The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-06-09


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.Oo % tne Christian Pulpits ON the
Sewish Prosecutions I'm Roum.nsa-ser-
mon ~ tho Rev. DIR. Guthoim.
In rev days one OF the three great testtvals NJ
the Jewish church will be celebrated throuubout
the world. The Feast Of Pentecost-a festival
when mas no parallel even In Jewish historv-wt
be commenced on Wednesday next It ia the an.
niversary OF the revelation from Sinai when Israe,
was appointed the standard bearer OF Divine trnth
to mankind-"Hear, Israel this day art thou be
come people to the Lord thy God" This then was
the theme which DR.. Gutheim would bring before
the minds OF his hearers. The event which this
festival is designed to commemorate constitutes
the most important era not only in Jewish
history, but In that OF the human race
also. 1t has exercised the most sautary influence
on the progress OF mankind. For az far as the
human race extends the moral law which was
given on Sinai is in some sense known, and In all
civilized countries 1t is the basis upon which all
contracts are made. The light which illuminated
Horeb sends its lustre over all lands and In per-
petually increasing brilancy. The descendants of
those who thousands OF years ago, assembled at
the base OF Sinai to hear the law proclaimed COM
memOrate that event, with every recurring period,
with feelings OF reverence and gratitude. And
Israel celebrates
THE TRIUMPH OF TRUTH
over falsehood, ofjustice wrong, OF love over
hatred. She steps before the nations Of the world
bearing aloft that banner on which is inscribed,
aye are my Witnesses saith the Lord, that am
God" Israel was the chosen custodian Of the
truths that were to save mankind. And hence the
words uttered by God to Moses, and by him to
Israel. are full Of meaning EYE shall be king
dom Of priests unto me; q holy nation"
The changes which have taken place on the earth
since those words were uttered must appear to
every rejecting mind stupendous. Under the wise
guidance OF God a steady development has been
manifested In nature and marked progress In every
department Of human culture. Primeval forests
and inhospitabc plains nave been converted into
blooming fields and gardens OF beauty. Barbarism
and violence have disappeared while civilization
and Justice are ever growing and widening their
area The fires OF oppression and tyranny have been
and the nations are to-day basking in the sunshine
OF human liberty and happiness. Nor has the moral
progress OF the world been less conspicuous. At
the time when the law was given from Sinai dark
ness covered the earth and gross darkness the
people. IdOlatry heo the people as in vice. Man
was alienated from his Creator and from his fellow
man. According to the number Of their families was
the number OF their gods Hence the wars OF
which each tribe and nation waged
was transformed into q vale of sorrow and of woe.
It was the province of the law to make OF all the
ONE uNIvERAL BROTHERHOOD,
BY teaching them to love the one God and Father
re nave e
realms OF fancy. The descendants OF those
who nineteen hundred years ago offered sacr-
Of the God Of the whole earth, whose glory
shone forth from Sinai, and from whose right
kind And this is the eject direct or indirect, OF
giving the law to Israel And this law is deposited,
not only In the sanctuary, but is enshrined in the
national soil that the belief in one God took root
and blossomed; and His will has been and still is
Him kingdom OF priests and holy nation. This
mission Of Israel is holy and peculiar. The priest
is the sanctuary in which Israel is to preach a." the
truth and to proclaim the ono true God
10 that all This may be brought
rael self sacrifice. 1t is unlike that priest
craft of other nations and religions which sneaks
the gifts of its deuded followers 1t Is as different
to That as lights to darkness It is that priestcraf
and encouraged those gross prosecutions which
have suled the pages OF history and are foul blot
months past OK the prosecutions OF our ooreiirion
lists in Roumania and not be appalled, thereby
They have been the standing theme Of discussion
for four months, and they have not failed to make
Impressions upon those who had the head or the
heart OF humanity.
in this regard But while reading the Kaleidoscope
reports IN the HERALD OF sermons preached in the
pulpts OF our city and vicinity, he failed to find
word or line condemnatory of those Outrages.
Here was an opportunity OF doing to others that
which they would wish to have done toward them
selves. Here was chance to make some atone
ment for the outrages committed by their corelgOn
lists upon MS. But they failed to embrace it, We
are too charitaby disposed to construe that
silence into consent or approval Of those acts But,
knowing what great agent the pulpit Is to correct
and to lead public opinion, he felt that its silence
on this subject was virtually endorsement OF the
Outrages. The eruptions Of Vesuvius, the earth
quake at Antioch the labor strikes and many other
like things have been made themes of pulpit dis
course but not allusion has been made to those
outrages. But, thanks to the governments of the
civilized nations-Italy, Germany, England, and,
more especially, our own ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
efforts have been put forth to stop these outrages.
And let US hope that the preparation OF such out
RACES will soon and forever be unknown and I'M
heard OF, and that the law Of God, as given on
and lsraels mission be completed; when all man
kind shall worship the same God and be united in
holiness and peace.