The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-11
= 7Y OF ATONEMENT
MILLIONS Of People Devote
Exclusively TO Prayer.
OppIArtLY OBSERVED IN HOUSTON
a. O'Clock Yesterday Evening
e. ssts Until 6 p. m. Today
sermons and Sacred Music.

,o,rish Dav OF Atonement began at
~ ',.ss yesterday evening aud lasts until
( today. II IS the one day OF the
..h,sh is strictly observed by all
yeai artbodox aud unorthodox. and at
lsFs . S moment G.S64.coo people, 400
W n whom are in the United States, are
IA in meditation and prayer
~ two hourishlnr CONGREGATIONS OF
..or are observing the great holy day
INV '.s oparoprlate ceremonies.
W., y. FANNIE Beth Israel last evening Dr..
.sin nreached an eloquent sermon on
s.. Meaning OF Atonemcnt" He ex-
,.,s.a thst atonement meant at-one.ment,
P'', ,.an,lno near TO God The service con
s ~ nrayer. sermon and song, solemn
.s,,on Inv the rabbi and musical re-
49,. nv the choir The audience was
$500 $500 throughout the ceremonies In ST.
~. s..,er Mr.. Gates sang beautiful
IsI. entitled "David's Lament for Absn-
500 AZ his rich lass burst forth with
Ky srent kings grief the entire congregd-
TX seemed deeply impressed and dozens
w ,sonle gathered in the street to listen
y .Ss sacred mssiC All Of the music OK
\, Y. 'a service was traditional. md was sung
n minor Key with a plaintiye air
IT HAS no ANALOGY.
TIE Jewish D0V or Atohemeht ms no
.r,lorv in any other creed, Il Is an entire
S,r apponted to he spent In spiritual com
s,olon The central idea * not forgive
M mi atoncneut. drawing near to God
.rs while It differs essentially from any
Soly day observed bv Protestants, 1t cor
rssnonds In some resnects TO what the
,,s.srs,sts call a "lovc feast" when each
Aethou's'' va 49,. - -,
c5Bgregant approaches the throne OF grace
With sincere. humble and eontrite heart.
ils a0l1 NM ia.,.,ah n"on,a 10 cnng,doseJ
pei's ~ Wv .r,,.,,,,,,,,.,t tso ,.or,1 t. 4,
vIa,A''s' M or.I,o,,o, ma .bo
ssnay,boaoy NAV be found In the temple.
sad. as Dr Barnstcin remarked last night,
after services we're oyer; on Inis uag
wv Io ylH v pVt mr. old. engaged In doing
things which be ought not to do This IS
iAe day of DAYS. ana my entire colisrrsl-
uga We p lt11,s o,,,nv ,,,s,s+od ,,,,,,,i
III, 81 an appeal for funds FOR the On.
doument Of the Hebrew college at ClnGu-
natl, the great Institution which educutes
aad trains Young Americau-boru Jews To-
Priesthood In the Reformed Church OF
AWPlPd, ~ u wv ilit'Hti'N. ~ tANlNN thf
Institution In peruetuitN. aud for this pur'
pose half million dollars Is required.
Each reformed jew Is asked 10 contributa
BIS pro rata. large portion OF the sum
has been raised and the remainder VIII
" forthcoming. The Houston congrega-
ton has already contributed about $500
and Dr. Barnstein made plea for SOD
additional. IN his sermon he paid a glow
lhg tribute r. the Southland ana ~ people
describing this section Of the country ms
The hope Of CHARITY. hosnitalitv aud hencv.
tShd MS pien Tor the Cineinn0tl m
hlVion was consldereu more torclple thal
Y u had come from the Inns OF an Ameri,
@a iaopl Dr; Barnste,n Is from England
-
NJ nh' n unnND - ~, n "No " -.
4 As aeio'lieu VhurVn Is optalnins a
s,1Vns i.oenou III the united states IN
4 ~ Aluu'e ages tne Jews peiohEeu 70
s'ps, gue OF Two scnoois' Napnahite' nolu'
a - u, ~ s.nu''ioua' o''ho,ioAN' y. ha'"ise'
Nav :, tui''' ulipn' ii.et'r - 80"
ws,ash , r. tu'"t "'.',,iu ~
N. asason. - .ue ~, 49,
"A 'pe present jewish sects' tue orthohoA
& and the reformed. The orthodox jew
"a chefIshes tbe old bonos ~ a tcpnor1I
+ AeSaIanle Kingdom and the restoration OF
& TIE temple rites He puts the Talmud
y aourslde ~ thn piblo &c tha sourrn nf
RELIGIOUS kno,vIodco INA oI,iigstion snd
plnrinIOusly observes tho nTas"ribcd rites
& and ceremonies The Reformed lew. on
f Toe contrary discnrds tbc iTnimud gc-
n hnowledces Tho rnnitr 80 ,ho oid Satio,,aI
hopes, denies even tbat the MA Testnn,ent
when rightly intorpreted r,ires INV sun
pibc ~, wo Sufh views and IN private ahd a
f traditions. nearly 9bro,,otinT mo ccren,n.
n nal law and adonting in some svnaangues.
especially In New York civ snGh distinct
~ approaches 10 Christian ldess as ,ncovcr
Fl lng his head IN tbe synacng,,o hsvime, Fam.
ly pevs, yernacnlar Services "a" even en- s ,r.
ICES sometimes on Snn,lnv Snrdav schoois
# aud the observance W Shris Spu"sS
'''''e ~ ''s'li'"s'
81 JEWS ALWAYS CONSERVATIVES
a Tho rel,c,o,,. a -
IN !. 'sNSious activltV OF the Jews during
81 y me centuries of oppression has been
conservative, directed toward the preseryn.