The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-01
THE DAY OF
ATONEMENT.
Most Solemn Occasion of the
Jewish Year.
HOLD SERVICES ALL DAY
Eloquent Sermon Delivered Last Ev-
snlng by Or. calisch at Beth Ahaba
on "Penltence and Prayer"
t Two Sermons To-Day.

1910 : ~ + i
The Day Of Atonement, the most
eolemn festival Of tho Jewish year, a
time Of fasting. penitcnce and prayer,
will be observed to-day.
At Beth Ahaba Synagogue the services
will be Of q solemn ana impressive char.
actor. Tho first OF them was held last
evening at o'clock. To-day the SER
vices will begin at 10 A. M. and continue
until p. M. Dr. Calisch Will preach
twice during the day. At noon his Sub.
Delsm;" in the afternoon at 1890 o'clock
"Our Fathers God" He will be assisted
in tho services during the day by Mr.
Ellis Bottighemer and Mr.. Charles
Hutzler. The regular choir will be as
sisted by a volunteer choir. OF which MISS
Kate Blnswanger will be the soloist
At the service yesterday afternoon DR..
Callsch preached an eloquent sermon on
''Peniter,ce and Prayer" He said:
1.-THE All.merclful desires the heart"
Qbid).
''when you pray, know unto whom you
arc praying"
Dear Friends,-The closing day has
brought to us the most solemn OF our
holy days. The deepening twilight finds
us all gathered within the walls OF our
house of prayer, for earnest. heartfelt
and reverent meditation. There are mo-
ments in life when lifc's noblest and holi-
est aspect Is clearly seen by us-When
none OF the glare of It's tinsel and spangles
any more deceives or dazzles the eye. We
view life with earnest and revcrent spirit
because we see that life is an earnest
and reverent thing. Such a moment
comes to US on this atonement eve. We
are here at the beginning OF day that
Is to be wholly devoted unto God. For
the next four and twenty hours all mate
ria, and selfish interests are to be~iaid
aside We discard for the day all our
J. ambitions for power or place or wealth,
all our worldly plans and de-
sires. We deny even the wants
OF tho body. and we suo5ugate
the claims OF physical hunger and
thirst to the enrichment OF the spirit
and tho development OF the strength
OF soul II Is an impressive and Won
derful hour, this Kal Nidre hour. an hour
OF heart-searching and OF soul-honesty!
an hour OF sanctified preparation FOR the
great service Of atonement.
ASSURED OF PARDON.
We are assured of gracious pardon
In answer to the plea OF our pcnitence.
For the God we worship is not God OF
fierce and enduring wrath. but OF divine
compassion and fatherly love. And one
OF the sweetest gifts which He has given
to man Is the power and the privilege OF
Denftence. Inc rdDDla tduBH III tHc Ill
mud that 'pen.tence was created before
the world came into being like unto a
king Who makes the ground sure before
erecting his palace thereon. Ard again
they said, Before tho wound (Which sin
inflicts upon the souD. the heavenly Ply
eician has prepared the healing ointment.
We know that man is prone to sin. Bin and
wrong ARE In this world, not as intrinsic
and absolute evils. but as an educative
influence as necessary accessories to our
soul training The world Is not full OF
wrong and wrath. and evil and iniquity.
On the contrary. 1t Is generous glori-
Gus and beautiful creation OF the Divine
hand. But the world Is the gymnasium
OF the soul. wherein We are to struggle
and yyrestle In sturdy and often iercely
trying conflicts, in order that the soul
might grow stronger In the trials. But
many time we slip and fall. and to
heal the bruses that our soul has re-
ceived in our falls and slips have we this
solemn, yet blessed. day OF penitence
and atonement.
We have come here tonight to seek for
piyeness through this penitence. We are
all OF us here, the old and the young,
tho strong and the weak, the prosperous
and the poor. those who hope and those
who fear. those whose hearts are filled
with sadness and those whose breasts are
thronged with Joyous emotions. There are
here those who have learned to realize
\ the meaning Of life. and those for whom
life has thus far passed tracelessly as
a bird cleaves the air. There are those
who stand erect in the achievement of
what men call success; there are those
who are bowed down under the burden of
what men cap failure. There are those
here tonight ito whom their religion Is
near and precious thing. and some to
whom 1t IL an accident Of birth and Moth
ing more. There are here those who. like
Noah OF old. walk with God and hold
Him to be an ever present strength and
sure refuge at all times. There may