The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-14
Ths Day OF Atonenent = tfom
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of sacred and profanc history the idea Of
atonement for sins committed has possessed
the minds Of men. Among the heather ma
tons Il sometimes assumed the form Of
desire for appeasiug the anger incurred for
particular offences, and sometimes that
which was supposed to be IN attribute Of
the Jealous character OF the Deity. An Illus
tration Of the atonement Of the former kind
Is 70 be found In the opening Of the lliad.
Agamemnon having offended Apollo In the
person OF his priest for refusing a ransom
for his daughter, 10 not content with restitu-
ton, but proceeds to atone for his fault by
an offering, the purpose of which is declared
by Ulysses; "Agamemnon sent me to
sacrifice sacred hecatomb to Apollo In be-
half Of the Danai, that we may appcasc the
sovereign God"
With reference to the supposed Jealous
character Of the Deity 1t will be remembered
that Herodotus said of Scion that "thc
Deity n altogether Jealous being and fond
OF troubling the even course Of affairs"
Not so, however, Is the belief Of the Jews,
whose Day Of Atoncment will be ushered In
WIN tno SOWING run VI souay' "hu eo''eN
until the stars appear on Wednesday next,
when every 1sraelite throughout the world,
whether native Of the Orient or OF the Oc-
cident, subject Of the Emperor OF China or
. citizen Of the United States, an inhabitant
Of palace or Of hoyol, will on this day
repair 70 ms synagogue, or IL TINS pri'hcge
aenieo NM say ms prayers AZ nomei ana
while abstaining from even the mercst par
tlclo Of food or Of drink, will open his heart
nj be,rts before his Maker. and bumbIy
- q. ,ho ,o,oi..;or or The ,,,,IfoId .,,.
P'ay io' 'N0 i'u'''n " ',e ~
ne mas COMMITTED ana make pieoges-ana
Is 10 be hoped sincere ones-ior oeuef
conduct hereafter.
against God and His law will be RENTED by
'tpenitence, prayer and charity" accompa-
MED with the avowed determination to cease
from wrong-dolng and to do right; but sins
committed against their fellow-men can be
atoned for only by asking them personally
for their forgiveness-by making restitution
for that which has been wrongfully obtained,
&C., &c.
The command for the observance Of the
day Is to be found In Levitt, XVI: ~.
"And this shall be statute forever unto
you, tnat N INC sevenIn montn; , on tne
souIs and do no work. AZ ali wbethe, IL
DO one Of your own country or stranger
that soJourneth among you"
And excelsior Is denounced against those
who profane it;-Lev. xiii: %:
Sand ye shall do no work on that same
Gay, ior u Is Jay oi Monement, 70 max
60 ~, ,,hstsneyer soni !, nc that shail
not be afflicted in that same day, he shall be
cut of from among his people. From even
unto even shali ye celebrate your SABBATH
ELSEWHERE the sacredness oil the day Is
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