The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-02
SYNAGOGUE WORSHIP.

THE ELEMKHTs or JuDAIsM-wHY SHOULD NOT
JUDAIsM COPY THE GOOD IN OTHER IsNs?
The Scripture lesson read In the Temple Emanuel
yesterday from Genesis XIV, which DR.. Gottheil
ounccd would form the groundwork for his second
and third lectures in hts course on "What Is Juda-
ismpn His second lecture was given yesterday, and
tho third will DO given next Sunday, 9th inst, which
Is the nrst day Of the Feast OF Passover The text
long one, and included the first eight Of the
chapter Indicated The narrative is that about Jacobs
departure from Padanaram, where he had married
and grown rich and besotten large family, and the
first part Of tho narrative made tho
basis of Dr. Gottheirs discourse yesterday.
He said tho household the place where. by common
AFFECTIONS FIND THEIR PROPER SPHERE
" ss that ho~eS a. once
doned all hostility 10 the social relations Of men. II
did not spring from the heated brain Of an anchorte
enthusiast who knows nothing OF the love or 10y
Of parents heart Judaism came directly, rs well
OF living water, out Of Gods sancticd hand. There
fore stood within the world like the righteous
by tho rivers side its leaves did NOT withsr All who
know anything about our religion, said the Doctor.
know also what strength II possesses ana nparts and
how much ID drawn from Il to-day. And those who
know Judaism know that u befrends men ut sight
II desires happy and hopeful and, Il has
Of this city ibeeshs JUDAISM is the only religion that
makes joy part OF worship II frowns on the asccc
and on those who are discontinued with the conditions
In which God has placed them here Judaism Is
the witness OF tho personality OF God on the one
hand and the only powerful protest against doiatry
the other Only here aud there comes up faint echo
from tho philosophers study, but mover powerful
enough to raise q nation 70 the plane which Israel
occupied thus early In The WORLD, n.' history And
DO peace between religion and modern science u must
be IN the peace OF Isracls faith And, therefore, 10
propagate Judaism Is not 20 propagate sectarian-
ISM but rather TO subserve the best interests
OF humanity. Judaism is development; so
that the Judaism OF to-day, II We worthy profess
ors of mi et halter than n laa
past We not therefore, called 70 defend the char
acter OF tho men Of the Bible 40 perfect They
OF flesh and blood like ourselves and were better
than who lived around them but not better than
men who have lived since We have no exporl-
enccs OF
We take the men and women in tho Bible just ~ wc
find them, and the strength and purity OF our moral
perceptions than belief In any book In
and thus will We search the Scriptures Tor odcai,cn
AMI for instruction. We must not allow ourselves
be turned aside worship or miracle workers
Our fathers examined the Bible for this In the days
past, and they found as we find that Judaism - tho
perfection the monothcistic idea the daily life;
and hence ready 70 receive light and life
to impart both TO all who seek. Let not
laugh at the contention for substance and forms for
we know not how easily hearts may DO led
into such mistakes But now brighter days have
and they are Gods prophets and messengers speaking
ourselves But We are said % DC giving up tho contest
now because
into worship. Have We, indceds Where did
Christian worshi? come from nrsts Who wrote the
Psalmsy Who road the Bible In worship frsts Who
broke bread and drank wine the Passover nrs and
who baptized Grsts These questions answer them
selves TO every thoughtful nina Judaism has In
former times permitted Persian, Greek and Roman
10 enter into Its worship. but did u that
account become Greek Roman or Persian III put
turban my head and lOoscN owisg garment on my
person am thereby transformed into Turk asked thu
Doctor II We borrow from others have we not taught
them enough to expect something in returns Thank
God that are free to do this that our
the good and that do the Talmud recon-
mends--reccve the truth from whomsocver teach
Il! Thank God that have ecclesiastical authority
which among earnestly hank ring AFTER
to hinder US! Judaism Is the oak on the mountain top
that has dened the and lifts It's head to heaven
The oak is one Of Gods trees. Thank God that
have gained that knowledge and that prize
religion for its se-ior its intrinsic worth and
for the props that have been put to ~ We believe
In Judaism but not In hablimcnts and customs. Lot
US have the right to say TO the world, Remove the
strange gods that among you and let be faithful
10 God aud He will be faithful to US.