Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-14
DAY OF "AT0NEMENT.
The hOllEST DAY IN The JEWISH
YEAR.
Interesting Account Ofthe Observance Of
the Oay as Prescribed by the Mosaic
Law-The Burnt and Sin Cffer-
ings and the Scape Goat.

the Hebrew calendar Will have begun
a day devoted entirely to prayer, SO ex
clusiyely indeed. that the penitent wor'
shiper ~foregoes all temporal desires
sacrifices all bodily comforts TO the one
requirement OF the day, and In solemn
supplication asks the merci,ul forgive
ness of the Divine Father OF all man
kind for the transgresslons OF the past
The Day Of Atonement is compare,
bic with no other IN n relative regard
with which it is observed. The tradl'
lions and ceremonies which mark
some OF the Jewish holidays may have
/ brought them into disrespect, and
caused their cOmmemOratlOn To be neg
lec,ed: other DAYS NAV have fallen into
/ partial decay, because the events which
thev mark are considered obsolete, but
| the celebration Of YOm Ht-kiDpH'im is
enjoined upon the people OF Israel as a
perpetual observation, and the Sabbath
of Slbba'hs, as il Is termed IN the
Scriptures, may be said with as
surance TO be the most strictly
observed OF any OF the holidays. Every
~nagug on the globe opens its doors
AT early dawn and closes them only
when the sun has set at the close OF
| dsv, and in many a small hamlet, where
the weakness If the community renders
impossible the conservation Ot 4 temple
or synagogue, a place of private worship
is substituted where the heart OF man,
though secluded from the great band oil
followers. is none the less devOut IN It's
outpouring to the Eternal, who has
promised, "For on this day He will par
don you, TO purify YOU from all your
sins, that you be pure before your
God"
The observance OF the day, as describ-
Ell in the law, were as fellows: 1t was
kept by the people as a high solemn
Sabbath. On this occasion, only, the
high priest was permitted TO enter the
Holy of Holes. Having bathed his
person, and dressed himself wholly in
the holy white linen garments, he
brought forward a young bullock for a
sin offering, with a ram for Il burnt
offering, which were paid Tor out OF the
public treasury, on account OF the peo-
pile. lie then presented the two goats
before the Lord at the door
Of the Tabernacle, and cast lots
upon them. On one lot, For JhOrah'
vas inscribed, and on the other 'tOr
.4.a=ei." tie next sacrificed the young
bullock as a sin Offering for himself and
his family. Taking with him some OF
the blood of the bullock, he filled a cen
sor with burning Goals from the brazen
altar. took a handful oi incense and en-
tered into the Most Holy Place. lie
-. d. A.. fpuany.. anon thu aAal-
and enyelOped the Nercy-Seat in a cloud
ii smoke. Then, dipping his finger in
the blood, he sprink!ed it seven times
before the Mercy-Seat, eastward.
The goat before which the lot "FOT
.Jyh0rdh" had fallen, was then slain, and
the high priest sprinkled its blood be-
tore the Mercy Seat in the same manner
As he had done that of the bullock.
Going out from the Holy OF Holes he
purified the holy place, spIInkting some
nf the blood OF the victims on the altar
of incense. At this time, no per,
son but the priest was suffered TO
ne present in the holy place. The puri-
ication Of the Holy OF HOLES aud oil the
holy place being thus completed, the
nigh priest laid his hands upon the head
of the goat, on which the lot 70 IEdEot
had fallen, and confessed over it all tie
sins of the people. The goat was then
led, BY a man selected for the purpose.
ntn the wilderness, into "a land not Ill
habited," and was there let loose. The
nigh priest, after this, returned into the
| molly place, bathed himself again, put on
his usual garments OF office and offered
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himself and one for the people. Tie
also burnt upon the altar the TAT ot the
two sin offerings, while their flesh was
carried away and burnt outside the
camp. They who took the flesh away
and the man who had led away the
GOAT, had to bathe their persons and
wash their clothes as . o rs their ser
vices were performed.
There has been considerable discus
sion amongst commentators, as to the
meaning of the word 'A.I:el,". but it Is
| generally supposed to be the goat sent
away, OF let loose, while others believe
t To mean the place to which the goat
> sent. There il very little guiding
light on this subject. We may easily
understand that the high priest, with
mis- person cleansed and dressed in White
garments was the best outward type
which a living man could pres nj, IN
his own person, of that pure and holy
One who was to purify His people and
cleanse them from sin. But respecting
the meaning OF the scape goat We have
no such light to guide us, and the sub
iect is one OF doubt aud difficulty. 1t
-. lz.. .,a.n,- .nnailarnI that n
was dismissed to signify the carrying
away ofthe sins OF the people, as 1t were,
out Of the sight OF Jehovah. II We
keep in view that the two goats are spo-
zen of as part of one and the same sin
offering, there is not much difficulty in
seeing that they form together but one
svmbolical expression; the slain
goat setting forth the act OF
tue sacrifice, in giving up it5 own HE
for Others; and the goat which carried
off its load of sin, az signifying the
cleansing influence OF faith in that sac
riice.
The Day Of Atonement will be faith
'ully observed by the congregation OF
Beth Israel, in this city, and the MAORI
~ OF the Hebrews will lay aside all Sc
cular labor. This evening, at the set
ing of the sun, will beld the service OF
Hoi Nidrs. The morning service, or
Shacdri, will be held tomorrow morn
my, and the evening service, or Minchd,
to morrow evening. The service will be
conducted by RABBI 5. Gerstel, former
w of Cincinnati. Tomorrow evening,
when night puts in appearance, he will
recite with the whole congregation in
hebrew, the proclamation OF the unity
Of God, after which the Badl Tekeyd
will sound the Shophdr once, which is a
sign of the conclusion of the Day of
Atonement, when the masses OF the
congregation will once again with a re-
pentant heart proceed toward their re-
spective homes, the Hazan and the
mourneys remaining to recite the night
PRAYERS. Thus ends the day OF ever
lasting standing.
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