New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-09-13
+" SHEARITH ISRAEL"
DEDICATION or TIE NEW PORTUGUESE
SyNANOGUE.


SyNANOGUE.
The uDutual csrsmouy Of oedicstiog jewish Syns-
gcgDe Vas performed yesterday ia Nsw.Ycrk. Tbs
SHRINE Of ibe ANCIENT faith il on West Nj ,s.e,sS
syeet, near Fifth avepue ard Is the mort ornate asA
eligible Of it's kind in the world. Ba, ooe o,her sym
gOgue-n LODdon-cou paree ~ell with II in beauty Of
proportion and sdorDuept T congregation, COM
prs;ng much wesltb, formerly won hips6 In Ccosby
y..t The corr erstons Of their place va. lsiA
on the 18th Of July, 1889 ard the last work on tie
bnildpp was done yesterday. The architect wN
Robert Nook; Henuessy & Gibson we're the buidsn,
ard steaart & Hos ell tho masons. The totA
ocst will not fall short Of sixty thoGsand dS-
lars. The bouss nearly covers lot seventy
by binety feet in extent. The exterior view 10 in
posirQ Two orders Of arcbitecture-the ioaic an1
ihs CorinibaD-aIe employed, and the material 10
Nova Scotia stone EuteIng at the center or the 'front.'
ipto wide ves,ibule, two stsircaes on the len issS
to The auditorium Tbis s nearly square, and Il bri-
lint with the light from a lofty dous aod richly
| colored windows reflected from walls and appoint
eDts uniformly viii e. The first object apparent On
eDt-Iog lie the Ark which is Dclosed with rose WOOL
and Supported by very handsome scaelola c'amns as1
| ptdes'slf. Over the top PROBES caoophy, from
which depend gold satin lambroquins. Toe t.esot
ioscrted with the zen comm 4nd snts TIE who's.
al the wall behind It is covered with bloc ELK. A
piece of stone from sOlOmOns Temple is set in ono d
he pencils.
Before TIE Ark which is reached by fight Of steps
is open tpsce wherein placed the desk sud tho
pbliit the rect being entirely clear The seats rise
light and left from this space and occu pied only by
mep II gallery above, extending around three aides
Of the house is for women; and against the front val
If plac, third tier for the cboir The dome is very
tjah and is food,d with light whether sire .ninx
from II e sky or blazing from over Elk hundred gas
burners arraUged in only few other bulldogs in
the county, il the cr,ls Their light meowed ia its
all is eth Sufficient for the whole pl"e; yet there
numerous other Jets ard the Ark and the desk
rounded BY mock csLd'es.
The doors Of the Synagogue were opeaed a. 81
O'Clock in the st moor. There are seats ia the Syn&
| que for about Fix hundred persons. Those hodiag
places by purchase were secured in possession BY
ticbes. A. O'Clock adhesion CEASED. very la'ss
ard elegant congregation assembled, thu lsdies
crow ding their CELERY excess. The programme Of
e1erci.es printed in neat pamphlet Ia both the
Hebrew and Ergli b languages. The music, Of which
he ceremony largely consi ted e-psciilly b'sa
| fu and was furnished by Is instrumental aDd 20 ve-
cal perfpmers the former selected from the orchestra
| oftfe Italian Opera and other good bands, aud chs
whole LED by mr De Miranda. at the man ent aeos
sled ga in canopy held by members OF the on
Or est, H. in be badges and when the door bad been
oIeI ed at he kn OK Of the Minister procession
tered bearing The Scrolls and parsed INFO the budisS
er 9Th it The Minister chatting selections fr the
Psalms, and the choir responding. Tae Scrolls were
twelve in nun Der and were eocas.d 10 superbly en-
lroideJtd g,wrs, the two stats 10 which they are
r. He'd bti, toppd with gorgeous sets Of silver asa
golden bel'p. With great soeuniJy the ipe drew up
befoIethe AK aud the Minister advancing bsfIre ID
CT led praises, q bile light applied to the Per-
pc, pal Lamp which swings before the holy Place
Sevep slow circuits of the desk then performed,
the Minister Az the choir alternating 10 the chant
and at The peiou Of the seventh round the Scrolls
were 6epo ed wi bin the holy ARK.
Tie discourse was delivered from the pulp. by the
Rev. A. Fisdbel lecturer TO the congregation, from tts
lith Verse of the 92d Psalm "rhem that GRE psnsed
il the house OF Lord 81 al flourish in tue girdsas
| of our God" IL was brief and comprehensive OF a
, be reflections natural 70 su,b occasion. very
earnest aliution was made to the gu,rdon Of eIad
rights with the followers Of AL other faiths fret
stOwed upon the of the tribe of Israel b. the
four ders of this free lard. The day rssf WAS the
all yersary Of the arrival ia America 260 yeas ago.
Of II Gst wish settlers. For such bounty Ia, talk
4 CtNOiNtu Uo"Ieu reOpIO W W ca
eel ing their brethren in deeds of charity and I've,
while they still Story in the faith Of their ia h,u-
TIE discourse ended ~i,h touching ded eaan Of the
y1sgceus to the tender and blessed Offices Of reig ~
The officiating minister, the Rev. j. J. Lyons, thea
ofe, cd 40 feryent conservation prayer, aad the fd
loving
PRAYER FOR THE GOVERNMENT.
Nav He wfo giyeth assistance unto kings AID
Gonjliop INTO pEilces; whrse kiDgd)n il "A evsv-
| listing kir gdon,; who delivered bis sersan, De-
VIC from d e destructive sword; who axe "a va, in
tie sea- and th 10 the mighty wttsrsi bless pc
seFve guard and es4is the President ADD Vcs Pr-s-
d.ps Of the United States of America tfiA Gov.rnJr.
Lieut. Governor and the Daopls Of i,nis Sac 70
pres mt 10 Seua sud Assemblt, ani the M,gsrues
e nj. city May the SppTeLAs Kng Of kiogs Duyt
His ir6rite mercy pTeser,e tLsm and mt ben lits
% deliver hsm frOn al manner OF trouble ani N
ger Nav tas Supr King of kin ~ through his iad-
ite q Grey inspire them AID AL their coubs Dr, ssd
cers with Der evC erce toward u.s. nd all Israel our
| brep. IN their days ED in ours may Judah bs
saved. ard I,rsel dwell sscurelyj aIii NAV ths Re
ce4ner coss to Zion. My this be the willsf G1a,
and let us say, Amen.
Toe cong esaiion also remembered at ahe throne
| Of G,ace, and was finally dismissed shortly before
| O'Clock, with triumphant Fasn from the choir.
Trere was evening servi,e inmeaaely alter thess
ceremonies which received tie proioundesS aaeoti
Two hundred and fifty membsTs somprise the presess
Gorge Cation and 6yS hundred STATS have oeen tak
in the mag iiceut synagogue.
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