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Book Printing,in English,German and Hebrow.oxe^ cuted promptly; andererydescription01 Job Printing, (a English or German, or both .thanltfally received, and •aecuted with promptness. neatpessand disj»tcb.Communications, toin«ure prompt attention,sbonid be written on but one side of the paper, andin a plain,bold,legible band,with large apace between the lines.CINCINNATI:• •Friday Morning, ....Octol»er 16,1863.Congregations and societies; are hereby positively informed, that we • publish noadvertisement or complimentary resolution unless $5 are dsSt with the same for payment thereof. Letters of this kind without the payment inclosed, will receive no further notice.me Dedication of the Dayton Synagogue.The dedication of the first synagogue in a city 18 an event in the bistory of Judaism which deserves being ohronieled for futurereference. A few weeks since, we noticed at length, the, dedication of synagogues at Boston,*Madison, Wis., Peoria, Ills, Wash- J at the entry, the choitinside.hegan to slhg,from the 24th TsaltnJ T' Lift up,.ye gates,f C ryour heads/' c.. ju/Hebrew, accompanied by a melodeou (music by Barus), while the doors were opened, and we. received and conducted them to the East before the sacred shrine. *. Rev. Mr. Delbanoo offered np the dedication prayer in a fervent and touching manner, after which . the first circuit was made,, and the choir sang the. dedication hymn. Arrived again at the East, Rev. Mr. Delbanco read in English the scriptural hymn Bn Kamocho, lt;c., and the choir sang it while the second circuit was made. Arrived again in the East, the brass band played a fine symphony, during which we mounted the pulpit, opened the ark, and then read in English, the' next scriptural hymn Uvnucho yomar and JEs Chaim, cM which the choir sang in Hebrew (mnsic by Barus), while the third circuit was made, the Scrolls of the Law were deposited in the sanctuary, the veil closed, the congregation was seated, the girls in white were placed on the round steps leading to . the sacred shrine and formed a most explicit living picture of roses and angels leis urely encamped at the footstool of glory.Our dedication sermon., ou Psalm 84, waslistened to with much attention. TheDayton congregation having expressed the wish to have it published, we will give onr readers a sketohof it, After the sermon the choir sang the usual quartette, *‘0 God of mercy/' d.,after which Olenu and Kaddish followed—the%first part of the evening service having been• • •read m the-old synagogue—and the choir closed'the'Solemnities with the first paTt of Psalm 42* music by Mendelssohn Bartholdi-We never observed an : effect like it * Thejbow honorahlyJamohg.fchiLHebrew. socie ties of the West, haying such institutions, as a congregation ought to possess, viz: a synagogue, a school, a benevolent society, anda burial-ground. In the State of Ohio this%is the seventh synagogue owned by the congregation. There are four in Cincinnati9 §uj;d two at Cleveland. The congregations•of Columbus, Portsmouth, Piqua and elsewhere, worship in rented localities. We officiated on twelve similar occasions, having consecrated the synagogues of New Haven, Conn,, Syracuse, N. Y., Albany, N. Y., Portsmouth, O., Indianapolis, Ini, Mil-.waukie, Wis., Memphis, Tenn., Baltimore, Cincinnati, 1 Detroit, Micb., Cleveland and Dayton, O. We consider this twelve epochsin the history of our short life.• *Every synagogue is a lasting monument to Judaism, a new center to the faithful of Israel in this new home of all who claim the privilege of worshiping God according to the dictates of their conscience. Every dedication is a revival and reunion of the congregation, which re-echoes long in the memory of those who witness it. Every house of worship is a corner-stone of peace and justice, a school of morals and salvation; “On every place where I shall cause my name to be mentioned, I shall come to thee and bless thee.*• w •«._ ,, ... ,i oflTVia whole congregation looked like a vast cob-.^C.* and, can now add tbafc the same t ° . . .- ■ 7 i • tL 1 *ectl(11 ‘ of statues; it appeared thoughevent tookplacer m Dayton, O., • on Wed-' • *nesday,' October .7, ;1863; -The - congregation Bene. Yeshnrun, of Dayton* O., consists now of I forty members, none of which, as much as we. can judge, can properly be styled rich, nor can any of them be called actually poor; they are a successful, working class of people of industrious and temperate habits; Still they were generous and pious enough to provide for themselves and posterity a place of worshipat an expense of about $9,000. This is certainly noble. Standing in eminent relations with their Christian fellow-citizens, the charitable persons of nearly all denomina-tiona,as well as several Cincinnati merchants, contributed considerably to the work; still, the