The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-10
CONVERSATION OF CHILDREN AT
THE SIXTH STREET TEsfpLE.-The

THE SIXTH STREET TEMPLE.-The
confirmation of children at the Sixth
Street Temple, Rabbi Hecht officia-
ting, took place yesterday, according
to previous announcement Prece-
ding the confirmation. the regular
morning exercises were conducted by
the Rabbi, with few variations to
suit the occasion9 The altar was
beautifully decorated with eyergreens,
garlands, and vases of flowers. just
in front and against the pulpit or al
tar was suspended, and encircled In a
wreath of flowers and evergreens, the
following, in three Alanguag esA He
brew, German and English: e This
is the daysehieh the Lord hath made I;
we win rejoice and be glad in it. y
Psalms. cxyIII: "a
The morning service opened with
fachantr Of praise. Hallelujah,
sweetly sung by, the choir. after which
a prayer was offered by Rabbi Hecht.
This was followed by the choir chant
ing Psalm cxLvI, in a beautiful and
impressive manner. The service, for
about an hour, consisted of chant
ings and readings from Psalms, read
ing of the law, &c, after which three
copies, efthe Scripture, written with
pen, on parchment, and in the He
brew language, were disclosed, and
borne through the aisles-the one by
the Rabbi. and Leach of the others by
amember of, the, congregation selected
for that purpose. Upon ascending
the pulpit, the covering of the parch-
ment was removed the choir chant
ing the while Psalm xxx, after
which Rabbi Hecllt lproceededl to
read in the Hebrew language the
Ten Comma ndments. The parch-
ment being returned to its place of
keeping, the ceremony Of confrma-
ton was commenced with a chant of
Psal Inn CxLvI, in which children to be
confirmed and the Rabbi Joined, a
prayer following. The examination
for confirmafion, which . consisted
Of catechising upon Biblical
principles, was quite thorough, and
lasted about two hours. It was con
Quoted by Rabbi Heoht, in both the
German and Hebrew languages, not a
word being spok en- during the entire
services of1the day in the English
language. The correctness and
promptness with which the candidates
for, confirmation answered all the
questions,p was a. matter of great
qualification to the parents, all OF
whom appeared well pleased with the
teachings of the Rabbi. Fourteen
children were confirmed, six boys and
eight girls It has seldom been the
lot of the writer, of this to look upon
brighter and more intelligent faces
ofyouths than those of the, boys and
girls thus being confirmed. into the
Jewish faith. The chanting Of a
Psalm and a prayer closed the core
monies. sHans @4ase -. .asa,'2 Y
OF the Choir, much might be said
in praise. but want of space will not
allow more extended notice, but it
would hardly be just to close this ar
ticle without making mention of the
name of Miss Carrie Baum, whose
alto voice could not fail to attract at
tention, nor that of Mrs, D. Heiman,
and that of Miss AdeIine Anspacher,
whose soprano chan tings were greatly
admired.
The Temple was we'll filed, large
number of citizens belonging tolthe
different denominations of Christians
attending an 4g et0
The HENDERSON HORSE FAIR
EVANSVILLE AGAIN VICTORIOUS By
the : delay, of the Tarascon we were
isappoipted in. our purpose, 'as were
a hundred others, of attending the
closing scenes of the Henderson
Horse gEair. on Saturday afternoon.
From persons who were present, we
learn that theattendahce vas larger
than on either Of the previous days
In the sweepstakes race trotting
~fearS25O best hreerin five mile heats