The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-05-13


made an appeal Tor movement In the same d.
rectlon, steps viii soon be taken TO arrange tor
congregation The idea Is popular among the Hebrews
ana viii no doubt contribute largely TO the increased
DC necessity In orthodox synagogues whose congre.
gallons object TO the use OF organ music, and arc.
therefore, dependent upon tho choir for pitch and
time.
ISRAELS FOURFOLD BANNER.
DISCOURSE AT THE JEWISH srSAGocUE-T THE
''GArEs OF PRAYER" By THE REV. DIR. y.
MENpEs.
Dr. hcndcs lttic indlsposcd yesterday and did
not intend TO preach NJ the Synagogue in Foriytourt
street, but the very large attendance induced him TO
make tho effort Tho lecturer announced as hts text
Ezekiel t., lo"As TOR the likeness OF their faces they
tour had the face OF and the Taco OF lion on
the right sIde and they tour had the face OF
the left side; they four also had tho face Of an
eagle" The Doctor alluded the fact that they had
shat day commenced to read the work OF Numbers In
the Synagogue ritual In the preceding books those
rites had received law and prccep,s and species OF
sanctuary where their religious needs could lind dis
charge. But system Of order Tor their political
military being yet required. Accordingly series
OF camp regulations was set down in the opening chap
ter OF the Numbers Each man Was commanded to
encanp by his standard and the ensign OF his fathers
This quadrangular camp OF tho wilderness, with tho
priests and the tabernacle In the centr had received
ample treatment on former occasions.
THE EANSERs
Let US watch tho camps proeress-.he march Of
Isracis serred through the of history
The leaders OF the four divisions OF the camp
Judah. Reuben, Ephram and Dan. The tradition OF
the Medrash reports that each tribe had It's ensign.
On that of Judah was lion, on Rcuben's man. on
Ephram's an OK and Dams an eaglc--to which
Noses referred in hts dying 0encdicton, Ezekiel In
the text quoted. rejecting mind will notice tho
curious fact that each of these cmbiems turn seems
TO have acquired prominence IN lsraes march through
history
TIE BANNER OF THE LION.
judah was lion, and like the forest monarch did
Israel's hosts burst upon Canaan. They had learned
TO detcst the abominabc practices or It's Inhabitants
extermlnatcd them, and won the land promised them
for centuries before They put into practical
tion the numerous civil regulations already provided
and formed the happy Republic OF Judca, cluster OF
united States, federal with each other, bound BY re-
ligous belief but each cvilly supreme Ia It's ter
We have here tho hrst three federal Republics OF
which this country Is OF the latest and best
and when the lsraelltcs spite OF counscls
sisted upon having king their power roso TO great
dimensions The lion was In tho ascendant, and
strength was lsracls banner then. Tho lion fell,
tangled In net OF idoatry, that caps the vgor Of
powerful nations, and Judah wandered captive to
Babylon
HnunES's BANNER OF rHH MAN.
In tho phase Israel marched under Reubcns
banner OF this man-iypifying wisdom. 1t was the
age Of intellectual activity. The Bible col
iccted Jews entered the lists OF literature We havc
the Jewish sibyl, the philosopher rno, and many
others. ihcn, too, dourshed the wso rabbls, whose
words formed later mistna But there strife be-
tween these shepherds OF Abraham, ana the Kingdom
tell before Rome. Although the flag with the man
II ralcd In tho dust, to It's immortal nature,
tho intellect lived on, and have the collections or
names, from Sardia down 70 NICKNAME until about
the fifteenth century, lsrae's nag was charged egan
by the violence OF the Gentiles.
EruEAIM's PLAG-rEE OK.
