The New York herald., 1877-01-14
NEW JERSEY pRESBYTERIANS.

quarter.
NEW JERSEY PRESBYTERIANS.
IN the Presbyterian church OF wcstned, synod OF
New Jersey tho session has bccn rcorganlzcd pur
suant to u notice given by the Rev. Mr. McKelvey,
that the ruling elders Of the minority dcposed
from active service. when Mr.. McKevey came to the
church the e.dership equally divided. Bciore tho
last meeting OF tho General Assembly four new elders
were elected. Now the number has been reduced to
nine dropping all the representatives OF the minority
Tho deposcd elders had held Office respectively ten,
twenty and thirty yeas
SYNAGOGUE WORSHIP.
JEWISH AND CHRISTIAN REGARD FOR THE
pooR-rHE USE AND ABUSE OF Rlcnls--
GREAT FORTUNES A GREAT DANGER TO THE
REPUBLIC.
DR. Gotthcii preached yesterday TO tho temple
Emanuel congregation ON the use oi wealth ana the
relation OF rich men TO poor Ae chose his text
from Levtcus, xxiL, 22--sAna when ye reap The har
vest OF your land thou shalt away altogether
the corners Of thy field when thou reapcs and the
gleanng OF thy harvest sha thou not gather up unto
the poor and tho stranger shalt thou leave then am
the Lord your Cod Tho beauty Of this law, tho
Doctor said, is not to bc found the principle VI
charity which II cmbodics but rather In the manner
which Il was to DO practised. The Doctor here
irasted tho work OF the farmer with the business Of
treble his fortune whereas the iarmer ,!l the
ground, his seed and await the processes Of
growth and perfection. And every day while he waits
ho may be OF calamity falling
upon him RAIN drought insects blight, mny in day
destroy the labor and the fruit OF weeks OF patient
waiting aud cxI osc him TO starvation. And when ut
last the hour comes to thrust in the sickle, because
the harvest rpo he Is not very likely to remember
the poor But just here The law steps in and presses
their claim upon him. 1t pleads not only Tor the
tive poor, but for the stranger ALSO More advanced
than Christian Roumania, serva, Bulgaria, where tho
alien sraetes, tar from reccivng any share Of the
munincence OF the people, It is not even permitted
them 10 earn u livelihood by trade labor The Mo-
ommonwcalth freely accorded TO every Stranger
the rvileges OF the pAtive population Is IT, the Doc
tor asked, gain TO Humanity that the Mosaic econo-
my is declared abropaied and placed TAR below that
which, In this nineteenth century, toieratcs such cruel
discrimination against honest strangersy But the
thought 0 his needy brethren accompanied the Israeli
tic he went along his fields rcapinR. Before he cut
any Tor himself he must leave corner untouched Tor
charitable objects Like an angel Oi mercy tho
law followed hun 10 guard every step and rom The
hardness OF greed and the cruelty Of self sincss.
THE POOR Nor oBLi0kD nEG.
