The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-09-30
JEWISH NEW YEAR,
Observed by .oea! .s-aeii:es ID : Fitting
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the Israelites were proclaimed by the
great Creator as His chosen people. the
first day of the new year has beer de
voted by this great people TO prayer and
worship of the Almighty Century af
ter century, for 565i years, this great
race have celebrated this day after the
manner commanded by the father of Is,
rael. In the dark days. when %persecut,
ed and bounded from place to place, this
worship was conscientiously observed in
secret, and for thousands Of years, de
spite their various trials and vicissi
tudes, the Jews have never failed to Of,
fer their new year prayers to their God,
Al The present date. this race which
has teeoAlf Il power III the land, does
not fail in foIlewjug the prerepts and
practice Of theif aMge4HJrs Throughout
the world the 9Th day n september
was rehgiously kept by ali jews wa
are worthy Of the uantc, and the pray,
,nrs from millions of lips We're offered to
Goa y interts iyn for the sins of jew
aud Gentle alike,
In Greenwood, wheso this faith has i
numerous representation, ste jp%ish
new year was becomingly observed
The Hebrew merchants closed their
places Ct business and devoted the day
to religions exercises IN tho eyrningG
meeting WIS held AT The Masonic Hall
and impressive devotional exercises, led
by Mr.. Robert Herman, were held. A
similar meeting was held at the hall
Thursday morning.
In regard n no Jewish new year Mr.
Herman said. in cplHctsatl.sp with 4
Commonwealth representative, that hut
few people raalizr the real nature of the
nature Of the celebration Of that day,
Since the making Of the covenant,
said Mr.. Herman, it has been the Gus
tom among the Israclitcs to celebrate
that day accordin5 to the rule prcscrib.
ID IN iA2 first seven verses Of the 29ta
chapter OF tta noVk III &umDaIs. On
this day we We're commanded to offer
for the sins Of all mankind.
But since the Destruction pf the tfn.ple
Of J~erHsaiem, for theiv sins, in all climes
of the universe W. suhatitate prayers for
sacrifices, The celebration of blowing
the rams horn was to awaken Gods
mercy and commemorate the covenant
l4aAG between Almighty God and Abra-
the patriarch a paFFiaFcha
From TIL article on the jewish new
year, in the American lsraelite, we re
produce the following:
The occurrences Of the year are its
flesh aud bone and muscles. The Pie
neiueha u n"tP,p and the facts Of his
tory occurring OF heiuS enacted during
the year are its substance, by which man
think it, and for which it stands in the
book Of eternal memory, At the end of
a year every conscientious man ought to
stili md reflect, what flesh and
blood and mAacie ha gayg tu tna past
year, what flesh Of generous deeds, what
Of noble feelings what muscles Of
Thought, Of tratti no deposited IN fleet
ing time, to make it n reality, to make
it a reality, to Maktc life worth living,
md years worth remembering, This is
a,iCtheF ard no loss important new
contemplation, to ~bich the
,hange Of season invites.
1t is therefore that the fathers called
he new year the Day Of Memorial,
II being q solemn Truth, as Koheleth
NJ nipA - ~ Aghtp4a. thRs he
!oos TIE good ana never plns, when we
Ire reminded Of a years occurrences,
omissions, suiferings and enjoy
ncnts, joyous and melancholy events,
he sweet and bitter fruits, which grew
OF liz oa tie ttGs IT iits, tlptp must
,reep up IN our memory also the ugly
,piders Of mis2ecds, the little sleek liz
lrds Of illegitimate indulgences, if not
he snarling dogs Of crime. Therefore
he new year is also called among us
The pay Of t6dgmtnt, every Oohsci-
man places himself before the
Judgment seat of his conscience and his
Tod. Furthermore whereas according
o our doctrine, both Biblical and Tai.
nudical. sins can be wiped out, cause
md effect, ahd atoapd for only by Gin
ere repentance of misdeeds, the new
'ear is also the first Of the Ten Peniten
ial Days, closing with the Day of
Atonement, that brings remission of
ins to the peaitgEt sinpap Tho maln
md leading thought OF the new year is
o remember what we have done In the
year, to make Of it a reality, n
positive entity, to give it a place among
ears,
What did you do In the past year, to
lake it memorable to yourselves or val
to others? We could not begin to
this momentous question for all,
" even for many, o for only one, as
iod only look. into the heart, knows
he motives, and tries the reins. Every
'erson must answer this question to
limself. No conscientious man will
this solemn duty which he owes
o himself. ''The hidden things belong
the Lord our God, and the the things
evealed belong to US and our children
orever."
In Greenwood the Jews are An inhu-
and prosperous element. Nearly
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