Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1912-05-28

N4olNN e'iIu )feciOuS- ndt2flli. Tho Lord gathered together the s5il>, of ards, the Whisper of the f9rssts. :Le n'urmur of fountains and brooks. the triumphant song of he vi;=6HiGGs. tusel them together into on~ br.r.r and bteathed them into the royal s'nger cf Israel, King David. and he ell. ntea the Psalms
 Spch h gh conception of what ave
 ldes Of human end5avGf and III ali Jhe operations of nature.
 From the sound of the ln1.l ard fE4hl the din of the market frtl2 the sa'g of poet and the call of science t@Om the voice of the forum arG the !.vmn of the pulpit, have We tried to pick out notes and harmenies 5r he symphony of religion.
 That the symphony resultant was f2t without it's imperfectioh& zoe; @i'fout saying. Often the niatcdie3 W"'" poor, superficial c)ltusei. Again and again the iastrunaatalnn sas weak or irregular and ncW and ,n~n a harsh and iarring note offpnl- ei the ear. We confess tha7 our car was not always attuned to tir pitch of the divine music, th26 our power C. interrcd 2ticn vas nct aiNay equal to the heavenly message. The t ne was in many instances too big f." the musicians. The tTolh'a then "a, Gne of ability. but not of ailn.
 Tine recurrent and predominatiig 7 gins in my religious symoncny. the
 leit mo:.iven," as sha Germ ans call item, may be described as loioNs
 1. Duty rather than dogma. While cherishing few fundament Il doctrines Of Judaism as an irreduc ible minimum such as the belief in the unity of the Godhead, I laid stress rather on the ethical and spiritual aspects of religion. Theological dis putes concerning things that no long ler influence yitally the life of the lrs- dividual and the nation received very li.tle consideration during my minis try; on the other hand, that which could serve as help to make life sweeter and better counted very heavily 'n the blending of the notes for my religious symphony.
 AGriil ''" id ct rather tat, c0nfes slon.' i. med diselnr'l e teis ;nctif' ir n, preaehinss. NJ 1nH"r .:i .2 '..e importance Wha ve sl ould enE 7r .'' 7, ind ;d',a.s ath q group, l roih~@! o t tha. the standards O !. rav,or we at U. 'ly observed il our dailr Ni.n Ge;ca VT ned our wortE Ter f0rD.an@c wa n re esteem'-d t " .,.., icn. anl c. ed was mora nle:- lv aruraised than creed. If taere was enc thting this pulpit could not and would not tolerate, it was disparity between claims and practice. In thia respe0 | hut followed the general trend il! Jewish trad tion which nas never held taecry to be Of less coh- seouence than practice. Perhaps the Midrash 10 the Song of Songs has glve en most striking expression to thls valuation when it represented Mcses es nraising Israel for placing the nhvlaeterv on his band before ms head.
 8. Once more, loyalty without oi- gotrv' could be heard as distinctive note in my teaching. l held up con- tirnallv before the Jewish their great patrimony; tried to awaken Tn 1heh1 admiration for their peerless ancestry and veneration fer the great con- l ribution of Israel to the sp1rltuai nossessions of civilization. l sought to stir them LID to emulate their d's- tinguished forbears. strove to h. culcate. loyalty to the ideals and lnstl- tutions left to them as the legacy ol centuries of persistent effort ana n.y. ro;c self-sacrifice such as have call ed fo.th the astonishment and lauda- tion of the world. But withal no word of hostility to other faishs was narm;tted from this synagog or IFS scboon no note of enmity to othef aispeusations and systems. The Goa and good of those with whom we dlA- sa~ were not undermined to strength an o,,r. own lower of falta. we