Ephraims flag, the OK, camo TO the fore. tho SYM
Dol Of scrvitude Twas hard period in our history
stained with their fathers blood, black with tho
smoke or their funeral pyres. We grow angry
nowadays at Roumanan outrage In those
days Hebrews we're dashed with scorpions
but whose streets witnessed Wholesale m,s.
sacres and pilage tor gold was tho bottom
religious 0utbursts The ignorant mobs o: those
times were little capable OF feeling Tor religion as
tho Russian OF to-day Tor that Christianity which no
declares TO be III treated by tho Porte. This oppres
SION made our people servile In countries,
greedy for gold in Others because only gold could buy
tho right TO i've Through tho Midale Ages burden
was thus oaded upon burden, and the yoke OF tue
Gentiles was sore upon tho Hebrews This lasted IN
try oppression has never been committed standard.
Here, thon, always and recently IN tho Ola World
fsraePs fourth banner has been unfurIed.
DAMS BANNER-rnE EAGLE.
The eagle is the symbol OF freedom. al borc you
upon eagles wings and brought you unto me-" II Is
a happy epoch tor Israel Allowed ful scope, the
Hebrews Abilities alter centuries OF dormancy have
reawakoned and II Is already our boast that our Jew
ish statesmen have share in the fate OF mighty M
lions So, too In tho realms Of science, and law.
Especially that nobcst OF ai sciences, whose
Heaven blessed MISSION it is to bring relief to suffer
ing humanity. Jews arc beginning to resume their
ancient superiority MS physicians In the largo
cities OF France, Austria and Germany. AS tor
the mercantile pursuits, they have Mold increased
that control of the springs OF wealth and commerce,
which ;hoir perseverance, Industry and foresight
them. This is the lesson. Now that Hebrews have
ouce more noble standard In their van let them keep
u floating by avoiding the sins which caused former
ehangcs-namely tho worship Of tho material, ats.
thought above earth Instead let them soar like the
eagle far above earthly mpurity, where they gaze
and testify to the glory Of God. Our sagcs 10
swift eagles the performance OF dutyr SO shall
lsracls youth and strength DO removed and tho
live life OF work and blessing yet. The Doctor closed
Jews who arc suffering in the present European war;
DR. GOTTHE1L'S SERMON REVIEWED
To THE EDITOR OF TIKI HERALD
In your sketch Of DR.. Gotthics lecture In las, sun
DAYS issue there appears to to be In statements
which the Doctor did not properly digest before he
pepncd spoke them He places contrast TO Jesus
Of azareth the Pharseos. Scribes, &C., .the prop
ery constituted authorities OF tho land, whose boun-
den duty II take cognizance Of every violation
Of established usages, and especially OF tenals Of
cardinal truths. They were not pack Of ignorant
fanatics and bcresy hunters" &c. Now, according TO
Joscphns, the Pharisccs ''who sat IN Moses scap
we're tatasts and free-wites, mixture, perhaps Of
Calvnists ana Armin,aLs OF modern times, TO whom
plain spoken words The carpenter Of Nazareth
uttered though full Of the best Kind OF common sense,
would naturally be considered hercsy. II ms man
uttered hercsy, and they wcrc the legally
st,toted coascrvaiors or Judaism as Dr.. Got;.
he'll caims, why then do they mol cause
hts arrest open day, instead o, bribng
OF his disciples nrsi to lead midnight Jerusalem
rabbc arrest him? Surely they did not want 10
rest public viuuior OF law alter this sncaking fash
The same jewish authority, Josephus calls Jesus
tho christ. "a wise man. II It be awful TO call him
man, for he was docr oil wonderful works, aud adds
That me drew over 10 him both many OF tho jews and
many Of the Gcntiles.p How came those people to be
deceived by himg How came Nicodcmus "a ruicr OF
the Jews" and Joseph of Arimathsea ian honorable
councillor - member OF shis very ecclesiastical
thcrity that DR.. Gottho speaks o-how came they to
pc among hts disciples and his faithful iolowersf
Surely they "a pack VI ignorant ianntics."
But the Sanhodrim must cit her have been ignorant
fanatics or bcrey hunters. and knavcs to boot For
MS Il appears by the record uncontradictcd, they
never proved hcrcsy against this man. They carried