Year: 1873

inaugural OF the Rev. DIR. GOttheil-His


Programme of Religious Instruction


Nothing but Truth in the Name OF the


Lord.


The Rev. DR.. Gotthen, lately Of Manchester, Eng
land, having arrived here week ago, as the
English minister OF the Temple Emanuel, yester-
day preached his inaugural sermon. 1t was
simple declaration OF principles which are to
guide him in his future intercourse with the people.
In entering to-day he said, upon my duties as
public teacher in this congregation, 1T will not be
necessary for me to give detailed statement OF
my purposes and aims now. as did when you gave
me your suffrages O few months ago. rely not on
my own strength, but on the goodness Of Him who
is following us and who leadeth us


OUT OF DARKNESS INTO LIGHT
to perform what then promised. l will try, said
the Doctor, to meet the just expectations which
YOU may have Of me, and to know no distinctions
Of rank or wealth in my intercourse with you but
to serve you all alike with the gifts that God has
given or may give me- The Doctor then took his
text from Chronicles, xviii, 15-"And the King
said to him. how often must cOnjure thee that
thou speak to me nothing but the truth in the
name OF the Lord" You will hardly expect, he
said, that these words should come from king,
for OF all places in the world royal palace is the
last to look for religion and king the least likely
person to enjoy or possess 1t. And yet it was q
king who uttered these words. The Doctor then
recited the circumstances in which these words
were spoken. Mcaiah, the prophet, stood before
Ahab who in the words OF the text conf ured him
to speak nothing but truth in the name of the
Lord though that truth was always so unwe-
come. You will perceive nv reason, said the
Doctor, Tor taking these words as the basis of my
remarks. The


STRESS is LAID UPoN TRUTH.
Truth and nothing but the truth, shall form our
basis OF union here. Like that King OF Israel,
hear you say, speak unto MS the truth in the name
Of the Lord; whether we believe 1t or despise u
we desire to hear it, The Doctor explained that
think of ruling or controlling their consciences
All that he required Is that he be not hampered in
his studies and IN the performance OF his religious
duties. The plant of religious truth needs the
light and air. and there IS particular need at this
time Tor independence of thought and action. We
are


IN THE THRoEs OF A CRISIS


in our religion. said the Doctor and all these out
ward changes are but the manifestations of greater
changes taking place WITHIN. But we stu hold to
our ancestors religion. We still remember the
great men of former times, and we sit at their feet
and hear what they say. But the great and might
current OF modern thought has touched us an, ls
moulding us and making us what we are. II IS
not we who have changed, but the times In which
we live.


The time has come when every one should speak
nothing but the truth in the name Of the Lord In
Hebrew the root of the word believe means truth,
so that faith and truth are nearly synonymous
terms. Believe only that which is true, but hold
true that which you believe. II will, therefore, be
my duty, said the Doctor, to speak out plainly, and
if should run counter to some of your Opinions re-
member speak truth What thousands and tens
of thousands declare to be right should one indi-
vidual pronounce wrongg But when he the
Doctor speaks OF specific evils and warns OF danger
1t is to enable them to understand the times in
which we live. Majorites do not decide in matters
OF truth and in laying out this line of conduct for
myself, he said, know that shall have success,
for YOU have been used to this Kind OF teaching.
The will OF God is truth. II it please Him will
pray that the covenant we have concluded may be
firmly established.


The minister and the reader of the temple have
discarded the rabbinical gowns and hats alto
gether, and now stand before the people as OF
themselves,