The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1874-05-24
STANTON STREET SYNAGOGUE.
Signinca nce or the Feast OF Weeks
judaism Not tho Only Saving Rc.

Significance OF the Feast OF Week.
judaism Not tho Only Saving Rc-
ligion-sermon by Rev. J. G. Moot.
1t Is not generally known even to Jewish readers
OF the HERALD that the Rev. Isaac Q. Moot, the
minister OF the Congregation Bnai Israel breaches
in English about once Q month and also some
times on feast days. The Hebrews OF New York
are at this time commemoratlng their annual Feast
OF Weeks, q festival designed to remind them Of
the redemption OF their fathers from Egyptian
slavery and the birth OF the Jewish nation, to
whom were subsequently delivered the oracles
OF God and the commandments and the
better attended at such festivals than
usual. There was q fair congregation yesterday
at the service in the stanton street synagogue,
and, as Is customary on sucn occasions, q large
number Of persons, young and Old, awaited them
selves o. their right and privilege to read the
hcance OF the festival in which they are engaged,
and took his text from portion or the law read
during the service Deuteronomy, xvi, 12-'sAnd
thou shalt remember that thou vast b0ndman in
Egypt; and thou shalt observe and do these
law OF Moses, ne said, we behold one OF the
brightest gems OF our nation and Of our religion.
To-day We
CELEBRATE THE BIRTH OF OUR NATION
and II we fully consider the meaning OF this text
we shall find that its teaching Is sublime. 1t COM
mands Israel TO look upon the past, when we were
slaves or servants and then 70 contrast our pres
ent condition as nation OF priests and q holy
people with the past. We are the possessors OF
j
we should be puned up with pride we are to be
constantly reminded mat we were once servants
and bOndSmen. The remembrance OF this fact
will keep us humble. We must not think that the
Jewish religion Is that alone " hich will take US to
heaven. God does not confne Himself to one reli:
gion or to one people. And when we are inclined
to arrogate to ourselves religious superiority let
us remember that we were once nation OF SER
wants, and that now We owe all that we have TO
God, who hath redeemed us. Reject, men OF
Israel, said the preacher, that nation Of 100000
men, besides women and children, was brought out
OF Egyptian bondage without struggle, and then
tell me II Israel can forget that God who wrought
such mighty ,n To-Day we are stand
Divine law and the preachers Of It TO all men.
How. then, can we forget these things These
dition, and while we have these we cannot forget
that we were bondsmen. We may not have the
tables OF stone % they were originally gwen TO
Moses
WHEN THE MOUNT FLASHED WITH FIRE
and the thunderings and voices were heard there
on; put we have the law as II came from the al.
commemorative OF the creation OF the world,
want in the land Of Egypt, and how,
then, can we fan to remember n 1t, r. or
many disdain to have recalled the days when they
were in humble life Now they are rev.
brought them out OF the servitude OF their early
lie. Ye who crowd the fashionable synagogues.
mediate on them in your cheerful places and re-
you worsn.pped in synagogues as humble as this,
iook down from your giddy position and
remember that Spu too are but dust.
To-day you are here ald tomorrow You shall not
us that we were poor, and let IT teach US hu.
mility OF heart and Of mind, and OF equalty OF all
men before God. And let us give an ear to Che sor.
row OF the widow and the latheress, and relieve
the sunerngs OF the poor and the strangers, and
remember that we were once
STRANGERS IN rHE LAND OF EGYPT.
Thus Will the chords OF our hearts entwine around
our God, and while we remember these things
pride and vanity Will never enter our hearts, but
charity and love Will now therefron. Aud let US
ever remember the law that was gwen to Moses and
to Israel on sinai ana, though we may not have the
tablets OF stone that Moses received, we have the
words that were written on them. Let US, there
fore, remember that We we're b0ndmen In Egypt,
and let US observe and do the statutes which the
Lord hath commanded u.s.
MIR. Moot closed with fervent prayer, and
thereafter continued the regular services oi the
synagogue.