Arizona weekly citizen., 1895-09-28
Wednesday, the Fist Day of the
 New Year. 5656
Hebrews a;1 Celebrate-Tte Rev. q W. Edelman Dtscoarses on its
 Significance.

!, snd its lessons to the Los Augele
 Herald:
 } With 9 solemn worship and a holy . co3vocation at eventide, Israel all ovel the globe begins tue sacred ceremonies
 Gppertginiog to the new year 565G, ao
 coidng to the Jewish calendar, hs or
 dained in holy writ. ''1n the seventh
 month, on the fifst day Of the month, ye
 shall do no servile work; 1t is day of
 blowing the trumpeis to you" Mum
 bers xxx, l.
 Every New Year forms, as it were,
 milestoDes upon ihe long road of time.
 At tbis milestone Ue take 8 rest for a
 Jew moments and before we continue
 our journey we survey the road we have
 pass over, and the different ezperi- ences We have gathered.
 Among the special facts, however,
 which we have noticed on our pilgrim age there ie none which lmpresses us more forcibly than the rapidity of times | flight ana the quick passing Of human life.
 Oar days and years roll On with light | niug speed, and, us regards our human existence, we pass away as rapidly es oo the dreams of night, or as the rushing waters Uf a rapid stream. As .he psalm ist So wisely esys: "in the morning we bloom and flourish, and ID the evening We are cut off Psalms sx. 6.
 There is a German tale, in which It IS related that c servant who had served hia master very faithfuliy, received upoa leaving the house, big lump Of gold, but not Knowing its great value, he made several exchanges, until he tar gained it away and at last received for It mere common stone. Thus 1t IS with time; in the hands of one 1t Is gold, yes, precious gold; while ID the hands of others it remains 8 stone forever, end hss no earthly vGlue. How exceedingly delighted are Ue net, ID speaking of past happy houre, of the companions We associated with, and the circle of our beloved friends around whom We loved and clus tered. And yet, hoN very fleet ;ng is this all It vanlshes from us like q dream; it disappears like vapor.
 From happy childhood we pass over to earnest manhood. We enter practical life we build castles in the AIT, we pros per, we succeed, We inhGb;t large houses We work for home and family; anu 6s everything progresses brightly We imagine that we can bask forever in the sunshine of life. But suddenly the scr rows of life begin ro knock at our doore. Unforeseen, business reverses pull us down; family troubles make our hearts sore; our spirits become dull, and. to fill the cup of sorrow to the brIm. death | often removes from our midst those whose affections we indulged, in whose love We delighted and in whose presence Ge found cur greatest bliss and happi | ness. Thus, after many hard ship | wrecks, We gra@ually sink into old age, 1 and laden with years We look back upon | a fife time in which the cares outweigh l ed the joys, the disapp0intments over topped the expectations and the tears of l sorrow were oftener seen than the smiles 1 of fortune.
 If then, We would make a proper use of the coming year, ve should resolve l upon some lIfe-rurpose. No one can be | good and useful whose life has rot a 1 good object-Gnd that object must con sist of noble service for humanity" WithI ut some purpose as motive, we can as little make a safe voyage of life l and land honor-crowned on the other | shore. as can q ship cross the ocean l without either sail or steam.
 If we would live rightly We must | strive for learning, that the world may be the better for OUT knowledge; We must strive for power to help toiling hu- | manity onward and upward; We must strive for truth, for right and for jus tice; We must strive for the suppression cf evil and for the conquest of sin; we must strive to make every home para | disc and of this earth a heaven. If thus we live. when another year shall | have passed snd another mile stone shall | have been reached, end We pause again | to read the record of our years doing, 1 there will be no blot to awaken pain | DOT deed to cause regret or shame.
 h epeaking of the day, Rabbi N. G. | Solomon said:
 "Of course the only way ln which to 1 arrive at any correct knowledge of the l Jewish New Year is by means of com l parieon with the similar festivals of l heathen and geptile. Primarily, the day | wRs, among the nations that first cele- l 6rated it, day Of festivity, of hilarity | and superstition. Even now some re lies Uf the dim past may be found in l the modern New Year.
 ''In our religion it $ of g solemn and l sacred character; day devoted 10 medi- | tation B. holy ilying for the edification | of tue inner man. It i5 day upon | which to purify the soul, aud tbe whole | trend of our thoughts is toward such Bp l end. 1t is period Cf rerrospectlon, end 1 as the Jew gazes back upon his past life, 1t strengthens him for the future as be notes each success or failure he hos 1 made. Good resolutions are 10 be made | on New , ear'a day, and many are the | strong resolves that are fixed upen the l future.
 The main idea is one of memorial. | The traditions of the Ta,mudlsts tell us | that Sarah, the wife of Abraham, died | that day, the sacrifice of Isaac was also | to occur on the sGmA anniversary, the | flood ended on the New Year, and it | was then thht God promised the people l that h. would no more destroy the ill., habitants of the earth by another flood | Then, 1t is day of judgment as well, | for es man retrospecte, so God will lock l back on each of our lives and judge us | by our actions.
 "TradIion also tells us that the crea- ton of the universe occurred in the sano month with what we nov celebrate as the New Year. h recognizing this fact we practically acknowledge God as our creator. The idea of creation then implies lhe fact that He is the proper judge of His subjects, and in reco gnlz- ing Him as the creator we must equally admit His province as judge.
 "Liberty ia another idea connected with the observance of the day. Moses provided in his day for the freeing of the slave every seven years, but as in these days there does not exist such 6 condition we must coufiue ourselves to thoughts of freedom. We lay aside all prejudices and ill feelings and with the New Year begins an era of good fellow