The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-03-17

nad Tied 20 rearn up put could NOT ana they wished
10 know why And the legend says that Moses
looked 70 see that they had done everything as the
Loro commanded, and while ne was thus engaged
voice came to him telling him that he alone should
rear up the tabernacle. That though the people hsd
done all the
MATERIAL WORK OF THE HOUSE or GOD
IL was 10 be reared up and sustained py spiritual
innuehce ana power. And hence Moses was COM
manded 10 rear 1t up What q lesson Is here taught
us NOT the silver and the gold, not the rich trim
mings or elaborate handiwork could avail to raise
mp the tabernacle 1t required the spirit OF Moses
1t was to be receptacle OF the Lord-a tabernacle
OF the mind, and or what avail were ali
Its material treasures without this spirit,
1t was made for the ark OF the covenant-the c.
sence and foundation OF Judaism. There Is our tab
ernacle, said the Rabbi, pointing toward the ARK;
there Is our sanctuary. where the law Is contained
congregation every Sabbath day. You may have
your magnificent edinces, whose lofty spires shall
reach the blue vault OF heaven you may have them
or Michael Angelo; but If you nave not the law OF
the Lord therein you have neither tabernacle nor
sanctuary. nor ARK OF the covenant. There can DO
but one foundation for the tabernacle OF the Lord,
and mat Is Tue ARK OF ds covenantthe spirit OF
which In the beginning said,
on, oil ~. ,,r LET ES THERE BE LIGHT"
the earth burst forth IN all Its PHYSICAL beauty tnat
same voice spoke again on sinai anu world Of
lamp and light ana He Is the light OF Israel
Heathenlsm Is clothed IN darkness, but Judaism II
men men slaves 70 priesty dogmatism Judaism de-
ciares thai reason . the only angel between man
teachings as means OF salvation; JUDAISM bids
you taste and see that the Lord Is gracious.S
the Lord He Is the only living and true God" ana
David advised his son solomon to "Know the God
heart and Win willing mind" Tae prophet also
BIDS the people not glory IN men, nor In themselves
Me, that am the Lord" This understanding aud
knowing God Is the religion or Judaism.
declared sfe that a0i sMg the
lions was to DC one Of wisdom and understand:
Heaven ne n wScS "a q MIND Is the kingdom o.
shall never SET for God will be thy light aud eternal
iiie. The people are eternal because their mission
IL eterna Light and truth are the foundation Of the
the That psks these w word e the
people OF lsrae. Awful periods full or
PAINFUL CHAPTERS OF HISTORY,
have passed. Our iorefathers, after their seventy
years captivity IN Babylon, returned and reb Tilt the
temple. 1t had been the seat Of external pOmp and
Prize while the grossest crimes were COMMITTED
were passed through the fire to Moloch; the temple
was nothing more IMAM slaughter house, wnitaer
It was indeed, as the prophet declared. den or
thieves instead Of being house OF prayer for all
Die and his smiles as the smiles Of Heaven; but the
people had learned In their captivity that the house
can only be built oy wisdom and maintained by un-
derstanding, and that lsraels mission 10 be king
dom or priests to humanity demanded education
ana Intelligence which had been neglected. This
was what made the glory OF the second temple
greater than the first. IL had missed many OF the
adornments OF the frst temple which were but ex-
ternal, but 1t retained the glory of the truth.
wisdom lifted up her voice in the streets or Jerusa-
lem and the temple was hencefOrth the place where
knowledge ana understanding OF the Lord God dWelt
so greatly education f0stered that that CITY, not
nall the size or New YORK, contained five hundred
scho0ls and the Roman Achilles became convert to
Judaism because ne found the children OF Jerusa.
lem ns knew more about the cosmogony Of the uni
verse and the being and characteriscs OF God than
did the wlSest Roman The external city and temple
or Jerusalem were destroyed, but the spiritual re.
mains. They could not be demolished The sanctuary
or the Lord could not be destroyed, and we WELD
1t, he said, In this very sacred hour. Let Israel
know once Tor all that an ignorant lsraete cannot
be pious. He must know the difference between
truth and error. between light and darkness
JUDAISM Is A SCIENCE, n
knowledge OF God. Hence 1t cannot be acquired
from that little carechlsm. 1t requires lifetime.
IL must be medttated on day and night. Happy
that people where Judaism reigns In the heart and
manifests itself in the life. The Doctor then refer
red to the h0nors and titles bestowed upon IsraeliteS
In the Middle Ages for their learning, and though
greatly persecuIed, they preached and raught ana
lived the doctrines OF Judaism. IL Is not so now.
People now glory more In riches, honor fame and
position than In knowing God and His law. Their
devOtiOn IN the synagogue does not me9n, as 1t did
then, the moving OF the heart and mind toward
God. But the ark OF the covenant, the law OF the
Lord must do this. and II we fulfil our mission and
intend to De denizens of heaven the knowledge OF
God alone can enable us to do 1t. And when We
fully realize CHS and give heed to duty therein
1t shall be true as declared by the prophet '.Al thy
children shall be taught Of Cod and great shall De
the peace OF jerusalem" May 1t he So