The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-01-28
THIRTY-FOURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.

Hebrew veneraiion for the Dend-FiSk's De-
tractors Mildly Rebulked by Dr. Vidnver.
In their progressive reading Of the law this con-
gregatl0D yesterday got as far as the thirteenth
cnapter OF Exodus, which gives some account OF
the departure of The sraetes from Egypt under the
leadership Moses and refers In touching language
to their carrying bones OF Joseph up with them.
This was the subject OF the Doctors discourse, and
1t was based upon the nineteenth verse OF the
chapter-"And Moses took the bones OF Joseph with
hm for he had sraiy sworn the children Of Israel.
saying God will surely visit you; and ye shall carry
up my bones away hence with you." The words OF
the text, said the rabbi, are like
APPLES OF GOLD IN PICTURES OF SILVER.
Two great personages are brought together to our
notice here. namely-Moses and Joseph-and we are
at loss to know which OF the two great luminaries
to admire most Joseph, the pet and idol Of his
father's household, sold into Egyptian slavery but
amid all his trials and vicsstudes stall ciingng to
the faith OF his fathers and the worship Of his
fathers God, and still maintaining his affection for
his brethren and his laLher's house. Elevated al.
most the highest place OF honor In tine realm or
Egypt ne maintains the same humble trust and faitn
And on his dying bed his noble virtues surround
nun like halo OF glory and peace. Imagine what
an Affecting scene that Was around the death bed Of
that prince of Israel and OF Egypt without whom
no man could lift hand or foot III all the land Ut
Egypt, so absolute was his authority. But now that
his soul was about 10 depart to God who gave It, ne
sled that God would surely visit them and bring
them up again to their own land ne made them
Them ana now they left the house oil bondage, In
haste though II was. they remembered ms dying
request and their sacred promise to carry away his
bones 10 that land wnere they might mingle win
the ashes or ms fathers.
And now look for a moment at the other char.
acter brought 10 our notice ia the text.
MOSES, THE EXILED PRINCE OF EGYPT,
the whilOm shepherd, the victor over Pharaoh and
his hosts, leading Rloriously and triumphanty the
children Israel OF The house their DOu0aQo.
lie tax es not with him wagons laden win the
spoil OF Inc land, the fruits oi conquest. Oh no
What Is II you see carried before hun? See 1t Is
not anything which denotes conquest or victory.
1t Is merely coffin containing the bones OF one Of
win ind nothing IKE this. Falthfulness and love
to the dead are characteristics OF Judaism, and
n y" o'Isr n or truth over
the worship Of God over Observation-Disclosures 10
the living and affection for the dead These are the
characteristics oil the Jewish race, and they form
dladems In our crown. These characteristics were
illustrated by references To Abranan's transaction
with Epnron In regard TO the burial Of Sarah. Inc
body, becausei 1t Is the earthly tenement OF Gods
image, must be looked upOn anu treated as the
when jerusalem was DESTROYED Sy Titus It's ashes
dear to the heart OF every lsraelitc aud every
thing connected with their religion and ancient
glory should be.
A LESSON FOR FIsx's DErAMERs
The death Of every human being leaves chasm
IsraeliIes wnlcn requires that wnen the body
Is deposited III the grave We must seek and
speak only OF his good qualities at the portals
OF the tomb, and never under any pretence point
out the Dlemlsnes O him whose ashes are laid away
In their last resting place. Judaism can't teach
otherwise. II IS the only system OF religion which
teaches charity and good Will toward a-toward
the good and the bad, the pi0us anu the impl0uS,
alike. Love covers al SINS and blemshes. We
spread the mantle OF charity over those whom We
love. And why should we not do soS VINO hath
made Us judges OF our fellow men2 Cod alone tres
the relns and The hearts ana knows The merits OF
each soul. lie Judgetn rgnteously between the real
lamb and the wolf In sleeps clothing. lie only
can discern between the char aud The wheat, be.
tween lils true servant and the nypocrite-oetween
him who devours widows houses and RODS the
1atneress, and wilnbolds rom the laborer his due.
This divine discrimination was illustrated by the
choice OF David from among all the sons OF Jesse 10
be king OF Israel. Like samuel We 100 often judge
men by external appearances; bur
GOD NEVER MAKES SUCH MISTAKE
ae seeih not as man seeth. nor judgelh according
his hand. Hence religion has no liquisitons to
try or 10 condemn man for motives for conscience
sake No, mol we have nothing OF the sort, and you
may look back over all our history In vain Tor 1t.
Charity, true charity alone-the sa,cturn sanc-
forum Of the heart-must be LETT alone with God.
When men VINO have lived and sinned and died.
Ike rs we do OBLIVION should cover their ashes and
peace their souls. We sh ,uId not cast the venemous
slime OF aspersion upon the ashes or the dead. And
tho text speaks to Us in particular who teach
this religion 0f fathiuness TO the living ana love
for the dead. Is speaks especially 70 US whose
has suffered Tor conscience sake And they bore
with divine iortitude all Inc sorrows heapen upon
them that they might preserve Tor US this boon OF
faith and love intact And there s no way IN wRich
we can honor our dead 50 much as TO
OBEY THIS BLESSED LAW OF LOVE
and faith for winch they lived and died. What, he
asked, would the dead worthless think now should
they forth from their graves and hear sraetes
talk, many Of them do, about their h0iY religion
Tney would gladly suf1er and die again. Men,
women aud children would as cheeriuly 20 10 the
stake or 70 the faggot or TO the scaod as they went
In otner days. But would We do III fear not.
Their voice and their example Is ever calling US
back TO the paths OF virtue and OF truth, and bid
ding snow laithfuiness and adeci0n Tor the living
a. well 81 Tor the dead
The Doctor closed nth beautiful and fervent
prayer for the unity OF Jew and Gentle, Christian
and non. Christian In disseminating the knowledge
OF the one only living and true God, until all shall
know Him from the leis even unto the greatest,
and the earth shall oe flied with his knowledge as
the waters cover the deeR