The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-06-20

snould hold no sentiments, form no appetltes, en-.
courage no passions that we do not want organ
tied into the lives 0! our children. one great
reason why We have SUCK poor church members Is
rents are in an unsaved condition. The depravitE
which we display Is begotten IN u.s.
1 WHY Is NOT THB WORLD SAVED
Because the Church brings supernatural gracI
sufficient 10 1ght with an organized innate de-
PRAYED heart and liie Christianity seems 80 he
/ failure, bat Is so only on the surface. To-day
| majority of our Church members are converted al
/ century ago the average age FOR conversion was
1 twenty-five This is good sign, and II we carrg
| 1t on the time viii come wnen children viii leara
70 love God Vita their earliest lue. There Is
| very great meaning In that phrass 80 frequently
| Jewish race to-day smlnenty a religious race
In view OF the foregoing facts ana principle
The laws of nature and BY the impulses OF sentl-
mentality or passion. Tempcraments should be
CROSSED by marriage. 1t Is terrible fact and ex-
perience that more arst calldren die than or any
other 10 succession, ana TINS because OF reasons
Ing TO the laws OF nature and OF God.
CONGREGATION BNAI JESHURUN.
ANOTHER REroRM RABBI LIKELY TO sETTIA
AMONG Us-D1scouRsE BY REV. MR. oRNsrEN.
OF MELBOURNE.
Yesterday the Rev. Mr.. 0rnstein again preached
In tho synagogue In West Thirty-fourth street. to
large congregation, and with evident sattsfac-
| ton to the majority, who listened most atten-
| ttyey. The rabbi spoke with more confidence
and with better voice aud accent than on the
preceding Saturday and the probabilities ara
that the congregation VIII engage ms services for
a term of years. In his sermon yesterday he took
strong reform grounds against an established
liturgy and religion OF forms and ceremonies,
and Insisted that with the destruction OF the tenn
pie the sacrifice ceased anu prayer, morning,
noon and evening, took It's place. He showed
FROM the Bible and by many illustrations what
prayer is not ana what Ii is, and IT, as the Word
OF God declares, 1t must be an expression OF the
heart toward God. why, ne asked, should
they cling TO nturgies and forms made
Tor other ages ana generations instead
OF giving expression 70 the FEELINGS aud affections
OF their own hearts in the language oil to-day.
His text WAS Psalms, w., II. 1s:"As for me, viii
Oal upon Cod ana the Eternal will hear met
evening aud morning and noon will cry aloud,
and he shall hear my prayer.n Mr.. Ornstein
marked that when men turn from themselves to
observe the things around them they must behold
miracles everywhere for which they cannot ao-
count. Man remarks with astonishment now all
created things appear TO have been called into
existence merely for hts use. His intellect calls
him to solve many OF ne hidden things OF nature,
and yet when he reflects how puny Is bis arm snd
how weak his intellect compared with the strength
and wisdom OF the Almighty, he must ackaowk
edge his bitterness and say within himself az ala
the Psalmst, "When lsoK at thy heavens, the
work OF thy fingers the moon and the stars
which tnou hast ordained what Is man that thou
art mindful Of him and the son OF man that thou
rcgsrdest him." We may travel throughout the
world, even in lands whore civilization ana edu-
cation are unknown, but IN no place shall we 1nd
man without sons knowledge OF God or OF q
supreme Being. In all places AMI at all times
nave been ound
SHINES AND rue woasHPPERs
Bot If this BE- Soft nature calls forth from
human hearts the worship Of the Almignty-how
much more should We raise shrine TO God and
worship Him and offer praise ami prayer to Him
morning, noon and evening. II we consider the
great gifts of God 10 us-the blessings OF life, and
love and strengtn-5ratitude and thankfuness
should prompt Us TO address Hlm In words OF
PRAYER. And II We consider ourselves, also, va
must feel and perceive the necessity for thus de-
pend!ng upon Goa. For with all our boosted
strength how weak are we; vita all our knowl.
