Los Angeles daily herald., 1876-05-30

of the State of California and Mayo
and Council of Los Angeles by Rev
A. w. Edelman.
The part of the prayer for the coun
try at large was translated by Mis-
Eva Meyer as follows:
Almighty God and Supreme Gov
ernor of the Universe. Thou who ar
enthroned on high, and condescendes
to look down on earth, o.! bless ant
prosper in thine abundant goodness
this happy country-this land of free
dom-which thou hast destined to bt
our resting place; the United States
of America. Grant, 0 Lord that vir'
tue, truth, charity and mercy may
flourish in these States. o! bless the
inhabitants of this land Grant thai
naught but peace and happiness may
surround them, both at home and
abroad. Deliver them from all dan.
gers and misfortunes! Endow them
with the spirit of love and affection
for each other, that they may live as
brethren, as children of the Universal
father of all mankind forever and ever,
Amen.
Miss Nettie Cohn translated the
prayer for our civil rulers as follows
Pour forth, o Lord, thy blessings to-
ward their excellencies, the President
and all the members of the Senate
and Congress of the United States.
May they be favored with health and
vigor, and may all their efforts for the
well doing of the people prove pros
porous. May righteousness and justice
flourish in their days. o, Danish all
errors from their minds, fashion their
hearts according to thy infinite and
gracious providence.
o, shed thy grace o, Lord, upon the
Governor of this State, and the Mayo
and Common Council of this city.
Teach them to judge the people truly,
that their administration may prove
wise and prosperous. O, send forth
thy salvation, D Lord, into this city,
and unto all its inhabitants. O, spread
over them thy pavilion of peace, and
remove from them all sorrows and
troubles. Incline their hearts unto
wisdom and piety, that they may
serve thee in holiness of life, and
purity Of soul. Amen.
The concluding portion is thus
translated by Miss Hannah Cohn:
And we thy chosen people, Israel,
O! satisfy us with thy goodness Let
us also rejoice in thy salvation, guide
us, o Lord, by thy light, and provi-
dence, that we may find grace in thy
sight, and favor in the eyes of the
world. o! may our daily suppllcations
assure thy throne of grace, that we
may live in peace with all mankind,
and seek the welfare of the land where
Thou in Thy mercy hast decided our
course in Thy days, and in our days.
May Judah be saved, Israel dwell in
comfort and the redeemed come to
Zion. o! may such be thy divine
will, and let us now say Amen.
The scrolls were then replaced in
the ark and the examination of the
confirmants by Rev, A. w. Edelman
took place.
The examination of the confirmants
was quite satisfactory. 1t comprised
seventy questions and included the
ten commandments and Hebrew
creed. 1t commenced with a histori-
cal review Of Jewish history and from
that extended to religious tenets.
A prayer was said by Miss Rebecca
Laventhal in the following words:
80 God! eternal and almighty, thou
infinite and absolute one, who hath
chosen Israel to be banner bearer of
eternal truth, who hath redeemed us
through earthly bondage and saveth
our souls from corruption. Give ear
to our feeble voice of thanks and ador-
alton, listen graciously to our prayers
enlighten oul souls in thy law aud in
cline our hearts TO do thy will. We
beseech thee, thou great and omnipo-
tent father of mankind, to reveal thy
glory over US as thou hast done ON
Mt. Sinai. Be enthr oned in our
midst, o Lord! and let this be feast
of fregenerationand heavenly gladness;
reveal thy glory in our souls, in our
houses and in our synagogues. Let
us be enlightened with thy light and
gladdened with thy paternal bless
Ings. Amen.
Rev. A. w. Edelman delivered a
sermon in English, the merits of
which entitle it to a more extended
notice than we can give. His subjec
was: ''The Ten Commandments; this
being the day of the PRONUNCIATION Of
the law and reception of the ten COM
mandments on Mount Sinai. Anoth-
er reason was that prominent men,
ber presented two-leaved silver ta-
blet on which the ten commandments
were engraved in large letters of fire.
His text was divided into three differ
ent heads-lst, the explanation of the
ten commandments for the congrega-
tion at large. I'd. An address to the
parents of the confirmants. Sd, An
address to the confirmants themselves.
The following prayer was said by
Miss Eva Prayer
"Graciously accept,O Lord, this fee
BILE token of our childlike devotion,
the faint expression of our hearts ov-
erfiowing with gratitude to thee, thou
love supreme and absolute. Our an
cestors worshipped thee on this day
with sacrifice made of the first cere-
ais to acknowledge that it is thy bless
ing which ripens the golden fruit.
We deposit these flowers at the steps
of thy sacred shrine, in which thy
words, the expression of thy will is
kept, to worship thee, o God, with
the first fruits of our youthful hearts,
to acknowledge that it is thy blessing
which gives us youth and the joys of
youth. Our lives and our best senti-
ments be devoted to thee, o God! even
as these flowers have been laid down
at the steps of thy footstool. May