The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-18
He Delivered an Eloquent Discourse
at Beth Ahaba.
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES HELD.
4 Large Audience Greeted the speah-
cr and Gave Close Attention-Ihe
Music Was Unusually Good, Be-
ing Especially Prepared.

impressive one liz commenced az 1871
o'clock. There was a very large audience
present, so that the capacity OF the syna-
e0gue was taxed. The service was OF the
usual solemn character. owing 10 the
fact that the day came on the jewish
Sabbath, the sholar was net heard.
Rev. DR.. f.. y. Caiisch spoke on "A
United Effort" The discourse was OF
a high ORDER being eloquent and instrue-
tive 1t made a profound impression
upon the audience. He spoke as follows.
DIR. CALISCHS SERMON.
Ny 9riends,-It is with these words OF
the Psaimist that we greet the New
Year: blessed be he who cometh In
the name OF Cod We bless thee from
this house OF God" Truly, does this
New Year come TO us In the name OF
God. Il Is one of His own messengers
a child OF time, come 20 bear TO US the
message OF its hopes and fears. It's joys
and burdens ON yesterday evening we
eve ourselves up TO "reminiscences or the
flown years-years that have given thelf
message and have found their home III
the cemetery OF the irrevoeapie past,
As with an memory hours, sadness anu
sorrow made themselves felt, soitehea,
il a. true. by the passage of days. but
none the less dominating the joys. For
sorrow leaves mark where JOY passes
traoelessly. There is no echo OF the
snent laugh. the dimpes vanish with
the smile. But tears often leave fur-
rows in the cheek, and though the wound
be healed. the scar remains. but 90
day. though we forget not the past
though. In truth our tender memories
are sulf our dear possession, yet lo-uay
brings 10 as q message OF nope alu Vi
cheer It's refrain Is a joyous, uplltllns
melody that. as rising sun, drives away
the uists OF depression and dispels the
darks clouds of gloomy apprehension
Daviicht brings courage, and IN the Nshl
Of this Gladstone NeW-Year Day we WILL
with courage, face the problems Oh our
communal existence.
These problems are not peculiar 10 our
congregation. They are present WIN
every Jewish congregation In the O.lon
and II a comparison were 10 De hauc, l
might say that the conditions are some
Mot less onerous here than 81 many
other communities, but they are none
the less present here, and must be raced
FLOOD AND EBB TIDES.
Victory teaches us that there are iioou
and ebb tides IN the progres OF every
r,o-.onront whether social. national, OF
reTigious There are seasons when every
eondi+ion seems 10 be favorable, wheh
prosperity and plenty and fortune anu
freedom appear to come riding III 70"
a happy people. upon the bosom OF a
ful-howing fiood-tde or FAVOR 49,
are periods again when every cohI -.
seems TO be reversed. when every ehort
fails when every undertaking fans snort
,ybsn success seems 10 be an ineluctaple
goaI when every hope is disappointed
sverv longing denied. and the very ear
az Heaven deaf unto every uespalrHe
crv In the history Of our faith these
aood and ebb tides OF fortune have ap-
nearod with almost regulated frequency
an the systale and distale or the bled'
heart beats Of the universe that nave
| generations for their contraction anu
centuries for their expansion. ana d
careful ANALYSIS Of the results VIII go 10
nrove that the apparently most fortunate
and manifest period was not always the
most beneficial or wholesome. Prosperity
as a rule. does not develop the sturdler
| elements Of character or draw out the
finer qualities of the soul,
When the children of Israel of Oh were
released from the slavery or Egypt ana
| led out into the freedom Of their new
life their gratitude was not commensu-
rate with the grace that had been pe-
| slowed upon them. when they en-
| tered into possession Of Canaan IL was
not long before they became reoeiilouS
| ana idolatrous. When, after the check
| cred UrTiUN OF the HlEA'Ae "a N'tN
they found themselves on the rohd 10
| national prosperity and power, that had
| hesn pioneeged by Samuel and Saul, ana
made wide and broad by the victories OF
| David we find the dissOluteness ana inc
v,anton idolatry OF the days OF Solomon
Tben came the division OF the kingdom
the destruction OF Israel and the cap
| ti,-ity OF Judah. This was q period OF
ebb-tide the very nadir OF national lot
tune. vet II was a. period Of national SAL
walton. Those that returned from baus-
Ion were a band Of purlhea fuillans,
| Under the stimulus of their zeal ana
earnestness there came the genesis or the
| second Commonwealth. Inc snp- ''us
| turned the food But that flood-tide OF
| fortune hid "a sting beneath lis honey
| ,rbore came With % a dallylng with Hell
! toric philosophy and a consequent loosen
| inc of morals that threatened 10 be we'll
\ NV the disintegration OF the faith Itself
| n uas n turn OF the tide that saved
| again. Antiochus Epiphanes sousht 10 oe-
strov and the fruit Of his tyranny was
| 1atathias a Judah Maccebeus' a simon
| the Just. and a land full OF devoted pa
| fri0ts and willing martyrs
inc music which was prepared espe-
ciailv for the occasion was unusually
| Good There were additional voices, ana
| tbis feature Of the service was exceed
hgly impressive.
THE TOCsIN or TINES.
The wears that follow present just sucn
.-ofher picture OF fortune and OF iali
mon the second temple was destroyed
! and again during the years OF the occu-
,otion OF the Spanish peninsula, wnen
! ,,r5e- the reign OF the Moors the star OF
| reu,isb fortune was az It's perlnehon'
,vhen the power OF the church was ieit
md fts radiance was lost In the night OF
| ~, dungeons OF the inquisition. Through
I tbe circling centuries these changes nave
occurred and REQUIRED. but apparently
,,,ifbout warning 10 those 20 whom admo-
| ,itfon was necessary. II Is my purpose
| to-aav 10 attempt 10 have you give need
| - me tocsin OF time as It Is sounded 70
us at this hour. lii,
we to-day are in what might be called
| ,ho Nood-tide OF fortune. We are favored
ana blessed as perhaps our fathers never
mad bean since the day Of the downfail
| ~ the national existence. Every mate
rial restriction IS removed. every physi-
! cal barrier that ever separated us from
! orr fellowmen IS broken down. Every adj
vantage every opportunity, every avenue
~ advance or preferment, every road te
civic material artistic, or professional
| suocess a as open TO US as TO our neigh
| nor we have not been slow 70 take ad-
vantage Of the opportunities. and with thf
| result that we stand to-day, many OF US
IN most enyiable worldly positions, ir
| comfort and ease and opulence and wners
| wa deserve II. with the esteem and re-
spect Of all our fellows. irrespective oil
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