the prayers OF lHael-every one
acquainted with bis own grieis spreading forth his
hands in duplication to Thee. Oh hear them for
their cause and pity them for their frailty. Shower
Thy benign influences on those who from this day
will worship within its portals, from the President
near the Ark TO the humble suppliant at the vesti
bule. Bless them, their wives and their children,
and in pity inspire those who will henceforward
minister beforeithem with strength and fortitude TO
vanquish error and doubt from all who come here
to seek Thy Divine presence. Bless the inhabit-
ants Of this land may it please Thee that the pres
sent prosperity and peace shall continue it's happy
influence, SO that In paterna affection we may bod
on that way which leads TO Thee-where the wan
derer is sheltered from the blast, and where the
exile finds his fatherland in the boundless re-
gions of Immortality.
At the conclusion of this discourse, cards were
distributed for the freewill offerings Of the congre-
cation. We heard sums read off Of 800, $50,
&c. down to O., and the total must have been
large Henry Jones, Esq, one Of the Trustees,
read of the donations, Is chairman Of the Commit
tee Of Offering.