The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-05-14
THE ISRAELITES.
Services at the Temple Eman-
uel Yesterday.
Sacrifcial Worship Ignored-The Decalogue ST.
lent Thereon-sermon by Dr. Gutheim.

fine day drew ine congregation together yes
ferday to the beautiful Temple Emanuel in Fifth
avenue, to whom was read q portion OF the law
rom Leviticus, chapter tx, from which also DR..
Guthelm subsequently dscoursed Aaron ana his
sons, he said. had performed their first sacrincial
service Sacrifices were first constituted in Israel
IN accordance with the spirit OF the age and to sepa
rate the people OF God from the dolatrous practices
which prevailed in those days. 1t is q remarkable
fact that the Ten Commandments do
not contain the slightest reference the
most remote allusion, to sacriners. The second
commandment may be cited in polnt:-"Thou shalt
not make TO thyself any craven image or any like
ness OF anything that Is in heaven above In the
earth beneath, or In the waters under the earth;
thou shalt not bow down 10 them nor worship
them, for l. the Lcrd thy God, jealous God Wis.,
iting the iniquty OF the fathers upon the children
unto the third and fourth generations or them mat
hate and showing mercy unto thousands Of
them that love Me and keep My command
meHts." This conceDtion OF the Deity pre-.
cudes the idea OF grossly material sacrifcial wor-
ship. This second commandment teaches fun faltn
and belief in one only living and true God. who
cannot be llkened to anything in Heaven on
truth. No physical idea can represent Him whom
no mortal eye hath seen or can see And this faltn
Influences our conception or God and the means
who II we adopt to worship Him, and hence ee-
Yates our moral nature and encourages amid all
| the vicissitudeS OF Lille. The
HEATHER HAD TEMPLES, AFFAIRS AND PRIESTS
and prestesses to offer their sacrifices They had
two-fold object in their sacrllices-namely to pro-
!, ptlate their offended deity ana TO turn away its
| wrath from themselves to their enemies. In
aeeu, the most shocking rites were ire
soSe de as s ny ea Il SS s
| we are shocked at many Of their idolatrous
acts. The immolation OF Agamemnons daughter
Israel against such PRACTICES says that seven their
sons ana Their daughters have they made to pass
through the fire TO provoke me TO anger; they ha
| sacrificed 70 devils and not to God.n But
BLESSED BE OUR GOD
| who early separated us from these deuded ones
and hath gwen us law of truth an love.
10 worship God IN spiriC and IN truth is only pos
sible when we conceive OF lin as removed far
above all human ideas, forms and conceptions of
HIN worship such as that enjoined In the second
commandment Is consistent with intellectual
creatures. and brings man into communion with
the Most High. VINO may thus be wOrshipped without
temples or affairs or priests or sacrifces-n spirit
and IN truth Belief in purely spiritual God has
not only refined our worship, but has in remarKa-
bic degree Influenced our moral nature. A most
Important lesson Is taught IN the words God
CREATED MAN IN HIS WIN IMAGE"
The heather made gods after the image of men-cX-
ceiling IN human virtues or In human frailties. II
7 the scale Of humanity whose gods occupied so low
scale. And surely man must have considered him
whom ne paid homage. 1t is only by having the
Most Holy as Father before our eyes That man can
anon this precept is inculcaled, i" Be ye holy, for
the Lord your. God am holy r' Ever ana
ans the es q a,1 W ' ns4 S
the favor OF God, while SIN and neglect viii draw
down the displeasure of the Holy one. And the
second commandment already quoted, shows that
God is jealous God. VINO will not let the wicked go
unpunlshed but will punish the guilty even to ,ne
10nrth generation The true conception OF God
enables us to increase our moral power and evince
our love in our intercourse with the world. IL
impossible for the heather, who
woRSHIPPED A MULTIPLICITY OF GODS,
10 have any true conception Of the Deity But far
and indlvisible. The language OF Scripture is
"iiear Israel, the Lord our God Is one Lord, and
tnou shalt love the Lord with all thy soul, mind
as Father and acknowledge his unity in
our latin and Worship He looks upon the
perfectons are but the nandmaIds OF His love- His
omnIpotence, omnscience and omnpresence are all
displayed IN protecting those whom He loves and
warding oil whatever might endanger Their napp,-
ness and welfare. And HIS love is such that though
can forget His children. Aud this conception
OF the infinite love or God we draw from this Bible
the Old Testament And as this love Is universal
and is strewed broadcast over creauon,
HOW GREAT MUST BE ITS INFLUENCE
on our a:tions. Our souls must expand with interest
IN whatever place we are occupied In Gods uni
verse, and we must acknowledge the brotherhood Of
mankind. TINS Thought inspired the prophet Mala-
ch 10 wrltc-"iave we not all one Father?
Hath not one God created usg Why do we
deal treacherously, every man against his brother
by profaning the covenant Of our Father?n
AS Israelites, then we extend the hand OF brother
hood to oil INSTRUMENTATION and stranger high
and low, rich and poor-al are included. me
effects OF faith in one GOD was further Illustrated,
ana Gods particular care over individuals was
proven by the quotation from the Psalms:-..Grac-
Gus is the Lord and righteous; yea. God is merc
Iul. me Lord prcserveth the simple; Twas brought
low and he helped me-" and Others. Whatever our
lot may be- we rely safely, said the Doctor, on our
Heavenly Father, ana know that
no PERMANENT HARM CAN REACH US.
We rely on his promise and cling to one creative
loving spirit. We look upon this life and The future
as one harmonious whole, anu the keynote OF our
faith is, Hear, Israel the Lord our God is one
Lord-one IN sorrow and 10y, one IN life and
ana one IN death from everlasting to eveilasting
Amen.