The times., 1897-09-28

The orthodox Jews Of Washington held
special service of prayer at the Sixth street
synagogue last night Rabbi Samuel CON
Quoted the service, and was assisted by
Mr.. Samuel Oppenheimer president Of the
congregation, and Mr.. Rosenau. The new
year service VIII be continued toda Y, aud
at tie close of the morning service it is
expected that Rabbi Samuel VIII deliver a
lecture or Judaism.
The Washington Hebrew cor gregdtion
conducted morning service in celebration
of Rosh Hashana, at First Congregational
Church. This great church of the Chris
tians rang with the sounds Of the Shofar re
mlnding the Jews OF that moment " hen the
truth Of God Was revealed to Israel GU
Slani Then didst Thou covenant with
our fathers, that they become d nation
sanctif.ed by truth and righteousness.
the solemn service began with tie sing
Ing By the choir of this anthem; Raise the
voice of Joy unto the Lord, all ye lands.
Serve the Lord with eladness; come before
his presence with singing. Know ye thar
the Eternal is God. II is He that hath made
uE and We are His people and the flock OF
II is pasture. Enter HIS gates With thanks
giving and lIiscourts with praise; be thank
full unto Him and bless His name. For the
Lord is good, His mercy is everlasting,
and His truth endGreth TO all generations.
kabEl Stem read from the Ritual, the
passage beginning, How Goodly are Thy
Tents, o J acob; Thy Taberna cIes, o
Israeli
The scroll of the law was taken from
the ARK Of the Covenant by one ofthe assist
ants, a. the rabbi said. The Torah which
God gave through Moses is the heritage
OF the House of Israel Reading from
the Torah, Rabbi Stern chose Genesis
chapter xxi. And II came to pass after
these things that God did prove Abraham
and said unto him, Abraham, and he said
Behold, here sm l.
Rabbi Stern read from the Haphtarah,
First Samuel, Chapter ii, And Hannah
prayed and said my heart re toiceth In the
Lord, mine horn is exalted in the L ord -
Another Haphtarah, Nehemiah, chapter
wiz, And all 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.
BeJween the act of returning the scroll
Of the law TO the ark, ana the alteration,
Rabbi Stern addressed the congregation
briefly. lie dN-lt on the leading idea of
Judaism. the evolution which that re-
ligion had undergone and was undergoing.
lie spoke Uf the faith OF Abraham and the
example OF self-abnegation, which he has
SIT the world.
He told Uf the willingness OF the Jews
of the Jlden time to obey the law OF God
as they uEderst TODD them. He told OF how
there still existed men ike Abraham, Who
exalted God and did justice To their fel-
Iow-men. He spoke OF the great number of
those degenerates who shirked the simplest
duty they owed to God and man The
festival OF Rgsh Hashaua he represented
as d period Tor seIf-eXamnatiou in this
busy life ard called on the members or
the congregation to show where they
stood in tie moral scale. He wanted To
know If the passage OF another year had
marked any spiritual advance for them.
DR.. Stern dwelt briefly on the spirit Of
materialism which pervaded the life Of the
century ard which threatened to under
mine society. Despite the advance OF gen
eral education, there was manifest a de-
plOreblc disregard for the princi pies OF
morality and a disregard Of the sacredness
or human blood. He drew the inference
that the in-o5ds of materialism induced in
certain nseasure crime, and adiured the
Jews o. hold fast to the teachings OF their
faith, and that the only bad Jews in the
world were those jews who had drifted
away rroI1 their religion. Rabbi Stern al
luded to tie anti Semitic crusade in Eurupe
as "barharoGs and un-Christian." He ad-
vfsed parents to teach the lessons of Judaism
10 their children.
He spoke OF thenew Hebrew temple under
Construction, and reminded the congrega-
tion OF the financial responsibilities
which had been assumed, and paid rich
tribute 10 the memory OF the late Henry
King. president of the congregation. and
bade his successor. President Blout, to
emulate the example set by the deceased.
The aGOration and benediction followed
The New Year was observed at the Sixth
Street Syna.ogue ty special prayer, which
was attended 10y alarge congregation. The
service began at a, IN. and lasted until
the hour Of noon. The service was con-
Quoted on strictly orthodox lines. There
was no music, nor was there a sermon