The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-09-22
TEMPLE AHAWATH CHESED.
THE NEW NAME-sERMoN By THE REV. D.

nUEgSCH.
Tho Rev. DR.. Husbsch preached yesterday In tho
Temple Ahawath Chesod, Lexington avenue, taking
his text from Isaiah lxiL, 2:"And nations shall SEQ
thy righteousness ana oil kings thy glory, aud men
shall call thee by name which tho mouth OF tho
Lord shall pronounce
In numerous places In the Scriptures, said the
rabbi, meet with assurances made ny the divine
messengers to tho people OF Israel that their obedience
10 laws OF God was to be followed by respectful
acEnowiedg ment and appreciation the part OF tho
OF mankind This TACT Is sufficient to discard tho
erroneous persistently entertained by some Of
tho learned d,vnos Of other denominations that tho
religion oil the Hebrews had no other destination than
TO be aud 10 roman tho house discpin no
of the family when It originated.
There IL ciannish Know Nothingism In
tho spirit OF the Mosaic system. Those
elements OF separation which arc to DO found IN IT,
aud which intend to SGT apart tho descendants OF
Abraham from tho rest OF mankind, were regarded
Tor u long limo as tho essence OF the law In TACT ;
however, their significance but preparatory They
constitute tue sum of outward signs by which tho
confessofs VI the truth were 10 be known from the
great majority that adhered TO error All these ais
tnguishius measures were hignly conduciye 10 en-
nance The morality OF tho cb oscn tribe ana TO show
them before the worii ~ tho bearers OF purer aad
higher principies-tne main truth, however, tue
teaching oil the ono God and His rotation the
general aud ~ mankind Ia spccial--thaI
nothins that Separates man IRON man. IL rather
BINDS and untcs ali human beings into one family
Now. GA Israel rests great responsibility Tho hie
this people must be 80 blame ana puro that
those VINO come III contact with them may recognize
tho iTas vi good actions the stem OF the tree vi
nic.
WORK FOR MANN.
1t Is not tho iuherncd name ON which this people
should live. Zach nov generation should work Tor u
new name, Tor name acquired by iaitniuI acuvny la
the sacred nold OF religion. Tho generation OF tho
AraDia desert bequeathed to Us tno history of tho
rave lAtlA
ing the existence OF The jewish com wealth In
p.ie,,ino u.ys us our propnsts and teac uofs our
aud the worship at The sacred shrine vi the
nation The generations alter tuo destruction of tho
templc ~ Jerusalem manifested their ACTIVITY by tho
great when they accomplished 10 building up
nation WITHOUT Iand and erecting temple not WIS.,
Dio eye OF the flesh, out visible 10 The ego OF
about the monuments at rabOiacai learning
up tho end VI tho NTH century, much
Of our nation ~ the most dangerous
epoch ana opened vast lod Tor iuturo ACTIVITY; 10
gave now Impulse and impaired new iiio to coming
generations. As carly ~ PbIo, who lived ~ tho
dawn OF our era, the endoavor was made TO combine
religion aud philosophy. winch was u pleasant and
easy task, Tor what uo philosophy teaches belongs
70 tenets OF our rsgton aud Is contained theron
TaE MIDDLE Aogs-LiGhr IN IsRAEL.
SO we Zoe, aiLor tue hna conclusion vi The faimud
riso generations VINO shinc la tho double light oil
religious and secular Knowledge. No man acquainted
vi, the history OF Tho Made Ages eau dcny That IN
those limos OF general spiritual aarkuoss lhere was
light all tho dwellings OF lsraeL ln-
deed, the Jew'ah products OF those ages
have become tho admiration VI tho learned
Of other nations. Thor bcst geuiuAeB
were drawing Tie waters Of lilo from thoso
sources. Sueh past has been handed down TO us
the Just claim not O1Iy 10 keep safe the sacr cd
iphsraaee, but also TO add share toward
lug tho and i,mo OF Israel and " acquire tina
new name which shah spread Its xiorics over The
spl- sdsr oil our ancient iaitn.
ynE HOLIDAY SEASON.
Now, asked Tie raDD. VIA. arc we doing IN
this dircctionf am sorry 10 say, not much, but
very lttis. From The many thousands vi Jewisn IN
haDtaBts OF thus city now many thcrs that belong
sctivo to any cong OF
| AIN airaid aud ashamed to state the ratio. But
should not The approaching holy season AWAKEN 10
| bsttsf sense OF our uuty should not thos. th At
stand FAR from the sacred inheritance OF tho fathers
sop nearer aud take AN active part IN the interest of
rcgiOG which Ia Tor themselves Of such high Interest
IA Iof Yes, acquire tue name vi true sous aud
daughters oil your cfccd ana you Will meet the mercy
OF tue LORD. Love HIN chlidrsn and He WAL love
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