The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-02
FoRTY-FoURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.
SORROW AS AN INGREDIENT IN JoY-NADAB AND
ABIHUS SUDDEN DEATH.

SORROW AS AN INGREDIENT IN JoY-NADAB AND
ABIHUs SUDDEN DEATH.
The portion OF Scripture read in this synagogue
yesterday related TO the death OF Nadab and Aoinu,
the sons of Aaron, who offered strange lire before
the Lord contrary to the law, and Tor which they
were slain. The event is recorded IN Levlticus, \.
The Rev. 5. NJ. Isaaes preached sermon based or
phrase In habakuk's prophecy-"The righteous
nveth IN his laithn-of which the Sudden death or
those unaitnul sons OF Aaron served TO Illustrate
the point HaoakuK, he saId, prophesied in the
days OF Daniel. He demonstrated with God for
permitting the wicked TO flourish, and he adds,
II Will stand upon my watch and Get me upon the
tower, aud VIII watch to see what he shall say
unto me, aud what shall answer when am
proved,n What profit the speaker asked, Is there
IN the great riches or any man VINO knoweth not
nor honoreth God The Lord said the prophet, Is
IN His holy temple; let all the earth keep silence
before hlm. Ana then, IN the consciousness tnas
sorrow Is but Tor snort time, comparatively the
prophet utters prayer that A. hardly equalied m
ine whole Bible. Nadab and Ahiou uied before the
Lord because They onered strange nre to Him.
We are strange creatures mere below, growing
Old and careless, YET eacn man says TO himself,
81 am pure" We are gwen over 10 care; indeed,
we are born to trouble as the sparks fly upward
JACOB sought TO end his days III peace 6ut his
purpose was disturbed by tue thought that Joseph
was 10 more, ana MS gray hairs were gong down
aud pilgrims here, whether We ride in carriages
or walk barefoot Mr.. lsaacs here referred to
domestic ties ana the great sorrow that usually
results from such
SEPARATIONS BY DEATH,
and then bade his hearers not think that death
was the oniy tormentur The Discrimination OF
laise friends and tneir iorsaalng IN times of adj
versity and trouble are worse. II IN the midst Of
our glory We are remlnded that We are but
mortals mere, we mus; not dismiss religion as
our condition in lie. Others nave taken tne cup as
bitter as ours aud drank II TO Its dregs. In the
desert . Slna, before the multitude OF Israel TO
gulue whom pillar OF cioud advanced by day and
a pillar OF fire by nixht, almost before Aaron had
nnisued blessing them anu they mad offered thor
sacrifices and aad shouted ana praised the Lord.
Trey were ready 10 Dow down 70 molten calves aud
recognize the dunno idols as tae gods VINO mad
brought them out OF Egypt. Tney should have
been happy TO have mad such signal marks OF ul-
yne favor, Can we Imagine an' one VINO should
have had more JOY IN Ills breast tnan Aaron 10
nave his sons anointed priests OF the Lord with
hmy But see what day orohpnt forth-tney are
people Mr. lsaacs asAed them to recall the day
wnen they were IN trouble, when
bad SPECULATION BROUGHT RUIN
to them; but wuat were oil their osses compared
to Aarun'sg lie saw before him his Two sons,
young men trained 70 the priestly otlee, swept
away as Ia moment. You know your duty Ia
JOY and SORROW, said tho preacner 10 ms hearers,
aud you aon't want To near about the old fathers.
lou are old enough aud wise enough, but you
douit live up TO whal you know. IL Is. therefore,
well to be reminden of those things that YOU do
know. IL "a well TO remember the days OF our
fathers. When Jesnurun waxed TAI he EicEed. Ii
In the nour OF adversely that we cling 10 re-
glon and hold the prayer book in our hands. But
now much better TO get hold religion in pros
perity than to walt 10 be aroused by some terrible
Visitation OF Godl what the strange fire was
which tine young men offered IL would be diflcut
20 say. The Bible Is silent ABOUT II. We
have strange FIRE In these days as well as ia those,
but We not struck dead Tor offering IL as tney
were. Wlth us sometninl new must De provided
every day. In our aflction let us live IN our
fdita Ii IL that we require not Gods love that
we allow The poor man 70 be our superior Ia re-
gIon until our spirit, lred oft trappings, takes
ITS 1lght To yOn neavenf Where is tnat favored
locanty that rs never shrouded by sorrow or
death2 The nre Of God kindles an afiiicuon as an
ingredient IN our highest JOY. In the crises that
mu 4 come 10 every one OF us now snail we meet
tHemg Let us DC careful not To offer strange nre
unto the Lord and let the righteous live IN his
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