The New York herald., 1874-09-13
NINETEENTH STREET SYNAGOGUE
The New Year Calls to n New Life-ser-
mon by Rev. George jacobs.

The New Year Calls to n New Life-ser-
mon by Rev. George Jacobs.
4 The synagogue in Nineteenth street, near Filth
avenue was crowded yesterday as 1t has not been
ior about year. Whatever the festival days
may not do tney certainly do call the people ir. m
their homes to the synagogues IN numbers larger
than are seen IN those places at any other times
In the year. Yesterday Mr.. Jacobs delivered a
discourse appropriate to this New Year festival
from the story OF JOnah's sleep ON the Tars bisb
mail packet, when, in the midst OF Storm the
sailors called out III their terror s.Whar meanest
thou, sleeper arise and call upon thy God IL so
be that God will think upon us, that we perish
not" Mr.. JACOBS touched upon the Importance
OF tnis day and its symbOlisms. Religion he
remarked Is always the inevitable savior
rom evils that are the direct offspring OF ignor.
ance. Wnere knowledge Is pushed out bgotry
steps IN. and darkness Is then made to supplant
light. Under the specious plea OF pleasure it
throws open the noodgates to the opponents of
truth. Hence the Tamud repeatedly cautions
men not to make their lences higher than their
principles. Mr.. Jacobs refuted the commonly &C.
cepted theory that this festival Is an emblem OF
the Judgment Day, and remarked that when this
idea was first promulgated it was strenuously op
posed. Man, he added, Is judged every day and
every hour OF his existence. What then, he asked,
are we to understand by this new theory O. the
Day OF Judgment 1t Is that memory summons
US to
DAY OF JUDGMENT
and calls us to account This is the Lesson of the
text, and IL furnishes US enough for our guidance
in this LIE and in that which Is to come. We heed
not the lessons OF life and the lessons that are
given to us In Gods word, but hurry on to our
destruction. Our irail bark rushes on until it is
caught In the breakers, ana it is then too late for
rescue or Tor salvation. But Rosn Hashana arouse,
us from our slumper and calls us to
q new life, new creation. And IL is
proper that 1t should thus Call us TO Judgment and
tell US OF misspent days and talents IN the past.
In the voice that awoke Jonah It cries out "Vhat
meanest thou, . sleeper arise and call upon thy
GOd." IL pfeaches 10 US In trumpet tones and
speaks TO us OF Judgment and meditation. Look
around the synagogue on sucn day as this and |
now many seats 90 you see unified by their for.
mer occupants The places that knew them once !
will know them no more forever DO not the very |
dead seem 10 speak TO US on such a day as this, |
louder than the Shephar' And yet we 20 on |
and on as II Joy ana pleasure we're to be all OF lie
10 ue. Snail we Shut our ears ana our hearts
against all Incentives to duty in such day as |
this-a day OF Gods judgments2 On such u day
God. snail we not then take heed TO the lessons ,
which this day brings to uss Ia the morning we
are
As GRASS THAT GROwETU UP
Wnicn IN tne evening Is cut down. dried up and
wltnereu. Let us nos put OF those duties which |
now press upon u.s. Pr0crastinatiOn Is the thief Of
time Let US not wait until We come down to our
oeatnped, put before We arouse ourselves, to call
upon God laat II he then LOO late and VIC perisb.