The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-02
FOkTY-FOURTH ST. SYNAGOGUE.
THE SIN OF woRLDL1NEss-ssRMoN by REV.

DIR. r. DE SOFA MENpEs.
Al tho Forty-tourth Street Synagogue, yesterday,
Rev. DIR. DE Sofa Mendes preached from tho text
Isaiah II +, aua S-"HcarSen unto me, 20 that know
righteousrcss tue people III whose heart Is the law:
fear yc not the reproach Of men, neither ye cfrad
OF their reviiingr. For the moth shall eat them up
ike a garment and tho shan them like vooI
out my righteousness shall DO Tor ever my saliva
ton from generation to generation"
Men have always been Iamentably eager, said Or.
Mendes. TO stand high In the WORLDS approba ION.
Public opinion. whcn rightly ana justly moulded, is
necessary ana powerful safeguard Of morality. II re-.
presses greed. violence aud lust OF dominion. Fro.
quentiy he IS monarch most easily cajoed and de.
uded, for no is satisfied with external scrvceudgcs
by appearances. How many a really worthless man Is
rated hign Mt the court Of pubic opinion when IN
nero venecring OF bis court address - conspcuouy
evident 10 manys Vor popnh Del the Latin PROV
crb says-thc peoples opinion is Gods opinion; but
the "peoplc" means a very different class from the
shallow mob VINO not untrequentIy aspire TO Il We tho
beat 10 the words estimate OF sterling worth.
FALIACY OF WORLDLY APPROPRIATION
Fallacious aud easily Il worIu y Appreciation
v Is astonishing how much power 1t has with the
1ority. How many smie stoicaily while the caBkcr
rna~s them lest tho world should sueer at their M
urmityY How severe are the sacrl fees whole islni-
lies mako 10 sand high IN tue world o op mon How
many have actually donc wrong, s~crvcd IRON the
path Of rectude 10 0gure well IN tho worlds opinon
And tncn trace all tBcir misfortune anc sorrow TO
the ii-go prominence winch tails from ghem like
garment the moth has consumed or inc worm at
tackled.
MKN CAN M coon MEN,
What limo oil conduct dues the prophet reco mmond?
asked tho Doctor. Is u the resignation OF every
measure OF wealth, the abolition all comfort and
luxury. Ike the hermit OF Brabminism The aseeuc
mous vi early Chrstiintyy Surety not; such ~ O.
pugnsnt 10 mans nature Each of Us desires TO own
something iron childhood up Then wc have abuu.
dant Instances mat rich men eau Do good mcu TOO.
Abraham, Jacob, not 70 paricuiarize men OF our own
day, we're wealthy and good.
rug SABBATH AZ INVENTION or JUDAISM
Nor should the prophets words DO taken as de-
nvuucing aiigcDt activity IA worldly concerDs. .six
Jays snat thou labor standJ on an equal rauk with
the command, 'Rcmcmbcr the sabbath day, that
most sacred invcutioa OF Judaism. II may call H.
To work successfully and long due attention must
gwen tofeinxation The pow that ~ always drawn
tense VIII snap; the spar continuously coveted with
strainng canvas VIII 90 by the board. Work ara
creation are TWO necessary ingrcuicnts OF uoathfu
life, and wIsest he VINO com pounds the two WITH
tho slightest excess Nor should we SO cscbcw
tnc world TO dcspisc all worldly knowledge
he universe vast book writ with
the same nugcr OF God that inscribed reason on
our soul. and y Is meet we Apply our hearts to such
wisdom scientists, generally speaking, have given
exclusive attention 20 phcuomena, disrepardiIg their
autnorsnr. Perhaps they are right In this course,
Tor neither microscope nor even spectroscopc can
hbt any action oi Tue creative power, Just as man
can zee an atom Of electricity or grain OF heat IL
y wrong 70 suppose that because In ucat OF ascl-
dian development they spsak not oil God that when
they turn eir gaze inward they do not perceive tho
accumulated proofs of the Power Who mas ma Q All
these tn'nss 20 wisdom cohsummatc Road the
ter o. the lac Professor Hcary 10 his frcna aod
Mill nhd oil science are, they should be,
a~e.imprcssed scrvitors ~ the great Creator
Tnb DIskAsE OF woHLDfIAKss.
Tne w0fldlincss the prUpn.L docs denouucc " the
putttng AL these things "Hrst in joy,' working
Without cessation, pleasure seeking and irlvolity,
without spell o carncstness or useful action ioilow
ing science ia her widest vas aries and Vxuttng when
she confudicts on no certain foundation the becis OF
ages. no symptoms OF this disease shown IN rest
loss anxisty IN cxcIusycly worldly conversation, Ia
the Limitation OF thoughts ana desires The sofuid
requirements vi standing hlgh In the worlds opnisn
For what " all TINS struggling aud piottibgy For
pedestal IRON which breath can burI you, Tor a
throne IN a Temple OF fashion which week
may empty and deserted. tben worship
not worldly goods they arc cvaucscert and Aocting;
the elegant vcstur" OF to-day - attacked by the moth
and next year becomes the refuse rax Of the street,
fhey arc unsatisIying; none can say how much "
enough. They uncertain: tito least deserving may
receive them, tue best be dcned Fear mans 70.
proach OF inicr'orty: be not AFRAID oil Their railing
Let US do our duy. let US DO Not nll
rcb. not al leaders. not all learned; but NO DO
honest aud honorable IN our respective paths Doug
our duty we have that highest wealth, the consclou
ncsS Of duty donc wealth that does not gccay be-
foro the motn, Tor my righteousness tor ever my
lvation IRON generation