The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-21
THE RON xIrpuR SERVICE.
Day Of Afonemcnt Observed bv Both
Orthodox and Reformed Jews.


Day of Atonement Observed bv Both
Orthodox and Reformed Jews
The services in observance of the Day of
Atonement tYom kippur) we're continued
all day yesterday, both in the temple of
the literal Hebrews at Eighth and Seneca
streets and at the hall Of the orthodox con-
gregaiion at Front and Marion streets.
Both places of worship were crowded all
day with attentive congregations
The morning service at the temple began
at O'Clock and consisted of the prayers of
pentinencs intoned by NJ. NJ. friedrich.
These were followed by the midday
prayers (Mussaphl. beginning 81 noon
and called the prayers OF alteration.
Among them is introduced the prayer
offered when the high priest was permit
ted 10 enter the hottest of holes in the
temple, where the ark of the covenant
was contained, to bring the offerings OF
himself and the people, and only then was
he permitted to use the name Jehovah.
During this ceremony the entire Jewish
popuIaes Frustrated themselves before
God in the outer court OF the
temple. Then came the afternoon
prayers tMincha). making confession. and
after them the closing prayer tNeile). at
which time the fate of mankind was
sealed by Providence. The service ends
with the blowing of the rams horn, called
Texts Gedolo (the great voice). recalling
the sacrifice OF a white ram by the high
priest and reminding the people to turn
from their sins and walk in the paths of
righteousness. The great fast ended at s
o'clock, simultaneously with the close of
the service.
At the orthodox Hebrew service which
began at O'Clock and continued until $50
in the evening, the prayers were intoncd
and the Scriptures read by Messrs. Isbert
and Schiakinski, the fore-readers, the
whole congregation responding at the APP
pointed intervals All wore robes such as
the priests used when the temple was in
its glory. During the afternoon the ark
of the covenant was opened and the scroll
taken out and read. and the service closed
with the blowing of the horn.
Mr.. Garrett at the 50. Andrews Meeting.
Rev. ID. c. Garrett has won high compli-
ments at the convention of the Brother
hood of st. Andrews. now in session at
Detroit. He delivered the first address on
the progress of the work, and the Detroit
Free Press says of him:
s'Mr. Garrett is young man and i'm
presses one with has earnestness rs one
having the courage of his convictions. He
Is a very rapid taiksr, and in a few min
utes he told the convention vast amount
about the West, Westerners and their
earnestness. He said he came 5000 miles
to attend the convention, and almost
the first man l met this morning said
he was from Delaware; we shook hands,
and the oceans were joined, 30 to
speak He said his friends tried
to dissuade him from going out
there; that Westerners were not religious
and that his would be series of severe
trials. He said he had not seen so many
young, and old men. too, in any commu-
nifty who were such jealous workers as
those In his Seattle parish. have thirty
men in my chapter. and every one is will
ing TO do practical work. We don't want
20 get members in order to make q show
ing; what we want are practical workers
The religious work of my parish is done
by men, not by women. tCheers and cries
of Good" THAT'S right My church
is called n mans church,"