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Jany 14th 1916

The Power of appreciation & its Culture

"My people are perishg for lack of knowledge." This is a verse taken
from the Hosea one of the so-called minor Hebrew Prophets (4.6)
In the days of this prophet, decline degeneration & destruction
stared Israel in the face. He saw his country trembling on
the edge of a precipice. And his analysis of the situation is
summed up in the pithy words I have quoted. Forgetful of
God & duty through the pernicious influence of prosperity, the
Jewish people (then as now in these modern days) seemed to have lost
their power of appreciation. In [ ] their experiences They had been blinded to
an adequate sense of the appreciation of the good, the true
& the beautiful in life. Their vision was blurred & their
judgment warped. As a result they were like a rudderless
vessel floundering about on the great ocean of life.
In Browning's "Saul" one of the greatest poems of modern
times a remarkable picture is presented to us dealing
with a similar theme. Therein we see in magnificent
outline the sturdy young man David -- gifted of God,
endeavoring through the psychological influence of
music to awaken the soul of Saul -- the talented Ruler
of Israel, that had seemed to be petrified to & dead.

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Spoke with software support about how to approach strike through edits by Rabbi Greenburg, as in second line referring to verse from Hosea. Advised to leave a note here and to use for that text.

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Line 12 includes author editorial additions that are somewhat hard to decipher. Also, he appears to date his draft as he writes.

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Author has underlined some phrases in red, presumably to mark for emphasis as he delivers sermon orally?

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This document is a mess to transcribe for a number of reasons: The author's handwriting has deteriorated over the years (restricting ability to decipher many words). He has severely edited the text with strike throughs, additions, and underlining (which seem to be only approximate in positioning). He utilizes a florid style of writing which produces long, complex sentences, worsened by a paucity of punctuation that would assist transcription. There is frequent application of arcane words and phrases.

As such, the confidence level in transcription for this document is not as great as for other sermons by this individual.