principal, bqrden fell on the Bhouldcrs of the congregation. •The synagogue ,dedicated, was formerly a Baptist Church, and is well located, (corner 4th and Jefferson streets), ou the principal thoroughfares of .that city. It was renovated, most tastefully painted, provided with a fine shrine and * pulpit,. and decorated in a, splendid style, so that it is one1 of the neatest and most tasteful synagogues in the West. The sacred shrine-is an imitatipn of that of our own synagogue, and is well finished, The window above it bears the Decalogue in painted glass (beautifully designed by Mr. Knopp, and made by a glaas-painter. of this city), and the ineffable name between•» / , ^ I, ,*the two tables. There, are no galleries in the building, so that men and women will9 • i • * # isit on one floor.As noticed..before, the choir of the Bene Yesburun Temple, * of Cincinnati, was. invited to co-operate in the dedication, and seven of. them, together with their leader, Herr Karl Barus, lyere in attendance. Many visitors from. Cincinnati and elsewhere wit-enessed the occasion, and the Christian community at large* as well as the municipal and County officers, were well represented. Eveiy man, woman and- child of the ; Bene Ye-shurun congregation of Dayton appeared deeply interested.in the affair, and a solemn feeling appeared in. almost every .countenance. Mr. Ullmann, of Cincinnati, was appointed master of ceremonies for the occasion* and he performed his part masterly, and to the satisfaction of every body. The officers of the congregation deserve the highest compliments for their successful endeavojs to carry out the fishes of the congregationin buying, renovating and dedicating thishouse of worship to the glory of God and the honor of Israel.The dedication ceremonies began with a procession, which formed abonfc 2 P. M. in front of the old synagogue. A fine brass ban I. headed the procession, and was fol-• 0 9 * Ilowed by the City Council and invited guests. Next came about fifty girls dressed in white, decorated with wreaths, boquets and ribbons, one of them hearing the key, and several boys dressed in black and decoratedaccordingly, who preceded the baldachin,under which the Scrolls of the Law were carried by the oldest members of the congregation. - They were followed by the Rev. Mr. Delbanoo, minister of .the congregation, and Rev. Dr. Specs, a prominent clergyman of the Presbyteiian church. ; The membersbreathing was • suspended, and the whole process of life was reduoed to the only operations of listening and feeling a current of music. The picture was grand, the music sublime, and the impression deep and lasting In Dayton, it must be remarked here, we learned fully to appreciate the high merits of our choir and its excellent leader. The voice of the people and the press unanimously lauded the excellency of the music and the performance. Only seven of them were present, and they gave a luster to the solemnity which will not be forgotten in Dayton.Every thing during the whole service of dedication was creditable and appropriate, befitting the occasion exactly. TbankGod,9 ^_ IJudah’s harp sounds once more the glory of God—not in the melancholy accents of the persecuted and derided captive, as once it did in the Ghetto synagogue; but in the harmonious lays of gladness and gratitude— the voice of happy children before the lovingnr 0 ^father. If the people at large understand not the language in which the will of God was revealed, our prophots spoke and our bards poured forth the currents of inspired and inspiring words, they understand 44 the song of Zion/' the music, the universal language.of all hearts, which replaces theantiquated and mournful chants, of old. The numerous congregations of almost all religious denominations of: the city of Dayton,assembled in thesynagogue^wofsbipedGpd in one harmonious chorus, forsbadowing the glorious time when . “God shall be one and his.name one,”.and went out from that tabernacle with many^a fraternalfeentiment for .God's image.; , . . . . ...- The evening broughfc,as might be expected, a .splendid pall.. The Germans, more thai^any other nationality, understand the peculiar art of balancing sentiments. They conclude. almost every solemn . occasion with a temporal .festivity, which they no how to. conduct . with a laudable propriety and chastity. Oar German coreligionists, retaining this German trait of character, must have a ball or another festivity to conclude a solemn occasion. The ball was attended by the whole Hebrew population of Dayton;, the Mayor and other dignitaries of the city and county, and by many other prominent citizens who enjoyed the occasion, as it appeared to as, with much satisfaction. Eyery thing was arranged in an elegant style, and the programme was gone through with perfect precision and .accuracy, without the least disturbance. The