, 1881-02-07


Tho llev. 1,r. Il. j. Hirscll, Of the Sinai Tom
pie. corner Of 1nnlann uvGntlc aud Twcnty-iirst
street, preached to large congregation ycstcr-
tlhy morning nbout " The religion OF Humanity
nnd Judaism, ,"-ihe sequel uf u SERMON delivered
II week hgo. Appended Is tho Substance Of what
he said:
III the legends of antiquity we rra,l OF IN ut
femnt on tho part Of sturdy racc of giants 10
storm tho heAvct,s, aud destroy the kingdom Of
M Mtno Ktids. ForA time scelnirxly successful. tho
TitA.,s M M were i!naiIy drlenlei. 4 close student
mt Int lind III That old legend warnIng pIc,llrp
ti ttle cltnrts 70 deth!one the Divine pnwors
woskimK 11"W III M.on Us IT, !ntcllect We have
~ ncco'nt Of their he,nx: tho earth tells ~ her
the thunlert,nt ms been pressed Into our
service. II ttie aErog.ince Of our strength we
MnRy S &c ThoIs ill., 9s s
sMy. wo callnt,t so tho length Ut G.,r premises.
We sls. ,'pm tle right uresr!Stc q pioin9
Z sssspt sasls i.s 2Sssi!sl ''ssS1 rs1s s'1s
toity Of the a DIR ancestor tor may NJ % c, win i'll no
higher niuls 81 ttra than this cringng brute h,s.
The old religious no longer, thcrcinrt. nnl swuy
however 10 icr altars. Whnt Ii" r;iiiiatncpsai @ ri
;aens '1a,, 1f at ht,1s rev llSion @r attempted
tn-tluy Inquire how iar .Jntlnisu such Us We con.
criye d 4 y he. aEress Or sagsecs with thcn
ing !lrat enlrnctctlst1c OF fho religion OF hu.
mansty Is IT, frcc.in,5, from tlo4mas:: In shls
viii ii. .i,'in!sm il rot rsjision of tho cfcca,
decd Study tho Iln!c. yon will find that 1t lays
a,',u, a"wn u" .oxns Th. Ten comn'nntimenis 80
Ts @ IT. ~ @ Of 9Tao ' a
q bclief. Tls prospects % ars eq.aliy @ 'iss fIss
to tho Tnlmud, we lind tho good doctors always
concerned s, abs,,lt tho correctness Of nctsnfis,
Trilc, here al,d there We might Iind incipcnt
germs nl certain ,'ogmas held In the christinn
CG,,sI; b,F @ even these only in solution mt ~
Judaism, such Rs .Mnlnlonides ur Alba. uttelnpt-
81 ~ reduce Judaism to articles nf creed; but
Ately questioned and refuc.,. md no,ler .jni.s-
isu lus remained true to this trait ot the pust.
WG haye - =" n,,kK ,d,oK'nss no authoritative liked
The sseond characteristic Of this religion Of
humanity, rs showed last sunday, WIS rs free
point whether tho oil Judaism, sharrd this quail
NJ; l. !or ny nat.. make ho!a 70 asaert TINT It
ststcusIy ngait,sf % ccremonin,sn., and % tho v TaI
mud aa'unhs iii rnyings warrnK ,nxunst
tho tendency ~ make tho corcmonirs, tho ncGi-
tGnnl ~ reliHtbn. tlnnaHhte over tho essenttnl.
Hut bn this na 1t l,,ny. most assuru.ly uot.ern
Jn.s,m ~, has sanvrs4 onco ~ III line no
hns ,iot ycf bren carrlcl nit completely enough:
tuftitcr iturHcnl reforms may yet DO dcstsMllr;
a.n a scas IL III &C. sa a Ss iSs
n ths respect, too, at one with the religion Of
Tho ti.lr,. characteristic Of this rclx,on Of hi.
mantty, we iind to ba tho trtnsnl 70 rrcoxnizu
MI hereditary. nr urlnincd IrtrsthotM. Who
trrs ss 5 .h 'ns SS y ary s' ,,, SF by s hcs
cnts2 IN tho light nf MatnrA llih'tcal science
WI cn nvch ntsrn, IBIS 81 tlis oacst times; tho
n,Y PROCESS Ut historical, evolution, ilut MI In.
stI,.tlon tnnnee.e,I with Judaism dh t'!nfh; aud
between tho lines 0f tho prophetic writings We |
ortcn nluy rr'ad tnust urgent psDtcst ngutlst |
shs ,r', r'resnME,ion q Ess4tsr huisas;s @ ana
HaSss a%ass u ST. 9isa a 'f uss ~ ss
setnewt,nt esrrut,onal l'os'tlon Us to rrvllckes
INIT nltYntions tn tho 1son',nnI descendants OF
lrtrnc aE.l,.st ridiculous, n,ld nuthorlty thoy
ha'l none unless they cnnll buck 4 by knowl.
of Tho jHoplu. 10. tho Vicc4crcnts 1t tlni. He-
r1r J9't ~ ~ s n.,o, 70 nrsts; We III bGs buy"
lx,se,,. In thlx respect. tlcrrfnrc, Jutns,n oirN
more harniu,,!z.s With the rc!igiun Of humanity.
lasty Judaism iilir,s the bcnf il. l1Uti tic II.
rxIsrseo In ,Ateyanee 1t nftri serrns 10 inr
Tint our ngp ',Hs hecoIno ashamed to utter tto
ss,t, %s5.i Ind ~ M"t from rSys'ents Tor ~.
ra,cd i. nnphItosophlcal. wcrs we hcsS
S, r1ns; ,ss; ~, Ss%Ehs.ss shSHa fn"w
tacru arc '!nny I,.eis which cnn'.nt 10 weighed.
lleHtuEftE. uhstSEel. AlaN 9fl Et'sl nInn sun.
BtFniuln "t reality. HIT nru not here "a mt.
nphystelan., i.et me. tur tu-.iay, ouly develop
briefly whHt "ea!th uf moral ititrIa this word |
GlhI uxVrrssrs, iltIs IN which tho huuInnita- |
rans baso thuir systtln AMI express ouly III iii.
frr,lt phrrs4t'l"gy.. Ofemsssc, n!any of tho A'-
cnh"l hel!cSerx III ulkl aru cIunily ignorant Ot |
this wealth. Far them lin! IL but un uvrr. |
Hrnvn !uail. teieh. with w!shea ~ Ia hin,urrsl
llaAsions tU be Dreaded utld t1clliatc.i. S0t
xnt!., however. Il Jarnl.'A IuEtiun." There IL n
!!,n!, ono All-wsr, .Alt.tiAsi, tho Creator ami
il Ills in,axo! What i.1s ,His his n,s.snf
lH tho hrxt place. that human l!lu has u put- !
INsG, and tAHrrtre duties Aitl, III thu second.
thAt tanN Ia endowed wtth tho fAeulttr1 nrtrs-
sAry fnr Its cu,.sl,u,.l.nlt,n. Tl,ssu faculties
man hsls in trust; hU ~, thufctnrr. rrylu,sihlV
fur tho usu hn n,hkcs Of thpM tu uther wurIs !
man ID Responsible nXsnt. Lux le ID nst, rtl-
.nwr't with freedom: ti4!l pnts l*furo hM /
' tho l!fn anu ll.o slcAth,' and 1t Is nlnt'a tu
cissMe. The liberty III tho hu!nan Will H. trtiay
Often 'tenkat a"seust, 0ut understood, Liberty |
soh;tn's nr r ~ ,fn HI %,,a'4 nre o,1
nor NJ oMr fashlohny: but tLv why W. net and /