The New York herald., 1871-09-04
TH,nTY.roURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.

The hmm crtalliy Of the Scui the Only Basis
Of Religious JOJ J-Sermon BY Rev. DIR.
viGaver.
After rest OF sig weeks from preaching the
eloquent rabbi OF this fashionable synagogue ln-
struc cd and delign,en his large congregation,
whlcl included many Gentiles. with a discourse on
the souis Immortality, In which he fully and ably
sustained the put forth that sub ect III the
HERALD. His text was Deue,0n0m XVI, p
'And thou shalt rejoice in every good thing which
the Lord hath givel thee" kclgion III general, he
said, and Judaism IN particular. are greatly miscon-
ceived o. by men. People speak think OF religion
a. a heavy yoke weighing down the life
and disturbing mans Comfort checking MIA Toys
anu Measures ana eAaciing excessive tribute from
his poor and weak heara But. with Noses he ex-
CLAIMED. ION, that they were wise and that they ua-
ders' ood this :" II we exercised our thought and
reason little more we should readily find out that
THE REVERSE Is TRUE
Faith the costliest GIFT OF God TO man, strives only
TO render US tiuly happy here ani hereafter 1t Is
faith that brings rue JOY tuto the soul and mets
the Ice OF our cnlling sorrows and kndes The name
OF 1--we IN our hearts Fath "nh religion come from
the realms where ths sombre clouds OF sorrow never
lower. but whe.e the angelic hosts necessarily
eXut. Tney come TO us a. guardians divine TO
avert from our heads ana hearts the tornadCcs of
trouble into which we are born, and 10 transmute
WHAT Is .OYf
Aud where does 1t now In answering these ques.
lons Dr. \idaver first demonstrated what JOY Is not
aud from Whence IL does not proceed. IL is not born
OF sensual and sinful pleasures These are hollow
aui worthless waea not absolutely aud wn0lly per.
nlcIOus tneir tendencies aud e1ectS. True 10Y
springs not from mater al prosperity or wealth. the
ancient RabDS were won't TO Sa; that with increase
. wealth there came increased care. And as sentl.
ent beiugs created in Tie image OF Goa we should
not expect the JOY OF the soul 10 sprung ron uncer-
tain and 4eetng things like these. Can pure water
0.AVYf frnl an q q
expect as that matcriallsn. which Is impure, can
yeld true Joy to tie immortal spirit. Matter is
puye "Tnorns a.So aud thsties shall 1t prlng
1orta' was the execratiou OF heawan pronounced
thereon, and, alas very lew o. Adams children
-anaVe the ruits of this anatnema. Aud Woe unto
these VINO a sncnored down To the sou 0 material.
lam ali lher ives Taey must feel me pains .: tnese
thnrns ara their hearts become the wretcned VIC
thus Of the arrows o. tis sleoies VI
's' But J: .is iaas Sor xAS BORN TO suerEa'
Is not the very ar t with hostile hoats ,r ever reaGs 9
spaTks Il, inward !" and ha :, 0ecuilary exposed to
It so long the tody assumes ia a ve
the spirit. The very name oil man. enr1~ssn"is Ia
eartn; but another and different 80 mo
used TO express the nOOler nature, the tr.. .aSar
whose spirit rules. There must therefore be Ia. sr
aud purer Joy t,satlsfy tie desires OF tho nOul.
nature. Wealth. honor fame, sensual pleasure cam
not AFFORD this JOY because they are OF the earth,
ray Of iI0ht when his spirit grows thin No spark Of
intellect when his mind becomes weak, not
aYe an emotion me wnen rb hs neart is ouned And
,.4S Sss w "ho vh,y pf"SS VA LCiuxc-
nancy, her bosom. to which he chung all his Iife
TINS is man without ialth. Ine Affirmative Of the
inquiries were next presented IN a iOrcible man.
ner, and the Doctor showed how utterly impos-
SIDE II Is Tor an unbecSer 10 possess or to know
ANYTHING OF true Joy, and also now impossible and
l02ica is 70 prots! OF attempt 10 believe In God
and at the same time TO deny the sous lin or aty
The human soul is made In the image OF God. and
therefore must like Its Creator be everlasting, and
tne two are SO lnseparabiy united that belief OF the
Oi the one equally calls for the rejection OF the
other. This outline OF the discourse OF Dr. Vidaver
which contained as sUund Christian doctrine as can
DO ound IN any Christian pulpit, cannon, owing to
its brevity, do justice TO tile theme aud its treat.
ment.