The morning call., 1894-10-11
The Hebrews Prayed for
Forgiveness.
SERMONS IN THE TEMPLES.
Hospital for Jewish Patients Is
Urgently Needed.
so THINKS RABBI vooRsANGER.
Both Jews and GentiIes Flock to
Listen 10 Rabbi Nieto's Elo-
quent Addresses.

: 1t was Cicero who remarked, 1--WE can
not use the mind right when the body is
filled with food and drink" Israelites all
over the world carried this theory into
practice yesterday, for it was a fast day
IN Israel-the fast of the atOnement, Iom
Kippur, wherein the Jew "aff1icis his
SOUP in accordance with the biblical in
junction by starving his body for one day.
1t was universally, for the Hebrew, day
set apart for solemn meditation and
prayer. He closed his place of business.
Downtown knew him not. neither did he
frequent his usual haunts. Food in any
shape or form did not pass his lips from
sunset on Tuesday till sunset on Wednes-
day.
The "ten days of penitence" which have
elapsed since Rosh Hashono. the new
year. have been spent by the Jew in SOL
emn exercises and serious thought He
has attended synagogue each morning at
an early hour to pray for forgiveness for
the faults and tEansgressions he may have
committed during the past year
Four services, named. respectively,
Shachris, Musaph, Mincha and Neilab,
were held in all synagoSues of this city
Yesterday. The ritualstic exercises were
of a solemn and imposing character
Time-bOnOred songs and hymns were
sung. especial prayers for the reposa Of
the souls of the dead were rected, aud the
service throughout was one only used for
the Yom kippur. AS on the New Year,
the officiating ministers were gowned in
white, and the sYnag0gues were likewise
decorated with mantleS of the same color.
The prayers employed in the orthodox
OF conservative places of worship were
hlu & nf inf m
termed the OShamnu, was used. This Gu
rinus composition had its origin hundreds
of years back, and its popularity consists
IN the fact that each Of the twenty-five
letters of the Hebrew alphabet is fitted to
fault or sin, and the. whole combined TO
form the confession.
The rabb1s of San Francisco were in
their element, for some of them preached
three sermons in the twenty-fOur hours
and nc one delivered less than two dis
courses. European congregations rarely
expect more than one sermon on the Day
of Atonement, but the more progressive
American lsr2elites prefer to spend rather
less time in prayer and more in listening
10 the eloquent eDtlemen who minister to
their spiritual needs.
Rabbi Voorsanger's two addresses yes
terday were models of diction and elo-
Quence. His audience was a crowded one
and numbered the elite of jewish society
Musaph treated of the miraculous cure of
Naaman, the commander-in-chief of the
King of Syria, narrated in the Second Book
OF Kings. The rabbi pleaded for more
earDestness in fulfilling the tenets of the
Jewish faith. He mentioned that a move
ment was on foot to establish hospital
exclusively for Jewish patients.
There is great need for such an insti-
tuition" said Rabbi Voorsauger. land l do
sincerely trust that its becoming an ac-
compIshed fact will not be thing of the
far slant future"
The musical part of the service was rem
dered by Cantor Stark, assisted by choir
of the following ladies and gentlemen:
Messrs. Ri. j. Sullivan. d. Manlayd,
Charles Morrel, j. C. Hughes, William
Nelson aud the Miss Daisy Cohu, r. r.
Jarrout, K. Rossin and Annie Wood. The
same musical instruments were used as on
the new year.
At As service called the "Martin Hell
Ter memorial was held in memory Of the
recently deceased president of the Con-
gregation Emanuel. DR.. Voorsanger's
address was enlogistic of the life and work
of the late Martin Heller.
At the Synagogue Sheriff. Israel, corner
of Post and Taylor streets, there was not
an uDOccupied seat during the whole of
the day. The organist, Mrs. II. j. Stew
art, had arranged an elaborate programme
OF music, aud 1t was unanimously con-
coded that the services, which were con.
Quoted by the Rev. d. Davis, cantor, were
far in advance of those of previous years.
The choir consisted of Arthur Mesmer.
tenor; Mrs. Pierce ana Miss Mlliceut
Flynn. sopranos; Mrs. Harry Clarke, alto,
aud S. B. r. Mills, bass. The ouintet
choir sang Macfarren's anthem, The
Lord Is My Shepherd" and Mrs. Pierce
the solo for soprano entitled, ''My Soul
Thirsteth for God"
A lar
Rabbi Nieto'S address. Although but a
sb, II time in this city, this young min
lister has made many friends among gen.
tiles, many of whom were nun bered in
his audience yesterday. He is accounted
one Of the brightest Jewish theoIogians on
the Pacific Coast, and his words were
listened TO with profound attention.
he spoke in the morning on "The Per-
lection of Human Nature, an Everlasting
IDEAL" and in the course of his address
said:
The dawn of that age which shall see
the perfection of human nature has been
the happy dream of poets and teachers
since e'er poetry was sung or doctrine in
culcated. The hunger of the philosophers
soul has been stated by the refrain of
sweetest melody produced upon the strings
of nature whose tones blended in perfect
harmony. The poets soul has scared alott
and has gaZed from the clouds upon a
mnHhOON OOICIS VI DdoeE dUJunclS. Inc
preacher, too, has INDUCED mis- magma
ton and has dared to prophesy a lime
when all that IN man is mean shall disap-
pear.
Where are we to-day? How far have
we advanced toward this golden goal?
Year by year we assemble at this season
and remorsefully proclaim our shoricom-
ings. Can we imagine state of reformed
being caused by the sentiments aroused in
us by contemplation of our lives? Is ALI
the thought and meditation but energy
wasted? Is man no better to-day than M
wore? No. Heaven forbid. AS W.
emerge from lower state our minds
conceives grand ideals and our souls wand
have US attain greater perfection. The
world to-day is better than ever il was
and each year will find it progressing. We
may never reach, we must never reach.
state which man can call perfection. for
then we shall have stagnated. and our
brains shall have ceased from thinking"
By special request OF the congregation
Rabbi Nieto read the Nelah service in the
ancient manner, acce ptable to the older
lights among his members. He also de.
livered short address in which he be-
sought his hearers not to leave the syna-
gogue without retaining in mind some of
the lessons taught by the day Of etonemeDt.
The Geary-street temple, whose minister
is Rabbi Levy, was crowded to its utmost
capacity, and many OF the co9gregants
had to be content with standing room.
The service at this synagogue was ortho-
dox.
At 10:3O O'clock solemn memorial SER
vice for the dead was participated in by
The congregation. Rev. M. S. Levy de-
jivered a very earnest and pathetic ad-
dress on our duties to the Dead basing