The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-15

which, with some alterat n. can bt
easily adapted to their use. The pur'
chase money has been iii rally sub
sCribed and il IS hoped tia the entire
amount of So, 900 viii be sed with
in sixty days. These 4 oCiatiOns
ana kindred ones, are 70 Of the
great cvangelizing srhei ) Of the
world. Every effort to Ii man from
the animal, to She moral ld intel
lpofual realm is a move { ard final
gnfrlOchiSeiuent Of humH Iture, cH-
reimbursement ii his best q lOftiest
SENSE. ALoUAOI ConIilGu~.,DAo gath
ering of the people was the mass meet
ing held few days ago to discuss the
liquor question. The colored man is
not one whit behind his white broth
er in knowing the taste of whisky,
good and bad, nor is he slow in de-
monistrating that knowledge. Mr..
Friedrich Douglass presided at the
meeting and delivered very inter-
esting address, likening the wine
power of today to the power of slavery
forty years ago. Then slavery was
able to corrupt the morals, politics
and literature of this country, even
going into the pulpit and con-
trolling the utterance Of men
who were ordained to inter
pref the word Of God and preach it,
and that power is welded by the rum
influence today. The fight against
the saloon is no child's play and in
earnest words the speaker set forth
what should be done to win the battle.
Rev. Walter Brooks urged the people
to refuse to sign applications for
liquor license, saying: "The saloon is
the gateway to prison, to pauperism
and to he'll" If the colored element
of our land shall join hand in hand
with the white and fight with true
hearts and clear heads, this awful
demon that invades the peace and
sanctity of home, we Of this genera
ton may hope to see the dawn of a
brighter day.
GRAND ARMY PREPARATIONS.
Although many months must pass
before the assembling of this inn
mense body, our committees are vast
ing no time in perfecting plans for the
royal entertainment of the thousands
who will visit the nations capital.
Mr.. John Joy Edison has been chosen
chairman of the executive committee
and of his ability and business capac-
ity there can be no question. He is
q man of careful judgment, is an
ex-solder and fully in sympathy
with soldiers needs, and also
what will make the boys most
happy and comfortable. 1t
is confidently believed that
nothing will be asking in the
roval entertainment of the guests of
1892.
THE HEBREW NEW YEAR.
October 2 marked the dawning GfI
the six thousand five hundred and
fifty-second year since the creation,
according to the Hebrew calendar.
In every synagogue throughout the
world on New Years morn the silence
is broken by the sound of the rams
horn in obedience to the command of
the Lord to Moses; that on the first
day shall be memorial of blowing |
Of trumpets," when the people confess
that God is judge Of the world. AT
the first blast OF the horn comes the
long continued "tillkijo" wall
ing; the next is q trill-"sch' worim;"
the third and last blast is a tremolo-
"GhrOK," Wnlle Jne SymDOl OF purify
covers the ark and scrolls in every
shrine. rhe services differ somewhat
in the orthodox and heterOdoX con-
gregations. Tho true Hebrews don
their grave clothes, and with praying
cloths, or 'Calith," about their necks,
and sockless feet, they respond to the
chanting of the cantor in the beauti-
full old melodies of ancient days. In
the reformed congregations only the
cantor and rabbi wear the grave
clothes.
The services are solemn and i'm
pressive, and the lightest heart must
be awed in contemplating the beauti-
full spirit of devotion which seems to
brood over the entire audience. They
truly seem to worship the Living
God and be conscious of His irdwell-
ing presence. LIE DEAN.