The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-10-02
THE HOLIEST DAY IN THE he
BgEw CALENDAR.
YOm HAhippur, or Day of Atone
meuI.

wren the sun OF To-Day snail nave set De-
hind the hills the most holy of days among
the Hebrews will have begun day devoted
entirely to prayer so exclusively indeed that
the peuisent Worshiper-- foregoei all temper.
al desires, sscriaces all bodily comforts to
the one requirement of the day and in SOL
emn duplication ask, the msreiGu forgive
ness of the Divine Fs,her of all mankind for
the transgression, Of the past
The day of stonement other wise known as
the Sabbath OF Sabbaths of the bible will be
as all over the world celebrated by our Jew
ish citizens, commencing st $3.50 this evening
and lasting till about ,hA! same time Monday
evening.
The celebrations Of the day ispeculisr 10 10
form of the JeWTh worship, nof is is OBJ
servance confined within the domain of any
cline.
1t is universal holiday in its widest sense.
Its sanctity ia acknowledged alike in the
despotic monsrchies Of the word, alike With
the freedom enjoyed by ihe religious sects in
the new. The observance Of the day Is Gems
mAnded ia Levitcus, chapter %, verses y TO
SO, and OF the time that the temples ut
Jerusalem stood, the sacrifices referred TO in
that chapter, formed vast proportion of
the duties of The High Priest, but with the
destruction Of the second temple these exerS
cises bacsme extinct, and indeed, they aye
SO ordered in Isaiah, chapter /, verses II,
I6 and II.
The abolition of the sacrifices renders
the affection of the person the leading
feature of the holiday. These sflciors
which were practical in the ancient times,
and with slight notifications to this day,
especially among the Orthodox ISraelites.
are best described 10 the Aishna, whico work
is q collection of traditional law, and was
compiled byRabbi Meyer, Rabbi Okifah and
others who lived in the third generation OF
the Jenaim (teschers) from about the years
1888 to 164 common era. This work 10 the
highest authority upon the traditions Of the
law. 1t is aubdivided into numerous books,
and the one peculiarly interesting for the
present purpose is called Mesuchtah Toma
(the book of the day. space will however
ret permit to give resume.
One point of interest is that from the day
of Rosh Hashhonoh, the first of
Tishr, the days of penitence
commence, ard are preparatory to this Sab
bath Of Sabbstbs, on the tenth OF Tishri. On
the I'd day the orthodox members OF Judas
ism observed it as q fast especially IS COM
memorating the aTocious murder OF that
noble man Gedalah the son OF Obiksm,
whom Nebuchsdnezzar had appointed rs the
the chief of tho Israelites yet remaining 10
the country after the destruction OF the
first temple and who was on this day treach-
erously slain along with many of his friends,
hus throwing many of the lsraeites into
misery and suffering.
In the orthodox congregations Of the pres
ent day, the worshipperB appear upon that
day ut the house OF prayer, attired in linen
apparel and are indeel retaining ss.
much of the ancient customs IS practicable
The reformers have retained the spirit of
devotion, humili llion and determination,
and .bserve as day of praying and fasting
ind all over the world stands Israel both
orthodox and reform, from eve to eve united
ss brethren doing homsgeto Him who is the
oil powerful Judge of man and his deeds,
and no day in any land or religion has SO
firm hold upon tho best and most unsetish
instincts OF the human soul rs the day o;
atouement upon the Jews, who again will be
impressed upon that day that they are de-
scendants Of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob,
when otherwise (as some do now might
forget what they are and thus prove TO be
less than nothing 10 the estimation of ~
honest citizen; sill the most Of such who
may tear themselves away from the beliefs
of their religion, on that day as well as on
Rosh- Hashonoh. day of trumpets-dO notwiths
standing return 10 the old fold of Israel.
The reformers also believe that God needs
no extraordinary sacrifice for forgiveness,
nor that any one die for his sins or that by
some ones death pardon is to DO obtained,
Cor they know and teach that in Gods
power love and mercy alone can and will
receive and forgive the repentant heart
Therefore, however good Gedalish might
have been, which undoubtedly no was, the
reformed congregations look upon such &C.
Sons Aa direct worship Of idolatry. The
reformers also believe that true atOnement
consists in mans firm will and power TO re-
nounce his eyll-doing, 10 amend his ways, to
ask pardon of those no has injured or in>
suited to fully forgive his enemies whatsoever
they may be and henceiorLh 10
lead life of chastity and virtue. This
is the sort Of sacrifice that God
wants, and for this reason alone they do not
perform the ceremonials which their ortho-
dox brethren still insist upon, they having
had their particular purpose for the partic.
ular. periods that are past and gone.
Those outside OF Judaism can learn q les.
son from this day. While other creeds grant
pardon for the most henous crimes, ant Ell
Their By priest, change OF heart, baptism or
repentance pardon the worst offender, judas
ism does not pretend to grant pardons; and
the churches would enforce tho idea that
henous offenders will have hard row TO
hoe before they enter the garden gates, in
this sge, when seven shooters and derringers
are so handy, with little more emphasis,
the public IN general would DO greatly ben
Gifted.
The services at the Temple EMANUEL
will be held as follows Sunday evening at
$50. Monday morning nj &. Gil tho saitinr of