The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-06
DR. B0NHEIMsS SERMON.
Apropos totheLayinsos the Conner
Stone of the New Synagogue.
HIS VERY ELOQUENT DISCOURSE
At the Synagogue Last Evening---The
Need of Churches and Temples,
and the Necessity of Ministers of
Religion Shown. ,ta

the regular services OF the congregation
last evening the Rabbi, Rev. DR.. Bonn
helm, would preach asermon inspired
by the occasion. Accordingly Mt last
evenings services the Rabbi delivered a.
discourse on the subject OF the new
temple. The congregation was larger
than usual, several persons. not OF the
Jewish congregation being present
The text taken by Dr. Bonnheim for
his sermon was Psalm 100, I: II was
glad when they said unto me, let us go
into the house of the Lord" His theme
was, "The Blessing Of the House OF
God" In the course OF his sermon no
said:
The happy event OF laying the corner
stone of our new Synagogue on last
Monday, marks a new epoch in the his
tory Of our congregation. You have in
diyidually and collectively aided in this
great and noble work, and ere long the
beautiful edifce, as it Is designed to be,
will stand as monument to the religt-
Gus spirit yet prevailing among you; it
will bear evidence TO the fact that "the
Thorah which Moses commanded us is
] tho inheritance Of tho. childrenL Of
I Jacob"
Hereafter your names and all those
associated with the good cause will be
cherished, your memory will be blessed
with the names of the righteous, who
inscribed themselves in the book OF life.
Every congregation erecting o house
OF God, manifests its belief in the Crea-
tor of the world, the Ruler and Cover
nor OF the universe. II bears EVIDENCE
that there is relation between itself
and u God in Heaven, and that there is
longing for nursing and cultivating
that Intercourse and that communion
with Him ain whom We live and have
our being"
Religion, that blessed tie between
God and man, needs nursing and foster
ing, "for the inclination Of mans heart
is evil from his youth" There arc
many ways that lead TO sorrow and
misery, but there is only one to. the
road Of salvation. Many wanderers lose
sight OF the right way and many more
still choose the path OF seeming beauty,
to end disastrously. And who can
boast of himself saying, the temptations
of the world have no charms for me;
sin cannot mislead, vice not destroy me.
Here we are reminded and admonished
by the Prophet Jeremiah; "phns
saith the Lord: Let not the wise man
glory in his wisdom, neither let the
mighty man glory in his might; let not
the rich man glory in his riches, but let
him that glorieth glory in this, that he
UNDERSTANDABLE and knoweth me that l
am the Lord" Even the wisdom of the,
wisest failed, the strength sof the
strongest succumbed, and sin triumph:
ed. And since these are historical
facts, do not the occurrences OF every
day life convince us OF these truths?
THE NEED OF THE SYNAGOGUE.
Who then will dare to say a house OF
God, a church, or synagogue, call it
as you please, does notsStIlfil 'a%gneat'
and holy mission in this world?
Imagine well built hospital, equipped
with all modern improvements, at
tended by well selected medical staff,
by skilled surgeons and experienced
physicians, thoroughly schooled and
kind nurses, and the work Of alleYiating
the distressed, OF healing the wounded
and restoring the sick to health again,
so that they enjoy once more their
existence and become again q blessing
unto themselves and unto others; now,
il such blessed work has once begun
and is carried on Systematically and
successfully, day after day, night after
night, who would not gladly and Joy
fully stand up and testify-to this grand
and noble institution: / owe debt
OF gratitude which 1 can never fully
health, my life.
And is it otherwise with reference to
the House Of God, in which we congre-
gate, in which we, seek refuge for the
health of our soul? Do we not there re-
,ceive comfort and strength for the
wounded heart, cheer and support when
our courage is broken? AS in the physi-
cal world, sunshine and dark clouds,
heat and cold, summer and winter, day
and night, uninterruptedly change with
each other: so, even SO, in the human life
there appear Joy and sorrow, happiness
and grief, health and sickness, lie and
death, and there is no difference whether
a man wears n crown or is the humblest |
citizen of the community. All, how |
often appears life unto us as q stormy
sea Journey, where the mad pillows
throw us hither and thither, when We
are forced to cry out despondently, |
''Save me, o God, for the waters have |
como in unto my soul" And
when the joys OF our eyes vanish. |
when we stand around the death bed |
OF beloved one, and the very dearest
we possessed are like so many sweet
hopes buried in the cold and silent
grave, where does the poor and afflicted
soul find relief and soothing comfort II
not in the house OF God and in the
consolation of religion taught therein?
And even il life's sunshine is smiling
and beaming upon us, and Heaven
grants success to all our undertakings,
Is not Just then religion necessary
to guard us from self.conceit
and pride, from folly and sin,
and to cause us to remain humble
before God and men, and use the bless
ings OF Heaven in such way that they
do not cause our own injury, hut remain
forever q blessing unto us2
THE TRAINING OF CHILDREN. ~
And after life's sun is setting, II the
stern reality stares us IN the face, that
there are only few more moments left
to us and the cold hand Of death-is to
carry us hence, what is it that gives us
superhuman strength, to meet with
pious resignation even death calmly
and contentedly2 Is 1t not faith foster
ed and nourished in the House OF
God? All, how many young
man, whose hopes arc now blighted,
how many n son TINT caused his fnther