Year: 1873

Woman's influence In the Family and


In the Church-Sea Advice for


Jewish Ladies-Sermon by Rev. DIR.


Huebsch.


week ago the Rev. DR.. Huebsch, rabbi OF this
synagogue, preached sermon particularly for
men, preparatory to the holiday season. Yester-
day he delivered discourse more especially TO the
ladies, in anticipation OF the same events. His
text was Kings, xiv. 5-"And the Lord said unto
AbiJah Behold, the wife of JeroDoam cometh to ask
q thing OF thee for her son, for he Is
sick; thus and thus shalt thou say unto her
for IL shall be when she cOmeth in that she shall
feign herself TO be another woman" Religion, the
Doctor said, is the supporting star of human
frailty. The weak, the suffering, the needy ex-
perience most soothing and consoling influence.
The strong and apparently independent may be
enticed to dispense with religion and to rely on
their own power rather than ON the mercy OF the
Most High for salvation. But the more dependent
and helpless are moved by the consciousness OF
their condition to seek protection and aid from
One whose might is never falling and whose love
Is everlasting and ever ready to descend upon the
meek Hence, while man may be inclined
to rebel against God and to ignore His CON-
mands woman's meek and submissive heart opens
cheerfully to all the hopes and good promises
which inure to true and undaunted faith. When
the Lord God said at Is not good for the man to be
alone viii make help meet for him. the merciful
intention Of God was not confined to the worldly
comfort which man should derive from association
with his lawful vile. God destined her as mes
senger Of undivided peace for the son OF earth her
task was to sweeten his life by that loving care
which makes mans home delight for him and
at the same time the gentleness OF her
mind was vas to exert influence
to become a help for him even In his
spiritual AFFAIRS. truly pous woman Is irresist-
ible. She makes us turn to goodness, gentleness,
meekness and true love; she brings US back to the
source OF all these qualites-tO religion. Well
armed, indeed, is the woman who in the fight OF
compensate Tor her deficiency and make her strong
in ner weaknessY BY what other means could she
insure her own contentment and the happiness OF
those inseparably connected with her hearty
mighty queen without belief in GOd is poor and
forsaken; but the poor and forsaken. with de-
voted trust IN the All-mercifu, she Is elevated
to the most noble kingdOm-female ex.
cellency. JerobOam the ruler ten tribes Of
the people Of Israel. Policy and inclination made
him recede from the belief OF his ancestors and
institute a new idolatrous religion We do not
read that his vile made any effort to turn his mind
God OF Israel. Happy in ner place as queen con-
Sort surrounded by terrestrial glory, she followed
rather se %lcsedness m @ OF her husband ana iorso.
guardian angel in the time 0ftemptauon Little she
thought that there might come q moment when she
would gladly exchange all her splendor and great
ness for one ray OF religious light But sooner or
later such time comes to us all, and 1t came for
this woman also. Dear as the crown Is to the
queen, much dearer Is her child to the mother.
Her crown was safe, but her child was in danger,
and the mighty queen was q despairing beggar.
When affllctiOn visits heart wherein God dwells
then prayer Is at hand and consolation Is not far,
for the Lord is nigh unto all those VINO call on
Him in truth. But affection in an impiOus heart
is like combustion IN stubbe, where there IL no
water to quench the raging name. What
would this woman have given H. In
the abundance OF her griet she could
have poured out her soul before the Lord
ISOLATION : Jeroboam's wife was not prepared to
meet God in her afiiction; she wanted consolation,
and went to steal 1t under a disguise. She ap-
preached the man OF God and felgned herself to be
another woman but the Lords eye Is all-seeing
and He cannot be deceived, The PROPHETS
answer was, "Why ieignest thou thyself to be
another = For l am sent to thee with heavy
ttdings" Consolation was denied to her, and the
woman Of the world returned with despair in her
heart, experiencing the truth that in
the Lord only Is our strength. over
against this picture the Doctor set the por-
trait OF the noble Shunamite. as drawn IN
ii. Kings w., and showed his hearers the ideal OF
GOd-fearing woman. In his application the
Doctor urged the ladies' OF his congregation to ex
ert their influence In their houses that the fear Of
example their husbands and children might feel
themselves moved to repair to the sanctuary OF
the LORD, where there Is the living source OF Gods
word, inspiring with goodness and piety all who
listen to 1t in earnestness, humility and faith.


The sermon evidently made deep impression
upon the female part OF the congregation, for
whom II was intended.