The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-09-29

The Day of Atonement, Yom Kip
pur' the hottest day in the Jewish call
endar falls this year on the THIRTEEN
day 70 September. The Hebrew date
Is the 10th of Tishri The festival is
ordained in Leviticuc XVI 1883, and
XIII, 26-32. In both passages it is
styled "A Sabbath of Solemn Rest
The purpose of the Day Of Atone,
ment is clearly indicated by its name.
1t is intented to complete and crown
| the work of the penitential season,
begun on the first of Tishri CNew
Year,, by finally reconciling the soul
with the Almighty Implicitly trust
| ing in the divine forgiveness, the Is
realite believes that his contrition, if
| 1t be really sincere, will atone for him,
| will make him at one" once more
with his heavenly father. The day,
| then, is devoted to a supreme effort
of penitence, to a mighty endeayor
after communion with the Almighty.
1t is kept, too, as a fast, in obedience
to the command given in each of the
expression "afflict his soul" must be
| understood, in accordance with the
traditional Interpretation ,as synony-
| nous with fasting.
The chef, the real aim of the Day Of
AtOnement is the return from evil to
| god, or in other words, the reconcilia.
ton of the individual soul with the
eternal right which is of God. All
the external elements of the days DO.
| serYance-its worship and austerites
are intended to promote this SUI
preme purpose. They cannot do duty
for it. The act of fasting is partly
to serve as a self-imposed chastise-
ment, and partly it has a reflex influ-
ence. For hunger and weakness tell
upon the conscience; they mortify
pride, break down obstinacy, cast men
down before God in humility and con4
triton. But fasting does even more
than that Taking the worshipper
away from such carnal occupation as
eating and drinking, it helps to fix his
thoughts upon the needs of the soul.
1t makes the day one of physical alb
stinence and self denial, but also of
CORRESPONDENCE increased spirituality.
The sublime Neilah prayers consti-
tute the closing service of the day,
Here the triumphant note of reconsil-
iation with God sounds clear. The
prayers advance in the scale of costa
cy and the worship of the day cul-
inmates in the glorious outburst by
the assembled multitude 70 IsraeFs
great watchword "Hear O Israel. The
Lord is our God THE Lord is One p"
and its accompanying phrases,
Praised be the glorious name of HIS
Kingdom forever and ever" the whole
Closing with the stirring confession.
spoken seven times, "Adonoy hu hoe
lohim" ''the Lord is God, the Lord Is
God"
In honor of this day services will be
held by Cong. House of Israel at the
temple, corner Quapaw and Market
streets, tonight and tomorrow. The
service tonight will begin at 1880
O'Clock and the morning service at 10.
A special children's service will be
held on Wednesday noon, during the
recess. and this viii be followed by
the afternoon service. Tie memorial
service will take place about o'clock.
Rabbi Rhine will preach at the ser
vices and Schersingar's Atonement
music viii be sung by the choir, con-
sisting 70 Miss Helen Gaines, soprano
Miss Madge Witt, alto; Mr.. G. p.
Bumpass, bass, and Mrs. Hogue, Or
ganist.