The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-09
OF OUR beloved COUNTRY"

keeping with the freedom mad religious
liberty f,
OF OUR beloved COUNTY," /.
Mcssrs. Bacr end IIorkheimer deliver.
nd thoir speeches we'll, and while their
nractical talk was not suc! that required
elo1uence, their manner Of delivery was
p%leasing and their speeches were listen
ID 10 with deep attention.
Tho dcpositing Of tho Torahs in the
ark, by tho three Rabbia, followed tho
address OF the president. This impress:
siyc ceremony was succeeded by tho
reading OF selections from tho scripture.
Tho lights in the church were burning
but dimly; at the words "Let there 10
light" they burned up brightly and
Tiled tho church with light.
Tho Bible to DO uscdi the synagogue
was purchased with contributions from
tho pupils Of the Sabbath school.
There was much competition among
tho children for tho honor OF carrying
tho Bible in tho procession; but rs
only one boy could carry it, tho chill.
drcn were made happy by being allowed
10 hold tho book in tlidir hands for Il
moment. Inc poy WHO carried IL
handed 1t to another, and before It
reached DR.. Bonnheim ~ had passed
through all the cnllorcfis hands.
Tho perpetual lamp, which constant
" burns before tho ark, was lighted by
Nj. Henry Jacobs, vice president OF the
congregation, tho net Of lighting 1t be-
ing dono with appropriate ceremonies.
The sermon OF the day was preached
by Rev. Or. Bonnmeim as follows:
MY friends, we q tho text Tor
our discourse to-day IRON Genesis
chapter 2-lo verse, which reads us FOL
lows:
"WaIekaeh Ad1lioi es ~ odom wala-
nechciloo Dgan ioldoh ulstom-
roh"-Ana the LORD uod TOO the man
and put MN IN the garden OF Eden to
I'LL 1t and to Keep IT. In two words,
"Po.doh ulshomroh,.'-to I'll! 1t and to
Keep II: the purpose ior wnlcn man has
been created is revealed, MS destiny on
earth Is expressed. we are informed
that God mad planted a garden OF Eden
ana placed man therein 10 cultivate 1t
and TO kcep II.
What q multitude OF thoughts are
contained IN these Two words!
Man VINO mas beer created IN the m
age OF God. has q higher mission to full
I'LL on earth; he must strive aud toll to
regain the lost paradise, he must work
and watch TO make his abode on earth
garden OF Eden. lie has been placed
here as Gods rice-regent on earth and
man can and must accomplish the work
which God mas entrusted to his care:
lie labor with all the physical anC
mental powers ut his command to till
the garden, whatever DC the station as,
signed TO MN therein; he must toll.
\ labor faithfully IN the sphere OF
his activity where dod has placed him
But one man or even q lew OF them
cannot 40 the WORK or perform the task
satisfactorily and sufficiently; man must
associate Will men to iulnll his mission,
his destiny on earth, and SO he forms
IN obedience to the will OF his Creator
TIE various stages OF society. There is
mo iamlly ana a combination OF the
same, the community, tho city the state
anu union OIL states into n great
compact. In all these various stages
man IS constantly reminded that he has
beer placed IN tho Garden OF Eden to
III 1t ana to keep it. There stands the
Tree OF knowledge and the tree OF lie IN
tho midst OF the garden, whose magniti-
GEM 1rulI cicer inc hGart, ennoole the
nM. b,Jina Il, s unG sun uliu inipart .
10 heaven"
There stands the beautiful tree Of
knowledge, whose powerful trunk has
been and is nourishedg and fostered by
every faithful laborer and keeper OF
10 spread out in every direction under
the cxpanse OF heaven. But the bless
ing OF this tree OF knowledge may be
converted into d curse. It is MS the
Bible says, "the tree OF knowledge OF
good and evil" Genesis 90 There
lore We must nourish and foster also the
tree OF lie, which is tho faith in the
living God, and spread religion and its
truths into the hearts OF Humanity. The
tree OF knowledge ard the tree of lie
have both been planted to make our
earth all Eden, our life a paradise: both
can grow and flourish together. both
arc indispensable to man. 1t is moi
true that one is detrimental to the
others growth and DEVELOPMENT; onthe
contrary, the more knowledge the
moro faith. There to the northeast
side is one OF the trees OF knowledge,
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o"o VI ,Aosc olcsseu institutions, that
equip the young citizen for his future
Work, and here. VIC have planted n of
inc trees OF life unto which young and
OLD VIII gather to partake OF its blessed
fruits. -
Here tho cultivation and training of
inc heart, there the expansion, the ed