The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-04-25
HERALD SUNDAY, l875-QUINTUPIE SHEET

Jacobs discourse yesterday In the Nineteenth
street synagogue. Elisha, said Nr. Jacobs, nap
pened 90 be 10 Damascus period when Ben
hadad, KING OF syria, so seriously sick that
his life appeared 10 be short. Tire King hears OF
the man OF God aud sends q message to him con-
corning his recovery. Hazael, the messenger.
enters the presence ~ the pro met, wno regards
him Intentg In the iace and ms agitation becomes
irrepressible unul The prophet bursts into a
passion OF tears Hazel asks the cause,
ana Elisha answers, ~ perceive that thou wit
be the cause oil great calamity to Israel" hezaei
thereupon responds. SIS tiny servant dog that
he should do this thlng2" The Lord hath shown
me, said the prophet, that tnou wilt be king over
Syria. This narrative Is more than nstorcai-lt
Is didactic. It 10 a thing which happens, and Is
as visible to-day as 10 was 5000 years ago. IL Is
the lesson OF human mutations not more violent
nor differing mueh rom those WhIcn we are &C.
customed TO ser. fney. are moral Changes, ana
II tne human neart Is consistenG IN any one tntng
II - IN Ils Inconsistencies those tnlhgs Wnch "a
one phase OF lie are exceedingly ODJectlohable IN
anoLner may become quite agreeable; Tor seen
too OFT we grow lamiiar wien their Iaee-at nrit
we pity, then ADMIRE q ID then embrace. But
these changes are not part ana parcel OF our
moral ma ture. These Things are not the develop
m ut OF time, out the very Daseness OF our own
hearts Win ourselves the danger lies; Tor nen
there IS no real spirit OF love aud stability within
CHANGES AND MUTATIONS ARE FREqUENT.
They come and 20 anu leaVe nor ,t,o u
here OF men more than any changes
oil time produce those mutations OF character
HaZaei shudaers 1T the charge oil what he Wodid
in time TO Come pursue-the cruel deeas that ne
should in inc luture 40 toward lSrael. he Is In
this condition the symbol OF every one Of ~ bow
soon after were he propnets words inltilied
wren Hazaei performed all those deeds against
Israel and became success In his G, ueltle5
toward the Jewsl Tins narrative was written
300 years ago, and II you are faithful readers or
every dayf See now those wnom you thinA al men
oil STABILITY Oh character vacate betw cen Two opln-
the promise OF the bGyl You see some VINO nave
east OF all the restraints a JewIsn life, and you
think OF the boy VINO gave promise oil all taat was
plous aho n0iy ana gooo. But maunoou unus MN
the very opposite OF all that we saw IN the boy.
And there As woman, the very embodimont OF
fashion ana lolly. she Is seldom seen m the noa5e
OF God, and when sue comes sac thInks
she honors the mouse and cod by ner
was pious anu good. she, loo has lalsihed al
your expectations o. her. fne man Vi wealth Ier-
gers aud Iorsakes the God from NON al his ess-
iRgs come. Whi.e ne was poor he Thought upon
God, but now ne violates Gods holy day ana The
ordinances OF HIS house And the woman OF
lineage. AM become the slave ~ me word. when
despises neT Tor her cnangeaole character. Tnis
ton was all That was needed TO develop the
character within. TIE deect OF that character
was radical. ana only needed an opportunity 10
snow Itself faere
NO SUCH THING as HUMAN AVAILABILITY.
and we can't oe too Watcniul OF our boosted
strength, lor We know not our real weaAhess
untii we have 6een treI. Let us. therefore, trust
less To ourselves ana more III tfOu. our true
strength anu dependence re Is upon the h,gher
power. A tower o. strength Is the name OF the
LORD, 10 which the III e0us flee ana are exalted
Ana yet mere - lesson lniS--lo LOOK with
lenient eyes upon the ialllugs oil others To
err human and snail we nos recog-
niZe III the brotherhood or humanity that
there Is q Weakness and laIling US al.2 But it
would be Just IOOlsa for US 10 refuse TO tl the
eaTLn because tue NUT our toll may be swept
awaY with Tue tempest as 10 Despair OF true prn-
ciple succeeding because some have succumbed to
evn. There much TO cheer US ia the pathway OF
existence. fnere are many HaZaeis, but nad
there heen no lack OF principle tnat opportunity
would not nave passed uunotieed and unlI proved.
We must guard against these Hazaes Dy watching
at tue gates Of the young, lor sln lleth At JBeir
doors, ana the text suggests that we must survey
own hearts, 80 tAdt when time D,jDgS Is
changes we may be able 10 aud It's aiurements
and rely more on heaven ana less on Oarstiye
MIR. Jacobs gave very practical app alton oil MS
discourse to ms cOngre cation anu clOsea with a
PRAYER that lney might De faithful 10 God and TO
HIS holy IA