The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-10-01
DAY OF A7ONEMENT.
Yom Kipur, one of the Most I'm
portant OF Jewish Holidays.
AN ELOQUENT DISCOURSE GIVEN
BY Rev. DR.. Bonnbeim at the syna-
Goguo last Evening - Services to
Continue Throughout tho Day.
The End of tho Ten Days of Fasting
which Began with Rosh Hoshonah.

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the end Of the ten days fasting which
was ushered in with Rosh Hoshonah,
the Jewish New Year. Services will be
held in the Synagogue of the Wheeling
Jewish congregation to-day. A sermon
will be preached in German at II n. M.
Last night the celebration OF the day
opened with a sermon in English by
Rabbi Bonnheim, which was listened to
by a large and interested assOmblage OF
his people. A special festure of the ser
vices was the music by the choir. The
congregation L'shem Shomajim has en-
gagged Mr.. C. Zulauf and MrG. Kate
Michel Fitzgerald as members of its
choir, and last night they assisted for
the first time.
Rabbi Bonnheim took for his text the
last three words Of the third verse OF
the Nineteenth Psalm, which trans.
lated are: Return ye, o children OF
man."
lie preached an eloquent sermon ap.
propriate to the day, OF which the fol-
lowing is synopsis:
Holy emotions ill our hearts at this
conseCrated hour OF devotion, where
all Israel on the habitable portion OF
our civilized globe has assembl ed before
God, to render due homage 10 the Heav-
emily Father. What a noble, what a
grand sight it is to see men and wo-
men, youths and maidens, thus assem-
bled, not for any worldly purpose, but
for rekindiing the flame OF religion OH
the altar OF their hearts, for invigorat-
ing their faith in Gods loving mercy
and kindness.
Isit not remarkable fact that after
the lapse OF so many centuries and the
many changes that have taken place
everywhere, even in the fold OF Juda-
ISM, our "Jom Kipur" has remained
aud stands mistaken, a pillar.-a Pharos
on the ocean OF Jewish life? "Jom
Kipur" has not yet ceased to exer.
else its noble influence upon the
heart of every one in whose veins is yet
Jewish blood flowing. 1t calls with
magical power even the so-called luke
warm Israelite back to his fathers
house. And why is this? 1t is not a
day OF enjoyment and pleasure, but on
the contrary day ofgreatearnestness, a
day Of strict self.inquirv, day on which
we must give an account OF our actions
10 Him who searches tie innermost re.
cesses Of our hearts. 1t is a Sabbath
of Sabbaths," on which God calls, RE
turn, o Israel" Return, 0 ye children
OF man." 1t is the last OF the ten days
Of penitence, atrue sabbath OF return"
Not in vain has our religion placed
the celebration Of this important day at
natures decline, for the summer is past;
the beautiful lustre OF forest and mead
ow, OF field and garden has
already changed its aspect; sum-
mer Joys have come to their
end. Natures beauties fade away.
The ornament OF the trees, their very
crowns, are stripped OF their charms,
the leaves will dry and fall rustling to
the ground.
The summer draws men away from
each other; one visits the springs to
gain new life and health, renewed vigor
and strength from their wholesome in
gradients. Another visits the mountain
regions to inhale the balmy air, which
expands the lungs and causes the blood
to course through the veins and arteries
With renewed energy, thus imparting to
body and mind new life and activity.
A third goes across the ocean to visit
the scenes Of his childhood, to grasp
once more the hand Of beloved friends,
but to all travellers and pleasure seekers
the Sabbath OF Sabbaths" approaches
with the earnest admonition Return,
o We children OF man"
We must leave the spring, descend
the mountain, recross the ocean. We
all must come home again. Here we
have picture OF our life's journey.
The beautiful spring OF childhood, how
short ia It's duration! The blooming
youth with its summer joys soon passes
away. We have hardly assembled the
mountain, standing and rejoicing in the
prime OF man and womanhood, and old
age is creeping over us. Once more We
have cast our retrospective view over
the ocean OF life, its joys and sorrows,
its calm waters and its wild pillows,
when tho summons comes to admonish
us to recross. Every traveller OF liie's
Journey, no matter how pleasant his
abode, how cheerful his surroundings.
how charming tho very spot on which
he is standing, the fall OF his life's sea-
son will at last approach, in which all
his beauties pass away and only the
consciousness will remain with him
that no did not spend all his better
days in the vanities OF lie, that he was
a co-laborer in the great chain OF hn-
mainly, that no did all the possible
good he was enabled 10 perform by rea-
son OF his capacity and intelligence.
l.; p,bln a,,1 oh oh1a 1anI,,
he produced many u smile on the face
OF his fellow man and wiped away the
tears from his sorrowful eye.
These and similar truths ''Jom
Kipur" places wildly before US. 1t ad-
monishes us to listen again to the voice
OF conscience, which, alas, is only too
often deatened in the charms OF spring
and in the joys of summer. This "Sab-
bath OF Sabbaihs" is to remind US anew
OF that stamp OF religion, which the
Creator has imprinted upon tho human
soul That stamp may often be looked
upon as old-only interesting for its
great antiquity-but that stamp will
never, never lose its value. 1t will for
ever remain the means to procure what
is most necessary for us on lite's jour
ney-peace, happiness. You may be
ever SO much blessed with earthly
goods, If you lead an ungodly life, a life
without religion, you cannot live happy
and contented. The sweet peace OF
heart and soul lie wanting, and all your
worldly enjoyments will sooner or later
fill your soul with disgust.
This is Sabbath OF return" Re-
Lyon, like loving mother, calls her
children home again; home from the
springs. nome IRON, from tne mountains t,;N Jams