The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-09-14
FORTY FOURTH STREET SYNA.
GOGUE.

D1sobediencc to State Law IL D1sobe-
dience to Gods Law-Rev. 3. M. Issacs'
Advice to Young Members OF His Com
grcgat1on.
The congregation "Shaaray Tefla" begin again to
fill their accustomed places in their synagogue
after the summer vacation, and yesterday goodly
number gathered to engage in the services and to
be instructed by Rev. Mr.. Isaacs. What sacred
emotions, he remarked, are caused by the lesson
we have read this morningl 1t portrays the good
ness the justice and the mercy Of God. Who does
not desire to be able to say with the Psalmst, II
have not wilfully transgressed Thy command
ments" God commands; it is for us to obey.
Judaism requires practical duties, and there are
many who are glad to obey He then called
their attention to Deut. XVI, Is, 1s-'The
Lord hath acknowledged thee. this day
to be a peculiar people unto HIMSELF" &c.
These verses, he said from the Mosaic records.
There is nothing rabbnical about them. The Lord
acknowledges Israel to be unto Him q peculiar
people that He may try Israel above all people,
ThE what W Save o and we csn
neglect It without endangering our eternal well
fare. We are not OF those, said Mr.. 1saacs,
and good and that God will accept your services
and your persons You are to regard the Sabbath,
to avoid everything forbidden by the law OF Moses.
From this there Is and can be no departure with
, out
DEEP AND LASTING INJURY
as the result Science has not vet discovered any
other way Of going to heaven than by the way OF
faith and obedience to God. II we examine the
pages OF our history we shall find that our laws,
like ourselves, were designed to be perpetual
Notwithstanding our worldwide oppression for the
disobedience OIL our fathers. How debasing we
must become in our own estimation when we think
OF God only on the day OF atonement or some other
great festival OF Judasml In what way do we pray
to God or show our love to him When the Chris
tan sees your stores closed ON the Sabbath he
Will praise you because you keep that day holy.
You keep not only the Jewish sabbath bat the
Christian Sabbath also, and thereby you will ex-
cite his admiration and surprise. The Jew should
be an honorable man In every sense OF the term,
and he should not fear to proclaim himself Jew
because he fears God The day Is past when we
presses the law OF God or OF the State whether he
be Jew or Gentle. He who transgresses the law OF
the land transgresscs also Jewish law, for the de-
fence OF which we have stood firmly in the ages
past This at least, Is the intention OF the law.
How many there are
WHO WOULD LIKE TO BE JEWS
when they come to lie down to die but they Tor
get that one living Jew is worth hundred dead
ones. And II. as Jews, you live well you need not
fear about your dying.
Mr. Isaacs then offered few words of advice to
three young men VINO were ABOUT 10 DC admitted
10 three-fod cord that cannot be broken. The
good Old tree, fortified by the nations tears,
not fail TO grow. These young men have confessed
that the law OF Moses Is the law OF God, and out
the mouth OF babes and sucklings God hath per-
fected his praise. Mr.. Isaacs advised the candi-
dates to seek religious knowledge IN preference to
merely intellectual knowledge. lie pointed GU,
briefly the difference between the knowledge OF
the world and the knowledge OF God. He bade
them serve Cod faithfully, TO obey their parents
anectonately aud to fulfil all the duties and 0bli-
cations imposed upon them gy society toward
be good while they lived and enter Heaven when
they die