The New York herald., 1877-09-23
SYNAGOGUE SERVICES.

o1NAdOGOI lCEO.
TEMPLE AvAHETH- -cHEsED-THE TWO TADER-
NAcLEs-sERMoN BY THE REV. DIR. A.
HUEBsCH-REv. DIR. MENDEs ON IsRAEL's
FOUR SPECIES.
The Rabbi Huebsch preached 4 sermon yesterday IN
tho Temple bcth-Chesed, Lexington avenue taxi
ing Tor his text Psais, lxL, 5-"Let sojourn Ia thy
tent to all eternity; let me DO sheltered under the
covert OF Thy wings" Tho least Of booths, said the
rabbi which celebrate on this Sabbath recalls to
MIND the Lords mercy bestowed our ancestors
when they wandered through tho watcrless,
bare and drcary desert. Ho provided them
with heavenly bread in sterile land,
quenched their thirst from the stony ribs
OF the rock, and protected them from the scorching
rays OF burning sun under the shelter OF HIS taber
naclo Tho descendants Of those who experienced to
extent tho bou nty OF kind Providence must
not and cannot cay that the commenoratcd by
our feast belong 70 the hoary past, and do
tho present generation Gods Kindness forever
and His iathfuness from generation generation
lsrael's lie Is Concateuaton Of continued divine
merces, and present existence the last link this
wonderful chain IL In the closest connection with
rcmotest antiquity OF tho nation. The tabernacles
that the LORD built Tor anccsiors-they yet
and never will be removed from the midst OF Israeps
camp Even to this day they arc Tor "a shade IN
tempest and rain"
THE TABERSAcLE or TnE CREED
rhere Is first the tabernacle Of holy creed
II was devised on tho mount; such as 1t lab
ricated by tho Almighty hand Of supreme wisdom;
such It stands yet beiore the world, simple IA It's
greatness and great in It's simplicity. Tho dawning
mind OF the foeble child can comprehend II, but at
the tin,o the highest fight OF bodcst hum man
spirit overrcach It, 1t explains creation through
The Creator and the Creator through His creation
Law, order. intei igencc, harmony and unity, which
pcrcepttio everywhere IN the universe, 1t do
rves these from the Only One, who Is the fountain
head OF all perfection. rho noble faculties Of nina ana
heart, that arc evident IN mankind, II explains
them fully through The one simple sentence, "For In
Goa's image Is man mad " stating thereby the ia-
ing AS the ighcst aim VI man TO strive hoii-
ness alter Him wnosc image he bears. These
principles, tue simple commandments are the details,
forming together such conduct Of liie Tor man as
behoovcs this extraordinary beng, with spiritual
easily followed by tho indivduaY IL II not great
and universal enough To Ink together all tho
nations 10 oEe peaceful and LOVING household OF God
This tabernacle as fabricated Sina, conlaDin
us holy oil holes the ark OF the covenant tue tuth
Of the LORD, Is by no means our exclusive properly
II is the common inheritance OF MANKIND. Isra. was
maze It's guardian. Thank God We have not betrayed
the holy vocation laid upon US Sti watch
sacred pledge; slill cncamped around our
sanctuary us tic ancestors IN tho desert were en-
canped around heir tabernacle Let reicut IA
our watch. Let us hold open the gates. Let US be
prepared for the blessed period when Gods win shall
be accomplished. The day will como when all tao
nations Will gather and clam that inheritance; whcn
they will enter with into the tabernacle to
worship him who Is the Father OF all. Tncn tho
motto oi united mankind viii be- ''Let soJourn IN
thy tcnt all eternity let me DO sheltered under tho
covert OF thy wings"
Tnx TABERSAcLE OF OUR HISTORY
There is secondly, said the rabbi, the tabernacle OF
our history. TINS Is exclusively our own as lar, at
least, the history Of one nation separated
IRON the history OF mankin How chccKcrcd The
way Of our wanderings through the milenniuns
various aspects the tents OF our national events
olered AT times the storm ragged, the tho
tent Tapped anguishly, llko dove graspcd by the
hawk--thc cords ana the pegs groancd and the
nation walled with Jeremiah, ~My tent Is lad
waste anu all my cords are torn asuudcr." But
Iol the passed ana the tent royod
There STOOD, with curtains, coros ana pegs baui-
table aud Trim cvcr ana tho voco o rejoicing and
salvation sounded IN the tent. Inc sight the Lord
does ghty deeds. There Is not one decade IN tho
many centuries OF our uations lie that brings not
hOme the lesson OF Cod special mercy
and protection Moreover, tins tent our hall
There ranged the images OF those who justly claimed
our love and our venoration. Tho great men of our
naton--tho patriarchs, tho prophets, the
and earnest teachers the heroic martyrs who
their creed, ana the many noDo Spirits that lived a
gody iie and lett their example to posterity-what
| gallery what a noble pedgree The stranger, view
ing these pictures oil antiquity, notice nothing
more than the strange costumes OF countries lar o
and times passed Dy The child OF the reads IN
their uces their nearts-thc noDlc feelings that In
| spircd them TO immortal words and immortal deeds.
DUry OF YOUNG ISRAEL
IL Is your sacred duty young Israe, 70 lit your
eyes those models OF virtue anu purity imitatc
tneir zeal aud iervor Tor God anu holiness that you
memories oil our nation; tnat your u
may at once read The chapter added Uy you lsraels
history with thc same satisfaction 40 you read tho
noble exploits oil your predecessors.