The New York herald., 1876-12-10
SYNAGOGUE WORSHIP.

SYNAGOGUE WORSHIP
GODS ANSWERS To HUMAN INQUIRIES, RE-
LIGIoUs, SOCIAL AND PoLIrIcAL-DE.
HUEBscH ON COUNTING IN AND count
ING OUT"
Tho Rev. Dr. Huebsch preached yesterday morning
10 the synagogue, Lexington avenue aud Fiityl.h
street, iron the tcxt-Psam S5-0--"I viii hear what
God, the Lord, will speak, Tor lie Will speak unto
his people and 10 his pous ones but let them not turn
again TO tolly.n synopsis Of hts sermon is given
herewith. In opening he liscncd human lie to great
Interrogation mark, and remarked that mans SUI
pcrority tho animal creation consists III his
ability to ask questions The lower orders OF
ind their way through and are directed in their path
existence by the bride Of instinct, which excludes
question, answer and responsibility their
part But mans earthly existence is ono continuous
chain OF questions This charactcr ratio We may regard
tho document OF his frec wii the uncrring tcsti-
mony OF independent soul acting nteiligently
within his body. II language Is not creation Of
God, 1t be merely tho invention OF man, then surely
his nature to put questions which led HIM
carly TO he invention OF speech means to satisfy
o his soul after instruction. Tho language OF
the child consists mainly OF questions And when
grow older /; The evidence OF the growing aud
rpening spirit that the objects and relations around
suggest questions which increase III number aud pro-
iundty Us reason develops in vIeor! Yea,
aud when the SHOWS OF ago cover tho head,
when the burden of q hfc-lony experience has Dcnt
the shoulders, when to change our earthly
abode ior other spheres NJ tho moment the soul
leaves houso OF clay, in tho eye OF the dying
you last question that ud5 lis nnal
solution not nero but hereaer IN the realms OF truth
ana eternity. Tho great struggle OF life through winch
individual has 10 pass IS naught out The anxious
search Tor satisfactory answer 70 tho all absorbing
struggles which dvido human KIND INTO combating
groups all centre around religious social and roltcai
questions. The ihrobbng VI the pulse Of mankind ID
the enort TO ove and 10 answer those questions dcn-
EVIDENCE OF xAx's SUPERIORITY.
We say these qucstionings are evidences OF mans
superior post the rank Of creation. Independ
oil the answer which may be correct or otherwise
the search tor The solution Of problem Is In itself
sufficient proof OF human reason, OF soul lc ana Of
mans being special produciion-a creature stamped
The image OF God. Another object OF consldera-
ton, however, Does TINS propensity or necessity
Of man regulate all his steps 10y answered questions
tend to enhance his happiness mar III A qucs-
tIon admits OF only correct answer The thou
sands OF answers which may be gwen besides that
true one arc all incorrect Is not the proba-
bility and tho LIABILITY that Will Iall into
greater than the prospect that io
will hit The right course OF actiony little
child burning Goals; 10 the little engine where
his thoughts manufactured The question arises,
What Is lhisY and as quick the answer comcs-,his
nicely painted ,oy The chiid srasps at tho Goals
and its little fingers Is IL different with grown
up chIdrony DO not the hailucna,ions OF a mistaken
Imagination In many lead actions ustray to
our great detrmenl? Is not this perpetual suspense
between not knowlng aud tho desire 10 know fatal
iavoriic chllaS There Is an instructive parn-
bic This topic in our ancient wrtings:-
When tod created man there were at the side of the
Eicrual His faithful companions. Mercy and
Trnth and the LofO asked ,bc,, shall We create nlay
Mercy SAID "Do It. Supreme haster his heart VIII DO
mcrcuI, and that III pasc HIM worthy OF rhy love
and mercy Truth, however, opposed severely.
''Do create HIM; ho vii be liable error aud
a ood and what snail then Thy Truth?n
The Lord, however listened to voice OF Mercy.
He sezed Truth and thrust her down from heaven to
earth nd then created man. And thus the record
RAD n al |, d
eousncss lookcin down from heaven
The aiI,s OF God all mercy; II they prove fatal II
can be only consequence OF our msapplcation Uf
them Is Il necessary Tor man 10 be pcrplrxcd. en-
barrassed aud ruined by tho manifold questions In
when lie involves hmY True, man IS liable 10 crrsr
the ways OF many the way al truth 10 but
one; but did God countcrbalance mans iallibty
by sending down IRON heaven the faithful guide,
Iruihy Have not the DIVINE law, which furnishes
With the right TO ali the qucstons that
important for the peace OF our hearts, ior the sava-
ton oi soulsy
WHAT Gop's WORD
Would tho individual man regulate his inclinatons
and disnclnations his hopes aud his iears his Joys
and hls sorrows after the all embracing printipe:
fhou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy hear
with all thy soul and with al thy mght"-he would be
spared many hard struggle. Every OF his !
heart and all the rcccsscs o his soul would be iiicd
would be the sufficient TO all iIs questions.
And were human society TO cndcavor TO 1--we up To the
rrincpic OF Gods truth all tho pending quc,-
tons which darkcn the horizon OF the worlds /
before tho rising sun. Whatever be religious ques-
creed the coniesors OF different crecds, tney
not unally settled by the one Scripturai uterance:
.Cni dren yc OF the Eternal, your God; |
Creator one human family, one ovc." Is there aGy |
religion that ASK less. Is there any that ask
more! And our social questions oh, VI We would try
solve them the true children oi that mcrcifuI /
Father who hath commanded uss--"Loyc thy fellow 1
man thyseL" III would treat them with I
warm, religious heart, imbucd with the loyc /
aud the logic that cmanates from the foun-
tain head OF mercy and wisdom, We should
lar succeed In schemes than by adopting
the wisdom oi those VINO think that tho WOUNDS OF !
humanity will be hoaled religion troducn
under loot Finally our political qucstons"Is there
no balm In Gilead. or Is no physician there's 'Why
then Is there noi placed plaster the wound OF tho
daughter oi my peopIey' So with jeremiah might |
answer while thinking OF the present state OF our pub
tic affairs ies there are physicians, ceng the pulse
OF the sick, counting anxiousy; counting in and
counting out ana using pacacd up returns ms
plaster 10 heal the wounds OF the nation' But this
Will not countrys woes, nor alleviate
her suflcrngs The shortest and surest I
way to answer the questions which hang like the
sword OF Damocles this land Today would bc "a i
total conversion OF our leading statesmen from the |
worldly wisdom OF tricks and schemes 10 the Biblical
wisdom Of honesty, truth anu righteousness Not our
questions but the folly OF answers has caused our
misfortune, and order ID remove II let US lake one
and all, 10 heart the words oi psamist:"I will |
hear wnat Goo the Lord will speak, ior he VIII speak |
peace unto his people, and TO has pious ones only let
Them not turn again 10 folly"