Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-22

rs III inc copies OF tho hEfunLfCAN con-
tanning the Rev. DIR. Baar's sermon, printed
In our iauo Of Monday morning last arc ox-
haustcd we willingly reprint THIS admirable
address today, nt tho request OF numerous
hlopda who have boon nnablo 10 get copice.
The. iAynagoguo On Eighth street, near II,
was crowded 70 its utmost capacity On saturs
Interest," via the hrst appgarahcc % DIR, II.
bear, formerly Of Liverpool, who has lust
g Iesn called 70 take charge Of the congrcgN
!, W, print .hs sermon entire, as serving 70
Bofore proccedlng With hls acffnon, tho loo
turrT thus addressed bis andicncct 'W ~
IBlethrcn, Y Y not without feellnga Of great |
hoaitatlon and tlmldlty that venture 70 address
you Lelsmosnl ng iroa ths holy place t9t
have 70 cypress myself In Language which |
y not that Of my native country; and that 1
Ike an uprootcd tree torn from tho ground, ! |
have coHo amongst you 70 Try tho fertility Of
your blessed soil II reiloct on all thls, my |
heart trcmbloe and my mind q agtatcd IT, |
IN the ether hand, koNSycr, look 1t that
warln reccptlos which you have accorded md, |
~ that great confidence which you have
PLACED ~ my hnoblo capacities, and at that
sacred mission with which you have entrusted
mo 70 work N you midst-if j ponder on
this, my sprit rscslvesney courage my hopes
new wings And my ohcfgics now elasticity
and life. strengthened by these Thoughts and \
sephnonts VIII mot tnfrY any longer to enter
this morning upon the duties which arc at
lsehed 20 my new spneTs q activity. Nv, and n
with your Kind attention, will try TO point
| out 70 you 10 this hour Of solemn reflection In
what spirit aud manner the Jewish clergy
man ought 70 work for the bcncnt and welfare
| OF his congregation. yI,f -....t I
Ailslna, Eihics q thc Fathcrs,)
| Hllicl used 10 cay; "Bc Of tho disciples Of
/ Aaron; that IL, love peace and pursue peace,
love mankind and bring them nearer 20 the
Iaihe Grst place, love and pursue peace. |
My brethren, what opinion socycr each Of
us has formed Of Aaron, Tho higl-pricst,
whether We think him Inferior In mental
power 70 hls great brother Moses, or whether
we consldor him rather q little too oyor-ln-
dulgcnt towards hls own IamIy and too yield
still In one point We haye 10 place him upon
the highest pinnacle Of urno and niortt and
that Is In tho loYe 81 peace Which pervadcd
his whole Lilo. Peace was the loiWd-tond
which went through bis family Inei t,waq
that magical link which connected him IN love
with hls eminent brother and sister Il wns.al
last tho enchanting power which assisted him
In tho discharge of bis congregational duties,
Aud, Impressed with Ahronf dIgnlncd eharac4
ter, have come among you, my brethren 90
A
great physIcal power and strength, but In the
spirit 9f God 70 promote the blessing oi
Peace will be tho commencement and peace
the end OF my LAHORE. Il WIN be tho comfort
which win carry Into your houses, the solacc
which win lnstill Into your hearts, the spirit
which I viii plant Ia your synagpguc, the
4 divine watchword upon Which VIII base The
future prosperity o. your school; and like
Aaron, rs Scripture tells US, stood between
the living and the dead 10 stay the plague, so
II viii also be my princlpal study and ondcpyor
TO reconcile apparent c0nirdsfs with each
| other; that 4, to form link Of harmony be-
tween different religious Opinions, between
passion and calmness Of soul between zeal
and Indifference, between sellifhncss Of mind
and tho more noble lmpulscs Of the heart
You will 10 perhaps nstonishod 70 sec In me
such an advocate aud enthusiast Of peace
knowing that one Of the greatest principles Of
huB,diliiy, the ylndlcation OF mans personal
dignity was hxod and decided ~ todg II
public. In answer 10 this point, however, wb
must not forget that great events Of history
. which form peic IRA In the civilization of
, mankind WIN always DO decided By tlIc potc,l'
1 or NJ sloord, whilst tho great moral and rc-
I lIgioua trutbs upon which society Is built and
: which make man o masterpiece VI the crcar
| ton surely viii be best promoted and deveE
! oped BY q united congregational life, by q
united family spirit-ln short, by every united
continent which Is able 70 connect man with
God and his iellow-brothcr.
