The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-10-03
THE SCRANTON TRIBUNE WEDNESDAY OCTOBER g. 1900.

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rron,\its pages, fcrvid with Tho consciousness Of
the holiness Of God, rs from an altar.hre, men
have caught the fame Of inspiration which
burns within their hearts.
KiNDLrD A LONGING FOR TRUTH
The Bible. the product Of the Hebrew mind
and heart, through centuries Of development has
ever kindled within fnen an eternal longing for
the truth, an unluenchablc thirst for the high
er life. Like the morning sun, ever rcsplendcnt
In Its beauty and grandeur, peeping over the
hills Of antiquity casts its influence across long
stretches Of time and will continue to illin,ine
future generations. And back Of II all. we follow
the Hebrew hand in,pellcd an intellect refined
by religion; back OF II all. VIC see the Hebrew
mind cnnobled by acting its ideals Of duty and
right.
The Greek.soul. with Its artistic sensibility.
found expression through the pen, the chiscl
and the brush. In their masterful statues.
paintings, poems. the Greek mind stands pre-.
eminent. The Hebrew genius admired those
forms Of beauty, yet he felt that they were but
Initiative He felt that nature in all her love.
lincss could not be improved and his soul cravcd
something higher and mole lasting. The Hebrew
were but temporary; those Of the heart and
soul, eternal. In the recognition of the strength
and permanently OF morality, the Hebrew genius
was creative. "Prepare to meet thy God, o
Israeli"
Because thou hast risen to receive those great
truths, Israel. Is 40 much required OF thee
1t is great responsibility which thou hast
taken upon thyseli. It is thy mission to show
the world by thy lite, by harmonizng thy ideals
and thy conduct. by meeting thy God, that the
moral life is the happy. the desirable, the i'm.
mortal life. Thy privilege Of teaching this ideal
imposes upon thee the necessity to live 1t. IL
20 far as thy task is neglected. Just iar must
thou fall. The world still needs examples Of
noble conduct. Il is thy duty to mend thy life.
In the economy Of nations Israel's duty is TO
preach morality by act. And il IL fails Of its
duty, it forfeits its high privilege and becomes
worthless. Just as when man Of responsibility
and honor falls, he falls a. Tow as he might
have reached, high in the esteem OF his fclicws,
had he been faithful.
TRUE TO ITS TRUST.
Israel has not always been true to its trust.
israel has not always been eager to inject" his
God. But whenever lie deserted the path Of
righteousness and truth, Israel has suffered. And
despite persecution and misery, israel has tetn
happy when lie followed the laws Of his life.
trust can be coniured before the mind than
Israel at Mount Sinai? Faithful to the duty
which he learned to consider as a need Of his
nature, the pursuit Of spirituality the 'meet'
ing" with God, Israel stood at Mt. Sinai to
receive the decaloguc However strong the
storms Of persecution might rage, however wild
the winds Of hatred might blow against him,
Israel with His Torch and life consistent with
the spirit OF its teachings stands invincible and
Oth han hn
misery of Israel during the reign Of King Zede.
kiah when people and ruler refused to obey the
words Of the prophet jeremiah, who showed
them their errors. When punishment followed,
they had not the heart to bear it, for they
were conscious Of untaithfulness to their ideals.
Every nation has brought to humanity some
gift Be it ever so small, it has been bless"
ing to the world. For we are all closely bound
together by ties OF brotherhood and borrow from
one another experiences, which when appropri.
ated. help us advance. All that is demanded
of the giver is that his gift be his, to bestow
and given in a generous spirit. Israel's gift,
distinct in itself is toucllstone to all. Religion
is the medium through alone all human endeav-
ors may be made valuable and lasting. In
these latter days Of ours, we are beginning to
understand the value Of noble motive in work.
In the realms Of art and literature for instance.
only that work will survive which was performed
by moral men prompted by high motives. The
world perhaps will not admit this yet. because
the critics and admirers of art are themselves
not purified enough to Sec it. But were we
pure minded and refined in spirit, we could see
in any art production itself the immoral artist
at his brawls. be the subject Of his work ever
so sacred. lsraels must purify the world. The
sculptor, the painter. the musician, the laborer.
the mechanic, the merchant, the banker, all
human workers must be transformed into forces
that make for Righteousness and truth, by the
highest ideals Of work, else they be worthless.
HAS RIGHT TO CHARGE.
o, Israel, dost thou understand the magnitude
OF thy responsibility? II thou art ,,nfaithful
to thy duty, the WHOLE world has a right to
charge. awake Israel, what doest thou? Un-
less thou art true to thy trust the world Is
God, o Israel"
We cannot ''meet" God by the mere giving
of charity to the poor. We cannot meet God,
we cannot harinonize thought and deed by mere
lip.service in prayers, prompted selhshness and
cowardice. How dare we ask our Heavenly
Father for earthly gifts and treasures when
these very things might prove our unmak,ng?
How dare we ask for deliverancc from poverty
and danger, when these very conditions might
tend to give us clearer spiritual light, a deeper
Of the most high God? We must up.
proach our God resigned to His will, ut peace
with self and humanity, striving to become purer
and nober. We cannot 'meet" God on this
sacred Yom Kippur, Day Of Atonement, by mere
fasting. Fasting is only means Of putting our
hearts and souls into communion with God, OF
stirring our sympathy for humankind, OF making
us realize our weakness and dependence. Nor
can we meet God properly only once or twice a
year. The Yom Kippur is typical Of every day
Every moment we must be careful Of our acts;
we must re.spirituaize our efforts, Just as the
plant renews itself from moment to moment
must we meet God to make our
nobler thoughts live in act, to harmonize our
ideals and our works.
Experience teaches thee, o Israel, knowledge
NJ thyself will show, that thou must uphold the
laws Of thy life, the laws Of justice, righteous.
ness and truth Thou must be the bearer Of the
beacon light Of morality to mankind.
"Prepare to meet thy God. Israel, as thy
God has always met thee"
"Holy shall ye be, for the Lord thy God am
holy. Israel, thou shalt be holy in thought,
holy in word, holy in deed.
During the services sacred music
was splendidly discoursed by the tenn
Pile choir, led by Professor c. B. Der
man. This mornings services will be
begun at 1880 o'clock.
HORSE INVESTIGATION rs ON.
Some Testimony Was Heard at Last |
Michele Saosiop