The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-07-03

sentient person. to improve, elevate and
appreciate one another. and establish
the covenant of eternal peace under the
reign of justice and under the proud
and mighty banner of Liberty.
Now to the untutored and to those
still t.efogged by the cobwegs Of mis-
anthrophy and narrowness, it may
prove an undoubted boon. were they in
formed that the lofty ideals of Ameri-
canism and Judaism are one and in
dissoGuble. The Mosaic Code. the fam
Gus Ethical System of Israel's immortal
seers. admonishing their auditors with
inimitable sacred eloquence to deeds OF
virtue. and justice to all the handiwork
of the Creator formed the background
of the Constitution.
The, Jurisprudence, the civil and GRIM
inal Eaws promulgated in Sacred Writ
were the basic statute on which modern
civilization found its guidance and di-
rection SO just, humane and conscion-
able are the pentatenchal dispensations
that mankind in a spirit of profound
reverence, declared with the inspired
-Psalmist: The law of the Lord is per-
feet, restoring the soul; the testimony
of the Lord is faithful, making wise the
Lord are truthful. righteous altogether"
(Psalms CXIX).
Judaism throu ghout its multifarioin
enactment it's canonical and statutory
laws. insists upon the sacredness of
human rights. 1t emphasizes and reit-
crates the indulitable claim of all men
to the fullest and broadcast equality, and
TO a Justice that shall never suffer
dim mutton 1t declares in clear and
clarion notes the rightful claim OF all
sorts and conditions of men to the UNI
restricted pursuit of liberty and happi-
ness
1t proscribes and sternly disallows
any phase and manifestation OF intol-
cradle. malevolence and antipathy; II
counsse1s and. throughout the erudlte
naees. of it's monumental literature. az
fectionately admonishes it's adherents to
nndev-atingly heed the eternal princi-
ple of Human brotherhood
The prophet Amos appealed: Let
judgement flow like water and righteous
ness like mighty stream"
Ard similarly Malachi the last in the
-f.p,ous conclave of inspired seers.
anitomized the cardinal conception OF
human duty in the following memora-
HE SENT ence: Have we not all one
Father. hath not one God created u.s."
Here is formulated the elevating and
doctrine of the Father
hood of God and the Brotherhood OF
Man. several millenia prior to the birth
Of the American commonwealth. y
Teachings such as these have from
time imnnemorfal constituted both the
S7,bstratum and the superstructure in
the edifice Of Israel's faith and content
The Sinaiatic dispensations have as
s,,redlv laid Americanism with is SPLEEN |
did implications under eternal obliga-
tom. While therefore we may justly
conceive holy pride in the services we
were under God privileged to render
mankind. we joyfully reiterate our de-
termination to serve in a spirit OF pa
triotic devotion the land and the people |
where, and among whom our lives are
fallen We owe it to them to take our
share of the national burdens and in the
national life to respect the laws and
institutions of the land. to obey in the
letter and the spirit. the exhortation of
Gods inspired servant-"Seek we the
peace of the city whittier I have caused
you to be carried into exile and pray
for it unto the Lord. for in the peace
thereof shall we have peace" Jeremiah
XXIX).