The San Francisco call., 1899-08-13
"SPEAK UNTO
TIE CHILDREN
Of ISRAEL "
Eloquent Anniversary
Sermon.
PREACHED BYDR. .V00RSANGER
THE ARK OF THE COVENANT IN
TIE HOLLOW SQUARE.
& Picture Showing That the Jewish
Army Is Capable CT Match
less Deeds Of
Glory.

The Temple Emanu-El on Suffer street
was crowded yesterday by the congrega-
ton and others anxious to listen to the
anniversary sermon Of the pastor, Rev
Jacob VooTs3nger.
His text was from Exodus xjv:t5
Speak unto the children of Israel that
they go forward" In the course OF
the eloquent sermon. delivered with q
coed deal of feeling, the reverend gentle
man said:
Israel is the Lords aTmy-so we are
tOid and SO we often pTeaCh-pTactice,
of course. being = different PROPOSE
ton The army Of God answers to the
suggestions here Introduced. The sa-
cred tradition hath a fine account of
the organization Of the army of OCCu-
patton. Six hundred thousand armed
men marched into the wilderness Of
Sin to be marShaled for the conquest
of Palestine and the great moral re-
sPOnsibiliteS that opened upto the
descendants of the patTiarchs from the
midnight hour Of their liberation
Imagination and poetic ferVor have
often drawn q fine picture OF the
march of the Grand Army-a picture
20 gloat over, q picture 70 boast OF, a
picture to exhibit to sturdy youth ana
teach the men OF tomorrow that
Jewish army is capable Of matcnless
deeds of glory. How even the hearts
of US modern teXt-crltics Will warm
toward the glowing picture! Six nun
dred thousand strong-twelVe tribal
armies, .oflicered by their own generals l,3ds.
them all Twelve armies organized
into four great corps, forming in
progress a hollow square in the heart
Of which was the Ark of the Covenant
and its cOnsecrated ministers. DaSh-
ing cavalry TO the north, clearing the
way: videttes far Outstretched to dis
cover the enemy in ambush; pioneers,
sappers, engineers; removing 1npeu-
vanguard. banners unfurled, sword
and spear and aTmored plate glisten-
ing in the desert sun. After the van
guard the Ark and its sacerdotaI
hosts, the sacred paraphernalla 81 WoL7
ship and divine ministrauOn, ltSelf a
mighty array of glory. nanked east
and west by the intrepid regiments OF
Two corps. Then the rearguard, an
army of three tribes, protecting the
women and the children, for Analek
is g coward nOmad, the scum OF the
desert. who will attack the sick and
the helpless if they be improperly de-
Tended. The organization IS complete.
II is glorious picture Of old-time
fChting strength l beg you to cease
your text criticism and your search
after historical evidence for moment
or two Look at the traditional pic
tura and call it beautiful. Let 1t be
ing Its progress means the OVerturn-
ing Of the old. primitive world It's
motive the power that created II, Is
in the heart of the army. Nlthln Ine
hollow square is the Ark OF the Gov
enant. visible symbol of the InVlslo!e
vet ever present mOtive-God- It IS
the ensign lifted up by the priests
when the marching hour oeglns. L-oQh-
ing backward and forward both the
van and the rear can see the sa-
cred ensign When Il starts the army
proceeds on its march; when II rests
the army encamps., From the !652lloWT
unto the children OF Israel that they
forward. -