The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-15
HERALD SUNDAY 15 1s7s-oUADRUPLE SHEET.

UNITY" consisting OF letters to Dr. Guinz-
Durg, rabbi or Boston, Mass, from the
key. M X. Miller. on the specific teaching OF
Judaism concerning the Divine Unity. Both the
rabbi or Boston ana DR.. Wise, OF Cincinnati appear
IN the book as the opponents OF the author and
participants In the discussion One OF the thoughts
Illustrated in this book is as follows THAT the
Christian Interpretation OF the Mosaic system has
ns beauty aRa
is accepted as being essentially shadows OF good
things to come" phophecy OF different age that
Should dazzle the world more than two thousand
years afterwards, this surrounds Moses with a &C.
lestal halo which instantly disappears the mo-
ment we accept the Interpretation unfoded by
Josephus and Mendelssohn and many other rabies,
that the tabernacle OF testimony which Moses made
IN the wilderness stood for the work OF creation,
the curtains stood for the heavens and the arth,
the LAYER and its stand stood Tor the six DAYS OF
creation, the altar OF burnt-Ofering stood for all
beasts, the golden altar stood for all species, the
candlestick stood for the sun and mOon the seven
lamps stood Tor the seven planets oil our system.
one 9, inc letters IN the book IS on the subject.
"Tne, Epistle to the Hebrews the True Exponent
OF Ancient judaism"
Preparing the SWAY OF tho Lord"
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
Down through the ages. increasing in emphasis
with the incoming of each new generation, comes
this warning 'voice in the wilderness" "Prepare
yc the way OF the Lord. Make straight in the
desert a highway for our GOd.n And to-day 1t
sends forth its inquiry -"Art thou He that should
come, or do we look for anotherY And the response
is-"Go and show again those things which We do
hear and see" the same response which eighteen
centuries ago was given as test whereby to lndi-
cate the presence OF Christ This, then, being the
criterion what shall be the answering word to this
inquiring vOiceS What are the things which we do
hear and see to-day that shall tell how we have
made straight in the desert highway for our
God?v
Each individual is endowed with certain
amount OF working power, OF energy Into what
channels is this power turned Is 1t turned tow
ard removing the distractions which lie in the
way OF the incoming Of TRUTH Or Is it used only
TO more thoroughly obstruct the ways What is
the chief aim in the transaction of business among
men Is II the promotion OF mutual interest or OF
selfinterest
ask for what purpose do so many women spend
their time and energies in following the absurd
flesh to hang therein ornaments OF gold, and sad
die their backs with the deforming panierS Is 1t
that they appear more attractive to the eyer
to appear in our midst with the same thing
only carried little urther with not only their ears
often their habit, what would be the sensation
caused thereby II the eye is pleased in seeing
surely ought not 10 be offended at the same thing
In the savage who does not know any better. But
the savage south Sea Islander and the refined
view to the same end-tO please the eye.
And what shall we say OF the eye that Is thus
portance to the requirements OF the eye that He
said. III thine eye be single that is pure) thy
whole body is full Of light but il thine eye be evil
thy whole body is full OF darkness"
We may very reasonably conclude that If the God
OF Nature had designed that we should hang orna-
ments in our flesh and wear humps on our backs
He would have spared us the pain OF making in
cisions in our ears by sending us into the world
already prepared for such such eaupage and , with
certain that, while we are pleased In doing these
things, and while our parents and husbands and
for these very eyes that they are done-we may
be sure that we are not making much progress In
casting up the highway Tor the incoming OF truth,
make 1t necessary that we shall be brought to our
selves, to our Senses through the fire Of calamity.
"And when thou art spoiled what wilt thou dor
Though thou clothest thyself with crimson, though
thou .deckest thyself with ornaments of gold,
vain Shalt thou make thyself fair. Thy lovers viii
despise thee, they will seek thy lite."-Jeremiah
.'What wilt thou do when thou art spoiled ?" says
the prophet; but let us ask ourselves, what shall
We do that we may avoid being spoileds And we
shall find our answer here 1.-THE ak must be laid
at the root OF every tree that bringeth not forth
good fruit, and it must be hewn down and cast
into the fire.n
We see to what stupendous growth this tree OF
fashionable folly has attained. and what an enor-
nous drain 1t is upon our life forces. What
what resources OF health and strength
and wealth are exhausted upon the cul.
ture and maintenance OF this treei And
what are its fruits Are they for the "healing Of
the nations ?" Such should be the fruits which We
should cultivate. Shall we not lay the axe at the
root OF this tree and hew it down and cast 1t into
the fire or shall we let 1t grow on and continue to
spend and be spent by 1t?
There Is offered most stimulating incentive to
the setting up OF a new standard; 'for,n says one
of the public voices, 1--WE concede that the ignOble
lives of women very largely the result of mems
BELIEFS teachings and exactions. But for all that the
reform must come from women No class Is ever
radically helped by another"
This, then, o votary of Fashion, is the recon-
pense for all your painstaking and toll to meet
that which, after ALL is conceded to be only "a sup
posed demand" And for such efforts your lives
are styled "ignobe'' and your sex "frivoous and
shallow" "Thy lovers will despise thee, says the
prophet. ISABELLA Il. LANGSrON.
BROOKLYN, June II, 1873.