, 1874-01-11
RODEF SHOLEM.s.
Dc&ttcntion Of u Rebuilt SynaSogu

Dc&if cation of u Rebuilt Synagogue
| Sermon by DR.. Ncss1ng.
The synagogue Of the congregation Kehiloh
| Rodef Sholem promoters Of peace), on the
! ctrDer Of May ard Second streets, which was
tsown down by the storm about six months ago,
| has since Eeen rebuilt aud rafurnished, and pre-
| eants now q better appearance than ever. The
! interior is finely decorated and carreted, and
the Ohron Hakodesh (Ark of the Covenant) Is an
artntic piece OF workmanship.
The dedication of the renovated temple took
place yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, largo
crowd Of the faithful having assembled there to
take part in the ceremonies.
The Synagogue having only beon rebuilt, tha
ceremonies were Of simple nature, and con-
sisted Of the regular Sabbath morning service,
after which the Rev. DR.. A. J. Messing, Of the
Kehi1oh Benai Sholom (5ons of Peace), delivered
the dedicatory sermon. He commenced by say
ing that when 3 man entered the battle Of life,
he had to prepare himself for the issue, and
provide to insure success, and so it HRs With
congregations. The question therefore
arose, what should congregation
provide itself With when taking tho fret
money they could insure Ill the success neces-
sary. Money q good weapon with which to
gain financial victory, but what should be used
to gain the battle Of honor upon which they had
entered
To answer this question be quoted the follow
ing text: "And his SISTERS stood watching in
the distance to see what should become OF him."
After giving q vivid picture OF tho contents
o9 anst '5b2pes ss tue s a fe peahea a
the eye could reach, nothing could be
seen but wide expanse Of vaters upon which
number1ess small arks were floating. all Of them
tossed hither and thither by the action Of tho
waves. But among these numberless arks one
was particularly conspicuous on account of it's
peculiar construction, being artifcially made Of
rushes and tue interstices filled With. pitch. In
all these a1ks Wero Jewish Children thrown into
the water at the command Of the cruel Pharaoh.
On the shore stood young woman, her hands
folded, her face pale as death, and her counte-
nance depicting alternately anxiety and hope:
anxiety when looking towards the peculiar ark
and hope when looking up to heaven. This
woman was the sister OF the child in that a1k, -
lIirian, the daughter OF Amrau.. Her prophetic
heart told her that her little brothers would not
be drowned, and that succor would finally come,
but how? Could it come from the Jews? They
were slavee, and had not the power to give it !;
and the Egyptians were too cruel and bgoted to
help Hebrew child.
Nothing. but miracle could save, aud
still il it wore not saved, the enlight-
and the superstition and darkness
Of Egypt would have continued for many
centuries. The Ten Commandments would not
have been promulgated, nor wonld tue Israe1ites
came. The watching eye OF the faithful sister
saw coming tho Princess, the daughter Of Pha-
1aoh, who stopped ou hearing the cries OF that |
child IN the ark. She heard other children cry |
ing, but only this one drew her attention, md !
she wanted to see the child in it. When tho |
bright Dyes Of that 3-nonths-old boy met hers,
q feeling Of tenderness and sympathy came over !
,her, and, regardless Of the cruel order OF her |
dathor abe Eaved the child aud named it Moses. |
The samo picture bad been repeated more than !
"a Thousand timeA Hirra Hnt f0vtnn4te1r tina |