Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-01
AT the synagogue.


The people of the Jewish religion, to.
gether with large number of Gentiles
observed the Centennial Anniversary
yesterday afternoon at the Synagogue OF
Fort street. The services began at lit
tie after O'Clock with the hymn, "Shout
With JOY" which was sung by, Mrs.
Scarborough, Mrs. Haraldson, Mr.. o.
good and Mr.. Loeb.
The Rev. DIR. Blum, who conducted
the services, read from the Scriptures
and offered prayer fer the perpetuity of
the Government, asking that the Divine
Wisdom assist in the proper guidance Of
the rulers of the nation. Mr.. Osgood
then sang q solo, 1.-THE Flag Without
Stain" This was followed by the ad-
dress of the Rev. DIR. Blum, which, in
brief, was as follows:
We meet to-day to commemorate the
anniversary Of one of the greatest events
of modern history, the Inauguration Of
President Washington and the beginning
Of the present form Of government in the
United States. The prophet Ezekiel uses
in many places this expression, "And the
Spirit lifted me up" By these words he
means to show how the soul reaches the
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the wishes and plans of the Almighty
As long as the mind is subject only to
the lower emotions, it understands only
that which lies low. Rising higher, it
sees more and comprehends more clearly.
1t is only when some divine power lifts
up the soul as the prophet says that man
may foresee into the plans and the will OF
the Almighty.
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thus lifted up, and their prophetic power
shows in their deeds as in the words Of
those who are specially inspired to
prophesy. Deeds are concrete words.
They are the crystalization of ideas. 1t
is by the far-seeing deeds of the great
man that we may judge how he was lifted
up py the spirit. This is what we call
their greatness-their foresight into the
will of the Lord.
We read in the history of our country,
how, when Washington accepted the Presi-
dency of the United States, he had al
ready shown his greatness in the war OF
the Revolution. The same great diff
culties which had to be overcome to gain
success in the var with the mother
country still appeared in the carrying out
of the new form of government. Three
millions of people of variety of political
views scattered along twelve hundred
miles of seacoast, were seeking to be
united in one government. The war by
which they had gained their freedom
from Great Britain contains SO much
that is inconceivable, that now at the
distance of only 100 years from that time
| it seems little short of a myth. Since
the days of the Maccabees, history
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termined struggle of weak and scat
tered people against strong and con-
centrated nation. 1t was, in a great
degree, the power of this one man,
George Washington, that opened the new
era in the history of mankind. He was
OF the class of men whose souls are
lifted up by the Spirit OF the Lord. They
are men who feel certain things to be I'M
just and contrary to the laws of God and
man. When the time for action comes
| they raise the banner of rebellion and
independence, and find that their efforts
are borne out by the assistance OF Him
in whose hands is the execution of all
designs, great and small. In the work
done 100 years ago these men performed
an act which will forever entitle them to
the gratitude Of their descendants.
There is a natural tendency in man to
seek to enforce the ideas which he sees
are blessings to his race. Those who
lead in labors Of this sort are the men
who are lifted up by the spirit. The
men who think only for themselves do
not help to make history. They ara mere
stragglers in the path OF progress. But
those who feel that the good of all is
their only personal interest, who try to
overcome the evils which they find exist-
ing in the world-men of the order to
which our first President belonged, these
are the prophets of the worlds action.
High. minded themselves, they behold a
world of truth, of light, of justice and
goodness above and around this earth.
They are themselves great, and every
thing about them is good and grand.
For ourselves, it may happen that we
are able to see only the clear and open
facts of history. We cannot penetrate
the future, and know the consequences
of the events that are now happening.
| Those who came to that little town a
quarter of century ago, which was
known as Los Angeles, could not foresee
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