The morning call., 1894-01-27
FUTURE FAITH.
Relation of Judaism to It's
Extension.
REFORMED AND ORTHODOX.
The Preventive Elements in
Both Forms.
NAIiONALISM The OBSTACLE.
A More Liberal Greed Wide Enough
to Contain All Faiths the Only
Solution.
NA1iONALISM The OBSTACLE

The place which Judaism should occupy
in the coming universal religion and how
1t should gain that position was the SUBJ
ject of Rabbi Nieto's sermon in the Taylor
street Synagogue last evening.
The fact that the scientific and logical
minds of the present day are meditating
on an ideal and universal religion" he
began, forces Us as Hebrews to glance at
ourselves and our surroundings and closely
inquire as to the utility of our own belief as
means of purifying and lettering the
world, sort of signal that the race is ad-
vancing.
There is an idea abroad that there will
be universal religion, an identity of be-
lief on the part Of all sects and creeds.
This is not possible on account of the vast
diversity that exists. Such a day will,
fear. never come. and though in the main
all religions will believe in God. goodness.
natures laws and the laws of God, a sort
of racial colorlng Will tinge each sect's
belief.
Has Judaism thrown open its portals
and held its hand out 10 the world or done
missionary work among people without
religion? Will Judaism lead up to this
universal religion or not? The reformed
and orthodox Jews each believes themselves
era when one religious belief shall sway man
kind. The orthodox believe their religion
VIII purify and ennoble human beings and
bring them nearer TO godlike humanity. If
so, why are your synagogue doors closed, why
have you not tried To communicate this bless
ing 10 others? II IL is so good for Jews, 1t is
so for gentes. The refOrmers, with the ortho-
doX, require proselyie 10 subscribe TO the
miracles OF the Bible. forgetting that he wto
believes not the miracles of the New Testament
VIII never believe those OF the Old. Many OF
our D. oTle give national colOTing 10 the pic
ture; they seem 10 think that the jewish reli-
Slon belongs 10 the Hebrew race alone. They
cut themselves of from the world, saying, As IL
were, I'VE are j VS., We have the true religion.
the godlNe faith If so. why should others be
denied participation, why should not any man
VINO claims the right 10 adopt Judaism be al
lowed 10 join the congregation?
AS 10 The feasts and fasts the three prnci-
pal ones, though primarily national, have be-
come simply typical. The Passover is tile cele
bration OF the dawn of liberty 10 The world ;
PentecOst Is the first harvest festival and the
anniversary day OF the proclamation of Coos
faI herhoOd OF man; the Tabernacles, the sec
ODd harvest festival To thank God for having
provided all that was necessary for his
creatures-these have nothing natural about
them. But as 10 the others, the feast OF Alb for
instance. II you tell ME these wailings and
lamentations are Tor the lost temple. where ami.
mails were slaughtered and burned and blood
scattered on all sides. | say outsiders cannot
sympathiZe with this, and the era of IsraePs
progress dawned when that mode of worship
ceased. If you observe it in a national sense
besides. though we love and admire our great
ancestry, we claim no nationality. To do so
would Isolate US. III you tell me lhese waillngs
and gnashings of teeth are for the slaught- red
multitudes-babes, wives, husbands ana par
ents-then in that others can sympaIhiZe with
us. The reformed. who say that Judaism is
their religion, while their nationality is some
thing else they stand upon that national.
racial demarcation and keep others away. II
Judaism is religion of good ana wholesome
doctrine why should not all The world partci-
pate in il?
There is grander phase, however. OF linda
ism-llberal Judaism-that opens It's arms TO
The worlo, far reaching, much loved. everything
that can be desired. Ii should be taught In
agreement with natural and scientific law, with
morality and love, without fear but with
hope aud always with the fatherhood of God,
who receives all his creatures alike. This
Judaism Will take in all faiths and creeds be-
canse 1t is so simple; the children and the I'M
trained grasp IL ana find therein realized their
hopes, desires, longlngs and aspirations. All
things flow from God, 10 God we owe ali; God
rules through law, tile law of nature and the law
OF God being one and the same We are
his children, fed by God himself feeling that he
Is within and about US aud that we are SUI
rounded by the glory and love OF merciful and
good God.