Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-12-07

There IL ample room and an imper-
0tive demand In this day and age for
moral courage, even IL there he but
slight call for physical courage; there
10 a golden and glourIous opportunity
for true courage and bra sery and he
rolsn open for all OF us today. SO
spoke DR.. Mendel SLIDER. rabbi OF
Temple Albert IN q strong and inter-
estlng sermon before his coueregationt
last evening. DIR. silber spoke on
Courage and drew from ancient
history comparisons OF courage OF
thousands of years ago with the cour-
age. or lack OF courage of today. -.
DIR. SLIDER slld In part;
The world has no patience with
failure. Mankind " 40 completely
bent on success that II would fain for
get all failure. Only the successful
maintain themselves In the memory
OF man, those who failed, no matter
how bravery they fought are soon for
gottan. The founders OF religions, tho
conQuerOrs OF countries are remem-,
bered only when the religions they
founded. tho nations they fathereds
the countries they conquered are able
to Withstand the conditions OF change
and the rulnous ravRges OF time. For
this reason II Is refrsahinE 20 ceie-
brate feast which commentaries,
not n succASs. In the commonly ac-
eepted meaning OF the world, but "
failure. The thrilling story OF thd
Maccabean brave struggle, the defeat
| Of the vast Syrian army, the dedlca-
| ton OF the aanctuary--ail this muat
have appeared insignificant, ana the
brave Maccabeana must have been
deemed a dismal failure when. out a
fow years later. the Jew lost again his
independence, when the temple was
defiled and destroyed, and the entire
people compelled to enter a two
thousand years career OF aimloss wan-
dering and nameleSs suffering.
And yet. the work OF the Macca-
bees was "a glorious success. The
/ Chanukkah, the feast OF lights. which
We celebrate this week accentuatel
that the worlds failures are often.
times the worlds successes. A Moses
u Socrates, "A Galiieo, n Bruno, n Lin.
coin must have heen regarded a COM
4 plete failure by the contemporaries
Yet each has written his rame In large
letters upon the face OF mis- age. 50
too, the Maceatees, although they ap'
parently failed, have begueathed u
future generatiOns evidence OF cour'
aaa and conduct that shall never b
e6aeed from The memory OF men
When Antiochus EpiphRnes, sarnam
ed EDimanes, the madman. about nv
hundred pears before the present era
j 0Hdeasorea 20 eubstitutes by awUrt
and spear and AlaasbtaE 6yFiaa 50
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EFellenlhtl0 idols for Hebrew, idoaIa
the hfRccabean family a heroes On
kindlea ne nation; flung = few dss
\ perasep men aBAlnat overwhelming
n odds, determined to win their right
, Tor dla. for them. They WEgstloa vic
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