Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-03
RABBI FREUND'S
FIRST SERMON.
t,.,r,nt Discourse Delivered Be-
fore the Congregation oil
B'Nai Israel,
caAvNECGAH CELEBRATION.
y,,st Of Lights Made the Occasion
for Initial Address BY the
Jewish Leader

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vac, night at the celebration OF
,ns,,eccah-the feast OF lights-the
.,ogation Of B'nal Israel listened to
w.. ~. srst sermon Of Rabbi Charles
ram, w. who has just come to take
.,ess. o, the congregation The SER
1nr was an eloquent one, and was list
,nsd TO with great attention At It's
w., W.. many OF the congregation re-
.,,e5 10 meet their new rabbi.
Ike said in parts
aoyer 1000 years ago the temple In
,.,nsalem was rededIcated' The de-
s,ements Of a hostile foe were removed
ana IN their place the purer worship OF
ga WAS relnstated, TO accomplish
,his desired result was no easy task.
.rong enemy had temporarily sue
..oasa IN disseminating the jewish
sssbin Led on by the valiant pahd
NO ser6ic Maccabees the Syrlans were
a. The course Of few years driven
,o,,b The temple service when nad
bssn interrupted was again resumed
~ sse the priests seeking Tor the on
snd undenled, which had not been
Associated at the hands OF the hos'lle
Helleniss'
THE MIRACLE OF THE FEAST.
.,,a tpforns us that only one
u,,ie trise Of consecrated oil was FOUND
aed Inv seeming miracle It lasted during
me eight days Of dedicatory service,
We look again and we see lhe hlsh
rrIest lighting the eternal lamp once
mare 10 keep It Ut until the day Wheh
,he acrlfclal service came TO us pro-
,os.5 end And as we review the pages
\ ,r,mphal exercises we listen to the
,o,ras M trained Lcyite choirs VINO,
~ tbe accompaniment Of instruments
N bnw and string lend added splendor
10 the service. 800, -,
NoAboye the din Of the burning, smok-
Inc sacrifices more distinct than the
mns,cal instruments. we distinguish the
words Of the Joyous song And uuly
6S they have occasion for song and re-
locIng. Tor had not the people, mere
handful OF God-intOxicated men,
against the trained and more numerous
Iroops OF the enemy succeeded In driv-
lag out their persecutors2 The song
M triumph is not vicious with self
rraise but a keen and proper rec0gni-
lion that one other than human helps
Ia shane their destiny We DO not mar
vel then as we discern the 1rds: This
Is the day which God has made, Let
Us rejoice and be glad on It.
III Is a telling sentence from the
eyer.appllcable collection Of the songs
composed by the sweet singer OF Israel
Their grand universally sees them
ready for use on all occasions OF life.
II Joy or sorrow, In gladness or afiiic-
h0n-be the occasion ordinary or other
wise. the psalm can readily be applied.
And II Is not 10 be wondered at II Jul
iah and bis brothers and all the people
loned IN the joyous singing that this
was an especial day which God has
made let US rejoice and be glad on It.
SURVIVAL OF JEWISH WORSHIP.
Greece and Rome have passed away.
Babylon and Assyria are names mem
lloned In recent time with special rev.
trehce BY fame-seeklng psychologists,
Jadea also has, as a land OF active i'm
portance, long since ceased TO play
pau 10 unlyersl history. Not 30,
however with us after-tlmeN inhab-
Uans who cherish the religion which
rested In It's sacred soil Among the
liaclsas which have survived the buff
ie6 which The jew received since he
leIl his erstwhlle original home, is this,
w present feast OF the Chanueccah,
hHg,
we call Sc survival. Rightly so!
ihN one jew has survived To greet the
VlNu OF ms day OF grace Is to be ac-
Uunled more OF a miracle than the
CONTINUOUS burning Of the cruise OF oil
% Iold IN the legend which partially
eAp'alhs the origin OF the celebration OF
.a .s as me feast Of LIGHTS The stained
anl laIkened pages OF history tell their
sslul lale' We thank God that His
WgO'laence watched over and guided
ms people, So that IN their unhinder.
gY'snlp 'hty could ever see and rec
y1 MS guiding hand. Then may
elso e1clolm with the psalter: This
y we day which God has made. Let
>" 'eIolee and be glad on H.
THE DAY DoUBLY SIGNIFICANT
n. IGIs day has a double significance
~, AT Of US here assembled, II Is the
s marking the commencement of the
"ninemordton season OF the hard.
,S ,nel victory Of the Maccabees ana
,a,,. uanls Of faithful followers. We
s,n alnly honor their memories as NJ.
NssualE recall their glorious deeds
NV nv, way We glory 80 much in the blood
,n G. ney spilled so much as I'm the
isis ,w llat they manifested TO brook No
n .eIence with their divine worsbin
,'r "e'e wen indeed II men Of modern
he ls ,Oula De az readily imbued with
Hs,, 'oea mat nothing should hinder
Ns,I sincere worship. '''
me-" . result Of their forvent ardo,
,.,,, succeeded IN rededloatlng their
1S upe on this the 25th day OF Keisler
ssl 'l y. o. you and stand together ON This
non .a'l,e doy we go through a oer--
wt9s y, dedication For we are dedl-
Nipsn,'o ut hves collectively and ind
vhich 10 a cause akin 10 that for
our ancestors, known and un-
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