Waco evening news. (Waco, Tex.) 1888-1889, 1888-10-13
AT THE SYNAGOGUE.
Inaugural Sermon Of the New
Rabbi Last Night.

Rabbi Last Night.
At Temple Rodef Sholem, Rev. S.
Rosenberg the new rabbi of the con-
gregation delivered his inaugural
sermon. He was met by q goodly
congregation and his discourse was
listened to with deep and earnest at
tention.
This is the day which the Lord hath made. we
will rejoice and be glad in it. Psalms chapter
Isl, verse "a.
My dear Brothers and Sisters:
In this solemn and earnest moment
permit me to render my heartiest and
sincerest thanks to you for your kind.
ness and confidence SO signally evin.
ced in calling me to the leadership OF
your honored and esteemed congrega.
ton. l know the great responsibility
which to-day assume, and l am pain.
fully conscious of my inability to do it
justice In its wide scope. But every
petty fear is silenced, every hesitaung
doubt is hushed, if, as l do, l bear in
mind what high vocation to-day be.
comes mine. Indeed to be privileged
in your midst, to work for the com.
pletion Of mankinds highest ideal, in
the sense and according to the tenets
and principles of progressive and mod.
ern Judaism, is calling which may
we'll lend new wings to my soul; and
strengthen even such weak powers as
are mine with perseverance and cour.
age, never to tire in the effort to attain
the noble end and final purpose OF
Israel's mission among the nations.
And therefore my heart and soul is
filled to-day with joyful aspirations.
shall endeavor with all my might
and with the aid of God, faithfully
carry out all my sacred and ministerial
duties incumbent upon me in this, my
new position. What are the minister.
ial dutiess Sacred scriptures always
full of wisdom and instruction, give
correct and satisfactory answer. In the
first chapter, verses 4. S, 6, and 7 of
Jeremiah, we read the following beau.
tiful words: "And the word of the
Lord came unto me saying, before
yet thou vast born l knew thee, and
before yet l did form thee in the womb
sanctifed thee; l did ordain thee as
a prophet unto the nations, and l
said, Behold, o Lord, God, l know
not how to speak. for l am young,
and the Lord said unto me: say not
that l am young, for whittier l send
thee thou shall go, and whatsoever
command thee thou shall speak"
These beautiful words of the prophet
jeremiah, dear friends, shall be nv
motto in this, my new carer oflife. To
be sure I would not for a moment
venture to compare myself with that
glorious light of Judas, who was
called upon to speak before the entire
world, and whose words are as pure
and holy to-day as they were when
hrst spoken so many centuries ago;
and yet in some instances our posi-.
tons are very similar. He was a pro.
phet of God, his mission was to preach
and teach the word of G cd, and too,
shall be In my humble way servant
OF God. His duty was to work for the
cause OF judaism, to present the
Jewish religion to the entire world as
burning light, to brighten up the
path OF man, and as convincing
truth to guide him; for what the sun
is to the earth, God is to spiritual
man the central source of all light,
whether moral or intellectual.
Yes, his mission was to bestow spir.
itual charity upon the nations, to en-.
dow them with religion of truth, with
the idea OF the Lords unity, and there
: by to dispel from their lives horizon
all msts of savagery and fanaticism anc
to klndle in their midst the refulgen
light of true civilization, and too
) shall devote all my life and energy t,
work assiduously and indefatigably
for the cause of Judaism, and GU
God.given religion. He said l kno,
not how to speak for l am young, S,
do l subm!ssivelv acknowledge m
. inexperience and incapacity to d
|, justice to my calling in all spaces an
! views. And the same answer of de-
n ty:
Q "Say not l am young, for whithe:
q send the, thou shalt go, and whatse
y ever command thee thou shalt speak,
n which gave him strength and couraa
IS to battle and fight with might an
a main in the fierce struggle of the rigl
or against wrong, of virtue against VIC
III edness, of righteousness against u
righteousness, shall also encouraI
me at all times to remove such obst