Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-10-14
JEWISH NEW YEAR.
Sermon Delivered by Rabbi Henry CO.
hen at WoOdvllle, MISS, to Com.
memOrate the Day.
The shofar Sounds and all Our misdeeds
are brought TO Memory -strikea
Balance with God.


last, by Rabbi Henry Cohen TO his congre
cation in Temple Beth Yisrael, Rabb
Cohen Is only twenty.three years old;
MY DEAR BRETHREN: With the set
ting OF to days sun new yearis brough
before us. The old year OF 5Gi6 hal
passed, and has given place to its sue
cessor, 56i7 from the creation OF tn,
world. How many things have trans
pired within the last twelve monthsi
Events OF which we had no cen
eeption a. the starting out Of
last year, have taken place. The
anorsmA has been busy, constantly
changing Its views; from which we Learn
that there is nothing stationary utfder the
sun. The bell Is tolling for the old year,
and even while speak 1t Is dead, buried,
and beyond recall. Fortunes have been
made ia IL, and fortunes lost. Wisdom
has been gained 10 II, and folly has been
busy among the heretofore wise men. II
has given birth 10 thousands and thou
sands OF new beings and death has been
bnsy removing Ike numbers from the
earth's surface. II has given rise to
hundreds Of new ideas and projects,
many OF which have been consummated,
and many left untouched. Meny have
linked their fortunes with others, In the
holy band OF matrimony-for better-for
worse. And so the world goes on
IL Is Rosh Hashanah once more. The
anniversary OF the day IN which God ere.
ated this earth. a New Year. We praise
Thee, 0 Lord, for having permitted us to
be brought to see 1t. Yes, my friends, a
year is added 10 the account which we
shall all have TO render up to Cod A
year less for US TO be inhabitants OF this
world. A year subtracted from the time
we have 70 make good, 80 as to
cOunterbalance the time we have
misspent, and repair the evil which
we have done. Even while I talk we
have entered the New Year. / pray God
go bless you ali in It, and prosper you and
NIL that belongs 70 you. ! trust you will
all be inscribed Ia the book Of life
for happy future. From now till Kip.
pur day, God holds His book OF life open,
and Is ready to balance your account with
HIM. The season is due, and your time
is Hearty up. call on you to settle your
accounts with He who gives you life
and blessings. Pay up your
sacred debt. When the financial
year OF you residence Of this
world Is brought TO close, you exar,ine
your books and wish TO strike your bal.
ance. You wish TO know what your
profit and loss has been. This Is your
worldly business. But how about your
account with God2 l say, what about
thatg What! you didn't know that you
had onet Let me tell you that you have, |
and more sacred and important account
than that which you have with your
elbow man? Yes, my friends, the
balance must be strickland must be
struck now--on this holiday--on this holy
Convocationi While you look with UNI
certainty IN the future, yon know what
you have done In the past. call on You
now, every one OF you, TO settle that
account, 20 strike the balance. Oh, Won
have great deal TO do before you have
paid up all that Is due. The end of the
spiritual year has Just left us, but you
are given ten days grace In which TO
settle your account with your Maker.
How are you going to requite God for all
His goodness towardsyouY He has caused
you to live during the past year; how
have you repaid lilmI He has given YOU
happiness, what do you return Hmm He
has given you health--where are the col.
lRteralsg l ask you again as we enter the
new year, have you struck your balancey
You have mott But you nave vet
time. DO not think that there Is no
thanks due to God or your living, for
your health, or for your substancel DO
not think that Il is natural that you
should live and be merry DO not
think that Providence Is not IN a. / tell
you He isl How about those who have
been carried off during the past yearY
How about those who have been sick
nigh unto deaihf What about the people
who through misfortune have stepped
down from influence to abiect
poverty We have been spared all this;
have we not something to be
thankful torg Are we not the debtors,
and is not God our creditor? I ask YOU
ngain--look at this In It's true light and
tell me II you have paid all that is due!
No, you have not know II, and know
YOU. How about your prayers? How
Rbout your Sabbath Let me 20 no fur.
Their, but let me beg and implore you TO
settle your account while there is vet
time. That Is the purpose for which YOU
have come here on this holiday. You
come 70 make your peace with God to
prepare yourselves for that great day
which is at hand, when God wiz weigh
you all In the balance and inspect your
accounts woe betide the one who Is
.Gefaulter.
This IS not the only warning you have
OF that great day that is coming God |
has called this holiday "The Day Of |
Row ng Ttumpets.p know that many
Of you wonder how the blast OF horn !
can effect you. My friends, transport I
yourselves with me To the battle aeld |
where we are sworn TO fight against the |
foes Of America. We have fought hard, |
but have been unsuccessful; we are about |
retreating, when 10 In the distance we hear
the bugle call of our men, summon.
ing us once more TO match our skill with
the enemies. The bugle sounds loud and
| ong. Oh! bow we rally--how we fight,
The bugle again--we conquerl Bless
that bOgle, 1t has sayed us lust IN time
Again come with me. IL is q stormy
night, and pitch dark We have lost the
road. II thunders and llghtens, and we
are bewlldered, we know not which way
to turn, The track has gone. A nash OF
reveals 70 our eyes preclpice
u front OF u.s. We know NOT how far
this extends. Oh, where shall we goY
are we alonep Is there no help by /,
Hark, what was that2 The sound of
horn nearorl nearer nearer we arc not
elonel thank God we are saved, That
norm has been our salvation II
We can now see why God has ordered