The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-10-08
FoRTY-FoURTH STREET SYNAGOGUE.

Memorial Service-The Dead of the Congre-
cation Remembered and Prayed For-The
Brevity Of Life Recalled to Miud-Rejoicing
for the Law.
Yesterday congregation larger than the ordinary
Sabbath congregation assembled In this synagogue
Tor worship. Among the Genules present were
Rev. DR.. Ormston. OF the Reformed church in Fifth
avenue and Twenty-ninth street, and Mr.. Kennedy,
OF the Presbyterian church, who we're the most at
tentlve worshippers and seemed to take deep In
terest IN the services Three times year this
gregation remembers its dead and devoutly prays
for tue repose OF their souls. and that they may
permitted 10 rejoice with Abraham Isaac and Jacob
and the other patriarchs ana with Saran and Leah
and Rebekah and Rachel and the mothers in Israel
in the kingdom or heaven Prayers are also offered
on this day for divine vengeance upon the enemies
OF the Lord and OF Israel and the people are re-
minded tnat
and eternity awaits them. The great power and
glory OF God Is brought to mind by the chanGng Of
the twenty ninth Psalm, for which He Is praised
with singing OF the wenty-fourth Psalm. In view
OF the memorial services OF the day. Rev. M. Isaacs
few appropriate remarks to the congregation
the nature OF the services. Life. he said like
Soon TINS festival montn wiz be over and they mad
met here on THIS serious and solemn occasion to
pray Tor the repose OF the souls OF the dead. All
present, he remarked are candidates for death and
also for immortality Death Is merely the cessation
to US 10 De assured tina: the services which we per-
form to-day Tor others Will be performed Tor our
selves by and by. How solemn Is the rejection that
those VINO once taught lis and lIved here with
now IN the other world Do we not call upon God
TO remember the deads We, too, remember them.
MEMORY NEVER FLATrERs
Beautiful idea We can recall the DAYS OF our
bOynoOd and In memory live them over again. But
this one thing, that the CONCLUSION OF the whole
matter Is to fear God and keep His commandments.
ready to say that You tnnI OF Gods command
ments. This Is no use; you must keep them. You
~ Sssn and NJ you
tate them. You must fear G0d-the God or Israel
and HE VINO Il God OF mercy VIII regard you.
Goa. Let II not be serve lear, and show your sin
cerlty by keeping His commandments aso for this
Is the duty OF man. And Is it not good TO remem-
Der, while we are gathered here to-day that those
for whom we pray feared God and kept HIS CON-
mandments2 Tney lived in hope OF day VI liberty,
which they now enjoy. And shall we VINO at
liberty to proclaim from the hilltors, "Hear, .
Israel, the Lord our God Is one LORD ~ forget what
we owe 10 God or refuse 10
PRAY FOR THE DEPARTED oNEs9
No; we must call upon God for the souls OF those
who nave passed away from earth and are now
resting III heaven.
Mr.. Isaacs tnen read list OF the dead Of the con-
gregatlon, whose names were included IN the
prayers which followed. during those prayers the
ARK was opened and closed twice and the people
turned their faces thitnerward In prayer each time.
On ordinary SaDDaths 1t Ii customary to open the
ARK only when the roll OF the law IS taken out and
ditIonal prayers offered and greater s0lemnlty
added 10 them. The reader was attlred In white
linen vestments and while ne chanted the prayers
for the dead be covered his head also with his ply
lactery.
service was held last evening also. in rejoicing
for the law. Psalms and prayers, recting the cir
cumslances OF the giving OF the law and the choos-
ing OF lsraei TO be It's repositories sung anc
SAID. The rolls OF the la n were taken out anu car.
Red IN procession around the synagogue and the
people ''relolced before the Lord In European
co untrles the orthodox lsraelites have
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on this occasion. The children all taken to the
synagogue and candies, cakes, flowers and mic
are thrown 10 them, and the scrambling and lost
hing therefor Il rich fun for the elder ioks. rms
feature OF II Is greatly modified in America, but
srIli there Is Jointly and mirth enough retained IN the
service here make II Interesting to Gentiies I not
also 10 sraeliies, and hence many OF the former
visit the synagogues ON these OCCASIONS