The New York herald., 1867-12-15
RELIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE.
TIE sysiCeGuEs YEsTERBIY.
Services In the Temple Emanuel.

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Tho usual services took place yesterday at the Temple
Emanuel Rev Dr. Mar Lilienshsl OF Cincinnati.
preached from the text "Fear ye not, neither bs
afraid Isaiah Xiv g. After pointing the glorious
nature OF the mission appointed by tho prophet he
a. cit upon the Misunderstanding 10 the truth which
existed il the world In The Gentle world there wal
fos not toe least idea OF what judaism
Is whaI IL means what IL teaches wha. are is
lIieDts and purposes Nothing more was known aoou
knowledge was poor and scanty. All they knew about
d was read In The New Testament. The history Of
modern Judaism divided Itself into three distinct
periods The first was the contest for political enan-
cpation. Thank God, said The speaker the bate has
been fought and 70 the interest OF alI goriousy won
EDpres and Kingdoms have yielded, Que goqeinment
ner the other has stricken from It's code o. laws the
obsolete, unl1st enacsments, and aTost every where
abe Jew s installed into the enjoyment 81 hls innate
rights ~ man and citizen oar Rssses Monte
bore, Cremieun and host Of olher as
nnguisntd coreFionsis ana last but not
least lne Alliance Israehtes havs wresied with
the dark spirit OF hygone age ana bFcushL Up the faf
and 6niiian, dawn OF l6euy. he,aIsc mas become .
rhesr mpossiblty. Wherever eitaer state or Church
would try such reactonaTy experiment the spirit OF
tce age, public opinion and me public press would soon
keen ii MI bay ana crush The attempt. Look only
bgoied Austria how lae ministers, the parliament tho
common councils OF the most imporan. cities
assaung iorress OF the Coacoroat and ara clauor
inr for fu and uniIrlted religious liberty. There
no bfeskerg ahead any mors the future 10 ours the
battle is sad the victory decided forever. The
second period vas tao period u REFORM necesstaed by
the spirit o. the and dictated ny The changes wrought
by 80 iinprsyemsnt Of our political condition. BuI
reform louger question OF prime pies; L 10 only
question OF time Habits formed by practice, want OF
Thought and learning may Tor time delay ss hnal
complete ctoTy, but its days numbered Meme
Meme upharsinn says the fatal hand writing The
OF ins Ola suagas 0Ge congregation after another
yelrng resistance With tie exception Of the Few pc
tued ales tey are al wheellng into lie aud
Wishing the renvencsceacs both Of domestic life and
OF our public worship. But now we are about entering
the thiId stage or modern Judaism, and lbe task
have here 10 perform double GGd eiIous QUO,
We bage lrst 10 free jews aud JUDAISM IRON a preju.
sces stil enter sined against item AMI then have
10 defend against the acrimonious roproaches which
nowadays raised sgapst all kinds OF religion ie.
Eaily and po cai'y ~e have won the victory; but mo
Isy aad suciaY the coLtesi--the strugeleis not ys
r1aei. We hi have 10 lry test TO nyroo; the old
ire acices must sti be on tue alert extingiish
sae sAnmering sparks OF the invcieraie Rishns; We
sl endeavor to free he word OF Jew from ali OPP
probr uIn; and only then, wh shall have Il reba
baaied 70 ia proper rank and right, may say
Ina. lhe 50 goriously begun has been manfully
brought % glorious trmnaton. We sla have atiii
10 wreslle wtn false Teachings OF the clergy; we shall
have stnl TO Mrangle with The demon OF CONNER
rai Jealousy; "bG," says the propaet scar ye not
and be not afraid; you must bc the witnesses u
Cod and truth must conquer and viii prevaLn
Tae reverend gentleman went on 10 say that the ago
not irreligous onr. Would JUDAISM be equal 10
tha demands which the age was making OF M tie thought
Il would, because twas the religion OF common sense
and reason aud because its fundamental basis lie
any ieding and uncompromsng Monathesm. II did
not demand the surrender by reason OF her laws and
nature In order TO subscribe 10 incomprehensibe
theories nor tho dslorsion OF tho ilteiect for
adaptation to mysteries 'fhon shalt know the
LOrd Thy Cod tho teaching of Moses.
IN conclusion, he exhoried them as follows
"oh be not ashamed Of being jew do not be ndi T.
krent about your religion; do no. be abashed whcn
lhcy point 10 your creed. Have you to be
ashamed OF religion the basis. the motto the esserce
dWhi s progress, liberty, iose truth and charity
Never. ermore. Go and explain It and the
Prejudice viii vanish; 90 ana live 10 its spirit aud
he wise and the good and the learned viii applaud and
approve OF your efforts. Away with that etborn in
Inference that extngushes the spark OF ali life: away
with that rid cuous self admiration which worship
sni les own dear SELF Nan IS not born for ego,istca
ephemcfai purposes Man has higher and nober
lea ny TO perforn aud roat you the prophets
lubiime words, BE tho OF God . Up 70 tho
hsoncal Eabd; fSe your evidence clearly and
definitely, and Gods blessing and The worlds regard
VII be your wen earned reward