The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-24
lIGIOUS INTELLIGENCE
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'espsresatisa Chi~sk E.sss@
mo new congregation Chisuk EEnaso held 10
Hregular public service yesterday morning -
cvoort Hail. Fifty-fourth street, rear Third
svne. Tbs apartment appropriated co. worxkp
Aspacioas room In the rear cf NE Grst noor
men rs neatly bet unpretendingly furnished. 90
k(cshol) occupying, ss usual, the eastern end
Tie room, and the readers rostr1m ftabal nms
stsiy fronting IL. The services are conducted
Dordng 10 the ancient Dsufssr Macg. ard are
aunted and sung entirely In the Hebrew tongue,
N the exception Of the lecture ,sernoa), ~hfh
delivered in the German language. Al ne
pening themorning prayers were read and ehAant
lintsrspsmsed with occasional psalms after ~hith
Saskwas.opened and tie scroll con- aining ne law
RphaT trdhl-a Hebrew version Of the I've
s0ks Of k0ses--was laid upon the rcaners thM.
n's)desk, and prayer lnsoamg osesnnss apon
- law and its preservation through NaSc~~slse
ursratiens pronounced BY the Hazap. he portion
Dettsd weekly to Sabbath services was thea
suntef by the Hazan. nals person y a' ssi
Med ppon alternately to stand the taba a -
D. or The Hazan, and witness the reading ffom
sss@ 81; A. the soneiar .9 2, secs sssson ne
peney or charitable purposes). Iain n nst q Az
kligaa cFy, the ceremony being dcnominsted .
tree on Offering" These snerings are net I'm.
bred turing the service, but are collected
krougl llthc week. At the close Of the reading
4 tho law. tho ss1Aar 10 slowly carried
the ocAl and is borne by the minister, fol-
owed y the officers OF the congregation an Join
sg ina solemn chant, entitled "Mismoir Ia nayide"
Nemot of Dasid.) The dohGl 10 then closed, the
hinistd returning 70 the tabd, and the officers 70
iheir Sc sEs- The lecturer. Rev. DR.. wasssrman,
khen do hNered Sermon using for his textile 2ltk
khaptei Of Genesis, beginning with the first VERSE
- And bnahan was old and well striker an age
(i90 Va nHG and the Lord had blessed Abraham In
al thin yst And Abraham said unto the eldest
want Of house, that ruled over oil that he had,
put, ray thee, thy hand under my Nigh, and
S n =. and the e. oS s sss ss God sso
sAalt aOt take . wife INTO my son <Isaac) Of
No dss glners OF the Csnaanitea. among whom
! awsA; but thou :hsit 50 INTO my
my son Isaac" The lecturer, In forcible and
eloquent discourse, reviewed the purpose that
Abraham had in giving his servant this command.
The people Of Canaan were hesthens, they did not
helive IN the supremacy Of "the one living God"
and this being opposed to Abraham's faith. 10
would not allow his favorte son, Isaac, born OF his
but chose rather that his son fsaac's wife should
be chosen from among his own people, whom he
knew to be the faithful unto the Lord. When hs
wsman should possess, to be chosen for
Isaacs wife, whether she should be distin-
gushed for her beauty, wisdom virtue, amia
bility or outward Accomplishments, Abraham
spoke and said unto his servant Choose
thou who hath a good heart, and thou
wilt find in her all other beauties combined"
h6D6k8h daughter 10 bethnel ana OF ADranaU'g |
kindred, was chosen for the wife Of Isaac and he
married her. and they lived happily together. The
lecturer continued:--There 10 an analogy in this /
command of Abraham TO the searcher after truth. |
To become enlightened in matters OF religion, |
knowing where to seek for truth, and knowing |
also that there is probability Of being led astray
by seeking for IL in doubt al channels, reason,
common sense and duty should direct to choose
The proper course and eschew the other. In en- /
lowing us with reason God exalted us above the /
brute, thus imposing moral responsibility upon
TO be wrong, he is morally accountable for his
derelction from that which ID morally right
II he engages in duty conscentiously believ-
In some way in the Performance Of that duty, his
moral responsibility Is greatly lessened from the
fact that he seeks to do right, though his acts
ths too his reason should teach him to distinguish
between right and wrong. The find not the right |
~ home, in his search for truth let MIN 20 forth,
a the servant Of Abraham, and seek II out where
he knows it may be obtained. When mankind, |
therefore. do wrong with q knowledge of that |
which IL right staring them in the face, they
nit moral wrong and become amenabe to God |
/ nd to human society therefor.
There was world Of good sense in Abraham's
q ply TO his servant:-"Choose thou woman who
. IL . good heart, and thou wilt find in her
M ,pther beauties combined" Apart from
,os tit beauty 1t reveals In its simple grandeur the
rtn secret Of human perfectibility. A good |
,caa is seldom corrupted by contact with vice. |
Jus an II good in human life, and assimlates with
m a. at is beautiful in nature. Tracing all objects
q nat ar AZ the creation Of supreme architect, |
~ sc, q tongues In trees books in the running
brsoka sermons in stones, and good in every |
AZ Il ,c close Of the lecturers discourse the |
uSich live, the national and State governments
Two pan ne were then sung the minister leading,
"a in otS r places Of worship, and the entire
Ercgation Dining In. forming an effective chorus |
a. the mel o w. These psalms concluded the SER
vice.
Altogether of 1sraeltes Of the orthodox creed as
- name i'm plves--the translation OF the Hebrew
title being, strong In the Faith. OF its origin we
learu that /. icw Hebrew gentlemen Of the Nine
Seenth ward had recently organized = temporary
sehoe (gyna goZue) at Terrace Hall, inviting those
Of orthodox principles TO participate In the wor-
ship and q large WAS the attendance, and no
sreat the des ire to have the services continued
fhat n regular organization was soon effected and
aryanss ments Immediately made 10 open . syna-
~ogue At Bre u oort Hall. The following are the
officers Of the congregation Il. Loenstein, Presi-
S,nt. a. Kostes Vice President; ID. Lsddermann,
Treasurev: j. Heller, Secretary: Isaac Wander
wheeler, Hazssi, and Rev. DR.. Wasserman,
lecturer.
The (reA ne street synagogue.
very lsuge Q, aggregation assembled at the
Greene street synaa oRus ORTHODOX Jewish), the
occasion bAing lscs ure TO be delivered BY the
Rev. A. 8. Levsuts, l'ate Of London. The usual
orthodox ceremonial incident 70 the Jewish
Church was. tnershre, looked for on the
occasion, in ell it, windings Of typical
and, mysterious mvan ng; and this, which
has been heretofore Wy described. having
hse6 gons through with, III. reverend gentleman
sook bis place at the dsslS, nd, having announced
mis- tsxt. proceeded TO unfsld the thesis and logic
of has lecture. The theme. vA ich was Avsrice,"
was bassd By gay Of tsxtuaf b ~is, upon an sxsgis
of the story Of Amsziah. who Va" made the gen
>rsI impsrsonation Of covet ON ness. In al re-
ligious chssrvances. began the ~ eAker man ought
70 a. divine precept, and thi principle, which
was In itaeK religious tru VA, osgnt never