edge now FOOLISH we are! Ia our strength God
can cast the mantle OF death over and blot US
out oil Ills sight forever. But n lie gives US so
many blessings should we not return thanks TO
aim morning, noon aud evening. But as prayer
Eust proceed from the heart how can we express
ourselves by an established liturgy Way mas
not prayer been commanded IN the Mosaic
dlspensati0nF Prayer, the word OF thanks
giving, the feeling or gratitude, cannot DC CON-
manded. Ii PRAYER proceeds nom tne heartitis
yalueless IL must DO che ontaneous outburst
OF the soul and be uttered in love and confidence.
But II prayer De not commanded Ia the Mosaic
law, Jet II We examine THIS BiDio We shall nnd
mat prayer mas been practised IRON the earliest
tines. We ind the Immediate descendants OF
Seth calling Apon the name OF the Lord. Abraham
prayed for SoGom and ne taught his household
90 pray so that MA servant PRAYED waen ne
went 20 look Tor a wife Tor Isaac, and Isaac
ont IN the nelds meditatng ana praying when
Rsbekah came 30 bis tent, ana ne after ward en-
treated the Lord for her because sao was barren,
And vnen with tears no sent away ais son JACOB
he prayed also; ana Jacob too, called upon God
for food aGd ralment. Moses, too, often enlreated
tue Almighty, and his prayer coming from = true
heart he never went unanswered. David aud
solomon prayed. need nOt point ont TO you, said
Mr.. 0rnstelH, the beautiful prayer OF solomon az
you that God Is not Pleased with any beautiful or
elaborate forms ofprayer. wnen
MOSES PRAYED POR MIRIAM
he simply said, 20 Lord, beseech thee heal her
now" When Elijah prayed before the priests o.
MS words. rnat when comes from the neart, ana
that only Is the prayer that shall mud favor WITH
means OF any estabIished liturgy When tns
t0mple was destroyed and the sacrifice ceased
that nothing was LEFT by which the people coud
be kept together: that they must surely be all.
soroed IN tae nations rnItaer they dwoit, Bss
heart The sacrifice is gone, but tue devotion Or
the heart remains, aud prayer now takes the
place OF sacrifice in every place whore Israel
may DO scattered. Three times eacn day wnen
the temple stood was sacrl1ce offered on tne
altar. This Ike prayer was and was 90 % but the
outward sign OF worship oy whoa Israel adored
hts Maker. Prayers are naugnt except 70 plead
in contridon. 10 not mean, sad the rabbi.
the prayer bouk as we nave Il here 90
daY, but those which were prepared ~
Ezra and Nehemiah az the dispersion. You
viii md here ia The Bible prayers suited 70
every occasion OF life, aud this liturgy can 40
moro 70 keep tne people Of Israel together and 20
help them trutniuily aud sincerely 20 do the will
OF God than anything else. The rabnIns OF ola
have been much misunderstood 10 this regard
They are supposed to have advocated many
prayers and rope titIOns, but tney declare on tho
contrary that betteris little prayer with dev0.
tion than O multitude or words without. The SER
vice or the heart, that Is prayer. But how ID Ii
disregsrded 10 these days; and IN the language OF
Isaiah, men approach God with thar bps and
honor Him with their months while ther hearts
are far from Him. The mere show OF devotion "a
atRaslA ofNw RWfl "a nAF "a tINn
shaving or wearing or the beard or the covering
or uucoyering on tue head cannot rE10r God, No
No THIS Is merely lip service. you address
your pIa aver In sincerity 20 God morning noon aud
night Jou shall receive blessings IRON God. the
prayer OF Hannah was citeu In Illustration OF heart
worship AID the answer 70 rs Will be ike that I'd
her GOD grant thee thy petition that rnou hass
asked or Him.
THE JEWISH COLLEGE AT YONKERa.
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