The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-09-27

Morning service of Rosh Hashana was
celebrated 10y the Washington Hebrew con-
gregati,l at First Congregational Church
today
TIE great church Of the Christians echoed
with TIE sounds or the Shofar, reminding
the Jews Of that moment when the truth
uf Coo Was revealed TO Israel on Sinai;
'.Ttsei. diGst Thou covenant with our
fatl,e.s, HAT they become Ma ton sancIi.
fled by Truth and righteousness
Inc solemn service began with the sing
4 ing by the choir 81 this anthem: Raise the
voice OF Joy unto the Lord, all ye lands.
serve the Lord with gladness; come before
his presence with singing. Know We that
tho Etcrnal is God. Ii is II e that hath made
M and We are His people and tie flock oil
Ills pasture Enter His gates with thanks
giving and discounts with praise; be thank,
| full unto Him ard bless His name. For the
Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting,
and His truth erdrreth 10 all generations. .
RatLI STEIN read from tie Ritual, the
passage beginning, How Goodly are Thy
Tents, 0 Jarob; Thy Tabernacles. o
Israel
That part OF the service styled 'Sanctifi-
cation oane next, and then follow ed the
reading of tire scripture. The scroll OF the
la@ was taken from the white-curtained
ARR OF the Covenant, by one OF the assist
anus, a. the rabbi said. The Torah which
God gave through Moses is the heritage
81 fhe House of Israeli Reading from
the Tofaa, Rabbi Stern chos.. Genesis,
chapter xii, And il came to pass after
these things that God did prove Abraham
and said unto him, Abraham, and he said.
Behold, here am L.
Rabbi Stern read from the Haphtarah,
First Samuel, Chapter ii, And Hannah
prayed and said Ely heart rejoioeth in the
Lord, ninc horn is exalted in the Lord. "
Another Haphtarsh, Nehemiah, chapter
wiz, And al the people gathered them
selves together as one man., was read.
The Sounding of the Shofar. or the blowing
Of the rams horn, came next.
BET He,n the act of returning the scroll
or this Law to the ark, and the alteration,
Rahb stern addressed the oongreeat ton
briefly. Vie uM..B ola the leading Idea VI
judaism. the evolution which that re-
ligion had undergone and was undergoing.
He spoke uf the faith OF Abraham and the
example of self-abnegation, which he has
set the world.
He told uf the willingness of the Jews
Of the ,yiden time to obey the law OF God
as they unders TODD them. He told OF how
there still existed men ike Abraham, who
exalted God and did justice to their fei-
Iow-men. He spoke OF the great number OF
thps.. degenerates who shirked the simplest
duty they owed 10 God and man. The
festival OF Rosh nashana, lac represen tee.
as a period for seize Examination in this
busy life ard called on the members yf
the congregation to show where they
stood an tie moral scale. He wanted TO
know If the passage OF snother year had
marked any spiritual advance for them.
DIR. Stern dwelt briefly on the spirit of
matcrialism which pervaded the life OF the
century and which threatened To under
mine society. Despite the advance of gen
erai education. there was manifest de-
plOreblc disregard for the principles Of
morality and disregard OF the sacredness
of human hood. He drew the inference
that the in-osds OF Inssterialism nduced la
a certain treasure crime, and adjured the
Jews =, hold fast To the teachings Of their
faith, and that the only bad Jews in the
world were those jews who had drifted
away from their religion. Rabbi Stern al
Iude. to tie anti Semitic crusade in Europe
as "bartaroGs and un-Christian.' He ad-
vised parenis 10 teach the lessons of Judaism
W their children.
He Sooi. e OF the new Hebrew temple under
CONSTRUCTION, and reminded the conerega-
tion or the financial responsibilities
which had been assumed, and paid a rich
tribute 10 the memory of the late Henry
King president of the congregation, and
bade his SUCCESSOR, President Blout, 10
emulate the example set by the deceased.
The Alteration followed, and Rabbi
Stern pronounced this benediction:
% God, be merciful 10 us and bless US
aad cause THY face to shine upon US; that
Thy uuings may he known on the earth,
and Thy saving power unto all nations.
May G5d ccntinue TO be with US, and may
all tie ehds of earth worship beforc
Him.
The New Year was observed atthe Sixth
Street SyBa -ogue Icy special prayer, which
was attended 10y alarge congregation The
service began at 8 a. IN. and lasted until
the hour of nom. The service Was con-
ducted on strictly orthodox lines. There
was no music, nor was there a sermon
preached.
The se.viCe was read by Rabbi Samuel,
assisted By Mr. Rosenau, the president II
the congregation. The special features
Of the service were the responsive readings
and sounding cf the shofar.