Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-09-30
IHE BIRTHDAY or ADAM.



10 The asnossio popular mine tho re-
iiElous phrases With the sound u
which It Is more Or less fa.npisr by
sound carries but little meaning. Even
The names or Christian festivals IN this
nominnlly christian country arc often
times something Of an eniEma Much
more common Ia the isnoraucs cpi.
corning tho linssrs OF ccrtnln express
alNns OF curious sound which we acc
periodically with mental hasit cf this
Nm dc Meeie people who read every
'hinE and unepvvand nothing, nuth
valuable philosophy has been disclosed
BY little studicus inquiry INTO ts.c
meaning Of the indian ahcAt anncus
upon their annual recurrence and the
rellEious obecrvances OF The caluese.
India ana It's religions have been WRIT
ten ny tn everything from csoterlo
treatisea TO tho lIshtest Of newspaper
raraphaiuementu, and It is an read
with apparent Nyiaity by an omniyor-
GUS public, which ncnieets, evan as
scientific study the history Of thu
Christian rcliglon ana that other with
which u 4 Interviewer, tho gewish
mi. reflection arise. frIa eou,sul.
plation cf the words R/h liza shona.
Mh'sh make their anTarance In the
heAdiinas 81 the newsl/pess from year
70 year without oNoitIg any comment
except ~ TO their odd appearance.
which u soon fotgottIn In tho distrRc.
iion OF sensational hIws IN the ndln-
cent column. Probably NOT one man
in q thousand of tho\ who read the
words underatand that Ney signify the
birthday OF Adam. iitoi\lly uanalai,
sa, Rosh w shena meanl\ 'rbe head
lent IN the English ldlom II r>.,rho
ilrst of the year" The Jews date ny
hletory back 10 the lime whom the arsS
man made hia appearance on this trt.
rcsiflnl sphere " 10y and rorrnw of
hdtn and forbidden fruit, ana rs
leaves, and ioil and sorrow and ~ an
which Christian history relates except
The redemption which followed In the
Jewish calendar this " tho year Of The
world bCig.
To-day rs observed by Believing lows
With rcllEloea services Throughout thr
world for o. sunset this evening be-
rlnr the anniversary of the Hebrew
New Nenr. u ~ Ike the New Years
owe OF the chrlrtlaAr II IL devoted 20
pralHe ana thahksAyfinE Tor pas, biran-
INKS and prayer for Guidance through
tho COMING yoaG Tomorrow morning.
tho Horn ~ Ahofar symbolic Of thu
horn OF the RUN which was saernrtd
IN ancient tlmea, will DC sounded In tho
fcrVirc 20 announce the arrival OF tho
nrat day ~ the Fret month, Tishrl, ~
the new year. with anthem Aun
praise and devotion tho firfi dny 81 tho
New Year " hallowcd AMI the people
ontor unpn the dntlen OF another year
aueiained By the faith which has kept
their religion alive through all the NIT
iAtlonn pid ppisecniiona " tho Chris
ilnn centiurlrb,
nut The religion Of the Jews har not
persisted IN itH existence without be-
coming modified IN diffrrent forms,
iuAt an the ChriRtlnn religion has been.
nnt though separated from unrh W
polnta " doctrine. In their grpnral be-
lief they resemble each other lust ~
ihr Christian denominations diner from
and reHrmbi- one smother.
'i'wn congregations win observe this
occasion M ifurt worth The Emanuel
congregation viii meet NJ kniahts Of
pyihiaa hall. on the corner Of Third
aud Main streets. nt o'clock this even.
Ing and AZ a'an tomorrow morning.
Their arrviccs Will DO In ancordanre
with Tie ritual of tho New American
Jewish church Tile Orthodox Hebrew
congregation VIII hold services a. thu
same time ~ 0ermania hall. oefntr NJ
Fifteenth and Houston streets A
n hwafs IL PRECEDENT Of the former
congregation ana q NJ Carb sapfvinr
~. William Goldatein IL president of
the latter.