, 1877-05-19
OTHER DENOMIN NATIONS.
SIIEHUOTH.
TNA IEwlsn oItuHC1ihs.

Tho Hebrew festival OF ''Ehrhuoth" {Fento.
cost wAs celebrated yesterday GJ The adhertnt* Of
the Mosaic faith. Thl1 holiday IL In commemora.
ton Of two events. In tho hFst place, tho children
Of lvrael in Pulsstine. It tho conclusion of their
hsst haryest, assembled on this day IN thsaF tnm'
ulra, and gavo thanks to 0od for His bounty, and
Q1cred thels sac.lHces. From this causu The fcstl
yat derives IT. name ~ ''shebuoth." meaning haF'
Sc4t-feAst. The second and nlofa Important syent
which II comuiemoEated on this day, howe~eF, II
she Issuance Of the Ten Commandments to the
children OF 1srael wh!a wandering through the
desert, and tho covenant which God made With
them On Mount elnat Services wcse held in a!l
tho synspuguos yesterday, which were moro
interesting than tho services on most other
holidays, from Tho fset that the confirmation
OF tho children who reached thelr l1th year during
tho yea. tskes place. Tle eeremony Of connrm'l8
tho children on this dsy Il Of recent oslgia, and
tho idea was borrowed from tho Christians who
hass thsir children eonafn.ed IN Wh.tsaatds Or
i'G ss aoot .. 70 "
lie grls Of tho Hebrew faith confirmed at.ll. The
colllsMsttop Of the buys aswayA took place on the
yeas. This uas considered highly important and
mo.ncntoaa eetenon1, - on 81: az "a IT, r., yoass
IL w. 1sxon, md Va. M sonnisd IN to aska up tho
sssss s: sae ssA .s '' ss ssaa
ths ntat ceremony ten bd1nyn Quorum and IN the
latteF thres. Tic moTs orthodox lskAsl!tes stu
ndheta rlgdy 10 ths cu.tuu,, and aono Of the boys
WIN ars confirmed on s'8nuauoth" " 10 alsu through
the fpEtuef cerauony ~htn reschtnX the1t l:ith
year. 4 TMBuAk reporter attended tue services
1t the North *Sidu ifehtew Congregation at the st.
Jxmes Church yesterday morning. siace lhe Iscs.
AF. 4. Noruen has assIHled charge Ut the conxIe.
cation, 1t has become fery pFospefouk and its
nlen.hctahIp G4s been on The llcscuse ever aimee
Tho services Ness highly Interesting aud very
bsantiful Al ihs close 0S t!is regular morning
- *'Sh4ehslth," the children. who N TIL. ocens!un
were only four It! lutnbtr, thrce Glsls and onc boy,
wets grouped around the platform. TAcir nania4
we're, scapectisuly. Louis Cohn, Addie Eppstoin.
Lizxis Gliekauf, end id Wc!nfeb. Tbs chulr.
which on this occasion consls!ed Vt - dns AAuar,,
tetto - there i ~ Nv ety.-hasng been selected
.-opeue1 the ceremonies with singing beautiful
hymn. Tho cunhrmsnta Gnu AFTER smother theu
| a4csadcd the platform, which wa ptofuscly
pKEORATxD WITH AynAGHH1ka
| md flowers. and offered fcFssns prayers. Betwae1
each prayer the choir s4nK part " hymn. AfteI
ihs the hey. A. Nordca delivered short but very
| eloquent sermon, taking h!s text tEoM E1odu'
| XIV, T. = And hH took tho book Of the Cosenan
| and read In the sulteucs uf the reoptt, ond the!
aa!d, All that the Lord hath said Nc Will DO md 1'
! ubedlcnt." liz commented by showing that th!
covenant was III eyetlastlnY on., and thAt IL pro
| visions wars In - full torco now a. they WcEu .
| that llme. 1t was vulnntIry act on tho part
| Upl aud ls1aeL There xaa no cou,ptla!on. Th
| people OF their own accord ezeltined Nv "a will d
md Ia obcdjept."' According To- ths s!emsntaf
feature. Of lhels religion. each nan w4s hi
Own agent, and they do not Of esss have tried