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Chapman preschsd on the "Messisnic
Future OF the Jews" from tse re-
formed jewish standpoint. The
rabbi tsok his tsxt from Zxchariah,
chapter xiv, verses 7, q aud 0. he
SAID: "Moro than any other, she
autumual festival drew large crowds
Of pilgrims to the Holy City, there to
offer great and pompous thanks
givirg TO Sod. The beautiful sight of
tnis great pilgrimage from different
paris az tho earth, toward Mount Zion,
suggesied to the prophes tho autici.
patior of tho glorious timo whom all
the tribes and the families of mankind
would feel drawn towards tho mount
OF GOD, TO bend their knees in graft
tude before the NoAt, High ~ their
common King and Father. Thence
forth the prophetic call, zone God and
and one humanity was re.echoed in
all the prayers aud Biblical lessons Of
fered N We synsRogueon thisfestivsl.
Outside OF Its historic phase, look
upon Succoth AZ a symbol and sugges
ton of humanity's grost harvest, as
propheaied ia the text. Why il this
Messianic future so SLOW 20 appear?
and low will 1t be brought about?
We 1--we IN an age OF progress Quick
~, 80 Ia fever heat, beat the pulses of
mankind. steam and telegraph are
tho wings on which we fly through
space aud time to snnihilste all dit
lance. Tho remOtcst countries are
bound together by common interests,
by mutual rympgthios and reciprocal
friendships. There IL unity OF pur-
pose, Of sentiment and actions, dis-
played NY mankind throughout the
various lands and nations. Why,
thep, II the great DAY or humanity, the
time OF universal peace and love, so
long looked snd prayed for, 30 slow in
coming? Why are not the planks OF
the various creeda broken down and
tho platform of cosmopolitan human
ity everywhere mounted? Behold ia.
lures work. How SLOW In It's steady
progress. l. knows OF no hurry
or feverish haste. 1t ravsr goes
by storm nor lightning. Year after
year 1t proceeds In the same rythmicsl
motion. The nweGt apple and tho
peach wo cat with such delight had
20 take IN the warm sunshine tor many
centuries Ia order to turn tho bitter
ness into aweotness. The luscious
juice OF he apricot, sud the nutri ious
grain OF wheas, on which we aubsist,
are products, not of ONO years
growth, kut OF many thousands OF
years OF successive labor and gludy by
the farmer. Nor did man leap forth
nom ih6 lband OF his Maker al Hn-
isbed and perfect. II required the
work Of ihese thousands OF yeurs TO
render him what he now is, and what
the productive wallg OF home are to tho
Chile the varions nstionalities and ro-
ngions, RACES aud sec.a, were TO grow
Ing man, nurseries OF HIS mind. rivers
and attaaallsts Of his culture. Has ne,
to-day, outgrown al these? Has he
attained the full lize OF mnnhsodp
Has no reached the pitch fperiection?
judaism offers tho standard by
which ali human progress can DO
measured. THIS Ia the Messlanic flu
ture. This Is It's predicted day when
God will be King OF tho whole earth, be
the Only Ono and bis name One. One
God, which means one truth, In
heaven anu on rth;-on0 truth for
Aeart and bfatn-0no truth FOE body
and soul, All tho apparent success OF
materialism and atheism to-day, are
que, not To the decay OF religion, but
70 the 1nsafllciency OF its old forms
and Views. But IL. in mauy respects,
the world has outgrown the boosn and
beliefs OF old, God atill remains the
fountain head OF truth. Tho soientist
may ."eD the starry heavens and ran
sack the deep seas Ter new discover
los; the philosopher may iuuure into
tho beginningsa ends Of things; the
historian may Accessibility trace back
4uman society 10 the rudest attempts
o. men 10 rise above tho brute, and
they will ell find but enc successive
progress, nom tho first ray |
0 truth falling upon mans
path, up 10 tho sesure rise of the 70 |
violation on Sinai, showing the whole |
world covered with the waters of
0ivine knowledge, ushering the
aearcher after truth Into the inner |
most sanctuary Of the Garth. Wha
would DO the aspect of human Hociety
to-day II the God OF Isrsel had not pro-
claimed on Sinai tho equality ans
liberty OF man in the Decslogus?
Without thia msn would not hsyo
reached tue present high state OF
civilization In which NO now glorv,
and II We SEQ tho shortcomings OF tho
present state OF socisty, compared
With our ideal, the fault lies with ne.
not with God. Judaism's idea of a
common father gavo us tho goldeI.
rula, aud Atheism stole Gods Are
from Sluai, teaching rs one OF its
Lessons; "LDvs thy fellowmap,n The
living waters Of Jerusalem's Pounds.
ton, with which the world
quenohas itk tbirat, flowed,
ono part eastward and tho
other part westward; Judaism giving
$50 to Christianity on the ono hand
and lslam,sm on the other. Under
tropical Influences, tho latter became
too dohpotic and fanatic TO lsnyer dis-
play celestial love. The western
branch, on tho soil Of pagan idola,ry,
became too leniont and comprcnis
Ing ~ long uphold tho standard OF nb. |
soluto truth. Stern and genuine mon.
otheism WAS adulterAted into a trinity
OF gods. TlsJswisb people remained
faithful guardians OF the f,unt. Tue
powers of dsrkness and light are TO.
day struggling for supremacy. Rsa-
son and bslief, science AID faith OBJ.
pose each Other, aud many forstell the |
lall OF religion. rhese shadows
merely consign the msdieval world |
OF aogmas to tho grave. Tue new
revelation OF reason and conscience, !
Wnen al races recognize the one Gee |
they nave w0rsh,pped under d ffrront |
names, VIII never DO attained un-
III they become ono brotherhood.
This tho gres. harvest festival, we
pray for, aud under this tent Of peace
NO expect humanity TO rsllv ono day. |
We shalt rot 20 back ~ Palestine 10
hclp rebuild the fallen ten. oi the JsN.
ISL STATE erd temple, a. tho orthodox
beilevs, hu' nhall romsin scattered all
over the CLONE. Difiuso the seeds of
ccsmopolIinn religion, ever CARRYING
the lou Of Jssus along with us, IN
order u quicken the spirit OF the ma,
lions aud revive the soul of religion,
until me gr9a, aud glorious roaping Of
the harvest When tho Lord rhali he
kinro' al tho earth, when he shail bo
tfs only Onc, and His name One.n
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