The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-08-11

season OF mourning for national calamties Is over,
but also because that portion Of Deuteronomy con-
tanning tho Decaogue the !csssn al The day from
the Pentsteuct an eveat always considered OF great
importance. The Rev Mr. Mendes in preaching yes
tsrdsy took his text IRON Israel x, l. IN connsetleR
with Jeremiah, XII, 30. and showed how Jerusalem
would bs comfortsd declared In the former by full
dlling the aJmonitio ns contained IN the latter.
THE DISPERSION Jews
MIR Mendes then adverted 10 the chapters whence
tho text was taker, and explained briefly that Was
advice al the prophet to his brethren in exile in
Babylon, whose fall he was predicting, bidding them
GO away; stiii and lot Jerusalem come
their minds" Tho ruius OF the city, the account Of
It's capture by Xenopnon strangely bear out the sacred
word Ia all the years that the Jew had been In sx.
lie the words Of the prophet had sounded In
his ears:-"Go away, iurther and iurther,
10 the ends OF Tue earth; stand not ssiu
IN thy march Of time TO find shelter Tor tiny head
and rest Tor thy Iect let Jerusalem coms INTO Thy
mind And tue pages oil history, written IN tho blood
OF jewish martyrs and blurred WIN the tears OF thef
wives and chiidr.s, declare that Jerusalem was 10
their minds, Tor that Was the hope that sustained
them' Aud yet, although oppression his ceased IN
most countries and The page oil toeruiion received
again the seal oil civil ZatIon lew weeks ago. tho
words oil the prophet come 10 US with equal i0rec
We nave TO so away or depart from the evi tenden-
cies oil the day. but often The direct result o This
liberation OF which we are Boosting Wc are
passing through new era OF our histery;
dearest hopes, our r.consructon As one uatiop Now
as soon pstion 10 created has MT onai intsrcsts
therefore we must have men capable oi guidlng SUCH
men who command The respect OF all ana Who have Desu
trained M the arena vi the worlds politics. snd who
men are Moses Monlclore, the ambassador many
time OF peace ana bcuent to his people; Cremeux
once intrasted with tho Interests oi France LAskcr
oil Germany, one OF tns foremost statesmen Jssso,
Of Engiauu. high IN legal lame. and VINO doubts Out
that these whose names are almost household
words on The lips OF tao Jew. east west. north and
south, an others who are rising wnh them, do CON-
mand our respect, nave been trained IN the arena Of
tue worlds politics aud ready and willing Ia
take charge OF interests their well beloved
palion shall call theml But this pecesstaies mixing
with our ignpors OF alien uitn; neverthc al.
though tnis may be true II does not necess tato sue
cumb,ng 10 The evil tendencies OF the age.
RESPECT CHRISTIANS NECESSARY
We have 10 gain tho prct OF the Cnristians bus
there arc no Christians wnoso RESPECT worth having
VINO WIN respect the Jew one ota the less because he
Is consistent IN his observance OF his religion On the
contrary, there eau be no hight thinking Christians
but must mold IN tho ulnos. contempt That Jew VINO,
aping them, is traitor to his religion by breaking
his Sabbstn that both Christian ana jew Know TO be
holy by eating unclean iood that BOTH Chrsl,an and
Jew know to Ue forbidden THIS is one OF the evil ten
dences OF the day Another IS saying
''Anen" 10 any mau Of science who SCOTS ss
revocation, 10 any wouid-be philosopher VINO pro-
pounus new doctrine, as II the world had rolled In
darkness SO many thousand years, Just waiting tor
MIN TO give It light Another Il That magnificent
logic tina. condemns anything Old because IT IS old,
and bios US take anything new without testing It.
another is modifying our haoits Of worship ana re-
ngion to resemble the Christian whc another 10 say
ing 'yca" to The teachings OF those students-I beg
pardou-graouaies OF The theological college called
"Sef Where Ease, Conveniepce, Pleasure, License
and Whim are the pro ;essorsl These the evil
tendencies that stand IN tho way of the consolation
oil Zion" when she Is TO be doubIy comforted
PRESS ONWARD
"Stand not still !" lhe second OF the Prophets
admonition "Stapd not still" No, because .'For.
ward" Is the cry oil intelligence, ana intelligence
that had NEST charms tor VI. "Sland not stil"
Action, that the word. for stagnation Is death;
action not only in gavanizing into lie the halt.
IL but little different IRON a moi,lsu Christianity,
put aclioa IN Keeping what We gam from
being lost, from being encrolchsd upon. Stand not
still; let Jerusalem come into your mind; exercise
those deeds OF charity AMI justice that have dis
tnguishcd US. would direct your attention to The
three millions starviDg IN Morocco. When addressed
you lime ago 10 help the sufferers fro the last
war, you responded molly, but some thought over
drew tho picture when. Tor Instance told you OF
widow RsSiug Tor food Tor herself and babe ana when
told her babe dead, not believing II, bus asking
agall
the FAMINE IL MOROCCO
l Will not dilatc upoE The sccues OF to-day u
Morocco, sunce ~ 10 say that thc ieeble drop dead
from exhaustion as they Try 10 escape from line fam
neswept INTERIOR the coast towns are overcrowaed,
tamine ia.ntng ana deIriun, ~ report has H. are
letter. IL Is bsrrd." oae dollar saves ntty lives oi
day. Stand not sIili let Jerusalem come inis
your minds. Exert yourselves, my friends Tor tht
30OO, 900 OF starving people Ihis Is true charity
Snare soMe OF your plenty. This II true JusticA
Thu, Shall We has.sn tho consolation OF Zion, thui
shall SUI b. dou0ly comiofted, Tor by justice shaV
Zion Dc redeemed, and her capuves by charity"