The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-09-09
JEWISH NEW YEAR USHERED IN
THE CORNET AND RAMS HORN
BLOWN IN THE sYNAGoGUES.

Holiday by tine Hebrew People.
Impressive Services In the Mickva
Israel TempIe-Rev. 1. II. Mendes'
Sermon on Looking Forward"
Reflections For the Day of Atone
ment.
Rosh Hoshannah, the Hebrew new
year was universally celebrated yester-
day by Hebrew people. Every class of
business conducted by Hebrews was sus-
pended, and the day was observed as a
holiday
Services were held in all of the syna-
gogues in observance of the festival. The
services at the Mickva Israel Temple,
were largely attended by the congrega-
tion An eloquent sermon was preached
by Rev I. p. Mendes, and the music was
rendered by the temple choir.
The introduction of several of the ira
ditional Hebrew customs into the serv-
ices, such as the blowing of the cornet
and the display of the holy relies, gave
solemnity to the occasion.
Rev. Mr. Mendes read the Law of Moses
and offered a prayer in grateful acknowl-
edgement of the creation of the world,
the sacrifice of Isaac, the sovereignty of
God, the lessons conveyed by the cornet,
and in the supplicatioaI that the new year
might be fraught with blessings and
health and strength.
Now is the season of the new year
feasts with the Hebrew people, chat will
continue until the Day of Atonement. On
the eve Of that day, or Sept 16, Rev. Mr..
Mendes will preach on what Is 1t to BE
Jew?" Yesterday he preached on Look
ing Forward" The following Is his full
sermon, taken from the text, "And Saul
said unto David, Go, and may the Lord
be with thee"
The great Roman scholar, philosopher
and thinker, Seneca, anxious to impart
| to his fellow creatures a portion OF his
| dearly bought knowledge and the result
| of his studies and investigations has bold
| ly declared that, "the first petition that
we are to make to Almighty God, is for
| a good conscience, the next for health of
mind, and then of body" This acknowl-
! edgement is peculiarly applicable this
morning, bearing in mind as we must I'M
doubtedly the grand combination of the
| Scrlptural illustration of our choice, and
the manifold beauties of the sacred les
sons of this solemn occasion.
! They both most artistcally and com
! pletely convey the idea of a struggle yet
to come, a struggle upon which will de-
| pend the independence and happiness of
! the future, a struggle which must not
think Of defeat, but only of undying and
| complete success. Go and may the Lord
! be with thee" is the armor with which
Israeps troubled and unhappy King Saul
clothed the youthful ambitious, and aspir-
ing David, for the forthcoming encounter
with the doughty and supposed uncon-
querable Philistine Goliath of Gath"
and is also the invaluable tonic which is to
! give strength to his hand and power to
his arm. 'Gp and may the Lord be with
thee is the New Year wish, of the
father to his child, of the husband to his
wife, of the brother to his sister, of the
friend to his friend, in short of everybody
to everybody, in each community, and in
| each circle.
In some instances these touching and
eloquent words have had smiles Of bright
| ness and happiness for their accountant
ment but more often, tears of pain and
! sorrow, have told of the minor key, in
which a long pent up sigh lies hidden
Yet nevertheless, they are all petitions,
| every one of them directed to the same
| source, from whence we look for the COW
eted promise and comfort. Whether they
breathe forth our hopes, or recall the rem
iniscences of the past, they are all l re-
| peat, petitions intended to teach us in the
| words of Shelley fear not the future
weep not for the past" The one is to be
lived, the other is beyond recall; the for
mer is to give us the one
| remaining blessing of hope from Pandora s
box, the latter is but to stand there as the
monument of wisdom gained through ex-
| perience its honored mother. The latter
we pass by, for the occasion, after paying
our tribute of sighs and regrets for the
misspent opportunities, for the bitter dis
| appointments, for the buried hopes, for
the sorrows, for the Visitations and for
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the former. which lies smiling in the era
die of the New Year of 5657, we gladly APP
! proach, with all the expectation and an
ticipation, which are calculated to lift us
up above the highest peak OF earthly hap
piness and peace of mind. Looking for
ward" is without doubt or question the
main privilege of the individual on the
new year, and is best calculated to open
his mind to the consideration of the
axiom, definition. proof and corollary of
the problem of life that this grand com
bination may by the aid of the Great !
Am" make one complete whole. OF
course each disposition must find In this
problem something especially adapted to
its own surroundings, and in accordance
with its success or failure, does 1t sum up
the grand total of it's solution.
The nobler mind will do noble things
not dream them all day long" whilst the
depraved and vicious will, by his own I'M
into the depths of iniquity and disgrace
This class of society has, to my mind
nothing to look forward to save the posi-.
tive recompense of his unholy deeds TIC
him it matters not whether II be New
Year. whether 1t be night or day, whether
Il be fast or feast, so long as his propen-
sity for crime and wrong-doing be allow
ed it's full indulgence Conscience OF
health OF mind or of body, have too Ions
been discarded by him to allow the petit
ton, go and may the Lord be with thee, "
10 have any effect whatever upon him OF
upon his life. But to the active agents OF
noble things, the occupation of looking
forward" presents ever fresh suggestions
offers most acceptable novelties, and
makes the old young again, through plac.
ing to his lips that refreshing draught OF
hope for "'Tis mans full cup. his Par
adlse below" IL opens upon his lap the
great album OF life as he himself would
have It bound, even in the trim.
mings OF velvet. and in the
golden bands of Omnipotent Guard.
ianship and protection; he inscribes upon
it's pages his deeds OF charity, his kindly
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