The New York herald., 1867-07-22
PROGRESSIVE JUDAISM.


l-ect1re by Rcv. DIR. Wise, Of Cincinnati, on
Isrne,itish Reform.
An interesting lecture delivered yeGterday morn
ing 10 the Temple Bnai Mamipim, corner Of Second
avenue Fifty street. on the subject Of Pro-
Greesive Judaism, by he Rev. DIR wise n Cincinnati
This congregation nesVy organized and are called the
Reformed Israelites Their tabernacle dedicated
short tmo since eRd the congregation is present in
very fourishing condition.
Tho lecturer began BY stating ha, be would endeavor
o. much possible, 70 condense the subject system
of progressive reforms which 1t bad been his lot to
study and endeavor 10 bring maturity during the last
twenty year, into the short space of lecture He said
shere we're, lie supposed two principles upon which
they all agreed He supposed they agreed that Judaism
wm blessing 10 mankind. The principles upon which
this national structure has been erected the univer
sal lessons Of universal religion II they asked what
would be the religion OF future generations when all
the ITejudices have overcome from tns dark ages
shall be 20 more, he would answer, that which is the
basis ofJrdaism those principles and doctrines which we
shall call the clements o. universal religion. Tha. viii
be the System OF religion for future generations Inas.
much as no hunsn goverGmeni has ever been ex-
tsted without afegion, is blessing 70 mankind 10
have the mes. Enlightened that which is freest from
tll lhe preiudces and clements Of darkness Agreeing
on MS enc principle as 10 hoped they old, he must
ss Ns s sH ineg were people &c DO
sas bad niganod their re.lc9 il .sry coop,ry Ana
God Protected hsm, espesia "a TIN, land Of fresdom.
lsT tS 'VG Tb %! S.s sOmo1i. Of Their
and preserved through the rubbish OF ages
and for The purpose Of working out and showing forth
these principles TO mankind AS they have shown the
world the great lesson OF democratic freedom It was
their mission 70 work new system Of r,igoGs phlosO
ply, system OF religious belief The reign OF God
meant tho reign of absolute iugtcc and that mean, alb
solate freedom In this land they could best propagate
anew system oy properly discussing and properly ap
plying among mangird What ougl 10 be their thso-
res Ia regard 70 regionf The answer might be very
sinple-our position and basis ought 70 10 truth; but
OF justice and tru,hs We can point TO the
sacred scrptures--to the Bible Judaism, being a
positive religion, must have positive sources, and these
positive sources mus. be the Holy scriptures Israel
iios had great masy who taught from traditions and
that they should have the most traditions but they
must not follow their fathers so persis,enty. They
are not living h tho times in which their fathers lived
They arc livfty In rncy not obliged
under these ercu TO initiate that which their
fathers DID fnrough pure motives OF pisy While they
paid the mast profound respect and venerAtion TO all
The ancient sources Of biblical literature and while they
looked upon them as the sagcs who hsve expanded
thelr religion they respectfully must decline
nccept the Talmudical system OF literature their Alb
guide. They might well say that ,hey considered
that book sacred any sacred literature but that
thcv could mol follow s teachings FOR practical pur-
poses who could tell what forces made
ttc ieaf to shoot forth, the rose TO blossom,
above theu he said twelve mions Of dxed stars each
sisr sun; each one was the centre OF solar sys
thought OF the space which they rolled OF the
ohneTy which kept them In motion fsaltleSsy that
ahey collide, the iofties Imagination failed
ngrchcnA - while all knew that " tho produc
son II creation. Nature was ncxpllcabe and undsana
be. The human were limited, but tho universe
bouudless. and 1t was not gwen mon 10 dcane;
ead ilcy decoivne themselves " they thought that
size philosophy century conndod 70 them mere
than ttcr fa;baI- knew. In al these things we have
advanced hrtner than most of tae prophets told
ahe rrst ssp of progressive JUDAISM therefore, must b
90 adhere 10 the Bible II requires 1aimud cf Cal
vary 20 Talnud Of Jerusalem, Tslmud OF Necca, no
Tamld whatever II mGsi not be<guidet D. narrow
view, must be guided by the broad aud oorna and
tnnnite principles o. the Aim .ghty, which mako 10
sent age We must be guided by the princ-
pies IA which there Is the most ight, by the
Ira, iest doctrines II Judaism hlcsslng 70 mankind
~e must adhere 70 " The practice y but . natural
truth he practice must necessarily be tuli OF truth
There aretwo tidcs 20 TIE practical question One side
nus give satisfaction 10 ourselves the ohsr must give
our precepts 10 TIE world God has implanted 10 mos,
nc nds that monitor call conscience Tbs nrs eats.
faccn we can rrvc from religion the ssi faction Of
God asd MAJ s The satisfaction which the conscience
feels no matter what the side ssues may BE- W must
also rave form Of worship, aud u must bs 10 strict
conformity with idea 0f igon. We must not try
90 worship BY the torments inflicted upon other beings
therefors have no more sacrifices OF victims be.
fore the Almighty We cannot expect that God VIII re-
build jerusalem 10 Us agan and that -e csn sacTi-
fce our oxen and our bulocks becslse be
fs tho God OF universal life We cannot imagine that
he a God over one house one land aud tbst and
paluetre We cannot pray Zoe thing we % not wlsn
and vben i IS impossible that 10 can be done There
be beutct in being placed IN Palestine, where
there no room for ia We cannot pray that Cos
would bring us away and set IS up people oy our
eeives, when the whole earthly kingdom Ia GODS
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