The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-04-23
SYNAGOGUE WORSHIP.

LESSONS OF RELIGION THE LESSONS OF LILY
DISCOURSE BY REV.. II. $. JACOBS.
The congregation in Thirty fourth street synagogue
has very largely increased since the Rev. Mr. Jacobs
became its minister. lie is good Sunday school
worker, and takes great interest In the education
OF The children. and especially in opposition
to the tendency toward Christianity and
nothingariansm which seems to have taken
hold very largely OF the Jewish mind There was
largo congregation in the synagogue yesterday but II
was noticeable that large proportion--perhaps one
third-came In just before the There ought
to be no valid rcasonwhy those members could not be
present before and participate in the prayers and
other services Of the sanctuary The habit
OF running out and in at certain parts
OF tho service lessons the sense OF sane
tity and solen,nlty that one should feel
In the house God and dsturbs those no are spritu
ally minded and worshipfuL The basis of Mr. Jacobs
discourse part OF the Scripture lesson for the day
Levitcus tenth chapter, third :This is it that
the Lord spake saying will be sanctded in them that
come nigh me, and before all the people VIII DO glori
fed" Tho authority Of the Holy Scriptures,
Mr.. Jacobs remarked, Is confirmed by the
testimony Of experience that the lessons OF re-
ligon the lessons of life. To 90 no further
than tho portion OF Scripture read to-day find
beautiful illustration Ia the history OF fathers dur
ing their pilgrimage In the wilderness II is full OF
interest for to-day Tho tabernacle and its appur-
tcnanccs had been completed and days OF
Grafton had followed, and now Aaron Is installed all
tho functions OF the pontincal Office The heart OF tho
people is lifted up with joy, and when they looked
tho scene they shoured for JOY. But in the midst
of all their triumph calamity takes place like the Fore
casting Of the clouds on summer day before the
thunder cloud breaks and drenchcs The earth with rain
nr IN, that vbop
nature becomes convulsed and homesteads with their
human occupants are cngulfcd. Even in this case
tho terrible calamity upon the high priests fam
ily Two of his sons tho Talmud says while drunken
entered the tabernacle 10 offer strange fire before God
and there forth fire from the Lord and consumed
them and they died there the very sanctuary which
they had defed Imagine the
HUMILIATION
of this lately installed the religious and
ecclesiastical head the nation this father whose
had thus dared TO defy God; imagine him whose gar
mcnts were made for glory and beauty now trailing
shame brought upon his Office and his household. The
man who loved peace and sought to bring his fellow
creatures to reigion how his brow must have felt
sense Of horror ut the degradation that taken tho
place Of the inscription Holiness TO the Lord. HIS
eyes have swellcd with orny tears and his lips
trcmbied as he exclaimed mayhap with another, II am
that hath affection" or like IsraeIs great
monarch when hts son was slain exclaimed "Wond
God had died TOR thee my son, Absalom NY son. my
son ~ But there stands Moses calm and placid the
faithful exposition Of Gods word faithful In oil his
house He, as the messenger oil inspiration, says
THIS Is what God hath spoken II will be sauctiled
In them that draw nigh unto me-" We all gr.eve for
our dead Nature speaks in her tears, and II
wonder that In tho midst OF our can't perceive
the justice OF Gods and shut ourselves
tho world But the text that the lesson OF
religion the lesson OF life, and bids US ut ourselves
for cs duties and honor God before all the people Aud
thus doing hero We shall BIO qualified 10 approach him
in the better world. This IS Wild strain; It Is the
holy aim OF honest work, the call toll Tor fellow
creatures we'll tor ourselves TO be earnest and
active because II Is the sum OF life. the
lesson Of Immortality for those who lit themselves
draw nigh to God. Without this lesson OF immortality
the OF life would be but mere phantoms With
out the which religion and the Bible present
10 that though part mere, we shall meet those
love life, what would TINS world be us?
How arc make these lessons applicable
scivesY By learning to toll for others as well as Tor
ourselves and because lsraolites wo should A.
tempt to better the
CONDITION OUR FELLOW CREATURES.
Mr. Jacobs cited the names OF men Of his race like
who stand forth brilliant examples OF
selfish devotion TO others good and called upon his
initiate their noble example and thus draw
TO God and be sanctited by Him. Two lads, who
Lad been made bar initzvah received some practical
advice touching the nature OF their relations and
their duty TO their parents to Judaism ana the syna
coguc and their and the world with which the
discourse closed.
DR.. Gotthei preached yesterday In the Temple Imam
uel on the evidences Of the Jewish religion