The poor man was not Obliged 10 humble himself be-
fore the wealthy TO beg for this food Nor could the
OF broad put his brother to the blush
by naughty demcanor aud lofty looks, Tor the latter
held title deed TO the corners and 'alcanings'
which The proudcst arisocrats dared not to question
TO spurn. Tie constitution OIL the country given
and ratled Sinai guuran ced those rgn,s and
thcro might be DOUBT this point the Lord adds
HIS own signature 10 II. Tho raubinical writers
caught tho true spirit OF this law when they declared
that tho Lrincipc ofgviny Is tho thing essential and
not any particular corner Of heid. Nevertheless,
they exhort isracliIes to adhere much
tho law mark OF respect 10 the legislator and be-
ipsuros impartality IN The distribution of the
giits among oil comers. Tho OF the leld
had right select the recipients OF his bounty
his, but Gods. who gave 10 him trust
and GU conditions, {" which tins was one And more
over the reaper should consider the value OF 10
the poor, whose 6cs chance is IN harvest time Here
u anywhere the Latin provcrb IL true, that ''He
coubly gives who quickly gives" Besidcs ''hOpo de-
icrred makch the heart SEX and VINO more Liable
to DC thus than tho INDECENT, to whom iullmcnt OF
promisc Of hope MEANS pcrnaps, the health and ife
OF and chiidrenr The possible effect OF conduct
upon surroundings to be considercd here also Things
that otherwise lawful are to Lc avoided if they
lead msc0nccption, whiic our good actions ought
to prod greater good by Offering examples worthy
OF imitation But this should not lead us the
hand to dcspse public opinion as OF TO consequence,
tho other should II lead TO Justification OF
tentatIous ispiay which Is us strongly condemned by
rabbnical writers ethical doctrines taught
Nevertheless, We cannot help setting nm example to
somebody Our s0lbfulncss or our activity scrutin
lied and commented upon ant we cannot aii TO nru-
others moro or less by our lives and actions and
conversation.
COLOSSAL FORTUNES moARpED FOR POWER
We may appear IN the eyes OF others either good,
bad or Indifferent people, aud Affect them accordingly
Then why should we not be good IN rcaiyY Modesty
Is quite compatible with such lines OF conduct People
who have fortunes to be the leaders
svery charitable enterprise, and their names have a
right to figure the lists OF supporters, with
commensurate to thor wealth. We expect 1t, are
titled to H. and arc gratned to bnd our claims recos
nizeL Hut when we hear OF colossal fortunes ac-
cumuatcd and handed over TO heirs already loaded
with wealth. without any acknowledgment oil society's
the safo transmission Of The Millions when the
wcaithest gather ia their ves' harvests without
leaving the smallest corner 10 the poor, the aged
or the manned. or the orphans, our humanity
ccivcs shock from which cannot easily
,e toVHw'e no country as contested eec"n
strikes Lomc TO the hearts VI tho 900 mborcrs who
walk streets uneniployed II raises questions dan
gorous TO tho peace OF svety and opens the ears o
the sufferers TO tho inslnuat!ons OF the communist
Modcssy, tfit exists at ALL is here out OF place No
real reliance be placed upon promises OF things to
bc done which may never be accomplished Nobody
thinks amy the worse of Peabody, JOINS Hopkins,
I.enox orr Cooper among Christians, or OF Roth.
schiId Solomon Heinc u SassUn among Jews ior
scribng their names In tho worlds roll oi honor. On
the contrary, like to dwell on their good deeds
quote their names with just pride, pride tnat bo
longs 10 humanity. No one grudgcd those men
their treasures, because thoy did not make OF them
monuments to the eg0tism OF wealth. They did
speak much OF religion, but they practiscd the best
Kind Of IT, They riay have been ''snaky" IN their
beiei as TO the Bible and tho plan OF salvation
but they had strong regard Tor their obligations
their fellow They did not say much about their
siniuncss, but thought tho best way to atone
Tor II was to leave rich harvest OF blessings behind.
One Peabody VIII produce another \ Cornell inspires
q Hopkins and q IenoA viii call forth inlitator In
tue generations To come IL Is sad sign OF the tunes
when mems minus turned to the consideration OF
fortunes without q largc-ieartcd recognition vi the
clais 0f tho poorer classes. such endenccs haze In
other times proved the beginning OF the end oil reo
situations, o republics Arstocraces have started Ia
that way IL venture to say" said DR.. Gottbei In
closing, "thcre Is yet much to be learned from this
old Law Book OF ours, and especial duty to
call II To tho minds 0 the vng Ony let 1t Lot be by
mere word teaching. Let our jewish way OF acting
Tcproduc. IN tangible forms all that II grand noble
and bencccnt IN the sacred record Let US, as TAR as
IN US lies be among those who IightSo nations
comfort to tho afflicted and encouragement 10 the
righteous and tho good everywhere"
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PHILADELPHIA