Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-20

be duly honorcd and appreciated |
seeing at the same time that the age we
live In cannot and must not shut ltsclf out |
from every tnell-cons idered progress, "a our |
slye ideas, / shall feel no hesitation TO advo- |
cate the closest union between the religious
spirit Of the past and that Of thGpresent,
And 0s our religion has gone through oil
the phases Of history for the last two thousand
years, without that one main principle Of la
sacred teachings having been weakened or
cast aside, so place for the future this divine
gift Of heaven under your gentle and foster
lug care. Be proud, Israelites, that you belong
10 a religion which at first drove away dark
ness from the earth and klndled light TO the
nations. Be proud, Israelites, that you belong
to people who, though without great title
and nobility Of birth, arc and remain an eter-
nal sign and monument OF Gods loving kind
meas and protection In history. In this spirit
expresses himself also the learned and eru-
dlte Zunz when he saysi "H there Is scale
In suffering, Israel has dacended the highest
scale, I the long duration Of Affections and
the patience with which they have been borne,
eunoble man, then our people arc entitled TO
place themselves upon one line with the high
est nobility and dTisiocrdcg Of all lands; II
literature like the Greeks Is called rich, which
only possesses a few classical tragedies, what
place have We TO assign to real tragedy, to
national drama which has lasted eighteen
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/ dress, and as | shall have often, In future, an
opportunity TO enlarge upon the ideas which
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offered up the following beautiful and heart
stirring
rRArRR.
Great God of Isreal and mankind, Thou 10
| whom avery knee bows down and every tongue
| ntters nraIscs III Qualification and thankAgiy-
inc bc near M with mn gracious prespnce In
thG bnnr ri solemn pg1t,cr and bleas ere,-,,
,,,s5i;i1jin,, which rIscs from tho innermost
deptbs Of onr hearts, Far from us we have
IN cycTytbIny thai can ipterfere with the fer.
vor Of our tI,oaghts or the solcmnity Of our
feelings far from US wo have left the noisy
world with Its incessant turmoil and agitation.
And as this house OF soisnn Stiffness prompts
| US more than all the other houses TO lay before
Thy hedcenly hrone the most secret wishes Of
our heart, so we bescech Thee, oh, Father In
Heaven, TO listen TO our applications when
we humbly lmplorc Thee. Stretch out Thy
benign and protecting hand over the Chief
Magistrate oil this country; assist him with
wise and experienced councillors, and sur.
| round him with hlgh-mlnded aud patriotic
legislative assembly In order that through al
Of them, the welfare Of this country may b
promoted, the large sources Of this land may
How In abundance, and every citizen may en-
Joy prosperity and pcaco-these fruits Of 9
good and strong government.
, Also take under thy divine protection
ms great and important cry. MAY IN
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