young, the happy, the gay, were all pleased with their own, v • •pleasure, while the old and grave, the ven-• * %erable matron and the aged sire/enjoyed the joy. of others and charmed themselvesback into the sunny days of youth. We are^ *credibly informed that they did so to an• • y *hour nearer to day-break than midnight; butwe could make no personal observations, as• • • swe prefer a night’s rest io a night’s dance.The whole occasion was superb. There was nothing in the wrong place. We found ourselves espeoidliy in the right place with 11 mine hosts/* Mr. and Mrs. Kline, of whose• • ^* J * - tpatriarchal' hcspitolity . we .partook with much gratification and gratitude.. The Cin-,cinnatians present .at. the feast, were all• • , ^ , ••• . . _ ...« • • * % * v * • ' V •* • _of the congregation followed. The proces- \ highly pleased,and wish us'io isay soaion moved to the new synagogue.andarrived I ' The Bene. Yesburun' congregation ranksA. . ^ - .* . • * 1 * ' 1 , ; *• / I *• 4 m S ! ••ill.. **» J J‘ ,*■• * • '• 1 - . ' * . I. knature and Revelation—A Sketch of a Sermon Delivered at Dayton, 0.,at the Dedication of the Synagogue—^Text, Psalm 84.Which is the house of the Lord, or the courts of God, of which the Psalmist speaks so yearningly and • longingly ? When our sires of old.erected a portable tabernacle in the wilderness, becaqse the:'Lord commanded them, (“And they shall erecta sanctuary unto me and I will dwell in the midst of them/’) to deposit the two tableB of stone, the grand charter of eternal rights to all men in the most holy place; and daily, twice, worship tho Lord of hosts. Was that the house of the Lord? Yes, it was a house of the Lord.%When Israel’s wise king erected the admired structure on Mount Moriah, to replace the simple and portable tabernacle of the nomadic fathers by a royal palace, as magnificent and gorgeous as the wealth and genius of that age could design and realize, was that thehouBeof theLord? Yes, itwasa house of the Lord.When it pleased the Almighty to disperse the sons of Israel and Judah over all the lands, between the Caspean sea and 44 the rivers of Ethiopia,” and the pious worshipers of the One God • erected minor temples at their new settlements, aboutfwhich the prophet assured them in the name of God, that these new temples'should be to them 44 Minor Sanctuaries ” where God shall* 9 9be nigh to them in the lands of their cap-# * •iivifcy; where vanquished patriots sighed,• • %the cords of Judah’s harp broke, because touched by enslaved fingers; and pious souls,M •like the bard’s, who wrote this • eighty-fourth Psalm, panted and yearned after the glorious Zion: were those the houses of the Lord? Tea, each of them was a house of the Lord-- When the last ruler of the Davidian race, the royal Zeruhabel, ; rebuilt the temple of Jesharun on its ancient foundations, of which the prophet said: 44 The glory of this latter houBe, shall be greater than that of the first/’ and Israel’s pious pilgrims flocked again to that holy center of that religion, their hopes and joys, the house in whose walls the voice of the last of the prophets resounded, and the glorious Galalnjah Psalms werefir8tsung by inspired minstrels: was that the house of the Lord? Yes, also that was a house of the Lord.When the dispersed, persecuted and derided sons of the covenant, the outraged myriads of the faithful servants of truth, erected temples wherever the hunted bird could build a house, the persecuted dove construct a nest to deposit all and every tbing^re8cued from so rich a possession, the Law of God; where the victims of a benighted world’s .prejudices and injustice uttered without restraint their grief and affliction before the Father of all men, and sought new strength in the words of God, to fight the battles of God and resist successfully the violent assaults of rulers, priests and mobs, the encroachments of night and9darkness upon the light of heaven: was that• _the house of the Lord? Yes, also that wasa house of the Lord• . # •And now, after the progress of scienceand art,enlightenment and civilization, just-• •ice and freedom, subdued the savage passions, assuaged Israel’s grief, changed oar melancholy complaints, Ihe plaintive notes of ancient elegies, intolayB of joy and glad-a — * * _ _ • • ... . • ,ness before God, and Judah's harp, under the benign wings arid congenial sun of free-, i • « . j i • . • •. * ^dorn/once.more resounds, with] heavenly.r • 1 i f, ^ _ • • • • . • • •music: is this the house of theLord?* i40n* * •• • M . , • • • • •every place where I shall permit my nameentioned,.i!