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Show YOM KIPPUR TO BE OBSERVED THURSDAY Rabbi Steiner. Announce Serricea for B'Ni . J.rael Temple Bfinnlnff on Wedn.aday .r-nlni', .r-nlni', scpt.nthr 11, and, continuing continu-ing through Thuraday until aunaat. th. Jvwlah paopla of Salt Laka wltl act with (vary oli.r Jewlah ayna-gog ayna-gog In tha world In obaarrlng Tom Klppur, callad In H.braw tha day of alonrmant. At 'tha B'nal laraal tampla an fourth LOaat naar Second South atrcat tha following aarrlcaa hatra barn announc.d by Rabbi Adolph Btalnar: Brptambar It at S p. m., with aernion by Dr. Btalnrr. Baptambar :. from 1 a. m. (a H nnnn- hlMr.n . ..rvll-.a from 2:0 to 1 p. m. ; aftarnoon an icaa for pongreiratlon, t to 4 p. m.; mamorlal aarvicaa, 4 'to i p. nv: concluding aarvloa.' I to a: 4 p. m. Tha day of aton.mant la mn-tlonad mn-tlonad In th Bible In a number of plarea In tvitlcua XVI tha alab-orata alab-orata prlaatly caramonlal of atona-m.nt atona-m.nt la d.acrlbad. In Uevltlcua 2IT24-S:. Tom Klppur la rpr-antad rpr-antad aa a aort of Babbath of aolamn rat wharaon tha people hall afflict thrlr aoula. on of th traditional ohacrvanrea of thla day. namaly. faatlng. la tracrd to aarl) tlmaa wnn th high prlaat waa tha cantra.1 flgura of tha ritual. INS EXPIATED. In tha Pentateuch tha day of atonement waa particularly eat aalda aa a day when tha high prleat eiplated the alna of the people. peo-ple. Ha flret eought. forgHeneaa for hla own alna. and thnae of hta houaehold and then eought In obtain ob-tain pardon for tha alna of the people. There waa alao a very primitive rite practtaed In connection with thla prleetly ceremony. Two goata ware sacrificed, one for the Lord and one for Aaaael. tha demon of the wilderneae. who. It waa aup-poeed. aup-poeed. wae thua conatralned to carry away tha alna of the people. In thl ancient ritual the notion ema to be that a high print la capable of expiating the alna of the people. The rabble ot the aynagog deprecated thla conception and Introduced In-troduced a far more rational and pragmatic uaage. Atonement, they howed, could no longer be obtained ob-tained by tha prleat by meana of aacrlflclal blood, Inrenaa or the ecapegoat; Uod'g pardon could be obtained, they taught, only by meane of the peraonal repentance of tha .Inner, by hla elncare resolution reso-lution to turn from the error of hla way. unto od. Juat aa the high prleat of old. officiating at the altar In the temple. Bought pardon, so now every eon of Jacob waa enjoined to epend the day In hla house of prayer confeaalng hie alna before od and with contrite heart returning to tha pathe of Justice and rlghteoueneee, without mediator and through hla own penitence. pen-itence. The Intent nf the entire aervice Is so to quicken the conscience con-science of the worshiper that he will learn to approach Mod In true humility,' Imploring Hla pardon. and promising to amend bis ways. FORGIVENESS 80U0HT. A atrlklng feature of lha day Is the afternoon eervlre. wherein forgiveness for-giveness Is sought for all mankind as fervently aa for tha Individual Jew. The Scriptural reading lr the Bonk of Jonah, which tells of Ooda all-forlvln mercy to the entire race of the children of men. The day .of atonement etreeees the theme that Ood doee not seek In punishment of the elnner, bul onlv that he repent of his Bins and walk under the burden of life valiantly. The memorial service le profoundly pro-foundly touchlti and meanlnrful. The dear departed called to their reward are lovlnly evoked and honored. Besides, tha worshiper la reminded that death la tha con-aummatlon con-aummatlon of Ufa and ahould not be feared. No one who haa endeavored en-deavored to help humanity la forgotten. for-gotten. All who have by their Uvea and eareera contributed to the ee-tabllshment ee-tabllshment of justice and right-eoueneee right-eoueneee have brought nearer the advent of tha kingdom of Clod, when elckneaa, war and famine shall ba abolished forever from among all mankind. Thla la the meaeage of the memorial exercises when those dear onea who quicken tha living to finer resolves are fondly recalled. |