, 1860-08-29
The LAta Dr. FxetdIAuaeF,


AsA Injecting held on Sunday, ths ash Of
Auguat, 1860. by The members Of the Cong1e-
CATION 4. 4. H., Ut. II. u. Gerstley, chairman
Of the School Board, in announcing the death |
Of Dr.. Solomon Fseidlander, made tbs follow |
ing remarks:
4 great x1an has fallen amongst rs. The |
teseher who but fen months ago received nuF |
call 10 some hither and take charge Of our BE.
brew school; the scholar to whom We looked
with hope and confidence. for tho education Of
perceive in tbs smallest event tho greatness
and pomes Of N allwise Providence that
man has been cut down unAware5, unexpected
II, in the bloom Of life. in the rigor Of hisman-
hood, IN The primo Of his usefa'ness.
On Wednesday lat the members or this con-
greg1tion were startled with the announces
ment of The melancholy fact, and wers called
upon to do homage to the stranger; lopsJ the
last houors to friend, and to perform tho last
dasy toward a b1ot! er.
Dr.. Solomon Freidlander is no more. He no"
rspozes in aileuce in the grave. BE has gone
traveller returns. In the language Of the proph-
ct, '.The days Of our years arc three score
and ten, aua il by reason Of strength they De
four seors."
Alas Il is heartreudiug to know that he had
to end his useful career before he even reached
slotted to man. The thread of life was cnt of
when apparently the most useful It was bro
ken wbsn believed to be the strongest.
liTet without even = rrrnauE he yielded, and
in full submission be resigned to the will Of an
allKu'ing Providence. In his demise Ne mourn
the loss Of great scholar, true lsr.ehte,
noble friend, kind parent. md q faithfoi hua-
band. Pr him We can do no more; his trlals,
his troubles, and his labors in this world are
ended. His body was returned to our mother
earth, from whence it came, aud his spirit hiss
returned to the Gcd who gave it; there, wo are
sure, to receive the reward o1 It's deeda "hnei IL
dwelt in the body.
We had no intimate acquaintance formed with
the late Dr., Feiedlsnder, II to enable rs to
saT much abont him for outside Of such dutirs
BIZ which ne were called upon to advlae with
him in the transactions Of the rules and regasa,
measures to promote tho interests Of yoar
schooi. We had formed bnt slight acquaint-
auceship. The time allotted for our mutual in
! tercourte, has, unfortunately, been eps oil, aud
| deprived Us Of tue closer acqaaintancs Of 50
| nob!e ; uiad. But this much ne feel it our
solernn duty. and in justics to the departed, to
| proclaim to you now: His course wea 81 hon
| eat one--it Was holy one- ...
BE entered in the engagement OF your schoo1,
Impressed with the sens1bilitJ Of its dnties, its
| cures and it's responsibilities He asked no
| nIternatiyex win him il was fixtd fact, a
work not to b. trifed With, not to be dane half
| way, But task with whick probably nobody
| was more or better acquainted than himself,
| aud which be desired in ali Biucerity to accom-
! plish, liz was not Satisfied to return the scho-
| lars to their parents, aud teach them TO simply
! read the Hebrew, Withou. any other embellisa.
| meut. which he might have easily accomplished
| in but q very short Tins, and perhaps to the
greater satisfaction Of the parents But be had
too uoble heart to stop short, or to look about
TO SEQ, as lbs saying is, ho* the wind blows.
| He s.ked no mora favors Of the one. any more
than he dreaded not the frowns Of the other. He
bad q higher, u more noh:e ambition. 4e telt
the impor. ant responsibility Of having scholars
committed to his c1rs. lie knew that he had =
great duty to perform With him it was a
matter uf honor, 4 matter Of conscientsouaness.
He tried his best, yes, ~e are satisfied. b
tried to his utmost capacity 10 mould and n
manner 10 enable them, net only to compre'
bend and conceive those ordinary branches
taught aud asked for under common circum
stances, but he tried to ennobIe aud raise the
young spirita Of his scholars, in order that then
hearts aud their souls may finally succeed It
understand as well as 10 attalu Han's highest
elevation, mans big hest destiny. We have
said Wills hs lived, and re gladly repeat il
sgaiu On this solemn occasion that whether VI
have a.wAys been ahle 10 understand the ideas
| to be conyeYed to Us by the actlor Of that grea
mind, that noble spirit, one thing Ne are aurs
to have always understood aud pesceived-tha
Dr.. FriedIander, while in the discharge OF hi
promotion OF 70 II schoo1, and that We could per
cceiye in his actions only one thing aimed after
| only one principle as the basis OF his motives
That is, nothing less could satisfy him than It
incu1cate thorough knowledge Of the true ami
natural moral and physical LAWS bJ which III
To prepare your children, that theY may b
able to become useful for themselves and other
| Ia after life. Yes, more than all that, be triet
to give them true and thorough understand
Ing Of the precepts Of our holy religion, in ords
that these divine truths n,sy By them ant
| through them be transmitted 10 future genera
ton.
The natural voice Of the 1amented Dr.. Fried
lander is now sileoced forever. Though hi
| mortal frame has been removed from on
midst to rnoulder in the grave. yet bis tpiri
stiI ljreth, His spiri. will still dwell aunopgs
i M. Like Rrea. many noble minds, who VEL
| snIy understood BY their people after death ~
I | carried them from hence, so We are satisfied Il
| our minds that the profound scholar, Dr.. Fried
, | lander, will be better understood, even ATE
biz voss is silsnesd ; n t5s gFa,e ~: h.,rt H.
+ members Of X. 4. H., in language not esssi
l misunderstood. From the grave be will rous
J the mora intelligent minds, and remind them Q
the performance Of their higher duties toward
: mans onward destiny. In his splT1t he will b
l l IeLk W1lu EFGl1 pA4pa+&AtA VI AAS a. III ~
: breast, Of erery true and enlightened 1efosme
c in The cause Of Judaism, with the admonitier
: naither to retract nor retard in their onwAr
+ courze, until they have accomplished to rails
tho inner man to its highest moral aud spir1tna
i elevation. We know that We Ars not able to d
D Justice to the departed By our feeble remark.
1 We hare no langusgs to express our grief, n
! words to depict our sorrow On this melanchol
= nrcasiou. We feel more than We are able
!, rt.ar.
j. Let us then, in comnemoratiou Of the d.
s parted. try to follow his noble precepts, to I'M
q tate hi secret virtues. For in the exercise {
+ such actions, each aud every one Of US will, q
4 it were, erect lasting monument to bis u.n
a ory in orr own bosoms> Let ~, like him, tr
a to strive after that which is noble and generous
j. Let Us tiud in the actions Of others slways, th
r brighter, the better side. Let us End our gsea
K eat happiness in the promotion Of the wslfar
). of others. In short, let US like him, each m
Q every one Of ps, try to DO our duty. Then,
. | purauiug such course Of conduct, and arouse
!; By feelings which con!d only haye the teudenc
:, | to elevate and inspire the better parts Of OF
: owl selves, will we feel ready to exc2iu1 in 1t
: language Of the poet: ?" Let me die the death I
:, the righteous, and let ny end be like his
&<nkral II sttrGS.