Show THE ART OF LIFE tiie TUB rev bev dr Sa jastrow strow at phila delphi the thai l other saturday discoursed course d Centenni alund I 1 1 propounded propound id icie icle vue tue quest guest question guestion lon ion wil wll what at in t this hl is pe peaceful contest of nations jews as such had bad to exhibit the answered the tho question aa in this I 1 it P way ay larn t 1 I ccok OF all the arts i that will be exhibited habited on the grounds of int iut erfil a have the most precious iti the i art of we have harp giva elven riven n t 0 tho the nations or at ht least to the vast majority of those that will appear en on tho the fields of t t i competition ours is the art of life which alone determines the fate and value of culture our present civilization brilliant and unsurpassable as it seems has baa been preceded by other forms of civilization all of which must in their days have appeared as brilliant and perfect as ours is to us where are all these cul cui cultures cultured turee why have all these suns buns of light and knowledge and power and splendor set because with all their arts arth they lacked the art of life the art of life is holy shall ye be for holy am I 1 the lord your god holiness must be the basis baals of national life in order to be firm and enduring no wealth no glory no bravery no culture no art can secure a nations nat lons ions existence guard a civilization from decay shield a state from destruction unless wealth and glory and bravery and culture and art and civilization and state be bulit built on the rock of morality this is the jewish art of life which we constantly exhibit Purity of life sanctity of family faith and honesty in transactions founded on a strictly spiritual Go didea and on pure worship all this combined is holiness where inner life is soiled the family temple desecrated faith and honesty disregarded and religion turned to superstition or hypocrisy there thera the foundations of national existence are undermined I 1 and destruction lurks behind all the tumult and joy glory and power through all elie the glory and vainglory which will hur surround round us in this coming season the earnest admonition admonitions of israels art of life will call upon our pe people oplie that claims to bean eminent eminently lyrell leil teli bious people to exam examine no the foundations where ori orf it stands and which need a thorough repair lest they too as others before them mayborn may soon boon give way a and nd the short epoch of bf glory be followed by a period of rapid decay 1 |