The New York herald., 1865-04-20
Broadway Synagogue.
REV. q. n. ISAACS.

This synagogue which hau Deen neatly ana tastefuily
draped In the habiiments of mourning opened for
divine service at balpast eleven, tho exercises com
mepcng at noon with the hymn, 'There s like
Psalms 49, 91 and 100 were then chaunted by the
assistant roader, Rev. Mr. Phillips. and the solemn
choras at the opening of the ark were finely rendered
the choir With scro of tho law in his hand, the
ocatipg reader offered up tho Prayer for the Govern
mept and the minister then delivered special prayers
tho rcpose of the of the amented dead and for
hs restoration of the Secretary of State and his family
rhe then the ark the choir chaun
ing "And the ark rested
Tho minister, Rev. g. n Isaaes assembled the pulpit
and delivered impressive disoeurse taking his text
from Genesis, w., 1:-"Fssr not, Abraham l am thy
lshied Thy reward shall be exceedingly great" Intro
ducipr his theme remarked that there times when
the spiritual instructor nnds himself totally unable 70
convey the sentiments Of his heart through the medium
Of words We had assembled to give expression to our
sorrow the calamity which has befaen the nation In
the cruo murder of the good the amiable the patriotic
Abraham Lincoln II question with many philoso-
pliers whether intelligent should mourn seeing that
their knowledge ofmora good and evil is 80 mpsriect
and That what efficacy can there be sorrow Gan ~
Back to Its mansion oall the Aeetng BREATH
But we are told by tho wisest Of there is time
TO mourn" and what more mpressivey evoke such
emotion than tho assassination OF our loved 70
whom the angelic hosts commissioned to speak, Thy
reward shall 30 exceedingly great Selected TO be rre
sident over country intellectual and free poo
pie amid the most gigantic ana canseiess Iepeiho 'ht
ever afflicted mankind at the summit OF power when II
Is so difficult to maintain an equilibrium, Abraham
Lincoln remained steadfast unmoved, incorIuphoic
In all his dignity he never forgot that he
was but man. His goodness of heart and hon
< esty OF purpose; bis extreme Observation-Disclosures
bis disposition to "iorgive and forget, epdeaied
him to everv American All sectional differences and
partisan distinctions merge in the common recognition
& the loss 3ay the soul Of our late Chief be
bound up in everlasting life, and under the shadow OF
Almighty God may he lind a stay and refuge" The
gentleman then alluded to the context o. the
motto he had chosen words spoken 10 Abraham after inc
Battlc OF the Kings when he offered the booty If
he returned to the King of sodom tho caves he freed
i In words indignant and emphatic he spurned the o1er
His object was freedom for those uDusty held IN bond
age he refused to be enriched By the pols of battle
y Then spake the Almighty :'F ar not, Abraham
y am thy shield; thy reward shall be exceed
ngy great How snguarly opposite TO the being whose
cruel murder We deporc He also battled for prn-
Il cipeto prevent the extension OF slavery and WHOM,
appehensive of his course portion OF tho people 10
beed he b~cklcd Oh his aror and HOW saw Inc four
years Of war oTonuating in welcome peace ana reunion
And now he determined to be mercifi EFcn when ms
q ardent friends counsel him ''thc wicked shoald be
! punished with evi' his answer was, as Abraham OF
aboi shed, let country be truly free, and we
will have peace He sought no personal aggran-
4 dzement, extension of dominion And Tor
such sterling patriotism, which corrupt politicians
do not find in their vocabulary. Tho Supreme seems TO
say-"Fear not, Abraham | am thy shield. Thy re
ward shall be exceedingly great He then adyerted to
tho fearful crime That had been committed in this boastcd
age Of enlightenment and civilization in the coldDooded
assassination Of the good President The assassin s
deadly aim had only partially succeeded The mnryrcd
President was unconscious of suffering Quietly aud
calmly he sank rest while the heart or tho nation
cruelty lacera.ed He commented the words OF King
David set forth in the l09h Psalm and applied them
the circumstances Of the .ath are amenting and
concluded interesting discourse with earnest and
fervent prayer after which the KGdh, or Prayer fol
the Dead said, the choir chaunted the concluding
hymn-Universal Lord-and the congregation dispersed