The New York herald., 1869-11-04

Conference of RABBITS In PhIladelphia-Prs.
posed Reforms In Jewish Worship-Ths
Mosnic Sacrinces TO be Abandoned Past
issues-The Hebrew Language TO be Given
Up-Tae Doctrine OF Bodily Resurrection
Denied.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov 8, 1900.
Eleven rabbis from the principal cities OF the
United States advocating reform met in conference
to- day 10 reference to the cali issued by the Rev.
Drs. Adler ana Einhorn, ~ the house OF the Rev.
DR.. $. nirsch rabbi Of the Reform Congregation or
this city. The meeting WAS called to otser by Rev.
DR.. Hirsch and on motion OF Rev. DR.. 1ius
horn, the following officers were unanimously
elected:-Rev. DIR. Hirsch, as President; DR..
Adler, OF New York. Vice-presldent; DR.. McEl-
siner, OF New York, and DR.. Felzusha, of Chicago.
as secretaries. Drs. Emhorn, Kohler, Hirsch nnd
Others submitted propositions on tho principles OF
public worship. marital laws. circumcision, the instr
tuition OF the Sabbath. religious instruction, &C. the
Conference decided 20 consider the principles OF
public worship first, ana basis the propositions
submitted by DR.. Einhorn. After lengthy discus
sion tho following resolutions were unanimously
adopted =
The Rabbinical Conference declares that Judaism In
its present phase OF developments confesses thc i0.
lowing principles to be embodied In pubic wor.
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storatton OF the old Jewish state under son Of
David, the renewed segregation from the nations,
but tue union OF all men ~ children OF GOu IN Tue
confession OF the aud only God, Of the unity OF
all rational beings and their vocation for moral
purity.
Sesond-we do not regard the destruction OF the
Jewish state punishment for tho sins OF Israel,
but the corolary OF the Divine purpose expressed
In the promise to Abraham ana more clearly devol.
oped IN the course OF history; 10 send tile members
or the Jewish race to all parts of tho earth In order
TO accomplish their high priesty mission; 70 lead the
nations to the true knowledge and worship OF God.
Tnrd-The Aaronic priesthood aud the Mosaic
sacri0cial worship were only preparatory steps to
The dispersion OF the jewish people and TO the
sacrifice or the hearts devotion and moral santtca-
ton as alone pleasing to God. These instltutions
therefore, designed To prepare higher state OF
the destruction OF the second temple, among the
things OF the past and In this sense only e., In
ther.educational capacity-may bs mentioned In our
prayers.
F0urth-Every distinction between Aaronty and
non -Aaronity with reference to religious privileges
and duties Is therefore nadussablo IN public wor-
ship as well as IN prac tca life.
Fulh--The selection OF Israel as religious people
as bearer OF the highest idea OIL humanity must now,
us ever be emphaticay expressed, and on that very
account shall the dcmbracing mission OF israel
and the equal love OF God towards all his children
be just as distinctly enunciated.
Strth-The belief In bodily resurrection has no
religious foundation, and only the continued spiritual
existence is TO be expressed.
SeteHtt-iowever urgently and unremttingly de.
sirable as the fulnlment OF sacred duty the cuti
walton OF the Hebrew language, In which the Divno
treasures OF revelation stored and the immortal
monuments OF u literature governing all civilized
nations are preserved IL IN our midst yet since tnat
language has become actually unintelligble to tho
larger majority OF our co-reliyOnists. IT must yield
on this very account in prayer which II not un-
dcrstood IL souiess body 70 tile venacular "a far
az the existing circumstances ronder IL advisable.