Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-05-26
Mrsr Lool> ron con MERE.
story About the Aimighty's Name
ON the Planet Mars "a Hoax.

ON the Planet Mars "a Hoax.
Rabbi H. a. Cal.sch commented In his
sermon yesterday ou the articles which
appeared ln the New York Herald Of last
Sunday TO the effect that certain
scientist had discovered th- name Of the
Almighty traced in Hebrew letters by
trs canals uu Ne planet Mars He said
De foIt Ike aU1lo-z.uE 90 the intclA-
r-.ce of his hearers for speaking on such
g. subject Tor he himself considered it a
hoax. Yet fearing that IL might pos
aaly DE taken seriously by some, he
wished % combat IT'S folly, and at the
same time 90 duce a valuable truth and
moral lesson.
Tradition has DC that the Emperor Con-
s..lt.ue. lu his contest with NaXertlJs.
uIs converted % Christianity by seeing
. flaming cross 10 the sky. bearing the
Greek W1ris, en- tOutO nika-"by this con-
quer' This b.irs the symbol OF Chris
tIau.ty. he accepted 10 as a divine revela-
t.u. and was converted. and from that
moment conquered and made Christianity
Uc religion ol Rome. Here, too. IL Us
Ia Dole that this appar utiy miraculous
appearance OF the name Of God may
lead some people 10 await further mar
Nlls ana wonders
hINfl ttillaif mus NIiNA tiif fNlNttltNf SAfNtA
BOO tL MCIcatpr's projection Of the canals
was not sufficient testimony. and that
t,.u if 30 were. the name of the scientist
Was rot given, and there was no guaran-
t.e of pood-faith or OF accuracy, and,
fgther that even ~ there were a sem
h.llrs Co the word Shaddai, 10 were quite
81. s.tIe tAat DO is only a coiucldental.
ana Iot an Intentional coniguratiOn. the
L.hb. proceeded 90 establish his moral.
NOT or INSTANTANEOUS BIRTH.
The c0Fulti0n OF God was not a thing
OF instantaneous birth IL was the child
.. long. slow. ana sometimes painful de-
..1pmeuL The revelation Of God comes
tr gradual stages az the coming Of the
Gavin. aa the uur0lllng OF a scroll. In
tae unfolding OF Us life the human race
rms many thuGs. As epoch after epoch
lived through. chapter after chapter is
added 90 the textbook Of human thought.
Ior generations this knowledge may DE
unread. unundorst00d, IN the dim uncon-
...outness Of an unlearned lesson, but
ta.ie arlse8 then a teacher. who spells
ta- texts Of Ife and lays them before his
generation in comprehensive forms and
.lsuage Then men understand what
'i1r. they had only dimiy felt. Yet.
having felt having experienced those
U.ths they accept them. With each sue
lug axe grew clearer and greater
uau5 coguitlon OF Dety because with
Dc1 succeeding age has man grown
nearer 20 Deity.
THE duty OF the hour Is not 10 sit idly
D. tJ await Gods miraculous Manifesto
Tons OF Himself but 90 make our lives
e. expression o. His VIII, as now under
stood D5 us. we must work for Him,
i1t He fJr as Especially does Judaism
h9t need eny adgenrdous aids. It's
u4ih8 have been tested by time, is doc
lrHe approved by reason. rs ttnets con-
Amd b. conscience. The God Of Israel
81 ip De- Taught not by canals In Mars.
'.' py Ills people IN their lives.
HlIH DEMOLISHED by HISTORY.
loiy denolshcs the fabric OF the
pa 90 sEy myth. and shows thar
,,s'ahtine allied himself with the Chris
s simply because they held the bal
|s u power, and were likely 10 bs fa~