All pursue the worship of God after their
own manner of belief, exciting no jealousies, heart-burnings, or
hatreds. All agree that a common end is the aim of all, and that a
common destiny awaits mankind.
In the pursuits of life, and the duties of time, nothing of religious
intolerance enters. A man's opinions upon that subject are his own,
and for these he is responsible to God only. His neighbor respects his
prejudices and feelings, and appreciates him according to his conduct
toward his fellow-man, and the discharge of his duties to society.
Good follows the honest discharge of the duties of his vocation, from
every moral and religious teacher, if he is sincere and earnest,
whether Jew or Christian. An intelligent and virtuous community
appreciates this, and encourages such efforts as advance and sustain
public morals and social harmony. How such a man is esteemed in New
Orleans, a recent instance is ample illustration. A distinguished
Jewish Rabbi, long a resident minister of his faith in that city, was
called, to minister in a synagogue in the city of New York.
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