The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-30
HEBREWS AND THE WAR.
Sermon by Rabbi AronsOhn, of the
Sons of Jacob.

sermon by Rabbi ArOnsOhn, of the
Sons of Jacob.
Rabbi Jacob Aronsohn, of the Sons Of Jacob
congregation, preached the sermon at the
synagogue on College, near st. Peter street.
Saturday, taking for his text /. Samuel xviii,
So:
Thy servant slew both the lion and the
bear, and the uncircumcised Philistine shall
be as one Of them, seeing he hath deied the
armies Of the living Cod
rabbi Aronsohn. compared the present war
between the United States and Spain to the
struggle between David and Goliath. Among
other things he saad:).
When David came to Saul asking permits
sion to go and fight the terrible Goliath, the
KING told him that he thought him too weak
for such battle ttFor thou art but youth
and he a man Of war from his youth" Da-
v1d's answer was: Thy servant kept his
fathers sheep, and> there came lion, and a
bear, and took lamb out Of the flock. And
l went after him, and smote him, and deliv-
cred 1t out of his mouth, and when he arose
against me, 1 caught him by his beard and
smote him, and slew him."
One hundred and tWenty-three years ago.
our thirteen colonies were being desDoiled
and deprived Of their rights by another Hon,
of his yoke and free themselves and heir
posterity. With few men, scarcity of arms
and no ships, against q great and disciplined
army, and an Incompatible navy, 1t indeed
seemed a contest between David and Goliath
There was one thing, however, which counter
balanced this inequality, the knowledge that
we were fighting fora Just cause and for
our mothers wives and children. This thought
bore up our soldiers when hungry and
fatigued, this thought breathed courage into
their hearts when fighting against tremendous
odds, and encouraged their tagging spirit
when brooding under the darkness Of defeat
That same spirit and humane cause ami
mate us now. We entered into this war
with no thought of plumber or acquisition Of
forr fOry hrrff IN doll n.
pressor's hand people long down-trodden
and despoiled
Some nations may. think US too weak to
cope with q power whose business Is war,
and which has stained the pages Of history
with its dark annals of bloodshed, and muir
der. But We will prove now, as we have
before, that right will conquer. all, For the
battle is the Lords and He will deliver them
into our hands," ,:f-e
Rabbi Aronsohn showed how great an in
terest the Jews. as a nation. were taking
in this war. Thousands Of Jewish names
enrolled on the lists. Of the volunteers
show how practical that interest is" He
the hour 81 know, he said, that all Of
us cannot go to the front, but we can do enc
thing; we can pray to- God that those who
have done so may be crowned with victory
and come back to their beloved land safe
and unharmed''
After the sermon. prayer was offered up
by the whole congregation, OF which the fol-
20 mercful and gracious King, God Of
gods and Lord of lords in Thy hand is the
soul of every living creature and the spirit
Of every human being, look down from Thy
holy dwelling from heaven, save we beseech
Thee Thy servants, the American people,
who dwell in the United States, who adhere
to the teachings of Thy benefcent attributes,
to do good to mortal beings; to show com ON
hand, and who risk their lives as they do
this day, to shed their blood like water in
this war which duty commands: to deliver
the Cuban people who sigh and groan be;
meath the hand Of the relentless and cruel
Spanish nation who have thirsted for human
blood from days Of old
90 Lord of compassion, we pray Thee pity
and have mercy upon our forces on land
and sea, and give them strength and cour-
age to stand before the power Of our enc
mics and to subdue the pride Of those who
rise against us, that they, our hosts, return
heads bent down and faces shamed.
May Thy loving kindness uphold and
support us with Thy right hand to deliver
the Cubans who are oppressed and afflicted
by their prosecutors, and to proclaim free
dom for them in order that they also may
enjoy the glow Of enlightenment and free
dom which Thou hast apportioned to US,
sons of these United States, with Thy full,
open, holy extended hand"