Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-09-23

Nrv YEas, SOS A M.-This, Thursday,
Sept. 81, Is our religious New Year. which. IN
former DAYS. viz. from Zerubabel 20 the end Of
Israel's national existence, vas also the poliii.
cal New Year The frs, era Of the Hebrews be
gan With the mouth Of their delivery from the
Egyptian bondage. which Noses called the nrst
month" Their second era began with the hrst
divine service held at Jerusalem on returning
from Babylon under Zerobabels which was the
Gre. day of the seventh month.
The political existence of Israel having ceased.
this day retained religious character only, and
vas surrounded by particular mysteries parity py
the Rabbis OF the Talmud. and partly oy Vie
Cabalists, when actually il Is according 70 TIE
Bible DAY of Memorial, and no more nat
remains Of oil the joys, pleasures. en)oynsnss
qualifications, successes. honors ana pnmpns OF
man 10 his subIunar pilgrimage? what remains
also Of the grief, pain, disappointment, failure,
modification, disrespect and discontinue man
expeviences ia his mundane career7 All, nothing
beside the memory thereof the memorials
stored away In the soul therefore the New
ear can only be . DAY Of memorial
Time is feet phantom. You cannot grasp
the present moment; while you attempt to seize
upon IL, il hurries into the bosom OF the past, and
the future crowds upon you. Still man lives
only in the present moments. the past lives in bis
memory and the future in his hopes. SO human
present. the memory Of the past and the hope for
the future. Therefore you cannot celebrate a
day OF memorial without thinking At the same
time OF the nature OF human life. its uncertainty
and perpetual change: yes, yos cannot call up
the past before your memory without thinking Of
your hopes in the bosom OF the future. This
gives the peculiar character OF serious reflection
and contemplation of the New Year which it
always had in Israel. While Others spent their
NJ Na.~a t, btf...s, .rd 49, "A.
ments this day was to Israel alszys the cause Of
serious reflection and contemplation.
None can honestly conjure up the events Of
the past before his memory without behOlding
the shade, the dark spots in that picture be
must see hs own follies, omissions aud sins.
However righteous and wise a man be, there 10
none without bis dose OF folly and wiekedness
Fools and naughty sinners only refuse to gain in
self knowledge by the lessons of the past, and
consider themselves perfect. The infallible man
is an ideal which is not realized as yet More or
less. each of US has his follies, omissions aud
sins chronicled in the book of memory; each
should read its instructive lessons, and become
wiser and better
Therefore, the DAY OF Memorial" also con-
lures up our folles omissions and sins before
our memory. and therefore il is a day OF i8dr
ment seli-inquiry and self-instruction We be
lievinE with the prophet, "Thou art great ia
counsei, ana mighty IN execution, tn0u whose
eyes are open over all the ways of tue sons OF
man 10 give unto every one according to his
ways, and according TO the fruit Of his doiBgs,
| (Jerem 81, l9)-we cannot Justly expect bet
ter lot OF the future than we deserve by our
doing chroDicled in the past, unless our ways and
doinss be improved. Therefore, the New YesI
IS day of judgment These are the very
ideas which the Rabbis and C,balists OF old per
sonified and typfed in their own ways. but thss,
are the ideas.
| As 10 the historical causes of having IN sde the
| hrst day oftbe seventh month holy day, To,
traditional suppositons numerous This day
! the creation of the world was begun; Adam wa,
created on IT,; the patriarchs were born this day
Joseph was released from prison this day. forced
labor ceased this day with our fathers in Egypt
but, OF course, neither of these hypothesis car
! properly DO called historical, nor are they an,
/ way matter of faith.
Every upright lsraelte observes the day oil
memorial. il reviewing bis own ways and doings
to become wiser and better BY the lessons OF the
past, and prepare himself better future Only
the preacher has right TO assist your memory
in this point; we deal only in general priuci
plies anu ideas. we can review only public affairs
-Israelite.