The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1859-11-30
ERPICES ON THANKSGIVING DAY BY
THE LSRAELTTES
We take pleasure in offering to our readers the
following Sermon, preached on Thanksgiving dav
In one of the Hebrew Synagogues of this city:

lollowlng Sermon, preached on Thanksgiving dav
IN one of the Hebrew Synagogues of this city:
ADDRESS DELIVERED BY REV. DIR. ILLowY,
Preacher Of the Lloyd Street Synaqoque.
Thou art my God, and will praise Thee: Thou art nv
%op, ana viii eXalt Thee give thanks unto the
loru Tor lie IS good His goodness enduretl forever'
Such are the words with which the pious
klng David expresses the feelings of gratitude that
hlied his heart: and with the very same words I
Will open my address to YOU nv friends on this
great, happy and solemn day, on which, in compIi-
ance with the invitation issued by the Govarnor of
the State of MARYLAND, we assemble to ioin our fol
low-citizens of various denominations in praise and
thanksgiving to the Supreme and Benfcent Ruler
ol the universe for the nnumerabe benipnities
merceS and gracious favOrs He during the past
year, has bestowed upon us; and deghtedly ali the
grateful children hasten to the Fathers h0use to
proclaim unanimous ly with the prophet "Thou art
my Uod; viii praise thee: Thou art my God |
will eXalt thee" | saw all the grateful children
hasten to the Fathers house. Yes, nv friends, we
ar" all children of one Father, we are all breth-
ren, we have all but one Father, to whom we lift
up our eyes, raise our souls and cry aloud in the
hour OF need and distress we all worship but ore
od, who sees our tears, hears our PRAYERS and who
Is near TO all OF us wherever we seek him with n
true, faithful and devotional heart, be it in a Pago
GA or ln Mosque, in Temple, Church, or a Syna
gogue; and though may differ in certain RELIGIONS
opinions, and our mode of worship NAV not be alike
still we all confess that there is but one God
IN whose image He hath created and formed us all
but one God, the God of all worlds and nations
! from whose liberal hand all BLESSINGS 1ow-one
God who commands us TO live and dwell together
IN justice love, peace and harmony. To Him we
al JOIN to-day with thankful heart to acknowledge
the many blessings which He, during the past wear
has showered us. A plentiful harvest has richly
rewarded the labors of the plowman the cry of war
has not been heard within boundaries; peace pre-
walls within States and cities; peace at home and
peace abroad has enabled US fully to enjoy the
privileges of our free institutions and to extend
! and commercial md
religion have inspired us with noble emotions lofty
Sympathles, patriotic sentiments, and enabled us to
support our poor, heal our sick, comfort those who
were IN need and distress, sOlace the broken
hearted orphan and the lonely widow. and to cs-
tablis schools for our YOUTH thus laying the foun-
datiOn Of future progress.
Let us. therefore, my friends, for all these many
tav"rS. joytully proclaim to-day, "1hnu art nv
tod. will praise Thee: Thou art my God. ! will
eXalt Thee"
Now, my brethren let me direct your attention
To another point, which may prove that especially
we lsrarites ought to be always the first on this
and at any other occasion of public Thanksgiving
to begin the service of the dav by offering fer
vent thanks and prayers to the All merciful God
The most OF us here. like myself were not born in
TINS great and glorious country 10 which Providence
| has assigned to us, to our wives and children 4
| peaceful home. Let US now ask one of the thou
sands OF newcomers who daily arrive from distant
worlds and shores to place themselves under the
protection OF our flag, what ii is that could induce
MN to leave his house, his garden, his field his
vineyard, and his native home, to seek shelter in
foreign country. He will tell you-t is very true
my native country is one of the best and fairest
| Dut, alas! with the hot sweat of my brow | was
compelled to feed tyranny and oppression; my davs
| were passed in sorrow, my sons were wreStcd away
| from my paternal bosom to serve de<pntc tyrant
! as tool OF his ambition; have heard Of the New
! W0rld-that, in its happy States, man can work
/ and enjoy the fruits of his labor and NAV worship
his God according to the dictates of his conscience
ana ms children may aspire to power
and honorj to live in such land | bid
| farewell to my native home This man
will surely on this day join the many thousands of
| his tellow-citi2ens in praise and Thanksgiving TO
the Supreme Ruler of the universe for the manifold
/ blessings which he Is permitted to enjoy in this
/ country. But how much more have we Israel
ties reason to welcome every occasion of pub
lie thanksgiving, if We consider what we were be
! fore and what we are now. Yes, my brethren, it
becomes us with the strongest propriety to recall
on this day, all the emotion which the oppressed
the weak, and the homeless feel, on finding DOW
ertul protector and hospitabe asylum.
On this dav we should gratefully recollect that it
Is lie, the all-merciful God who said, ''AEd will
have mercy on those who bad not obtained mercy, -
| who fully compensated for the dark deeds OF
blood, for all the calling manaces of slavery, for
all acts OF oppression and tyranny which despOtiC
governments have for ages inflicted upon U.S. This
day should put us in mind that it is He the amer-
citul God, who said unto his servant Moses 81 have
seen the aifliction fmy people, and have heard its
cry by reason of its task-masters, and will come
down TO denver It,. 1t Is lie who delivered US
also, and brought out from the lands where big
OTIS rage and fanatics rave, where bigOtrv traces
out the march Of its persecution in footsteps OF
blood, and superstition employs all its terrors t.
nerve the arm of the tyrant. lie brought out
from countries where desp0tic oppressors prohibit
under pain of death, the practice Of our religion;
where the declaration of treacherOus nursemaid
that she had clandestnelv administered the right
OF baptism sick and unconscious infant, is suf
hcient torcibly to deprive father of his son. and tC
wrest the beloved darling from the desperate
mothers bosom; and thus humanity is offended and
the most sacred laws scOrned and violated by those
very men who pretend to be the agents of God or
earth.
And He brought as, as He has promised, into ;
land where milk and honey Aoweth; for a
sweet as honey is liberty and sweet milk
like, are the fruits Of mans labor, j
he is permitted to enjoy with his famil,
that which he has earned with the sweat of hi
brow. We live freedoms SOIL in a Ian,
where all men are equal before the law where tn
stranger is permitted to enjoy the same rights AM
privileges as those whose gre&t-grandfathers wer
l born in the land and lastly in land where tn
fundamental principle of its Constitution pronoun
ces-liberty, Fraternity and Equality. Yes, m
brethren God has fulfilled His promise: 81 will carr
you on eagles wings" The powerful eagle O
America bears upon his protecting wings lie
us, therefore, jOyfuly and thankfully proclaim to
day, ''Thou art my God, will praise thee: Thou
art my God, will exalt thee"