New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1857-04-02

Neh ORLEANS 9ailp Grsstept.
THURSDAY MORNING, APRIL Q, 1857.
Dedication of the New Synagogue.

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Dedication of the New Synagogue.
The beautiful new synagogue, Nefutsoth Jehu-
dah," just completed Carandelet street, between
Julia and st. Joseph dedicated last evening with
the ancient and imposing ceremonies Of the Jewish
religion Prior to the hour of dedication the building
was filed the galleries being allotted to the ladies and
the lower floor to the gentlemen. There present,
besides the Israelitish congregation, great many
citizens of the Christian belief who manifested that
attention and respect which due to the most an
cient religion Of civilized man.
The building, though small, is very beautiful inside
the Ark, Pulpit and Readers Stand being the
richest and most attractive objects. .a
The ceremony of dedication was commenced by the
minister, Rev. J. K. Guthem, giving three knocks
from the outside of the main door, and chanting in
Hebrew, "Open unto us the gates Of righteousness,
that may enter through them to praise the Lord"
response being given from the inside the doors were
flung open and the minister entered at solemn pace,
followed by a procession of seven members of the
synagogue bearing the Books OF the Law-the parch
ment scrolls of the Old Testament draped in damask
and surmounted by ornaments Of gold and silver. As
the procession moved around, the minister recited
some verses from the Bible, which were repeated by
the choir in the gallery. Ascending the Readers
Stand, the minister pronounced the blessing appointed
for such occasions and the choir responded The Ark
was then opened, during the singing of psalm, and
the minister offered up prayer.
The procession was renewed, the members Of the
synagogue taking each others places in the grateful
task of bearing the sacred books, and proceeded to
the Ark, the choir singing all the while. In front of
the Ark, another formula given by the minister
and choir and the procession returned to the Readers
Stand and finally to the Ark again, where the books
deposited with due solemnity the congregation
chanting, The Lord will reign forever, thy God, o
Zion, unto all generations. Hallelujah!' psalm
followed, then an invocation by the minister and q
hymn. This concluded the ceremony of dedication.
Our description gives only the form Of it: not the
impressiveness and beauty which it had for those
who were present
The reverend leader of the congregation then as
cended the pulpit and delivered an interesting and
eloquent discourse, elictatng the congregation upon
once more finding themselves within permanent
house of worship; paying touching tribute to the
memory of the great benefactor of the congregation
the late Judah Touro adverting to the antiquity
simplicity and practically of the Jewish religion, and
its position, from its connection with all nations in
all ages, as the religion Of history; and breathing
high hopes for that religion in the future, with
spirit of kindness and good will to all mankind. One
fact which the reverend speaker stated, was that thu
present time had been selected for the dedication OIL
account of its being the three thousand hundre
and sixty y-seventh anniversary of the erection b
5 Moses of the Tabernacle in the wilderness.
After the discourse, the choir sang a psalm, tn
benediction was pronounced, and the congregatio
and spectators dispersed.
We congratulate Jewish fellow-citizens upo
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First District and hope they may never be subjeete
to another necessity like that which compelled the
to give up their old one on Canal street.
DISCOVERY OF A SHOCKING MURDER.-ln May la
a druggist of Brooklyn, named Waddell, sent his so
boy of IL years. to take charge of a farm in Pen
syvania, near the line of the Erie Railroad. Fl
several months during last winter he heard nothin
c. from his son. and in February he visited the farr
: The boy was missing, and so was laborer name
ID McGurk, who had been employed on the farm. N
y thing heard from them although every effort WI
made 20 unravel the mystery, until the fatherlear
a couple of weeks ago, that McGurk was confined
3: Jail at Milford He visited the place and was told
McGurk that his son had been shot in his bed th
the body and bed clothes had been burned and Il
ashes thrown into creek near the house. He denit
8, participation in the murder, and named one Edwal
Quick as the perpetrator. Mr.. Waddel proceeded
:. the creek Indicated and there found on ledge
rock, below the precpitous banks quantity of co
sumed bones, clothing, and few buttons similar
those his son wore Duck was at once arrested, taxi
iii before magistrate and confronted with his accuse
e but the statement of the latter confused al
ed contradictory while under oath that the magistra
discharged Quick, though it was shown that he hi
previously threatened to take revenge young Wa
to dell, who it appears, had dismissed him peremptor
to tl from his service some time before.
Ill: Mr.. Waddell returned to Brooklyn with the 81
posed bones of his son. for the purpose of sbmtt
iO Ts them to chemical analysis. Young Waddell h
gg some time before frequently complained of McGur
conduct, and it is generally believed that the lat
lS murdered him. We obtain these particulars from
-, the New York papers.
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