The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-28
DAY OF ATONEMENT
Beginning Of the Most Solemn and Sacred
of all Hebrew Festivals.
REV. DR.. EBERSON'S POWERFUL SERMON
Impressive Services Held Mt the Ohcf
Shoicm Temple ON Church street
An Immense Congregation Pres
emf TIE Musical Programme To
Bays Observance OF the Festival.


Al shutdown last night began the He
brew Day Of Atoncmcnt. the most sol
"mn and sacred OF all the Hebrew
church festivals. The services in the
SNhaEoEueS at TINS season are very
touching. when all Israel not only asks
for the forgiveness of their sins OF the
past year, but pray for their friends
WHO nav" died during the year The
services at the Ohof Sholcm Temple. on
'hufch street. last night were very I'M
pr"SslNc, KEY Di. Is. Eberson. the rabbi.
delivering Al powerful and touching Ser-
mon To IN" vast congregation present.
The music. the programme of which
was published in the NirSinian ycst"r-
uaN' was OF nigh order. In the course
"i ms rrinarkS Dr. Emerson used Ian
suaEr calculated 10 impress all who
hrnrd MN II" said in part:
Ihc great Day of Atoncmcnt has ar
rived. hut how ar" W" prepared my
u,tlnryh' Tor His sol"mniza ton?
rh"u'h We not iirSt feel and utter now
~, M"tuS ol IN" Psnimist: II acknowl-
S' ny SIN unto Ihc". ana mine in
49, i'.'! n.y. nor ma. said. ! Will con-
''HS my tFail$EtcSSionS unto the Lord.
ana Thou torGivcst the iniquity of my
SHI
Nr"r'F an OF YOU are merchants and
''hn"rS In order To carry on business
NN,!i'a ideally YOU must pay strict at
lthliun to- your duy-book or vour lcdror
III order to verify either your debtor or
| .l.n!'oT accounts. You put down in il
what YOU sell and what YOU buy. what
E'u ''id ana what YOU borrow and
"uIE YOU ascertain from these accounts
Nh"' you nave gained or lost and what
"" h"SSrS.e". Sui there is another
iruHer which N"u ought Ia consult every
.'"N' ""' Wh''h II Is your sacred duty
-, .ea, n"i"r" 'the JON llakipurim the
'"E ~ tlonem"ni has terminated That
Is not the book of your business tia4-
h''i"l". hnt or Your actions. your
,l"uEhtS, Your conduct. To look over
maj nook aud be benefited 10y the les
sons YOU learn from It, open that book
"i confession ana YOU will see that il
,ohE'StS "t thr"" lnrE" pages NJ the
80" " ne llr#t "" see the aWc-InSpir-
~ WORD written. God, NJ the head of
ne h"Ni llto' our nriThhorS" AT the
Nfau oi II ihtrd page. ourselves" Ana
~" ''t uS 'Nad what is written In those
tii'r an" 'eht pages. f"r il is for this
t''"t we ar" here to-day. Then they
T''"' '"iI'SS th"ir sins that they have
h"hc MY brethren, let us without any
'"'HN Shame <" through the first page
~ our confession hook. But remember
mai Gun confession Is real and true
N"'i' " tfniN reflects tn" state nr our
li''h' hhp IN" feelings OF our heart
'"l N"lhS viii therefore. point ont no
"i'' ana Yet they viii he every ones
'',,'9Hi'it
me h"hhi enumerated here IL great
| many 'HIn&S ont of tn" three l,uvcs of
'h" "n"N "i confession which his hearers
""t"' 10 NAY" don" to he worthy of the
.,"'"t "' 'Si't"i' oui only II icw "f these
'l''HS ~" cited here. Thus: Have We
S"""f 80 '"u NOR" devotion and loV"
'n'' III i"li'i"t years Have we Thought
20 'i'S mercy al l!iS providence. of i've
'F''''''SH WIN winch lie rulr; the in
hu'h"lah!T host of created beings" No
we nav" not We have tranSgrcssrG
~ ''"-tht IMPRESSION OF Ills Will.
~" Gun ''"u look upon us with mercy .
"rr'i"f"' W" nav" not the courage Ia
SP""N
ma now now does the second leaf OF
our confession book read VIII 1t xiv,
'NSS hiS'"iirhSinE account" How have
we acted towards our nrighbrrs? The
most hIau tiI"i sentence ever written in
any lralHioHS code Is stamped ia our
INV n"u Shait love thy nvighhor as
.iNN'Ii ifut' alas We haN" not al
Way hi""vhrd Il; No. We have not
roe" our hri$hborS according to jus
.''r' "" nave not loved them uccurdua
~ ''"tIi'E. On we dare not look at
| '""S' Nh"in We NAY" met With Il smile
"i"I our HIS whose hands "" have
E'"Sl''u W,'h apparent friendships while
W. WIZ liaolhE obstacles in th"i' WAY
l" mas thcin Stumbl" on The path Of
IN a''lE" ana honorable life Away.
~" |" "'he'S WhAt W" should !ill" 10 re
c"lN" Is II rr"c"pt constantly recon-
f'Hurd ny TIE Jaw. but our scllishnoSs
was an me way. w" hay" sometime.
"Pt"'" our PurS" 10 CharitN. but We
- Nai l,