Year: 1877

DAYS OF ATONEMENT AND RETURN-RITEs OF


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE SLUG


GARD AND REWARDS OF THE DILIGENr.


Rabbi Huebsch yesterday preached at the Temple
Ahavath Chcsed, Lexington avenue. taking for his
text Hosea, xiv, 2, 3-"Return, y Israel. unto tho
Lord thy God for thou hast stumbled through thy n-
iqulty Take with you words and say unto him, Par
don all our iniquity and accept return TO good
and repay the Of sacrifice with the prayer
OF our lips"


Said the rabbi:-The ton days from the New Year
to the Day OF Atonement called the "days of
turn" The New YEARS. Day is devoted to the mpor-
tant task Of seltexamlnation BY the clear light of
Gods word we search the chambers Of our hearI--we
enter into the hidden of mind, and wher.
ever dad a feeling or thought contrary to
the teachings OF our Heavenly Father We
try to eradicate 1t, like weed from tho
blessed ground where only sound plants should
grow. BY condemning our faulty principles,
by replacing them with such arc moro In accord
ance with our nature Gods children We mako our
peace with ourselves. The Day Of Atonement again.
is devoted to confession AT that time lay bare
shortcomings before the all-seeing eye of the Lord
Not that He must wait for our communications in
order TO know what in the secret retreats of
being Under Him are revealed our sensations, feo-
ings and IDEAS before they born, before
they conceived and perceived by ourselves. In
making our confession before Him, however, wo give
evidence that determination has resulted In the
thorough know ledge oil snlulness, that oah
be variance with the will OF our Makcr aud that
we have formed the purpose to regulate lives by
the laws Of His wisdom.


AToSRMENT AND RECONCILIATION.


New Years Day is a day Of seed. Atonement Day is
the day of harvest After close reckoning with
kI~l
ator This, however, does not complete the work OF
selEpurilcaton and moral restoration. Threefold as
our duties are threciold also violations and
threcold consequently be the way of repent
ance and amendment There are duties and sins In
respect to ourselves to God and to our fellow men,
and the efficacy OF the At0nement Day thus confined
by the teachings OF our old masters The tnngs that
are between man and God arc removed by virtue
Of that day; the things between man and
man. however, are not removed nor forgiven
unless the offender has reconciled the offended, the


njurer the injured unless full apology and restitution
nave been made. Our peace with our fellow men must
Intervening DAYS between Now Year and Atonement
Day devoted to this important task. | think the
tinc said the rabbi, IS not too long for the work,
and wo have not one moment TO spare. In the bosom
Of the best disposed families how many rash harsh
WORD is dropped At inconsidcrate moments, either by
husband or fe. The that spoke 1t soon forget3
1t, but the whom II med bears II, perhaps
yet painful sting in his or her wounded feelings.
This is the to the conuga relations to the
scanctity Of the vow0d love of faith


THY FATHER MOTHER.


Sons and daughters who may have offended their
parents by open concealed disobedence can
not appear before Him VINO has commanded "Hon0r
thy Iather and thy mother" with this burden on their
conscience This Is the time TO ia heart
its purity. Friends who have broken the golden
chain friendship through an unklnd word or act
the time 10 mend the link, eso this one
impure link might become your accuser before the
Lord and might Illustrate the work Of your atone.
ment / do not enter into the secrets of your
business life leave IL to yourselves to investigate
md q nj are he cd
where restitution Is TO he made. May your own con-
lead you up the height OF God's atonemcnt.
Ycu cannot mss the way. IL IS mapped out by tho
sacred Word d:-"WhO shall ascend the mountains
OF the Lord, and VINO shall be able 10 stand IN His
holy place? He that Is clean OF hands and pure
OF heart who has not lifted up his soul falsehood
and has sworn decetfully. He shall bear away
blessings from the Lord and righteousness from the
Coo oil hrs savalion." Ere we look up to the height
OF our salvation let us look humby to the low
lands Of daily walks OF e, for there lie the
bling BLOCKS OF our sin from there they be re-
moved IN order to open for us tho path that we may
completely return 70 God and may gain IRON Him the
atonement of HIS mercy and the blessing of His saliva
ti0p.