Los Angeles daily herald., 1886-10-21
IMMORTALITY,
An Interesting Lecture by the
Jewish Rabbi.

The Rev. DR.. schreiber lectured last night
in the Synagogue on this subject. The ser.
vices on the occasion of the CLOSING Holt
day" were interesting and well attended by
Israelites and Christians. The Doctor ex.
planned why this festival calls especial at
tention to the everlasting. imperishable and
immortal Judaism but observes in some re-
spects silence on the questions of hereafter,a "a
some" world to come" resurrection, ETC. and
theologians have reproached our religion
for the fact that so very little is said in the
Bible, and particularly in the "fve books of
Moses" on this important subject. But
such criticism is unjust. For Juda-
ism avoids most carefully the leas
encouragement of superstition in any
form or shape whatever. Now history knows
how the the priests in Egypt, as well as In
Europe, have nusured the beautiful, SUBJ
lime belief in Immortality of the soul for
their own material purposes how the fears
OF the everlasting flames of hell have tor.
tured the hearts of the unthinking masses,
have deprived them OF every am billion, have
cast gloom over many promising life,
and therefore Judaism did not say much on
these questions. But there are somo inter-
esting messages on this subject in the Jew
ish literature, some Of which may find place
here: "In the world to come there will be
no eating, no drinking, no bodily enjoy
ments or earthly pleasures; no passions, no
envy, hatred, or anger, butthe righteous will
live In happiness. When God had re-
vealed the ten commandments to Is
raels he brought as 1t were, the heavens
to the earth" which conveys the sublime
lesson that man can secure for himself, to a
certain extent, right here on this earth.
Joys of heaven. Those blessed with the
goods ofthis world. who devote part of their
riches to the a1leviation of suffering hu-
manity; those endowed with genius and tai.
ent who necessarily labor fer the benefit of
makind, strive after the good, noble and hu-
name, and have warm-feeling heart for
the sorrows and troubles of their fellow
men, and are helping to build up ie King
dom OF God on earth-those all have a fore
taste of celestial joys
On the other hand, he whose whole being
is engulfed in the material pursuits of life,
without the least interest for science. art.
religion, humanity. knowing no higher
ideal than to make and to spend money;
he who lays more s,ress upon outward
show and brilliant dresses than upon a
pure heart and an upright character-how
can they conceive of II world where show
tinsel and outward splendor disappear like
mist before the morning sun. Those who
conceal their true opinions, or sell them for
a mess of pottage, misrepresent the truth,
or hate others, who do not think and act as
they do, what an idea can they have of
friends OF virtue walk in the light of God.
In full accord with these enlightened
views the Rabbis in the Tai
mud say: "The front seat in the par
adise ii reserved for the noble mar
tyrs who have sacrificed their lives for the
Ike of truth, humanity liberty, like Akeba
and others. Every good work on earth
payes the way to immortality"
And Judaism excludes no man, woman
or child whatever, no matter OF which
creed, sect, race or nation, from the bless
ings OF salvation; we read III the Ialmud:
The righteous of all races, denominations
and climes will be saved" For. "Haye we
not all one father, do we not all acknow-
ledge one God. why then should brother be
faithless against brother. Malachi II 10.