The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-09-02

left IN your charge" She called him to
the bedside and turned down the coverlet.
showing the faces of her two children.
saying: While you were in the syna-
gogue, God Almighty called for the jewels
he left with us years ago, and now we
must give them up" God brought into
tho life OF this bereaved woman before US
jewel. He has now called for it. 1t was
His, 1t was not hers and she must give
1t up. Oh. the bitter pangs of parting.
You mothers and fathers, husbands and
wives must understand it. Yet we are
wholly helpless before our Maker, but
God will put strength into this woman's
heart so that she will say that this was
done for a purpose, Of which His will be
done even God Is the best judge and thaS
though il tears my heartstrings. Oh.
friends, what does this part teach us?
Were this ALI of life The struggle, thu
worry, the misfortune that falls upon the
mortal mind, / say We're II all of life
would it be worth living? But in Just
such scenes as these is the true inwardnsss
of existence Do you think that all love
and affection is nought, that the few years
of married life shall go on as flame of
a candle? No, II can not be, Some
whore in Gods universe the souls that
have gone before are lowering. The poet
freely and purely make up the sum total
of our life. has said 1T Is ordained by
God above that from the dearest that we
love we must part But brief span. a
day. week. q month, when the king
and the slave the rich and the poor, the
, man and his master must all be equalized
before God Almighty! And thou, oh. Lord,
look down in mercy upon this congrega-
ton bereaved of its minister. man whose
heart was in his work. who elevated his
congregation, who concliated his people
Be the guiding counsel and instructor to
Congregation Beth Israel, in order that
they may always have cause to bless Thee
Praise in due course n man that will fol
low in the footsteps of the dear departed
We know, God, that his soul is in Thy
hands and Thou will deal with It accord
Ing to its merits. Be father to thu
fatherless and a husband to the widow.
Make her burden lighter to hear. Let her
Look back on this day in her life as one
that Will help her on in higher things and
that in years to come she may join the
good soul whom Thou has taken.
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Mr.. f. Raphael of the Congregation Beth
Israel pays the following tribute to the
dead rabbi as volcing the sentiment of his
congregation;
As pulpit orator he was exceptionally
talented His voice was clear, full and
very melodious. His dicton was plain. his
pronunciation was Of the pure Anglo
Saxon type, clean and we'll cut. His dellg-
cry was graceful with no attempt at
declamatory effect, while his eloquenco
was perfectly grand. Eschewlng the use
of stllted phrases, or grandiloquent words.
his easy flow OF language went directly
to the ears and the hearts of his auditors.
But above and beyond these gifts of ma
ture was the earnest and impressive man
ner Of his sermons that carried convic- |
ton 10 the breasts OF his congregation |
Personally hn was endowed with a very
sweet disposition, coupled with a Jealous
desire to labor for the hetterment of man I
kind, His gentle nature attracted chill !
dren, men and women to his side like a
magnet attracts Particles of iron. He be-
lieved In everything good, and he died IKE |
he lived, beloved by all who had tho good |
fortune to know him. at peace with the |
world. at peace with the loving wife and |
ahectionate children who mourn their
great loss, at peace with Almighty God"
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