, 1877-02-19

10 give his tltFcs to the poor, and making be-
neyoIcncc mcrn act Of jllstIrc and
duty, the rabhis against c1trayaGant nenct-
tcencf, which cndhngers mans own independence
and freedom, earring: "Don't give more than
the fifth Of thine ipcome to the pnor!" For the
same reason the rabhss arc never tired OF recom-
nien'1inY the cultivation of Trades and tht los
tcr[n0 Ut 1at,or, as 1tA'onc honnrs man." .'nda-
Inn wants to sec lie proftshlv used, anti tlnnK-
fully acknowledges ali the blessings It offers; H.
expects to zee the household duties well and
cheerfully ptrfnrmcfl, and manly and womanly
virtues, tlaattty ami! purity, everywhere exeF-
ctseh Whse considering mat atnm0n'a, ltto the
higticat hanetuary Of man, JnnIsm WAS never
opposed to Divorce hut III true nentftncnt about
u may be hest learned from legend IN tho Tai.
tho prayers for rain offered to heaFen were
heard OK cpt those Ut husband and wife, who,
on the potnt Of being divorced, were again recon.
cllcd unto each other, for this vas the most
tfcfer also to iie tcaci,ine of sympathy and com.
b tho siossc md the isabb!nleaj lsw, 81 wh,ci,
Paul seems not. TO layo the. least ron
philosopher. holds It up as a testimony ot the
lender spirit Of the Lewtsh taws IN spite Of th:
1nrxe numbers q wpaen who Hooked 70 !ha
carly Christian Church, Paul, the dnz1oatiss,
vocation oi v.'n,an that thc ra',bis did. Indeed,
Christianity no more cmuncloateI woman than
i .lfl the slave. Christian morality, says =.
MIL. falls lar below the beat fnslralty VI the
nncIcnt*; Its ea! II negative rat1'cr than pu't.
tltc, pas.Lsn rather than Negative. This 10 ust
tr modified, as inr AZ charity and hehevolencc
arc ctnccrnei, in which Christtanity. 1!t*t t'c-
tasise 1t ottginated among the humble E4sencs
nnd recruited ltseff from the poor classes Of
respect, Chrt.an mofa1s fall sllort OF tic higher
Jet1'anls of human koelety, add Ia no way out
shine Jewish morality, Of cuurse 4 can.
rot be denied that the it!ea %! 81
made tts triumphant entrance into the teat'!en
world. hut this wus due 10 the downfall OF the
yarious States and natIons before the mighty
grasp Of tue Roman Empire, which, white Iull.
md making human erIcIf and voc thrill through
ali, brought all tho people to ono level. And,
wlth the horizon, of mankind, TIC notion q y
humanity wsI1encd too. Hence humanity ts
the Christian phiiosop|,ers and tnoEai.,s 81 that
agc. But wlilr Christianity, amidst tho strug.
Elc for the worldly king ION It. had so long
tlcspscd, soon forgot the humane lessons Of ~
people never lost eight of the wide world,
even when. pressed against the tottcrlng
walls of its ghetto by the storm Of fangttcisul
nnt persecution. In Spain and other lsantc
philosophy as presented fn a friendly Arahie
dress, ar3d many an exquisite pearl ts found In
tile vas. ocean of medieval lsahbsnlcal lore re-
gcctg credit on Jcwiss morals and Jewish life.
NY ttlcIlus, NC to-nay llfc ~ an atmosphere
Of unsllaeh1cd freedom. AMI humanity h1.
widcncd before our mind tn exclude no pcop!t
and no sect, thanks ton universal tendency fol-
mental and material progrchs, which has hrldget
the sea and connected far-o1 Islands. No Re
ligion darcs narrow tts blessings within tht
walls Of i. church, and ret Christianity 10 Il
the bright sun Of h.inan|ty, shutting out Il
| l.ght from nun. Against this overbeaTinE nttf
tude Judaism, tlfmly protests, pointing !,
s' Estoa Ell day BY 'f s eunas1xs e4a, 'Fanp s4ap
IN the past. Thc Jewish religion docs not ttrv'
for the unycraa1 recognition Of Jcwieh love ant
| dew ish charity and virtue, no more than II CT
tects to see all tho millions Christianity Hut
buddhism count NJ their own turn to be Jews
It Is tho religion Of humanity, for whose rcfgl
Cd by none In The practice q. churIty and rtrtuc
II only believes III human charity and humaI
lore, confident that when truth and righteous
| ncss arc once cntlroDel In cvcry human hear
ftrrc Will be hut one truth and one love ol
earth, ~ there Is but one in Heaven. Amen.