\vill come to thee andto'be-concerning temples. ~WbereverGod^ajt^:is praised,-God's law- faught, God’s truth sought by human-beings; wherever the blessings of the Lord descend into human hearts, there is thehbnse of the Lord. of them are equally nigh to God, eqbally acceptable to him, equally holy before him 44 For man only looks into the eyes, God iooka into the heart” Every age must have and had its own house of the Lord. ......14 Why do you cage yourselves into1 font narrow^walls to worship the Creator of the universe,” we hear them asking, “when the temple of his glory is immense; the temple decked with the verdant carpet, so rictly set with flowers and blossoms, arched 'overby the transparent vault of azure skies, illuminated by millions of suns, burning perpetually in the stupendous dome; the temple in which the cataract’s and the thunde^J awful notes, with the harmony of spheres accompany the soft melodies of the hoata of mingled minstrels, who sing the praise of the Lord? Why not worship God in his owntemple? The Persians, the ancient GothB,were wise and pious, they had no templesthey tell us.” , : 1• •They worshiped nature as the supreme deity, and the forces thereof as subordinate divinities; nature was their temple. We worship nature’s God, nature’s intelligent and omnipotent cause, the primitive and everlasting cause of nature, as a totality and unit, who can not well be contemplated in the narrow portion of creation, exposed to man’s limited senses. We must retire to a narrow spot, where the outer influences dis« turb not the operations of tbemind, in contemplating the cause of the immense universe.It is true, creation is the imperishablewitness-of1 God’s omnipotence, : wisdom,grandeur and infinite greatness. Nature testifies to the existence and continual ao-tivifcy of the Creator, Governor and Preserver of the universe. But there is no religion in this physical world. There is no such a thing as natural religion, as there is no natural justice. However paradoxal this may sound, nevertheless, it is true. The human heart, with the spark and germ of divinity in itself, yearns after religious satisfaction; but century after oentury the untutored children of nature read in the vast volume of creation, and remained passively under the crushing hand of iron fate,without even being able to reaoh free intel-%lect, the first cause. o( existence; without the ability of ascertaining the spirit in his material revelations, they clung to the plastio idol, to the form that announces the spirit.If grief, pain, affliction or woe bend theheart, go and utter your complaints to the.majestic mountains,- the gigantic rocks, or the roaring ocean, and they will not answer, not console you; for there is no benignity in nature. 14 It must be so/* is the response to fcho supplication of afflicted humanity. Here in.these narrow walls, religion answers your prayer, 14 And God saw all he made, and behold, it was very good;” there is no absolute evil, we are only too short-sighted to see the good of evil. Here religion answers, 41 As a man chastisefch his son (to correct him for bis own good) theLord tby God chastisetb thee; as a father showeth mercy to his children, the Lord fihoweth mercy to those who fear him.” •If man becomes conscious of his guilt— and where is the man who bas not?—the sting of guilt in the breast is the greatest of evils. Then cry to the blue vault of heaven, of the green carpet of earth, to the silver mirror of the sea, or the golden light of the luminaries; they hear not, feel not, have no compassion, for there is no mercy in nature. Here religion responds to the contrite heart and repentant spirit, 44 Let tbo wicked forsake theirways and the man of iniquity his thoughts, and let him return to God and he will show him mercy, and to our Lord whose forgivenness always increases.” Here religion responds, 44 Return to me and I will« • *return to you;” here the God of mercy speaks, 41 For I will forgive their iniquities and remember their sins no more.. There is no freedom in nature, and no justice. There is. necessity that governs every part, and might is right The 6trong crushes and devours, the feeble with perfect impunity, not from free choice, but from* , i • .necessity. In God’s revealed word alone is freedom and justice. Here religion tells us we are free moral agents: we may choose life or death, blessing or curse, righteousness or sin, choose either, together with itsinevitable consequences. Here religion impresses us with the principles of justice.to be obeyed, and practiced from free choice; here religion proclaims there is an everlasting justice in heaven and oh earth, and man is free. to obey or disotoy, to be happy, or_ • , g mm • *■wretche d by his own free choice. . . . •. . .Thera is no stability in nature. Every thing changes constantly; ‘things have onlya relative existence,,! Worlds die, sunBbumohtj all things are in a/constant state of rev-blesB.thee.*1 reads the most ancient law olution .and dissolution. ; Death ' speaks.I-'.;:*.';::*;.-:. •. ' - * . . - ... .:;•••( ; :C ' ■ •’•
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