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religions. - theY divide mankind into ~ many |
secss, ato looked upon AZ baricrs aod obstruc-
BY mIstate. Yondcr rivers aud canals would
nhrcy tstl IN carrying your sbtp1osda along Into
lho Upon kcA. shol,u Won attosnpt to 5on thcar
watorB with lhe fs-otf ocean BY breaking up
strength. Tbs samo is no teeh H1o Of thoha
stteatnn and cbnnno'a Of hnmat<.f formed by
religious 'ana tnhtical soclt.t-s: Religions
- VEL! a. nstiors arc tho hgh,osd, :" hu.
around oil tho foreata Of Tho Etohe, You will find
all Aorts Of trees, whether oak or pzn, applo or
l'anana. but not tho ssoe representing isH
! philosophers and n,oral,ss1 hsrs In Wow IL no
product Of nature. but the very and and con-
summation Of human culture. tile highest ro-
snls Of nll educating influences ol civilization,
wlietnor social or zeIgious., When ut!ering tho
words. "Let us mako man In our image !" God
! called upon tho HAoe fabric Of mankind With ait
ts wl!cc'a and looms, With sli its aeplr&.ione and
tacu!sea, tu help Him III realizing lIs grehttlo-
align u tho end Of history. IIonco, desiring 10
cultivate humanity. you cannot forage tho ,io'd
OF To!ig'on, unIoss 1t engcns!ers ncod4 to check
| any wl,oiesome growth. Fuhtor religion an o
their fragrant bestuy towatas this hIghe.. contto
J Ut humanity. 1souHo tile hcags to rccetse the
| call Of Mind abosc tho world, mud ita music
wi, inspus mankind to attain to ita aublitueat
| 4uu uQllCHk IutN!s
Applying. then, our toxt to religious conmunl-
ties. wo tlud the task prescribed for tlem, an
taught hundreds of years beforo Tho rise Of
chrlsstanity BY tho fo"ndera OF tho Synagogue,
tRl.c,iug the old and the young will, tnntrac-
lion, In tho way. Of elcyatug their hearts by
| proper tncat,s Of devotion, aud In the way Of
J foascrng and clorlahing ctiaii'y aud lore to to
tho1o three points need not dwel, to-day. as
| American Judaism In second to none IN carii,g
for its poor, IN aHtabi.h[ug united relicf-socie-
t,os to help tho suffering. *ishout distinction Of
asylups and ho.pitals, mot to be etce!cd By any
othet Chuch. 10 tho othor tso poiuls want
to turn your attention.
Beyond any other human torco. religion. willie
bearing hunnhlty on ita bosom, tntld4 to uniyet.
raj c.npre. Who las ever boon Impressed By
Some now truth, tut hia felt the strong lmp,,lha
for its propaEatlon7 Truth being TIA eoui,
religion nahca of onch OF Its adhsrents mis-.
aionary. Like light It "ausa to spread, to expand
itself, hna to ill each living hoing with
its heavenly 1ustro. Judaism inscribed enlight-
ennioul on lts bAnnor whon going Frnm Zion on
!ts world-couquor'ug march, never to atop until
knowledge wilt haYo filled tho earth, like mighty
wato,s covering tho face OF tue ocean. CHRIS
tanned Europe aud Mohamncdan,zcd Asia and
AfElcs hayo bota toan3 in tLe Juw1sh Db!e their
teaohcr, IN tho Jewish house OF prayer their
sc1aool-houso, and In tho Jcwish Sabbath their
hours Of utudy. And whns mora tue Sabbath aud
tho Synasogues hut centtes of light snt warmth
to chcor up I'll hearts aud minds. With thoir
iicl', The Dblo and relig,on woEo brought home
TO- oyory sinBlc JeH, Whoshor ho Was I scholar or
o laynlap. III fact. lalty uovor existed III judi
ism. All wcte INDUCED to draw Wisdom and In
spIatton from the holy fountnin Of the common
heli.asc, each TO satisfy his mind's desire. l.e-
boca1no hotachold book of Tho jews, aud ruIig-
ion q mnttor Of individual cJnviction
"hio Ia tho hand Of tho Church tho ons was
to setso ~ = ssst for Theological spcculasions,
I nnI IN n n ri forr r,rin 1v
aud oosourant Ian. There is q tine uitoiance OF
the Rapbl's given In tlo hidrask - Since tl1e
Dlbla Las fo,i'd its why to many nations by
spcaktug III their various tongues, Peup:e believe
arc nos a"aru Of tho fact that the true key Ior
the truth cushIiaed in these booka ia iutr.istcd
to Tho Jowls' people, thoir Ruard'ann. in their
o" hat too 4nisSa nis" ~ meayst m 1s alton
| to Jcwl4h INFLUENCES brought to bear upon IT,
Nor wlfl lhe great task Of modern tItno, OF cjun-
blnlng religion Nith Hclcnco 10 accomplished
without tho hetp Of JowtEt tnseItlgoucc ehowlng
| IiEton through Tho ages. In urder to tehd lts
tr1sh to Triumph, JUDAISM ncods NIT cali millions
to ohttlo Truth counsB not by numbers. !: God
and lnyt off ara Majority" Fred UouRasn said
when reminded Of tho overwhelming uumbcrs
OF EroslAver9 mon standing against lin.
