The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-01-09

BnODuVn lehQH AWAY IOm SuukMtNls ~ PNgRaN
do not come on Sabbath morning TO the temple,
that docs not stamp them as ~violatore OF the SAD
bath: The fourth commandmen n. does on INC hot sax cS.
bath any moro than on any other day, nor nat
We should go for instruction on, tho sabbath.
lures and services on Sunday u the same have
truly religious and not sensational ana Ilmei
sabbath oh to saSdiay a BY sTan any c Sn sne n,sSSn'' or
rabbi Is simply an impossibility-is disloyalty
to Judaism and It's ,history-is q CONCESSION
made TO tho majority by a minority that has Tor
1000 years stood for uncompromising mono.
theistic truth. The Sunday Sabbath In Berlin
tion existing in Berlin to bo q total failure. "
Is simply the personality which attracts and
secures a temporary, success. Dr; Srios may
have some personal attraction for his Cleveland
audiences, but he can only, by the step he con,
templates, undermine the position of rabbi and
reform Judaism and the only power or author
ity upon which Judaism must stand.
81 deny to individuals, whether they be rabbis
or congregations the power TO GhanE Eea ins ~ a..
rHel that has been intrusted with the mission
Of Israel and the institutions that are to main
lea or elsewhere will always form only a small
number and must in the course OF time be out.
brought up on orthodox lines. In view of this
day service, as | tels that The true spirit Of JudS-
ism, the true religious sentiment, Is not awak
measures. They may tend to eliminate the
tians In a sort of Unitarianism or Dcism. but
they win not raise loyal Jews, true 70 the ira,
ditions of the past. without sacrifice for the
II know that DR.. Cries has a congregation
whose religious spirit has been almost neutral.
destructive measures but forms and means of
building up. Of rousing devotion and religious
S earn, e Ss.n %t :, home nome F Sse3 3snI,s o S,~,, sss
mothers must ill their households with an air Of
religion, with a Sabbath atmosphere. the fIag.
bath. Piety and reverence are the prerequisites
Of true radicalism, which eradi-
Sunday lectures do not appeal to the relig.
ious sentiment Of the Jew. wherefore secular
TOPICS are preferred BY lecturers and audi.
Of n~on.committai character as regards religion
to suit n nom hristian audience as well. A rec
o osadI 1ad Of .6 the G irni,s dSy o1d Ee Sna leEds 20 ,h u rs a..
%ognition of the Easter, Pentecost, and Christmas
festivals. instead Of Passover, Shabnoth. and
Years Day would have to give way, to the
civic new year, and the Atonement Day to some
Saajs $ p,,d L 4 vida day y,,j tn i 9t6 ono tSISa m shs
needs yield in all other things, and what will be-
come Of his boasted loyalty 70 the banner Of tho
ity, and as a minority, we fight for our historical
mission and our Sabbath until the majority
has sr been nv won ,noo over r to the sr th6 m, ahen " wh iSs
synagogue. then, and not until then, is 1t time
to consider whether Sunday or Friday or Sat-
the Babyionian, sabbath. is to be the day when
all flesh shall bow before the Lord in Zion"
The Rev. DR.: Joseph Silyermn9n , OF Temple
College, cmHse.s said: From time to times some radical
Jewish preacher, for what reason 1 cannot well
understand, rises up to favor a ~trensfer OF the
jewish sabbath to Sunday: Such efforts de-
serve to be treated with disdain when put forth
high treason to the cause Of Judaism to advocate
any transfer of sabbath, or holidays. The Sab
bath is one Of Judaism's fundamental institu-
transfer would create a division In Israel which
must, by all means, be avoided.
the historical Sabbath Of Judaism and Of the
world. 1t existed even before Judaism. The
Christian Sunday-Sabbath is maintained as the
adopted by individuals, council. congregation
or synod could change the facts OF history.
day will remain the historical Jewish Sabbath.
"In this country and some others the Jews un-
fortunately cannot keep the sabbath as they
the most of this day. Our synagogues, as they
also have been. must continue to be open on this
willing to come. We should never slacken our
efforts to further the observance of the Sabbath.
i'd nav p ? ib SG WsIiar and Of i 1ndalsm. for thus we
Il am opposed to a transfer Of the Sabbath to
any other day Of the week. Still, favor sup
morning for the benefit Of those who are I'M
avoidably prevented from attending divine wor-
VICES and lectures that are held in TEMPLE
Emanu.El have been instituted for this purpose
and have answered the requirements of the
situation. But the Sabbath attendance has not
decreased because of the institution OF the addi.
tional sunday services. The only practical
otieI' Opportunity for Religious worship and in.
The Rev. Dr.. Henry Borkowitz, chancellor
OF Congregation Rodeph Sh olom. philadelphia.
said: "The conditions of Western life are such
best.intentionei men TO meet tho requirements
of Sabbath observance on Saturday. Cnder
the stress of business demands and local ex-
actions the sabbath has gone out OF the lives
Of hundreds. nay thousands, of Jews The rabbi
feels like a hypocrite when he speaks IN prayer
secular Of all the days in the week. What
shall he do TO save himself from humiliation
and the institution he represents from shamSi
tive and fearless stand such AZ Rabbi Cries
has taken. Years Of observation and earnest
WINGED me that the remedy lies not in the
change of days and institutions but in q change
of after 9e ali, l In 1 not 50 pe naeh in nf the f confi sth of duty
between business and religion as in the apathy
toward religion. The power Of sacrifice seems
to be gone. This Is a sadder loss than even the
What is needed is help. not denunciation.. A
and cducating the dormant or Weakened sell.
consciousness Of the Jew. He must learn the
sense OF sclf-respect, OF pride and love for tho
and a sense of reverence for halowed %institu:
tions. A new enthusiasm must be awakened
IOr Israel b lueAlS Oh uuty anu uelty, IMAM winch
this world has none grander. Every agency at
our command in pulpit, religious school. press,
and communal organizations should be used
distinctively for this purpose. This method
may BIO slow, but 1t is the only sure and ef-
fective one.
"If Rabbi Cries holds Sunday services, let
him use that agency for all that is in it to con-
serve and cultivate the religious. sentiment.
II he has the grander privilege still Of address
ing 45O youths and so adults. though there be
few men among them on the Jewish Sabbath, let
him cherish the latter congregation not less
hut even more highly. for In 1t are those whose
souls he may mould and fashion as he will.
Moreover, in his Saturday congregation are the
mothers out of whose souls alone pour the
spiritual influences by which the home can be
Religion IL. after all, not a matter OF public
assemblies. 1t has to do with tho individual
life and the attitude toward what 10 eternal. 1t
is in the home and the private life that relig-
ion truly grows. The power of tho sanctuary
Is needed to give organized expression and cul-
~tivation to the sentiments and needs,
but even without churches religion would still
exist.
1.-The emphasis. then, to my mind is now put
too largely upon churchgoinR. as though 1t
were the be.all and end'all. the very test OF re-
ligion. Put the emphasis on the deeper inner
the home. into the individual life. The indi-
vidual will then come to tho public worship,
.-- r.,