The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-13
AN IMPRESSIVE CEREMONY
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have our religion as long as there is in
tolerance in the world, as long as the
love of humanity is not universal, as
long as the rich Cypress the poor and
the strong the weak
Judaism is glacier but the world
would not be what it is were 1t not for
Judaism.
Some of our race Vaunt the names of
the Rothschilds, Disraeli and Sarah
Bernhardt as though these people We're
what makes Judaism all that it is,
The cry is constantly, Our race; our
race. This pride of our race has been
our curse just as every race. Aristoc-
racy has been a curse. Judaism in
it's true sense is not limited to race,
it is a spiritual thing.
1--WE are to-day a minority, ridicu-
lousy small minority sometimes its APP
pears.
The Rothschilds have not made ]uda-
ism what it Is. but the poor teacher in
the German village, with hardly enough
food to eat. Judaism is, and must live
until the time comes when the world
knows what Judaism has to teach 1t,
This temple also teaches us that God
also speaks in this western world. You
believe that not alone he speaks in
eastern chimes, but that he also has a
place beneath the slanting rays of a
western sun.
I'VE of the reformed Judaism say
that God speaks to us as He spoke to
our fathers of old. Our religion is a
living one, and things that live grow. I
say to those who keep the Sabbath, keep
it pure and keep it holy.
Some who sell and huckster on the
Sabbath complain of me as a bad rad
ical, because ] advocate keeping a day
in conformity with western custom.
Judaism, first of all, stands for hon.
eSty, and we OF the reformed religion
believe in keeping the customs where
we live; for Judaism is a growth, a life.
IT began in the desert; it will end when
the whole world is a paradise OF love.
The day has not yet come for the Jew
to step down from his ancient watch
tower. In two or three hundred years
more. perhaps, the walls of the temple
may fall in and mankind become one
united brotherhood,
Judaism is indeed Sinais revelation
for the world. 1t is indeed wonderful
that here beneath the beautiful bounds
which we all love. in a land that we
would not leave, in this dying decade
of the nineteenth century, in an age of
electricity, of steam of submarine ca
bles. of telegraphs, and all the marvels
of our civilization, the God who spoke
to our fathers at Sinai still continues
to speak to us.
I'VE dedicate this temple to the relig-
ion of God in every heart we dedicate
it to Judaism; we dedicate it to Juda-
ism, the old and the new, until finally
Sinai's thunder shall be heard in our
temple and the whole world shall be
saved"
The meeting closed with an evening
service after the usual custom of the
church.
The music for the meeting was of the
highest order and was under the per-
sonal supervision of the organst of the
temple Mr.. Joseph Rice. There was
music by a chorus of twenty four. the
solo parts being taken by the members
of the temple quartet, Mrs Spier, Miss
Roberts, Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Morrill,
The music was highly commended by
large numbers who heard it, and it is
said to be the best the congregation has
ever had. 1t will be repeated this morn
ing and again on Monday night.
The organ will not be completed fol
a couple of weeks. 1t is a splendid
instrument, and has very fine tone.
The services for to-day, Sunday and