The New York herald., 1877-11-02
AHAVATH CHESED.
OPENING OF THE LECTURE SEASON OF THE
YOUNG MEMS ASSOCIATION.

OPENING OF THE LECTURE SEASON OF THE
YOUNG MEMS ASSOCIATION.
Five years since the Young Mems Association of
the Synagogue Ahavath Chesed, at the corner OF
Fifty nfth street and Lexington avenue, organ
ized by tho rabbi Rev. Dr. A. Huebsch, and last
ing the opening Of the lecture season, 1S,7S took
place. The beautiful building was filed with ap-
precatlve audience OF ladies' and gentlemen, and tho
opening address OF Rabbi Huebsch happy effort
He adverted TO the general objects OF the ASSOCIATION,
the chief aim Of course being the spread OF religious
knowledge, literature and history, mingled with in
struction secular matters to be impaired by lec-
turers, as well as general amusements OF a
healthy and moral order Society requires
amusement said Dr. Huobsch as weil as discipline,
and favor Of directing II in such channels as
shall be pure and sweet. OF course, In the giddy
whrl OF the worlds pleasures people scarcely pause
consider the poisonous fountains from which they
are drinking; do not pause until gddy brains and
aching hearts teach them that tney nave been volat
ing some oi naiure's laws well as those OF God but
pleasant reunions where the brain is rested
and the heart made lighter there Is no reaction save
oil the most sa.utary character and our young people
80 iorih strong and rcircsheu with tho most
tia pleasure derived from intellectual contact and
pleasant social meeting. This is philosophical as we'll
as moral And there IS something else We do
not lose sight oil, or should not, and thaS
is, duties should not forgotten during the
hours Of morrymaking; do not mean that the
spirit should DO burdehcd with them, the face made
sad and the heart heavy, but wo cannot put them
lightly aside as we would an old garment. Young
men especially cannot afford to slight their opportu-
nes they are The generation 0i the future and the
egacies oi wealth talent fair names their fathers
have lett them must be bravely taken up at all times.
ana continued to fruitful end. .'Some born
great,n the poet says, ''somo achieve greatness,
and some havo greatness thrust upon them"
would rather DO Of those who achieve; the nob!cst
results those which worked out through SELF
Gbnegaton, with sclI-denyinR patience, aud that high
spirit OF resolve which conquers and subdues all
tungs 10 Its heroic WILL And this thought enter
into all the duties OF life, anu permeates society in all
its channels; IT mouds character and adds q charm
and grace 10 every thoughtful act OF charity love.
by the SIDE oil tho duu man, the conscientious son,
tho upright merchant or the tender husband all trv.
ial natures aud light, thoughtless characters
dwaried and dwindcd 10 contcmptible and insignIn-
cant proportions. Aud the encouragement OF each
IN the commonest duties OF lo should be OF
our chief aims; duy TO the amily society large,
to our humble brethren yields more bountiiul rev.
cnue TO the satisfied heart than riches the empty
honors which men heap upon each others heads
The lectures, u was announced, would DO followed
each Thursday evening-cxcept during December when
fair will be hed-and the following gentlemen will ad.
dress the association IN Inc order named Abraham =
Isaacs, Dr. II. s. Jacobs Rev. DR.. George Jacobs, OF
Philadelphia H. II. Marks, Rev. Dr. Il. De Sola Men
dcs, Rev Dr. II. p. Mendes, Messrs Simon sterne,
Joseph stein, J. 7. Solomon and Professor Charles
A. ScblegeL
DIR. Hucbsch is busily engaged In most interesting
Arabic translation Of the poems OF Antar and other
Oriental proverbs, whcn TO be published for tho
beDeht OF the fa,r and doubtless will possess gem
eral and unique interest The writer was permitted
some idea may be had Of their philosophy and witt
Eat by the Jew and sleep by the Nazareno."
"Do not lie about the well from which thou hast
drunk.o
'fespcct is the confirmation Of love-"
'You have eaten the dates, aud tho stones are
thrown at men
'Soit ground sucks up Its own and other water"
"The hunter must keep company with the hound. !"
"lhe lawyer must have HIS iooL"
s'rue coolnoss OF spring increases the roses"
'Beware OF speech that went through many Wit
nessos."
GFrom the mouth of children tako good omen. -