, 1875-02-07


Tho ceremonies attending the conservation OF
the new synagogue ut the corner Of Indiana
ayenue and Twenty si3th street. we're concluded
yesterday. Tho following is the sermon delr-
cred bv the Rev. DR.. Messing, who took rs his
text Isaiah, XVI. a.
"0pen 80 the gates that there may enter in right
eous union, which guari!rti the truth.
Naeu she external building Of tas temple has been
finished, when its inner orna:u:2tsuon has taken
place when tho holy scrolls rest in The tcly ark and
tho p.i1t is riac.d there i'd joy among t1,e members
of tie congregation, that they have reaehea the bean
1,osdes, tue Inside. Of the tetnpla is fur
ni.1el and osnn1nented. in such . way
that s i9ss's n 1aaf oxn 1a e
their own residence with the hous. o1 the Lord 20
that one might erckim ioytaliy, How beautlful is
houor Of thy Iord then. mi brethren our hearts 7ro
carried away by higher hoher joy. aud we al shout
with jubilans 1on:a Open r. the holy Eates th,t 70
tho name OF Iafd I" Yea, verify, that is the time
when tho congregation may celebrats 1uerry tfs CON
eecFatton Of the new te1DEle.
Thr holy sanctuary is crowded ministers address the
attc,tivcly listening members and tier friends with
eloquent aud holy se1ons the organ sends forth iis
touches hr heat with solemn delight ad eTesythiug
Ia ready. les, ready for the eonsecraon, I'm
ished Is Tie tetc but TUG house of the Lord - no.
there beautiful building. The house is donated to
Tie service Of the Lard but thing i. stil' wanting
h.
Wiiat is lacking still Is laid down in te1t: that
there may enter IN righteous nation which gunrdeh
the truth
first time our ancestors erected Asclkau {sacreu
tsbexnec!el Ia the 4onely desert on their way from
Egypt 10 Paes'in deTeted to Tie service OF tie Lord
was fi1lsshcd the isehkau With its columns carpets,
and curtains with tbs holy ark table and chandeliers,
with It's aitaEs and what besides belonged to its being
beautifully ti1jshcd and yet there one thing still
wanting. There Moses raised his hands azd spoke,
80, nlay it lie tho will of the Lord, that
% asr. & enr R t 1 d. e. sa seenus
w:ich entering with the just is carried into the tenn
pic by the teepss of tai1 which Fanees IA also this
house of GoJ synagogue, temple. church. whatever
may be 1ta nanae7 erection Of mankind made out
It is rota. Meless body The house, as buildiog,
has M sIdritc. moral value, nor has He need OF
housb, WHO speateth "The Heaven 10 My throne and
ye cnu build unto =" No, the Heaven aud Heaven
Of Heavens do not comprise Him, how nIuch less
house built By human hands
HOUSE, 70 building, where there cease au differ
ence= Of classes existing outside Of it's walls where We
no doubt that tho garden OF Nature is tho most magnt
cent temple which announces better and with louder
voice he wonderful power and greatness of God
the hynns which arc song In tho temple:
But though they may conceive tn this beau.afu!
creation eTerywhs1e tue harmony Of Nasure men Gass
ashamed Of coming into contact with his poor brother
the learned coneidcrs himself n{aIlible through his
science and therefore, ss lette- than ms feloT
ncyerthcless that thero exists an Egyptian spirit Of
caste even anons men who are considered to stand On
tbs heights Of intelligence and they LOOK down with
contempt ppon him whose craais hAPpeneu TO 2tanu
on a different pioee Of anua
Therefore 80 ourselves aug for hnnse, where, rest
ing from the cres and sorrows Of everyday hfe We
NAV al gather rich nd poor, learned and iguotapf to
devote part of time to quiet and earnest cons.
eratious about tie aim OF our life and the vanity Of
pride aud imagination; to deyoe ourselves, elevated
feelings Of liberty and humanity, acknowledging
our Tathsrs; that We MI rested on our
mothers hear-NasnTe; that we 1re al rasea n ioo
Heaven. One Father re'gns mp there Tor ail and Pc
low here erc gathered His chidfen,-ohe family
With such thonghts and such feelings We sanet!y t1e
us and the gates e opened josuny for there enters
in ! righteous nation which guardetp he truth. ~
ngT ftsna as M re snoT xs ~ ne eempaft
time arc complete The history OF our people can
slow but rer few epochA in whlrh they hays proved
70 be generous n building 9.sd beautiful Temples
meet everywhere magnificent temples with their
grand setpics looking oyer the coun:r7 Where they
ms. ouf ohssFrng sye thy es for1 or adn5aon: M
aluost stunned With 50 much richness in cc!or i! the
display Of azt and beauty in theis ornsnentatton.
There VIC and ..: most lsa1Es: ana e1:ot e!oanent
aaSns aSf US soSSsfai of H. e aaa saox.
Ct this world And nth what luxnry and ep'endor
Ea1ls scch occasions are almost too ama to give
reQm far the large number Of attcndantx AuaH ap
,s.E 70 shoat bout 1h Il m ons mouth snthnsiassseas i1
Eh I'll theJ Say. Let 20 to the house 1t th1 Lordr
nut 10 only short time, and the Joy has vanished
Thty tzvs done .wsy With everything essn dsVetton.