The morning call., 1894-10-02
ELOQUENT ADDRESSES MADE.
Rabbi Voorsanger Upon =" The
Divine Movement"
REV. JACOB NlETo ON MEMORIES
Special Music at the Various Places
of worship-Tf,e Holidays Open
Auspiciously.

II the pessimistie Israelite who is FOND
of remarking, that judaism is declining
faith could have visited the different places
of worship yesterday aud have witnessed
the crowds that fiooked in. ne would have
had ample reason to change his opinion.
Every synagogue was filed to It's doors
Instrumental music of high order was
feature of. all the services, and eloquent
sermons were addressed to crowded ana
devout audiences.
At the Temple Emanuel on Suffer
street not seat WAS obtainable after 10 80
A. NJ, but so smoothly was everything
managed that no symptoms of Overcr OVID
ing we're discerDible. This mssnlncent
temple is reputed one of the finest IN the
United States, and in point OF SIZE ana
beauty compares favorably with the large
synagogues of London and Paris.
The services were read by Cantor b. D..
Stark. who was assisted bv choir con-
sisting: of MessrS. NJ. j. Sullivan, ID. Man
layd. Charles Morrel. J. {. Hughes, Wit
liam Nelson, and Misses Daisy Cahn, Il.
Il. Jarrent, r. Rossia and Annie Weed.
The music, both vocal and Instrumental,
was excellent, and included many gems et
song from. the works of Hebrew compos-
ers: The Instrumental part OF the service
was furnished by aclarionet, cornet, from
bone. harp and TWO French horns. Louis
Sc0m lGG O4Zlcidlou dl Gue utsdb' 4 nc SpuI-
blnatiou OF vocal and Instrumental music
served 70 reader the service most impress
sive. The synagogue was roDed IN Its
New Years dress of white satin, that coier~
being The symbol of purity.
The: sermon was delivered by Rabbi
Jacob V0orsanger and was masterpiece
of conception and language. Ii was en-
titled 1.-The Divine Movement In the HUI
man Case"
The reverend gentleman selected as his
text the seventeenth ethical utterance OF
The second: chapter of the Ethics OF the
Fathers land opened his sermon with the
folio wing: notation from Rabbi Tarphon:
1.-THE day is short, yet the labor Is exceed
ing; tie workmen are tarrylng. vet IS the
reward great, and the chief OF the house
is squirting on" he then said
in the opinion OF the ancient Ia00l,
who lived in the first century. Gods house
is the world, and the laborers therein are
men. his children. IT'S but short day
for ca ch lab0rer, means the rabbi, day of
few hours regulated by the movement
which is of GODS making.
"It occurs to me 10 tell you that there is
movement within the human case that
can be compared to the little instrument
that tells the time. and the seasons and
that you always. carry with you. 1t is
composed Of two parts. II has an outer
.. case aud within is. the movement. The
case is of various man ufacture. according
the purchaser!
"So. hath God, the divine artificer placed
but one movement In every human case.
Nature has fashioned their cases differ
3: emily. No two of them are alike. Yeti the
divine image stamped on the movement is
in every instance the same This divine
movement within the human case strikes
the hour in every condition of life. II
:presides at the birth of the child. 1t Keeps
time with the requiem to the music of
which a human body is brought to the
grave. 1t beats joyously when the bride
:: groom goes forth from his closet; il
watches beside the couch of sickness; il
strikes the minute and the hour both
- while the web Of a human life Is woven.
and whilst the divine hand unrave1s il
again. How DO we-the keepers of these
divine movements-h0w do we take care
have to return them to the divine artificer
"The new year, my friends, is simply
the tOlling of the hour from year to year
=. when the movement is wound up. See tC
it that you keep 1t pGEe-in perfect e0ndI
ton. Happy is he who cap return it IN
with every New Years day"
.-. Rabbi VoOrsaUgers address was listened
to with rapt attention and created pro
found sensation.
The sign 'standing-room only" could
. very appropriately. have been. exhibited
o. Post and Taylor. streets yesterday. Thu
services were read by. Rev. ID. Davis, tn,
recently elected cantor. OF the cOngTega
ton, who was assisted by an efficient quin
let choir, under the direction of Mrs. d
J. Stewart. organist.:- The names of tn
choristers. who rendered an elaborate pro
gramme of music. were Arthur MesmeI
tenor: Miss Miliicent: Flynn and Mrs
Pierce, sopranos; Mrs. Hurry Clarke. alto
who sang solo called Hear Us. Father,
and F. q B. Mills. bass.
A most Impressive sermon was preache
by the Rev. Jacob .NIeto. ra bbi of the cor
gregation. He took for his subject Memo
ries as Monitors" and In the course of hi
address be took occasion to refer ia touch
ing and eloquent terms 10 the many act
of kindness and courtesy received by hir
at the hands or his coDgregants during th
period of his ministrali ions in their mlds
- and more especially on the recent occasio
Of his marriage
Continuing he said: !s.'The man VIII
evolves new idea,. and from that ide
produces an invention, patents the articl
aud then proceeds t. lock far into tn
future to estimate his own probable wealt
to be derived from this source. Until DO
he alone has been concerned with his ii
ventioD. 1t has not vet been launches
and the general public know not Of i
Their opinion, their desire. their influenC
ohaye not been accoun led for. SO we, O
the eve of a new year, cast our hor0scoI
most pleasantly. We see ourselves risir
% ohigher and higher, nearing the pin eac
which means. to us. fame. We see in o,
minds eye honors crowding in upon u
and see our efforts crowned with success
But, like the inventor, we have not IKE
into account that Others W II come int OF
liyes-that the: deeds and act of othe
VIII have some Influence upon our career
Then come. back TO us the memories
former years, and their monitions BID
to beheedful."
The rabbi concluded with stirring a
neal to his congregation TO let charity
their watchwoTd through the coming yea
to let every memory Of veal or of W
give additional impulse to their bett
selves: TO strive to-: be faithful lsraeit
and upright citizens, and 10 do all In I
oe power TO disseminate the true doctrines
Judalsm-charity for charitv's sake.
ended by quoting TennysOn's lines:
Ring out the old, ring2in the new.
Ring out the false: ring 10 tie true.
In the Geary-street' temple WAS asse
o sblsd larger audience; than has ever be
known TO attend on theaSew ear Eve
SCAT, both in the body of the svnagog
and in the gallery, WAS occupied t
lessor H. j. Stewart presided at the org
o. and he was ably assisted by the follow
specially augmented choir: Sopran
Mrs DIR. Bruner and Miss Rose Adj
altos. Miss Miriam CQoney. and M
- Charles Dickman; tenor, Professor La
. rence: bass, Mr.. Snyder: yi0lnIsf, sNath
Landsberger The choir was led by
cantor, Rev. Joseph RobbinOwitZ,