But muat not Judaism bo brought home again
at last 10 CIR own tcoploa What do our young
tlou know Of. or oao aoout, Our mission snl our
hissory7 They arc not roa:lsd By lie pulpit,
slnco theis cars alc, by d.nt Of toll and care OF
tl,c'r business. deaf against tbe roicomng
| t1umpct-biast Of the Sabbath. eau NC focl SAL
lstcd, boclug, .perlaps, per cent Of tlo jewish
vice, nhie tho other % roman tnntero+te uu-
instructed. untouched BY all tho ennobling and
inRpi'lng influences Of teslyion Yet what IL a
reeloua community for, II 1t docs not llolu forth
ita EulA1us hand 10 thohs otrinX In the wilder
nesa. and b.ing them within tho roach OF light
AMI lrd.ructon7 VIVA: arc tho synaso:ue aud
tao sabbath made for, II they DO not so.ye a.
Instruments OF divine blessings for all and oyery
| QUO
Whilo, however. this great and difficult prob
lem Of liud.ug tile wayB and e.hoIs 10 meot tho
wants Of cur large Jowhh population IN Aa,orica
al. ana p,azslS,s tle ia m'nis Of ~
Cincinnati ahitator. cou,os along Offering as
pauacca Tor all evils universal ronicdy asa,ust
I'LL cuunlaintB tho establishment Of union Of
all Jasish congregations. Giyo mo. ho saws,
united Judaism, to conAist at least OF 200 courfe-
gattohs, With tue average number Of 100 members,
aud will solve all your problems. Will build
college. NIL Institution Of learning Which w'Il re-
ncct honor on America. will form a publication
B0ciotI to scatter tic scedB of JeWiah knowledge
into Tho most distaui parts Of our country.
will engage tho lntosest Of any Jew IN tho land
for our holy csuse, will accomplish esory thing
for you, II you will but help mo BY contributing
81 for each uo1nhNr AZ All annual foo for the IT,
a1'zason Of my project S!J fsienis? tho Jcsuts
hold to the lnaxlins ''Tho end tlstioa tho
| nGans." We do not. Even could these PROM
isoH be fulfilled, would decline to accept The
proposal, aud 20 would lrn suro, all those well
informed abont tho history Of An,erlcan Juila-
:. ian Of tho last twenty-five ycaEr. Twentv-hvc
years ago. Dr.. Wsc WAN already engaged in
forming Union, though not for The purposo Of
forming college, but = Jo"iBh Sanhedrim Of
which us wns 10 be tho head, aud hs frcnds
woro to join him 10 ruling tho Affairs Of Juda-
Ism. Had le then been auccepsluI, Reformed
Judaism would hare been smotilersd in itB worry
cradle. What did Dr.. Wine cara Tor tho IleforEu
psinclplcs ,o lad In some way or smother preach
cd before What d!d 1t matter to him vshether
hs Lad glycn offcnso by a Afnd Of hlasphcmous
| radlcalBln be manifested when once treating
JcWial history7 III ortice to besomo tho leader
Of American Judaism, l,o shock hands viii, tho
representatives. Ut orthodoxy. eure to ,atpna for
h[s unce confosBcd liberalism by the COMPLETED
Uulon. Any otganized Union euctoachcs on In
dlyldnal freedom. Though united mankind
would be greatly blessed. tho DiylIe Ruler Of
human history always crushed tho plan of my
Etmrod wanting to press many people unaor
ono heavy ypku. Union gIyoK uo1et Ml1ch cul.