The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-09-17

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| And it came to pass after these
things, that God did prove Abraham,
and said unto him, Abraham; and he
said Here am l."
1t must have been a sad Journey
as Abraham wended his way up to
| Mount Moriah, there to sacrifice his
only son, the darling of his heart 1t
is indeed. heartrending for a parent
to surrender one of many children
at the altar of death How much the
more painful is it for one to sacrlice
his only treasure, the apple OF his
eye. But then Abraham's character
is but indicative of Judaism's life
long history.
Throughout the ages, the Jew has
ever stood at the behest of God to
do his bidding. When the nations
strove to destroy the ideals of the
Jew and cause his name to surcease
among the children of men, he loudly
heralded forth his indomitable doc
trine-"I shall not die but live ald
| declare the deeds of the Lord Fallen
into the powers of Babylon and sit
ting by the shores of its rivers, the
Jew hung up his harp, crying out
How shall we sing a song in a
strange land? If ! forget thee, o
Jerusalem, let my right hand forget
its cunning" His dreams OF service
to God could not be realized in an
alien land. To be at one with ms
maker and utter forth his praises
demanded service at Gods altar in
his native land. Driven forth from
ed and became a product bred in The
vicinity of the pyramids, proud boast
of Egypts mighty monarchs, ira ell
ing on the shores of Greece and living
in the narrow confines of Rome, ours
has ever been struggle for the PRO
motion of service to God. Wherever
We have been driven by the hand of
mightier powers, we have ever cher
ished the Abrahamatic VOW OF s-r-
vice and sacrifice ever ready to eX-
claim, Behold! here we are. And
We have not withheld our on!J treas
ures. We, like our forbear, have
ever sacrificed our precious things
in the hope that better days were
dawning upon Israel and mankind.
There has perhaps been 10 reli-
gion since the dawn Of creation that
has laid more stress upon service
in the home than has Judaism. How
impressive and inspiring are the SER
vices IN our homes. Reverence for
father and mother has ever played
a foremost role among the Jew. The
parents is held in strict account for
the welfare of his child. The rabbis
say that a parent stands toward his
children almost in the place of God
and he who denies child religious
knowledge robs him OF his inherit
ance. But just as rigidly as the
parent ic held for the welfare of his
child, still more rigid is the law of
service demanded of the child to-
wards his father and his mother. "My
son, keep the commandmea: e
thy father and forsake not the teach
ing OF thy mother. Bind them con
tinually upon thy heart. tie them
about thy neck. When thou wl'Kest,
it shall lead thee; when thoL sleep
est, it shall watch over thee; and
when thou awakest it shall talk with
thee" The rabbis possess little love
for the character of Esau but his
devotion to his aged father is held in
the highest esteem. They are very
fond of citing a certain Gentle as a
type of a good son. When the elders
went to this man and desired to
purchase some very precious stones
for 2 breast plate needed for the
high priest, they offered him very
goodly sum. But he refused be
cause the key o. the chest which con
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pillow of his father, and he did not
desire to disturb his slumber. How
noble is the deep-centered love of a
mother for her child. How often
does she sacrifice her time and labor
for the welfare of her dear ones
. Through the long struggles Of their
infancy. she fingers by their bedside
and tenderly caresses the little bcG!es
Sleepless nights and darksome days
only tend to increase her love for
her children. On through struggling
boyhood and girlhood up TO manhood
and womanhood, her love never de
parts otr a moment. She knJws &c
duty but service, no love but sacri-
fee Behold? here am l! One mo-
ment at the cradle, the next at the
bedside, the others during the hours
CT learning and recreation, ever-pr IS