The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-05-19
AHAWATH CHESED.


MANS LIFE.
The Rev. DR.. Hnchscb delivered a sermon In the
Temple Ahawatn Chesed, Lexington avenue, yester-
day, upon the subject, taxing his text. IRON
Genesis, xxxvii.. 11-"But inc iatner noted tho
matter In his mind" Joseph. the eleventh son OF
Jacob said the Doctor designated by hs brothers
as "lhe Man OF Dreams" They gave him this
appeatton 10 ridicuie him and his visions OF which
he told them In the eyes OF his brothers he was
nothing but the spoiled pct Of partial father, tho
spying talebearcr who made II his low business 10
bring evil reports OF to his father; the vain
glorious youth who was clad in vanity's OF many
coIors and therefore in hts empty reveres aspred to
sway over hts bsttcrs. Such an insinuatiny, caum.
Nous and vaingorous deserves DO mated
and despised. But was the judgment OF Jacobs sons
about their brother correct?
Josgpn's CHARACTER.
II We consult the events that followed II We anayzc
Joscph's throughout his subsequent check
ered career, lind neither in the days OF ms
misery those Of his prosperity the slightest in
dcation that could justify sentence about
his inner man. Take from the vanglori6as the coat
OF many colors that has spread him. and
with outward distinction all his glory gone. II
was just the opposite with Joseph. They tore his
faLhers git Of love from his shoulders; they hurled
him into an ABYSS of misery, bat In
tho darkest night the white garment Of his
innocence and purity adorned him much more
than the cnvied coat OF many colors
ever could. Was no caumniousP We see HIM suffer
from calumny Is hopelessly imprisoned; one word
perhaps might save him and place his interruptions
accuser his cruel posion he docs not utter this
word. he docs buy at this price hts liberty; he
gains by his personal merits hts tailers favor; hs
serts his Innocence but the why he had been
bosom. Genuine love MS kindred marks every
his the days Of his prosperity. We see every
acter IN him; but does not the Scripture expressly
state that he brought evil report OF his brothers uno
ms fatnorf
| bearing and tho irrcpressblo announcement OF re
voted virtue Tnc young maa who was strong enough
to repe temptation Ia most dangerous shape with
the urn determination s.How do TINS great owl
ana against God ~ must navc had ane ieelins Tor
virtue and decided aversion against vrious naDits
from his earliest boy hood, when he act OF
his brothers conflicting with his pure principles he
| could remain the quiet locker on who, ny h,s
silcnce rnakes himself M accom- picc Of tho fault
led He rather Land tho before the venerable
| person whom he regarded as tho competent
fudge Of right ana wrong Of good ana evil BY inform
ing mis- father he strengthened his own good princ
pics and NJ The same time no rendered groat service
He was not wrong, oat they were 50 who committed
actions had Anun the knowledge OF u father
and, therefore, instead Of blaming Joseph IN THIS
spect would rather, said tue Doctor, strongly rec
| ommond him 10 all my young irlends as u modc
| IRON whom they may learn not 10 compromise with
wee OF morbid aelicacy, but TO be dsciaed and
1
IaudaDe. Tho brothers envied anu hated Joseph.
| Since Cain the bad always cnvics the good one.
but Instead OF satisfying his envy by becom.
ing good himself he rather satisfies his haired
aud aims TO destroy hiin who Is good,
| US II such destruction would or could make better
him who Is BAD. Tue brothers called him the man Of
dreams. SO YOU hear very often tho inclination OF
| the human heart toward God and the gooly--th0
yearning Of tEe spirit alter higher trutn-stiRmatized
and riaicuiod Ny the so-cailcd practical man OF the
world mere dream and revery. But wbat ID
| Joseph's dream? lilo and hts brothers were binding
sheaves the held, And 10 Ills shcave arose aud
NAMED standing and their shcaves bowed low 10 MIS-
| MANS FINAL HARVEST.
To harvest IN t Iruit The end aud goal Of man
ACTIVITY. and the hnai harvest 0.ongs only to HIM
sown sound seed OF vrtu. and tho tear OF
| God. But, young man, how should your nobc dream
become iuihiieuY Behold envy and hatred no la walt
Tor you you suspect II you shall tall their
victim Joseph has a second dream as an answer TO
all illuminating aRprchensions "Sun anu moon aud
stars bow down before INN ~ That 10 much as 10
say He WHO makes God's truth the lamp OF loot
| steps must never DO discouraged; the greater
and the lesser light thoy must serve him, Tor oo
walks with God. TINS Is Joseph's dream. The
brothers, their barred, any, 1--WE Will SEQ what will
become oil his dreams" They do away with i'm, nnd
INC cream mas vanished Years pass by; the past is
nearly forgotten; none remembers II but The father
who noted matter in his mind; but finally tho day
cou es whom dream and dreamer risc from the dim
look OF the brothers. HIS Is victory and theirs Is
repentance humiliation. Has lie was reality and
theirs was heavy and fatal dream.
FERMENTATION TO A JEWISH RABBI.
The members OF the Young Mems Association Of
tho Congregation Ahavath Chesed have presented TO
their rabbi Rev. DR.. Adolph Huebsch, beautifully
cngrosscd testmo nia token of their regard tor
his efforts behalf OF the association. Tho tcsti-
monaI covers q finely engraved likeness OF the
learned rabbi This association III tho first OF the
kind established IN this country, although others
have since successfully orEabfzcd. IL has Tine
library aud the use oil the vestry rooms OF the TEN.
pie Tor lectures and instruction upon progressive