New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-04

manners and philosophy. was. che sure and saa
sign OF the seduction Of thousands Of Jews Eoa
their religion One family of Priests dared 30 o.
pose the Greek armies and to take the side of the
200 OF Isrsei ana a war commenced which last
ed 90 years, and IN which the Jewa after the nose
horrible persecution were eventually victorioos-
The sacred lamps again gave the deserted TamnlM
the appearance Of joy and this happy issue wa
now celebrate. Let us here examine sre par
ticularly the time, the enemies and the means Of
deliverAnce The time has been designated by
our learned men OF blessed memory, not as that
time but with this emphasis as has time, time
belonging to the modern period OF our history
rather than IL the ancient. Our posltion then as
religious body, was, IN all essential points, the
our present position 1t Is true the Tenn.
pie still stood the high priest still made the annual
atoneme0t, the orders OF Priests and Leytes were
in their places the days OF lsraels glory, not
withstandipg belonged to the past no cloud Of
glory rested in the most holy place Of the Temple
the high priest carried no longer the Trim and
Shummim, the prophets had long since passed
from the people the last book had taken its settled
place in the Hebrew canon, and miraculous inter
positions were NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. expected We
are therefore, considering portion OF our history
which is very properly designated having its
paccin our own times In our present circumstan-
ceS of time and place we are perfectly at home ia
all this interesting history The enemies from whom
Israel then suffered, are not unknown to us Let
il be gratefully admitted that no mighty armies
now threaten as, that soldiers do not now break
into our SyuaeOgUes and take our lives, that our
law is not taken from Us with the threat that I'VE
read it again, we must lose our lives all this
stiil leaves ample room for the assertion that
the enemy in all essential points is, this day the
same. The old love OF popularity with the Cen
tiles still exists. The same love OF a philosophy
that draws from our Law and our God still eX-
lists. We manifest at present the same propen,
slty to look on the ancient as superanuated and
useless and to become charmed with novelties
Greek sports, Greek philosophy, Grecian liberal
lty, GreCiau enterprise, Grecian young men and
young ladies, under different names, and with
some circumstantal notifications, have lost in
our own day none OF their ancient power for the
seduction OF Jews To be pious after the old fash
ion is becoming unpopular The father at that time
could take his family on Sabbath evening to the
Greek sports, and now he takes them to the Opera.
The father who could boast that he was free from
superstition, then took his son on Saturday morn
ing INFO the business part OF Jerusalem and now
the same father takes his down town, rather
than into the Synagogue IL was then inquired,
with almost indignant aversion why the Jew
should be always separate from the Gentle F.! why
he should be afraid to become polished, learned
and liberal as the Gentlles and many now, IN
the same process of thought, give up their Jewish
peculiarites. Here is the melancholy tact-tha
enemy at home, the gigantic enemy In our own
midst, and we know 1t not. According to the
passage read from the Prophets this day, we re-
cognize-not in hosts, not in might but in the
Spirit of God-the means of lsraels salvation
Some take this spirit to be person, but incor-
recty; person is always a material body. The
attributes Of this Spirit are given In lsaiah-wis-
dom and understanding, counsel and might, knowl-
edge and the fear of the Lord. The subject was
inviting; the Lecturer had much more to say, bur
it was proper to address few words to the youth
of thirteen years who had just read portion OF
the Law and been received into the community OF
Israel. The portion read was the history oil DO
sephs temptation to scandaous SIM and his happy
escape. The word which expresses his refusal To
yield to the temptation has an uncommon tone IN
the Synagogue reading 1t Is sounded very long
and with distinct successive elevations OF the voice
The Lesturer urged the young lsraelite never TO
forget that word and it's tone and its moaning
Let it be to him something more than peculiar,
an evanescent though long sound. Let that tone
become the tone Of his character. Here the hec-
turer urged on him most solemnly, refusal whea
others invite to sin refusal, when others would
eonstrain to sin; refusal when sin promises the
highest qualification; resolute refusal when thero
ia every probability that forbidden pleasure can De
enioyed and parents will never know 1t ana tno
world will never observe it. Just year from this
day the principal Jewish Minister in Philedelpala
preached O. sermon In answer TO the Address OF
che Synod of Now. York TO the Jews. He oonssd'
cred the anniversary of the deliveranoe OF she
Jews from the Greeks a fit occasion on which to
raise his voice against the present dangers OF In
Jury to Israel from GENTLE Influences DE request
ed that his sermon should be published in some
Christian periodical as the Reply Of the Jews to
the Synods Address. twas, therefore, published
in Presbyterian periodical which is sent to every
Presbyterian Minister, Old School, in the United
States This was return of similar libera!ity on
the part of the Jewish Editor. The amount of the
sermon was that the terms Israel, Zion, Seed OF
Abraham, &c. have never changed their meaning,
that they should not be arrogated by other nationg
and that the Jews are, therefore, always tho
chosen people,