The New York herald., 1877-09-16

that for centuries our rabbcs have favored public
in the chd. Religious eaucaton The preacher
then observed that parents naturally are anxious that
their children should go forth 70 ngh the rough ana
cruel battle or life defended with fuli suit of moral
armor. The public ceremony does much toward rvet-
ing and making 1t lrm To gradually Jorge this armor
Is the work OF parents during their young ones child
hood so that when he crosses the threshold o youth
he may DO guarded against those passions the conse-
We call his manhood.
Ater urging his auditors to the duty OF educating
children aud briefly adverting to the penentia sea
son. Mr.. Mendes addressed youth who confirmed
that day In accordance with the ancient usage OF this
synagogue and solemnly pronounced the benedlction
FoRTY-FoURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.
Rev. DR.. Isaacs preached yesterday in the Forty
fourth Street Synagogue for the first time In six
months. This the thirty eighth anniversary
since he first became minister OF this synagogue, and
the occasion was one OF peculiar interest 10 the con-
gregation, which was unusually large. He took for
his text Proverbs, XIII, 4-"The sluggard longeth in
his soul and there cometh nothing; but the soul of
tho dilgcnt Will be abundantly gratiled."
The venerable Doctor for he is almost oc.o-
genaran, proceeded to say that although God or-
dained man to be happy his own ideness prevented
his enjoying happiness. II we look at the spiritual
Ills that stalk at they attributable to indo-
lence. IL is the 10 which the way arng beng
his dark doom. The Doctor referred to those
who have been asked why they neglect their religious
duties, and their answer is that the cares OF life
require 50 much Tune they cannot attend TO
religion, but they Will do when they have
any leisure. Such beings receive instruction from
the meanest insect, AS SAID by Solomon $50 TO the ant
thou suggard, consider her ways and DO wise" The
very term employed here Of tho sluggard'' IS bcoutl
u tor that insect attached 70 one spot strips the troc
bare TO which II ciings, and rather suffers the cx
trcmly of want than OF It's expiring lacul-
ties procure plenty This point was enlarged upon
1t is to neglect rcgon procrastnating to
future time, because we may then never secure It,
The present Is always at command. Every portion
OF time Is measured out TO Us 10 be cultivated 10 the
best advantage
THE NrArUAroN OF INACTIVITY
We cannot remain inactive Not that we require too
much activity, because, as said by the philosopher
"He who runs Is ever nearest 10 falling" Many there
are VINO hustle In continual busy scone
the pleasures faith allows, undermining their
heath aud yet yielding up every cohsde{aton Tor the
object OF their pursuit. ana yet to their fogion they
exhibit the most culpaoe Incidence; and yet how
proatless is such activity. What can It all avallY
What miserable inatuation to DO active Tor
mon said, "rhsrs is time to Se born
and time 10 die,' and yet valuable is time that
both birth and death frequently occur AT the same
PERIOD No oracle speaks louder aud surer than time.
ii but listen 10 It's teachings delay is dnngerous
the very quintessence OF absurdty. Ono OF our rao-
bies stated "rhs day Is short, the labor great, the
aborer slothiu. the reward ample ana tho master ur
gent.' In these words may bo found The manual
Of Judaism. The day is Short, and our
whole pilgrimage may be condensed into
day. VINO Will assure US that we may live
Til tomorrow? Ere its dawning VIC may bo cold as
marD Q, which will state That have been here.
The labor OF great Judaism Is system requiring pn.c-
ice from birth 70 DEATH We caunot without danger
throw from shoulders the burden many think TOO
heavy TO DO borne. But the laborer Is slothu,
imagining that he Is not required to perform his va
duties or he deers them until too late. Let him
reflect that the Master Is urgent That Master is our
God, proclaims aloud, "Work to-day; the reward
to morrow"
Ideness called by Of writer's ''the worship
Of Satan, while industry is the badge OF our heaven
born religion" Let then my hearers, said Dr. lsaacs,
be active invoke every parent 10 mould his chill
dren virtue, 10 i'm plant religious industry in their
minds the very lie pulse OF duty. Whom thus i'm
pressed the heaven Inspiring soul will pant for that
momentous period when freed from its trammels II
will be or from all that binds to earth, to fly
we'll poised wings TO range the broad expanse OF in
finite through the boundless delight OF the regions
of inn mn rta