The New York herald., 1865-04-21
THE SYNAGOGUES.
Service Held ut the Congregation "Bnai
Israeli

Israeli
REV. NJ. X. DELEEUws
On Wednesday, April 10, after appropriate psalms
sung by tho congregation the minister ascended the pull
pit and commenced the following Grafton -
o. how doth she sit solitary the city that was full os
people hath become wdow.-Jer. l., i.
In every where cast mine eyes mourning
greets the gaze. The aged and the infant, and
women palaces and huts alike draped in tho sable hue
desoation and for whomf In the midst Of tho great
est rejoicing the administration deprived Of its head
and the people Of its father Joachim and Boaz tho pill
lars OF the edce feled by the hand of tho ASSASSIN
Abraham Lincoln, of blessed memory, tho victim of
their bloodtirsty desperation William IL Seward, the
great statesman OF the age trust in Thee oh God
restore him, that we may reap the benefit Of his WISDOM
and that he may be enabled to guide through the
was mourning three full weeks; ate no pleasant bread
neither flesh wine in my mouth neither did
sa,,t anont myself at all till three fun weeks were
could, my friends, after the dire intelligence
conveyed to US on the Sabbath abstain from mourning
like unto Daniel The great grief with which the whole
country was stricken unexpectedly, and which sent
forth from the breast Of millions wall OF amentaon,
and bowed every head with a burden Of great sorrow
finds this day its elimination when the precious dust
of the great and good departed Is laid tho gravo
rest till the last "trumpn sounds and time will roll n,o
eternity The thought that his remains yet among
us has pent up in our hearts moety Of grief which
will burst forth in moro overwhelming stream the
grave closes over the mortal remains OF murdered
President The fear OF tho land Is the beginning OF
Observation-Disclosures I. pious fervcncy and Just
of Abraham Lincoln trusting in God he met unhinchiDg
y and calmly the storm Of rebellion that broke
him upon entering on hrs first term. For four long
years, unmndful of jecis and taunts ard derision
he moved calmly, and assured Of the justice OF
! the cause he had to defend, snd trusting in
God ~ judge the merits OF his actions the OId blessed
his works; and though his toll arduous but In the
words of solomon, he gave no slccp TO his eyls s
Der his oyelids Proverbs vi. ~ Ever watchful
and unremitting his endcavors under The divine
guidance, lie trunpbed And when his eyes closed In
death, although torn from the earth in manner wor
Inv fta al
aud senced and he had Lifted multitude OF bis fellow
beings from the depn VI degradation to manhood "A
estate And the Lord said unto Noses Thou shalt not
20 this Jordan. Deuteronomy XXI ~ Yet tbous
shalt the land before thee but thou shalt 20
thither Unto the land which ! give the children Of,
Israel --lDcctcronomy xxxi, ~ And thus, IN the
mysterious dispcnsaton OF tho Lord Abraham Lincoln
not destined to taste the sweets Of the peace he had
zcaiousy labofed TO establish Like unto Moso who
had brought tho children Of Israel from tc Land Of
/ bondage within sight OF the promised land he had
brought this ration within reach Of the great boon he
sought attain and his Successor al unto Joshua
romans this task of finally occupying the prom
ised land, as Moses said unto tho children of
Isrea ilLe Lord Thy God, he will go before thee,
and he viii destroy these nations before thee and thou
shalt possess thcmDeut. XXI, .. And 50 trust may
tho LORD do by hs nation on this day The character of
late Chief Magistrate, whosc place our hearts will
ever be next TO tho Father Of our Country, his character
was marked by generous lorbearenco and mag
nanmty 10 the grand development or which the glory
srms had just given force when he stricken
down Lot us hope that his successor will carry out the
course he had proposed 10 himself The memory OF the
just IL blessed but the OF the wicked shall rot
Prov. T., T. Abraham Lincolnl That name, with the
iatons that cluster around IT, the memory oil
his kindness aud geniy will couple It's ropotiiion
with blessing, words Of sympathy and sweet remem.
brancc in every household and TO every individual Of
this great natiou 10 the world IL viii prove watch
word, tower Of strength fer 10 rally around, to
move them to combat manfuy for right.
As for his assain who, taking advantage OF the
ndng nature Of his yctnwhch refused any guard but
the honesty OF purpose or his fellow czenso assassi
moy from tho worlds record, in his purpose ho has
sgnaly failed, as It's bsscncss merits, aud his
eball rot and be forgotten as his bones in an unhaI
lowed obscury. While, IN succeeding years grief
subsidies and the victims good work Is surveyed his
memory viii grow more green IN our hearts aud flesbon
the cherished rcmemb Of our Precedent martyr.
The ark then opened by tho President VI the
|grcg,on al Molo. hachamia.)
Prayer for the repoac Of late President said
Hymns were sung, rnd The congregation dispersed
Services at tho Synagogue OF Bnai Israel.
This synagogue, situated al tho OF Stanton and
Forsyth Streets thrown open 70 tho congregation on
"Wednesday fo the purpose Of holding services appropr
ate to tho occason. After tho usual ceremonies very
eloquent and touching cuosy tho matyred President
vas pronounced by the Roy. u. Do Iocuw, having a
powcdul eacct upon all who heard a. The syuagog Io
vas very neatly decorated. The covered with
mourning Tie Two nne pillars supporting IL were drapod
in black whlo Tie top held sable curtt dotted With
rDslttCs and pendants Tie reader dc X was covered
VITA white richly worked cloth It's single pillas being
dlaped In black muslin
BLAur Cbolim U-ifadiahn Synagogue, On
Chrystie street.
THIS neat ltc house Of worship was on Wednesday
aficrnoou,tho scene Of very solemn ceremonies. tr
Ark he galleries and IN fact tie whoo house Woto u,os
handsomoiy drapcd In mourning.
Tho ccromones we're opened " choir with tho
openas prayer t'iatowah after which ycsper scrsio
"a read by ~ Bcrnns Esq and the congregation.
tins Rev Dr. NJ WNs ftntn th0n cHeiod n very in,.
prcfive prayer, after Which he chose a. text c4apter
So, verse q fIom tu0 ptopnat Laah, upon which mel
ff d
nea aii citing tne nroeucc % lcars After PAVING "a
hifh o. te 10 tlt l1mentei on Naei4faic dlrut
which hc con ared lil 10 %" bsr aud npat rgl r0i.
.Haiir him tic nation ltH lnt H'ts o. fGlI SO nf