The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-27
JEWISH NEW YEdR.
Services at Temple Mishkan Israel-Ser-
mon by Pnstnr Levy.

mon by Pastor Levy.
Last evening was the beginning of
the Hebrew New Year, 1858, and was
appropriately celebrated by the Jewish
synagogues of the city. The handsome
temple of the Mishkan Israel was filled
with a large congregation. A fine
musical programme was rendered, fol-
lowed by an able sermon most appro-
pirate to the occasion by the pastor,
Rev. Mr. Levy. He said in part:
Once more has passed the shore of
year. 1t may be hard to realize that
we have gathered together as fellow
worshippers at the close of the old year
and the beginning Of the new; that an
other year has passed; that we have
grown a year older. One more link in
the golden chain of opportunities has
passed, and We are one year nearer our
end
"As we look backward we can tell
stories of the past, some joyous, some
sad. Some cannot speak of the year
that has gone without sorrow for those
who are gone.
I'VE are not here to sorrow for the
past. 1t is not a service of despond-
ency, but of hope. 1t is a time for us
to take new courage and hope to meet
the future
Let us employ ourselves in seeing
what lessons the year brings to us.
1.-THE story teller in Cairo gathers a
crowd about him from among the busy
traders who throng the streets. They
hear his stories and then as quickly
scatter, and he passes on in search of
a new crowd to whom he can tell his
stories.
1--WE spend our year as tale that
| is told. AS we assemble here again on
! this occasion are we not like the crowd
on the eastern bazaar, who stop to
hear the story teller, and after the story
! is finished the hum Of our busy life
rises quickly and the story dies out
of our memory till we meet here again
How much will remain of the lesson
of this hour? How much will be re-
membered, how much will be worth re-
membering on that last day of our life?
Truly we spend our lives like tale
| that is told.
| Life is but a short span, but short
| span out of eternity. And what brief
period is life reckoning out the period
of childhood but about forty years for
anyone. How few of us wish to end
| it at forty.
Forty years to do what we must do
Forty years to accomplish all our in
| spirations and to build our character
in. Just forty years as it were snatched
from the hum Of a busy eternity.
"The whole burden of our cry is,
Give us life, o Father; take us not
away in the midst of our day. Leave
us in the midst Of our children. Give
us life to prepare for eternity.
Life is longer than it used to be for
| two reasons.
First, we actually live longer to-day.
| Thanks to the many more comforts of
| life.
| Second, because we crowd more into
it. A dollar to-day will buy more tnan
ever before on account of the improved
machinery and conveniences. We work
to live for heavens sake let us not live
| to work! We work too hard for what
is of no account.
"Let us use our increased advant-
ages for the improvement of our char
acter. Let us slave less and read
more.
"You will not take your colossal
houses or your business into the next
world, but your refinement of char
acter. Let us employ the years of our
| life in building up character. Live for
! yourself, and the world will not miss
you when you are gone. Live for others
and you will have monument to your
| memory in the hearts of men