, 1875-05-24

hill, exposing IL 10 shs hwosptng forces Of winds
boHlng from al directions, and It will nos stand.
Let It strnggIe fot each inch's growth with tho
and It will Offer resistanco to any ntorrn. Our
reform IeadoTa draw ali thoir btrength and rigot
from Tho very dIiacultiet they had to overcom.,
until they s'1ceeedca In harmoniuus)y blending
thc!r fifth with tho manifold kuowlcdgo acquired
with tho toll aud caro- Of tnan1a and
nights. what do those would.ho rahbin
Of Wiaos calibre know at ths necessary req,ire.
ments OF trio hcbolssstlp, and Of oa'nest s,cri.
with their hllndJ-folIovlug aock.. an7 tdsa Of
tho proEatasory esutles uocded for . ac1ontiac
1swteh Reform tlleloEY7 And ~ yot hayo not
lesInod OF ahy JowiRh professor Of tho7logy who
lias been invited to como from 1of1in 1r any
pohod college. have howoTes, ileat.l snd read
IT college. e.bui!ding TO 10 erected in CINCINNATI,
tho man 70 bo charged with !ts superineendonco
bntnE wtll-known hy I'll who know DR.. Wine.
fnE been Instructed and educated for tho Jewish
mnIhsrJ bY tho Clnclunntl rabbis. IN so,no room
Of thotra Just suited to tho purposc, "a I have
| heard OF Eastern rabbits.
| No, grand and fmpostng structure OF stonc
Is fsrss presented to tho Wow. For this contri-
bustouh ars eolicited. md congregations invited
! to help, and 1 baso no doubt Cincinnht1'h
real cstatn agents are otToring their ho!p grat..
jeuinh College would crown American Judaism,
standing forth l.kq tower Of leasnng to reflect
bright glory upon It. But tho tino has not { 1ms
asyet 70 look fur It. 1t would DO prcpostcrous
10 build from tho ton to tho bottom. Wo muat
commence la5sng tho, foundation q Jewish
learning On tho broad basia Of our entire youth.
| Tray, why did 80 Tow yonhg mon fellow tho inv.
tationh Of rabbIe to bo mbncd with Jowish lore,
IN sies ot tho mnny inducements offered to
Try ria f,oln our m'dst il iii ti,is duo to Tie
want Of college hulidlng3 No, and thousand
tfmes, un. Il Is due to tho want Of due prepara.
ton Of thcar minds In earl, childhood.
L. IN =, dug 70 the want Of Inspiring
the part Of our congregations aud households.
1t IL duo to the want Of opportunities Attracting
Young mon to davoto themselves, with their
lsehrts and Eon1s, to tho promotion aud defense
kind Of schools our prophets. our rabbis all o1t
great mcn, ~cso raised and educated? 4 moth
or'B hcatt, AMI home teennE with piety, aud d
life OF devotion and holy fervor for 1sraoI'a
every kind o.orcised and tried their manhood
Their Nholo iito waa = profession OF faith; II
WAS not their profession that made thcs life
The snatcfialiBtio drifting Of American LIE, how.
over. the man.y-makipg atnosnlcre Of thi,
the hard tank Of Jexish reform rabbi
je"ish reform Is but In tts infancy as ret
Modern jewish theology Ii scarcely compre
bend d by thoHo rrofossing TO knoWit, It ~ o
tender growth: needing, ilrst Of al, Freedom Il
established by Cincinnati men would chain ant
tt'rit Let cach Jow|sh congregation first dc
its bost tn accomplishing tho great task Of pro
giding instruction tor its people, and PRINCIPAL
!! tho Using generation to make fi1ss tho rub
Htsuctuto Of tho grand editce tirm aud solid.
Union NC need not and will not have. Let oul
sabtts, under tho call Of out trno leaders, con
vcua In ouo time to Look for tho progress o.
1udsihm mi consuit With each other on lhs
desired measures for tho rromotl,n OF OH
catisc. But let tho CONGREGATIONS moso alont
each IN its own way In accordance with Its owt
strength, and drilling toward the rrand sin Ii
view OF i'll Of .tcn: tho glory of the Only On,
tlod, and tiie maintenance Of the failh O.
!Abrahaul, Or Rucestor. Amen.