, 1874-05-23
PENTECOST.
Combinations in tho jewish SYM
nEOgNcs.
Different Ceremonies In the Reformed
md Orthodox Church.
THE REFORMED CHURCH.

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run RETnRMEn oHuRuH.
A vory io1orcst;,,g oarnrnonv occ,,rrod yasteru
day morning at Marines uau, where TUG SINAI
Congregation Of tho jewish Church Is aco,,s-
toned to worahip. This WAS the celebration OF
tho jewish festival OF s]e Feast Of pontocost, or
roast Of Nv wsoas, 9. celebrated in eomnomeration Of
According to tho ritual Of the Reformed Jowisl,
Church, this day has boon sot npart for the oou-
1rmat,on NJ The vo,ncor ,neanbots OF tho Church.
In tho ntthn,1o~ ~. oncont Cn,,rx, con1,rmnt;o,,
49, Wv oi ,ef". nt.o.ons '.%I n,s,a ~.
was regarded In q dlnoront L8ht' tifls wore not
confirmed, and thoir thirtoonsh anniversary wns
oct apart for tho confirmation Of boys.
rrr rurouv mr. cosr,n,,Artos
IN t1e Ratorned lavish Ght,rci, f. nrc,1ss,y TINT
eon{rmatinn nasu1nns ths full rcsnonaihilit,as Of
hia retirio,,s liza md nntona and hocomc. nm In.
douonrnnt membcr Of the Church and congrera.
lion. '''' ~-'''"0'@
NTnrt;ro,a Hall u, t1,o e;n,,t ~ t},a faah;ono hIo
aonaon novar loo1nd rovnr or ir;ojIot s utl, rioh
Irnssou ani hnn1anrnc ,yonrcra thnn h ilid voa-
terIIav niorninr. Tho rioh aoft haa,tv of 'thn
daughters ~ farael and f,s;r aYnniaito taste IN
dressing, whilo adnlitted by connoIasours in
% M on srel1 IN OCCASION to elicit admiration of
liza hoartieat aoacr;ntion.
r,fr: nsnryoS1ra
onancd Will, ,o,ao i,y The choir wb1cl, conatstod
of = o,,artotta Of o1cellont yocen % Al its con.
front row of soata' tho hoys eittmp to lila r;rht
a,'d tho "ria ' ~ III T ioft ~ thn Goctorn trIn
hnva ,yofn drossad in blaok. with boutonnicros
md whito lid eloyos: tie cirls arraycd in white
cnnarmntinn fresaca mnda In tha r11ont fnai,on-
cain atxIa m,I csi"uiatal n sn1av ti,om ~ sl,a
I hest nns.iblo "dvantnno. Iii wora wrenths
~ amsiI wills finwnrs in tho hair,
Tho candidates having taken their
sonts. the services continued With another
Iiaimhaob Tba Choir rennonded NJ times in
IN. serv;ccs annointed tor tho fisy. eroat % mart
of ,r11ic, was pmairoi AMI thnrefore deiir1tiul
to listnn toas oae contrast to tho otorations Of
oorma,. and Hebrew roating. Tic " as sung
Drs KooI,or than roud from Exo1us x, In
rn11iai, In tn4t 1';cro1ina in m 1narkcd darrne
frn1n tha acoontad varaInn nj tho Eyan,eiicnl
c1',rchcs followei noa,t, in tnrn 117 the raa,nr,
fion nf n,svor and nrn1ee TIvrnn No, IN hnirt,
a,,ne. ann Tbis ended lis services Of t,e dsy. y. '7
pu. koEuIER
t,,o, nddrosaod thu congregation. Nnturs md
human History united. la gaid in making tic
fiov af panteHost tho 1ovciost ~ ho1iiaws It
was wal tic opening day when Nature unfodod It's
richeat hen,tien filling nIl soula with thu nralgo
of thn Crnator On hioh. mt Nnturo became
s;lant and cnrth n footatool heforo the
Lord Of Hosts. when Ho revealed tue
eecrots Of tue heart to man, Over 5000 years
G1H Hnfi n1Autan tNG HGUH WniG1 NAtG tn
BLOSSOM into honp aud sn!yution tor man. Honco
tia Iav had been oIosen by modern Judalsm to
consocrate tho youth of the uation to tho misyiou
Of the ChurcL. Dy their children swearing allie
glance to tlo old iiaE Of faith their seniors folt
fheir blood Iinlle IN memory Of that scono on
Mount sinn1.
III wnnId choose a text from t1,o Fifth Com-
mandmont HUonor thy father and motler, !"
The shortast comnandiun Of J11laigm waY this
text. He smoke With the authority OF tic Talmud
tl,y fathor and mother was tile very foundation
Of roligjou. FiIial and parental love wore lie
connecting Iink Of religion aud humanity, aud
the key to religion. "Ifc Tint honorath not Ills
"deapiBes NE thst IL in them" Az God
continued upoakng aud uttered those words:
II Honor tly fatIer aud mothor." the Iaru-
eltos recognized st once that tonder love which
cared and watched over us. e!oYatipg US to the
pure atmosphere Of holiness. " 49,
dom within us, Tho unfolding Of the Divine life
rooted in us. never TO perish the cry of tho
human soul to heaven, and TIC RESPONSE from on
high. We could not out of religion without
parent Of humanity. beeesting, educating, free
ing tho soul. God was our Father. uo was
called by many nanleH, No nalno nor title touched
tho core Of tho henrt like this. In tho same re-
lation that his hearers etood to their human
father, they stood to God. Neither philosophy
art, nor science could roL thom Of that relation,
Providence was for the sparrow as wellas the
man, The iowliest aud noblest OF them shared
this privilege. Thcro waa no command givor in
the Bible to love father and mother. Love was
flame kindled by God Himself, never to be or.
tinguiBhed. 4 man might dash himself to
pieces, tonring these chords asundor, but love
could not bo torn. Men transgrossed tho law
because they forgot the Father. God alone
could be loved, since He had declared man 10 bo
lis sou, nade in tho likenoss Of God
Tic father attended to his llousehold absent
ali the day It was quito differently with tho
notbor. who was with the child. Sic was tho
educatlng power Of tho family, watching the
ohill'e progrosv aud oyortlowing with tender
ness and Sympathy. In the game manner rolig-
ion 1enlt Wiz m. Our Meayenly Tather wes
lneoen. and often ubseut from tia Luman
1ninI. Hnlirion nayer left liz. smoke Gnl's
mercy. educated mankiDl Ly the culture Of NOR
ala sc,enoe md art Size was Tho mother OF all
We know: tic mother Of man, tie educating
nowor Of human society. It was sLo who led the
childron NJ hnmanitv into tho bogou, Of their
heavenly Esther. Hence ali religious which
draw boundary linos botwcen mon and mon