The New York herald., 1878-10-13

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similar experiences 10 NE seeiasIea 81 hns testvaisf
Not hundred yards from hlm mep's sssrKiss
ara ossss ssssn, o1Ssss s,a sss sss e,.es'ss ss %
but in his hsne are peace aDd hsppi.
ness. Let u. foster me isrvor aad s~ssi coatsas.
msnt that reign there BY preserving these iastsl
couvoeatons wnich formea such powerful ticks "
union when all Israel ussi 20 psrimage thrcs each
year unto jerusalem May dveilinxs. satd DF Men.
des are handsomer and more iuxunoas. bat 10 none
Is there less rem nder OF strife Ana stragge
more peace All the beauty oi Tie tabernacle ~ ~.
lures beauty, whose fssbion never grows olf tts
ornaments have no secret tale q harshaess or
suffering, Tor God made them grow There tarpish
oil Jealousy or greed Tor tho spirt OF pury orsAthes
from the floral decorations OF tbs tsbernaes fhls
the meaning oil the least. Peace aud purity smong
men, peace and blessing IRON God. Live that after
a HE thus practically spent men may carry you 20
the last earthly dwelling, saying :-.la life 10 sht
pescs ana pursued II; In death now unto MIN DO
peace"
THE FEAST OF TABERNACLES.
The annual harvest home festival OF the faithful
Israeliie has nearly ended. wtn the reformed Jews
quite over, but with the orthodox to-day VAL DO
observed as yesterday has been Like all is.sts
and fasts OF the Jews Succoth is symooilcsl OF moral
states which arc supposed TO be inspired by tho
nuil recurrence OF This eason, but which wholly
lost sight OF IN the exaltation or tho symbol itself
The Israeliics In the possession OF their own
land, blessed with abundance and favored with all
VAC kHts VI oouutiul TfoSiueuCe winch IiSu soi
ana saiubrlous climate could produce. had cause
exult in the 10 press their gratitude to
the Gver OF all good by presenting the fruits OF the
earth 10 HIS ssrvice In the ancieat DAYS the Feast
OF rabernacss lasted seven days, beginning ON the
10Th day OF the seventh month, Iishr rhc hrst and
eighth days were observed Saboaths aud inc
people dwelt IN booths made OF palm leaves DO
Of the myrtle tree and willows Of the brook These
SO lir as tney can DO obtained erected the
roofs or IN the roar yards OF Jewish dwellings, so
10 comply as nearly As may be with the literal
qulrement of tue law as given In Lcvcus. The least
has, however, iaen into desuetudc, that
Of Jews dout observe It at all outside me syna-
TO CONCEIVE how the festival could be observed Of
old no matter now much inclined the people TO
do SO. The climate and conditions OF society differ
greatly from those when and where this festival
could not be practiced here lu all the synasogues
Of this city yesterday services appropriate 10 tho
casl0n were held and sermons preached. In
the yards oil some of the synagogues tenn.
p0rary booths were erected, WHITTIER yesterday, the
w0rshipDers adjourned 10 partake together OF the
and whicE are also symbocal OF certain religious
truths. This part Of the service,
upon Scripture, but on tradition, whicn also COM
mands that booths snail be constructed not 10
temple, II was customary At tho close Of the reading
oil lhe law TO add iuminaons the other festivities
Ia the Mshnaic period the people leaving the tenn
pie altar were wont 70 excaim, Thine Is the beauty
Oh altar Thine is the beautyl"
Al the close OF the service in Forty fourth Street
Synagogue yesterday the congregation adjourned TO
tnetr booth, where simple repast OF ruit, and
broad provided for ALL The booth tasIefuliy
decorated with fruits, flowers and foliage ntorspsrsed
with gay ounting. speeches Of welcome were maze
gogue, and thanks rendered TO the ladies' who had
sisted