The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-11-12
The Jewish Services.


The Jewish services conducted By
Ribbi S. Thurman at the Christian
Church Friday evening were very i'm
pressive. Rabbi Thurman selected for
his subject Social Morality and Reve-
lation''. He is a pleasing speaker and
showed that he was deep thinker.
His points were made clear and pre-
sented to his hearers in a forcible
manner.
He is Rabbi of the Jewish congrega-
tion atLexington and talented yOnng
man.
The musical program was exception
ally fine. The quartette composed of
Mrs. Fanniebell Sutherland, Miss Flora
Hill, F. P. Walker and Ray Clarke,
and the solos by Miss Birdie Woolstein
and Mrs. Lee Price were beautiful
selections and rendered in artistic mar
ner.
The following is a synopsis of Rabbi
Thurman's sermon:
Text: Behold how good and how
pleasant it is for brethren to dwell to
gether in unity. - Psalm I33.
Every truth has to sides to it. In
that sense, truths may be said to come
to us in paradOxes. We must study
carefully the two terms which make
up the paradox, and by uniting their
meaning we may hope to arrive at the
/ truth. The development of social
morality and revelation constitute one
great truth-the highest social self
consciousness, and yet these two forces
/ in sense clearly oppose each other.
Social morality is a general force,
while revelation is particular power
which belongs to individuals or TO
classes Of Individual within society.
The purpose of ali morals, is so far
as they are social, is the same, name
ly, the establishment on a firmer and
more lasting basis Of the society
wherein those moral standards are
found. Thus morality in its final sense
may be said to be the same every
where. Not so with revelation. That
comes IN different forms and with
different force to almost every inGi-
vidual or at least to every class of IN
dividuals. What is revealed to you as
the highest truth may be a closed book
to me, and vet our moral relations
may he of the highest and most peace
fui order.
The Constitution of the United
States is based upon the great moral
principle that we are all created equal,
that we are ali children of one Father,
and that, therefore, we can constitute
one great moral society. This does
not mean, however, that we must all
worship God in the same way, or that
we must all entertain the same beliefs
Our faiths. or rather our revelations of
those faiths are distinct. Through
them we develope distinct individuali-
ties of high types. When we live in
the light Of our separate faith, we in.
crease our Individual capacities for
greater and better contribution of ser
vice to the society wherein we dwell
For the highest ,self-respect, for the
best social service the individual must
develope the keenest and finest self
consciousness, and the sum total of
these Individual self-cOnsciousnes
gives US the highest and best social
self consciousness which in turn de-
velOps into the highest social con-
science.
Let us. therefore, dwelling together
in unity like brothers of the same
family, still cherish, and adhere to our
own individual faiths and beliefs. Let
us deveiope our indivldualities in the
highest and hest degree, and thus be-
come most efficient in the service that
we must render TO this grand and
glorious country of ours. Let us in
deed fulfil the Psalmists' words. g How
good and how pleasant it is for breth-
rem to dwell together in unity"
A woman always imagines she is
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