IL Secondly, Tho great Iiillcl said '1orc man
kind, aud In psonouncing such sentence u
worldwide import and meaning the cninent
, Rabbi has contributed a large link 10 tho
, great chain Of human brotherhood. II one
bling more than anothcr ch4Faetedses the
agc We live In, II Is tue spread Of humanity,
lions on the giobo connected BY the Wirdo'.-
ps S.s S az hS%sR a lpa a, SpRERS ST
, clal spirit, this great cipiiifer Of tho world,
. bears Tho flag OF mutual understanding and
, | friendly feelings 10 all cllmes and zoncs-and
/ v Is particularly the Jewish clergymcn who
ought 10 hail with Joy every attempt TO draw
nations and people closer and closer 10 each
other, Have We 1sraclItcs nos vith more OF less
! liberty enjoyed the hospitality Of nearly all
tho natiOnsl Have wo Israclites, not with that
largo-hcartedness which ~ peculiar 30 our
people, supported every principle that tended
yldqAl member Of the large family Of man
. klnd1 Have we Israelltes not tried every
I where 10 keep up In the bestsplrit possible the
most amiodble relations betWcen imam and
man, brother andbrother, between Que human
being and the other And 10 extend this spirit
of H,utLal brOtteThOod will be my chictest care
and most ardent wish. "
Although In o religious point Of view ecr-
tainly differ from my brother, the nOniIsfael-
Ito, still our moral code IL the same, and no
tuhtcd by that great bcQuest Of Moses, 'IOye
| thy nolghbor rs thysclf" shall not cease 10
advocate In my position as minister tho kind
est and most friendly feelings between our
people and other religious bodies; nay, Il will
ever be one Of my prOudest moments II ]
shOuldsuccecdln removing every prejudice and
bigOted notion from aectdridH minds, and
thus contribute 10 effect that good understand
ing and social concord which, after ALL a the
real test and sweetest fruit % genuine religion:
aud one ootantry Is adapted more than
another 70 become the high school Of human
this sacred mission than the sroet republlc'
or the land you live In. Do not meet hcrI
all the people of the various nationalltieA to-
gether 10 try what great blessings they may
dorlye from hard but rewarded labori DO
not the golden rays Of hope--so necessary fOr
our enterprise and sncecss-after they have
vanished from our faco on the other side of
the ocean, rise again and again horo with un-
wonted splendor and blightness7 DO not,
upon these free shores, the strotched-ont arms
81 humanity receive tho RESTLESS pilgrim aud the
weary family father, the chalnlbound citizen.
mud the youthful laboror the shlplwrccked
trader and tho peTseeutcd thinker; In short.
each honest mind which longs for suitable
sphere Of activity In which II may develop Ia
particular talonts nnd capabillties7 Lot mo.
therefore, repeat u; love 70 mankind win 10
the second link which will bind nc 10 my
| Office; and as no other country In tlie world
has such an opportunity for the spread Of hu.
manity ~ this one, entreat you, and every
generous mind with you, TO assist me In my
endoayor 20 strengthen the feelings Of human
brotherhood more and mOTe amongst our fell
lOw-men ind friends! The cultivation of such
feelings Is the safett means OF checking that
| spirit Of brutal Intolerance which lately has
been manifested towards our poor brethren
/ In ROulnania. lam sure II only the smallest
i portion of that nl-guldod population had boon
impressed with Hillol's words, "Loyo man
kind, our ago would have boon spared of
1 seeing acts perpotrated over which humanity
and compassion, thOsal twin-slsters Of love,
must shed tears Of deep SORROW and afllction.
Therefore, my brethren, lot Us pray that Hll-
lols words, like fertillzing showers, may very
soon fall upon hat loue-baTrea o0l1sfyy or
pcrsecutiOIl, In order that spirit may grow
mp which Il more In harmony with the die
tAtos Of clyiliking humanity. Hu r.HHy.|
Thirdly. Tho last and most dlfinlt thing,
which the great Hlllel recommends, IL, that
We shall bring mankind noarcr 70 DE Tord.
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