The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-28

INEVITABLE LAW OF CHANGE.
Services appropriate TO Rosh-ha-
shana the Hebrew New Year were held
yesterday at the Synagogue, in the pres
ence OF large crowd Of worshippers,
The sermon delivered by Rabbi Levi was
one of the most Instructive and eloquent
ever heard in the edifioe, His remarks
were given the closest attention, and
We're in part as follows;
1t was In the year 200 that the city OF
Bethel, that city where In the visions OF
Jacob were seen angels ascending and
descending the ladder which reached
unto the heavens and where again and
again all Israel gathered for thanksgiY-
ing and alteration, for festivity and sac
rlfice 1t was in the year 76O that the city
OF Bethel was the scene OF q most bril-
liant feast The kingdom OF Damascus,
Israels worst enemy had but lately been
defeated, surrounding nations had been
subdued, and Vroboam IL resigned Ger
the ruling nation twiXt the Nile and
Cuphrates, Nor were affairs of the In
terror less pr0pltious Wherever one
turned could be seen palaces and castles.
and splendor and riches and power and
pomp. No wonder then that the feast of
this year was being celebrated In man
ner never before seen or heard Of since
the days of Kind David. No wonder
that extravaganza and exaggerated
mirth characterized the celebration,
Calves, bullocks and lambs and goata
were sacrificed In countless numbers, the
incense of burnt offerings filled the air,
while the voices of the multitude, raised
In songs OF Joy and mlrth mingled WITH
the accompanying strains from stringed
instruments. All combined to lend to the
| affair an atmosphere such as bespoke op
the part Of the people perfect content
ment with their lot and heartfelt salts
faction at the turn affairs had taken and
at the character OF their own activity
Suddenly while festivities were at their
height an unknown man, plainly dress
ed In the garments OF herdsman, push
ed his way through the crowded mass of
people, and directing his course toward
the point whence seemed to emanate the
most animated sounds and the most JOY
full songs, when he feels that his words
may now be heard by all, begins to sing
dIrge over Israel People stared at
each other In CONSERVATION and dlsmay.
Whence comes this impertinent man they
cry. Why this melancholy dlrge? Why
this interruption OF our plous and sacred
festival, by such blasphemous iniqulty
as to predict harm TO Israel. Such and a
thousand more are the questions which
In rapid succession present Themselves TO
the indignant masses, until with intense
anger Amazlah the priest, approaches
the speaker and with naughty mien adj
dresses him, Thou, seer, 60 flee into the
land OF Judah, and there eat bread and
prophecy but prophecy not again at
Bethel, for II Is the kings chapel and the
kings court" Standing for moment
in sorrowfui silence, the herdsman Of
Tekoa, the brilliant prophet Amos, the
lowly gatherer Of sycamore fruit, an
swers the mandate Of the priest, II was
neither prophet nor the son OF a
prophet. but God appeared unto me as
followed by flock and said unto me, go
prophecy to my people Israel" speak
we seem to hear him say, not from de-
sire TO find fault but because the mes
sage have to impart unto you, II needed
will make, IL unheeded will mar your
future says God. continues he, hate, ]
despise your feast days, nor will dwell
In your solemn assemblies. Though we
offer me burnt offerings and meat Offer
ings, will not accept them, neither will
| regard for the peace offerings of fatted
beasts Take away from me the noise of
thy songs, for will not hear the melody
of thy vlols. But let judgement run
down as waters and righteousness as a
mighty stream"
ma g a,
upon the audience facing Amos may he
better imagined than described TO
| them their assemblaEe and festivals and
sacrifices seemed sufficient evidences Of
pisty. To them, the repetition and prac-
tice OF such seemingly religious per-
formances seemed the height of worship.
/ But to Amos It told different tale. Tho
| time for a religion OF animal sacrifices
pure and simple, he recognized was gone,
| that what the times and God demanded
were not heartless and soul-less offer
ings, but a worship Of distinctivcly DIFF
ferent type. He realized that despite the
| fact that the people in their own mlnda
felt they were on the right track and pur.
suing the right course, change deep
| and lasting was needed that the activity.
OF the masses had Of necessity to be turn
| ed Into different channels, II smooth sail
Ing was to be had, that thoroughly
Vital change Of life, change that would
| make It's Influence felt to the most ex.
IRENE limits was an absolute need II
| religion, If Judaism was to maintain its
position In the march OF culture and Of
civilization and time proved the truth of
Amos warning and predictions,
Yet fear me that many people Of to-
day realize but too seldom the necessity
for change. The absolute law that with
out change, without the frustrating ac-
| tIvlty, Characteristic OF the metamor-
| yhosca Of existence, life would be impOs.
slble. What Is true In one sphere of life
IN this direction is true In all Without
change there can be no true life. II Is q
Gallacy TO suppose that there Is such a
| thing as development without thorough
frequent alteration OF Enthusiastically
possessed qualities. There Is not a parti-
Gle In the universe, which Is not contlnu-
ally changing, nor a drop Of lluid ON the
globe that X perfectly dulcecont. nor a
fibre IN the vegetable kingdom IN q state
az even temporary Inactivity The lltAe
bud that blossoms, and blooms knows
no moment from It's earliest form Of orr
ganism until It becomes n developed
flower. when vital changes are not con.
tlnually assaihng II The little acorn
coon to become a gigantic oak dcfylng
the storms and hurricanes, experiences
no period of stnEnation, no time when its
essential elements are not undergoing
vital alterations. In animal bodies from
morads to the complicated organism NJ
man, every part and parcel, even In
solids, hre inccssantly moving among
Themselves, their component elementary
substances ever yielding to the manda
tory claims Of the law Of change. By
the chemical DISSOLUTION OF organic struc,
lures, We mean nothing more than that