The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-25
The Jews Hospital In New Yerk-Laying
of q Corner Stone.

OF corner stone.
Tho ceremony Of LAY ing the stone Of the Jews
Hospital in Il city, took place yesterday Afternoon at
two O'Clock, Twenty eighth street. bev cen Seventh
And Eighth avenues.
The day was somewhat uniavorable, being intensely
cold and windy; but despite all disadvantages very
large crowd gahs red the ground hour appointed
for the ceremony
At two O'Clock the parties participating the exercises
Of the occasion met at the Jewish Synagogue in Crosby
street. and thence proceeded in body down Broadway,
70 Cana street. where they took passage in the Eighth
avenue cars for Twenty eighth street.
Upon arriving the ground the exercises Of the day
commenced. Prayer offered up by Mr. Lyons in the
Hebrew language after which the presentation of the
silver tr0wel made by Henry Hendricks Treasurer of
the Building Committee to the President of the Building
COMMITTEE, Sampson Simpson, Esq, Of the Hospital
Society
After the presentation, Mr. Simpson made few re-
marks returning thanks for the high honor which had
been accorded him. He fully sensible OF that honor
and would deavor to fulfil the functions Of his office
honorably am not possessed he said, of the
which would be appropriate to such occasion, bat
may pardoned pressing my thanks for the high
honor which you have conferred upon almost re-
get that man more competent than myself had not been
selected to address You this occasion. But again,
feel Proud Of the distinction which you have conferred
upon me- and should suffer papg Of regret in giving
mp Gentlemen, we have now arrived at the foundation
a an establishment which must be to and to the city
Of New York Of the highest possible Importance 1t is
not for me to inform you that Jews hospital requisite
70 our Jewish popuation 1t is not for to tell youhow
all our great Rabbits have pressed the subject upon
yournotce, and that upon such charities stand all
the foundations ancient faith. 1t depends you
my friends, to finish what you have happily begun and
70 pray Cod whose blessing wanted the co%plstion
Of this work When the corner stone is laid when the
Building is completed when the dying groans of The
vouniea Are soohed by the tender nurses whom YOUR
ben6cencs has provided and the last dying sigh Of the
expiring Hebrew shall be heard BY attending and sympa
linking Jews then might that soul return to its od and
the prayer for forgiveness bs raised in peace and when
the distressed inmate is more restored to health
blessing upon your charity Receive my mos. sincere
thanks for the honor have conferred upon and
may all survive to wltnesa the final success Of
work, in health snd happiness
prayer then offered up in Hebrew, for the Presi.
dent Of the United States the G. Of the state and
the city authorities, by Rev. Anse Leo The fiction
then pronounced by Rev. $. NJ Isaacs, snd the
sScises concluded.
In the evening sermon was delivered in the Wooster
street synagogue by Rev. 8. NJ lsaacs. The Reverend
kentema chose his text the 2st of the 2lst
chapter Of Proverbs "He that followeth after right
and mercy fndeth life righteousness and hon.
or" The chief purpose of our preaching and exhorta
cn said the preacher must be the improvement of the
heart and the emil ihterment Of the understanding In
reference to the first il appeared to him that it
PRACTICAL anomaly that the e abshmeDt of Jews hos
Ital had been thought Of bad been least de-
fei red to the present time 1t astonishing fact
that short time ago. when the Jewish population
e0ci ed to join in contributing to such purpose the
usua reply was that our city Institutions sup ali the
pecesses that could possibly arise among the Hebrew
population, and would answer the purpose without any
additional trouble or expense. But there something
ske 10 be considered beyond the physical necessi
ties Of the Je wish populaon-he s3cue Of those who
cared for them did not end here There weightier
consideration than the relief of corporeal sickness The
Jew, 1t was true in this country American 10
heart and feeling he was an American in love FOR
political and social institutions but he had his religion
and that perfectly distinct and separate from ali
other forms Of belief. The speaker concluded by i'm
upon the minds of his hearers the necessity for
the establishment of such institution in midst for
the benefit Of Jewish population mot only for the pur
pose Of securing their temporal and physical welfare but
because their spiritual ha .piness depended upon it,
The eongrega.ien then dispersed.