The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-02-11
FORTY.rOURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.

The True Worship of GOd-What 1t Is and
How TO Perform It-SermOn by Rev. Mr..
Isaacs.
"If any desire to know how to serve God and In
what that service consists let him read toe words
which are written IN Exodus which have been read
our lesson to-day" said Mr.. Isaacs to his congre.
CATION yesterday. "But those who serve other gods
will utterly destroy; serve only the Lord God.
1t matter OF vital Importance to all of u.s. said
the preacher, 10 understand the nature Of the true
worship of God, and ir is the duty OF the minister 10
instruct the people In matters OF faith and OF
religion, not by lauding their virtues, but by
reprovlng their vices. The practice is now too
common to laud the people as IL they were saints,
instead Of declaring them to be sinners
anu seeking to turn them from their sins.
But God be praised, he added, you have no such
idea. The Lord spake by EzeKiel, the prophet, and
said that II the wicked man sin and thou warn him
and he die IN his sils, his blood Will require at
tiny hands. This Is the duty OF the minister, and not
to persuade the people that theg are worthy Israeli
1tes-to seek 10 raise them IRON eartn toward
heaven. Tnose who sacrifice to other gods shall be
utterly DESTROYED. These words carry us back 10
sinai, where the law was given by Moses; but there
was not word said In 1t ABOUT serving Cod Rather
were they prohibited from serving any otner god.
They had seen the wonders Of the only living and
true God both IN Egypt ana In the wilderness, and
when the Lord uttered His thunders the people cried
Out, Let Moses speak unto us, but let not the Lord
speak unto US any more, lest we die.n Moses re.
Piled rhe LORD has come prove you. that His fear
may ne In you. But because God mas spoken to you
from heaven you must not make anything like unto
Him, for you have not seen Him."
CREATIONS CREATOR Is UNCREATED.
The author OF perfection Is perfection ITSELF The
human mind cannot grasp God. nor can 1t compre-
bend the Invisible Build me an altar OF earth, said
HIS law from the lowest OF mountains; His minis
tiers were the lowlIcst OF all men and His people
were the smallest ana leeolest OF the earth. What,
then, Is humility 1t Is q sense OF nothngness In
the presence OF the great Cod before whom we 1--we
and walk. Pride cannot find Its way into the
haav home. Even angels
humble before God, for, though He Is q great God,
He must be worsnpped In humility God himself
docs not descend TO earth IN mighty power, but
rather humility, to see what we are doing and TO
teach US Himself.
and It becomes an ImpOrCa question how we shall
serve God. In old times the synagogues were very
humble and the people Knelt IN humility before God;
attractive structures. lie did not OBJECT TO this but
he did object to the manner Of the w0rsnlppers.
Iney ask one another "Have you seen our syna.
belongs 20 any one OF YOU It has Oeen soemnly
deuIcatcd to God and 10 Him alone 1t belongs: Every
pie 10 the synagognes and churches-splendld ed-
ices, beautiful music, eloquent preaching-but all
have Jailed, Let US humble ourselves under the
mighty hand OF God and pray Tor HIS blessing upon
US We are the slaves OF passion and OF pride, and
when we visit Gods dwelling 1t is to show our
worship Goa. But when we come as
poor men before God in humility and lear then
DO we show ourselves true lsraelltes. And where
are there TO be found any who nave more reason to
tnank God, ne asked, than the I5raellCes IN the
Inlted States, for whom God has done 30 much
LOOK at the condition OF
sRAELIrEs IN RUSSIA TO-DAY,
neclng rom one Zoe only TO be taken BY another.
Iyh'rast your condition with theirs and be thank
u vi LOOK at the condition OF thousands OF Israel
les IN tne province OF lspahan Persia to-day, cry
my anu lying LOT lack OF bread. Think OF them
any ea af 10 DC thankful Tor everything enjoy
better than they, How many hundreds OF men in
a s w or are Js1s as smart as you who
wen , 0n anu az nappy AZ you! God has promised
who despise Him snall be lightly esteemed. Come
then, dear 1r1ends, to the house OF God said the
preacher at the proper time and wOrship loi re-
spectfully and serve Him faithfully wherever Won
are at home, IN your business on the street
God Will bless you abundantly. Amen.