The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-10-10
DAY OF ATONEMENT.
Solemn Services at the Hebrew
Synagogue
a RELIGIOUS NEW YEARS DAY.
Pssfed Given rp 60 Yassfsg and Self
ceass sisn-Tssss People IN
the Rsipss Tsdsy.

The Day Of Aionsneat. the most solemn
day OF al thu rear in the Jewish religion.
Was ushsred I'D ~ o'clock last evening
With services By the congregation ohsreth
rhoiom In the tsmple. corner Eighth and
seneca streets. with DR.. Simon Peiser IS
the officiating minister.
The Day OF Atonemsns which COM
menced last evening viii end At o'clock
this evening. during which twenfy-four
hours strict fast sill Be observed by the
more othodox members of the faith, while
among the more reformed members. whose
numbers in this city far exceed the crtho-
dox, fasting IL rot considered compulsory
This - the day In which = mental review
- taken OF the sins Of commission and
omission during the year. confession OF
them made and . settlement OF al worldly
accounts and seeking for pardon ~ the
throne of God by prayers and fasting
made In this respect the day Is most
unique, not being found in any other de-
nomination and being devoted exclusively
TO prayer and seif-commuaion- The or
thodox Jess viii 20 TO their temples ~
o'clock this morning and remain ia prayer
until o'clock this evening, holding con-
tsnual services, including memorial ser
vieee for the dead.
The temple last evening presented .
beautiful sight from the outside. the sew
eral hundred gas Jets that illuminated the
inside making brilliant display through
the handsome stained glass of the many
windowa The faithful turned out IN
numbers sufficient 30 comfortably eli the
edifsce, and the somber hue of all the
clothes worn added . solemnitv to the
scene and occasion. DR.. Simon Peiser
read the prayers in Hebrew. with one or
two In English, the responses being
chanted and intoned By the choir. under
the leadership of A. Lueben. During the
reading OF the more solemn passages OF
the Scriptures the Ark at The rear OF the
pulpit. enclosing the scrolls on which the
Psntatsuch is written. Was opened By g.
Winehiil, the audience rising to taeir
feet. ana being closed again ~ the close
of the passage White satin curtains in
closed the ark and . white satin drapcry
lay across the pulpit, behind which stood
the young minister wearing q skull cap.
The choir did effective service, the singers
acqultfing themselves to the satisfaction
of all, the soprano solo, "Hsar Us. Oh
Father" of Master Fritz Lohse being spe-
cially good
DIR. Peiser preached an eloquent sermon
on the questions addressed by the mar
liners to Jonah: s'What is thy occuYa-
ton 2" Whence CONTEST thoug" what
is thy country 2" and ''0f what people art
thouf" The doctor fitted each question
to the individual members Of his congre-
CATION and applied them TO The Day of
Atonement. 1t was throuxhous beauti.
ful and mastery exhorsation.
The services today will be con tinuo NJ
commencing at g o'clock this morning,
bat interpreted with special features. At
II 80 memorial services for the dead will
be held. DIR. Peiser will preach sermon
ct about noon. At $50 fifteen young
women and two men viii participate in
servics OF psalms. These young people
viii occupy the pulpit and this being the
first time such . feature has been intro
duced on the Pacific coast The partic-
ipants will b: Miss Sommsr, Miss Carrie
Frauenthai, Miss Ida Gottsfein. Miss Sa-
die COIN. Miss Schultz, Miss Jennie
Davis. Miss Edith Davis, Miss Jennie
Rosentnai, Miss Kate Gresnbaum. Miss
Carrie Sewherger. Miss Blanche New
berger. Miss Fannie Degginger. Miss Lulu
Friend. Miss Frances wizinssi. Miss
Julia Rosenthal. Mr.. Otto Greenbaum and
Mr.. David Winehili.