Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-10-18
The Art Of Simplicity

cd the symbolic meaning contained ln
the command, IN huta shall yc dwciil
There is anothcr AlRnlncance 10
laraclH historic hnrVcsi feast which
we, and lnc world 0t lnrEc, might do
we'll % consider The world cons
ecIVcs ~ Israel ns "a people Of traders
n often furNets THAI tho low never
took 10 tradinF from choice or pref
crence. that be hacamo q trader only
when every other occupation WAS
cruelty and rulhlcssly Wrcstcd from
him. that he WAS forced 10 conduct
the worlds mercantile business. 50
that others might be frtO 70 engage
ln strife or indulge their sports. The
world foreots that Israel waH pr.mar-
il5 az AGRICULTURAL people God him
self - represented IN the mctnphoric
poetry 90 our Bible az u farmer who
mndc garden and walked in IL and
took care Of its trees and It's fruit
While Greece and Rome degraded
nushandfy 10 slavery. Israel drew his
princes ana natriorcha. his posts and
prophets and psnlmists from field and
farm. Whom thc middle ages dcbasod
tho hushandnan 10 serfdom the
study Of the law Was suspended In
Jewish academies for several months
IN the year. 50 that laraoi's saecs.
students and teachers alike, might
devote themselves 10 field and farm.
The entire liturgy Of the Jew Is bound
up Unexpectedly with the language and
the lnnDrs Of the soil Yet in spite
Of all that. In spite also OF the Jews
Inherited love and longing for aerltul-
turc-the love and longing which
manifest themselves today IN the es-
adjustment and maintenance Of an
International institute for agriculture
hy a jew. Lubin, In the devotion of a.
llfe time 10 the discovery Of the wild
wheat bf another jew. Aronson, in
the founding and maintaining OF Jew
ish agricultural schools and colleges
and bureaus and aid societies. in the
sweat and toll Of the hundreds OF
thousands az Jews who are today
blowing and planting and sowing and
renping in The Palestine colonies. IN
the Arabian highlands. VA the Russian
lowlands, Ga the Argentinc Republic,
in fho North American statcs--lu
spite Of an that tho world cCncclvos
Of the jew as nothing but a trader!
Nay. worse. In the vocabulary Of the
ignorant and the rudcly thoughtless
the very word "Jow" is "a synonym
for dealer" Grader" "hargainer"
May not. therefore. the historic
feast which we are celebrating every
year. the harvest feast % ancient Is
raol. interviewer ms Il is with the VAR
ious symbols OF hushandry. teaching
as 70 doca q lesson 81 simplicity. point
ing as 70 does tho day 20 trucr ana
fuller life. may not this feast SUBJ
serve a glorious purpose What bet
ter means can wo find of recalling TO
our minds Isrucrs past and Of point
Ing out To- others lsracl's principles
and Isracla prcfcrcnces2 Whore, In
deed. can we ind a more useful mes
sage prophctieally warning the mod
crn age on the dangers and pcrils and
falsitr OF complies lie powerfully
teaching 10 the art 81 simplicity. ~
which alone human iifo can be made
truer and better. sweet and happy2
This. ln our day. Us the meaning and
meFsnun az the Feast az BOOTHS This
my friends. Us the symbolic slenii-
canoe OF the scriptural command. TN
booths shall SO dwclli'