The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1868-08-31

M sh.i,e.-"Ihe liaitlgsl shall be preserved. 10
srai oe read IN German The question cVlcf ming
caocs OF parts OF IL causes au. ninateI lc. ayi
l. finally reelred 10 The Commit co on iruals crto
De appointed motion 10y Rabbi Dr. Golilll --lae
bShediCSons o. the liaitafa shall hencUlOrh De -d
ln,Gcrman-is carried. Select paris OF the 1heiha-
BIN Shall be used and the selection is lett the onl-
eating minister the following question, 'i,hlll
BorcAa,n &c Is referred 10 The committee bus the
fourth question: 'onall Ihellla be spoken but oncep
3c.," Is unanimously agreed to and so amended as
to extend 10 the worship throughout the year. The
following questions up TO Minian are referred TO The
committee, but the eighth, asking II Mnian shall be
retained Is answered In the affirmative. question
number nine and all the following are then referred,
with the consent OF the mover, TO the committee
Rabbi Dr. Gelger lFranklorp had offered on me
rabbis are IN favor OF using wOrshippng, far as
possible. the German language instead OF the He
service; drop those portions which treat OF sacrl-
noes and votve offerings as also the prayers for
restitution Oh Jefusae return to Palestine anu the
re-establishment OF aJewish empire. They acknow-
ledge the necessity OF new doctrines regarding the
mission OF lsraetes, and deprecae every semblance
Of seif-sory. All these were referred to the Com
mittee ON Worship
The same was done with motion Of the rabbi
from Ems purporting to abolish the very early hours
OF divine service, winch keep many out OF syna-
gognes, and the same fate was shared by the motion
Of the Swiss rabbi DR.. EngeberE from st. Ga!len,
dsh' German prayer for orphans aud for those
COMMUNICATING the annual death day OF their
parents.
1t will be perceived that the majority Of the
assembly shows an unwIlngness to dispose Of ques-
tons winch IL U.s. nevertheless, quite anxious TO see
finally settled, aud that TOO, In liberal spirit. But
the difficulty lies in another direction. These rabbis
are not all delegated by their Congregations Some OF
the latter far ahead Of others Ia religious reOrms
some Of the large ones are split up by schsm while
the smaller ones are generally Indifferent to all kinds
Of innovation. Again, there exists great difference
In tile position or the rabbs owing to the different
laws Of the sections they live in. In some parts OF
Germany the rabbi seems to have an almost absolute
power in congregational matters; in others ne Is
only member Of the board of trustees and In some
he Is strictly confined to his office OF sacerdote.
Under these circumstances you will not find II
strange that the Rabbnlca Congress has to proceed
and feel its way very cautiously, as it Is to be
accused OF hierarchical transgression at every IN
guarded STEP and as some OF the rabbits have to hold
back for fear OF offending their congregations AT
the proposed biennial synods 1t will be altogether
different Tor there the Jewish communities will be
represented.
THIRD DAY AND LAST OF THE CONGRESS
AUGUST 14.-An important motion was read at the
DR.. Wiener (Silesia and had reference to the
laws on Kosher food, which by empric lnterpreta-
a Sesa coo OF e @ and aTe ea
led to direct transgressOn OF them. reform In the
shape OF authentic statutes was needed The mo-
ton was referred to the COMMITTEES, as also another
demanding the abolition Of calls for the reading of
the Thora and its being carried around by members
who wear or do not wear the tailed.
The motions on worship and ritual having been
exhausted 1t was resolved to discuss schools and
ngous instructions A number OF propositions re-
latng to this department. and especially to uniform
method OF teaching in Jewish schools and semina-
ries was again left to the committee for further
tiOn.
the last subject treated upon and one admitted
by all to need urgently thorough revision was the
matrimonial statute.
Drs. Aub and Geiger Berlin and Frankfort de.
manded radical reform OF II, abolition OF the
Haitza and new laws corresponding to the present
to abrogate the restriction OF intermarriage
between female prOselyte and COIN (of the priest
hood. DR.. Wiener (Silesia) makes seemingly i'm
portant proposition, which produced very ami
mated debate-t. e. no further nhibitions of nuptas
during the sephira time between Easter and Whit
t.l and nfln hat
take their way to the committee.
The election of members to the various committees
For that on worship were named Drs. Adler Gas
sell, Phillipson Bonn, Joel Breslau). On Schools
Drs; Her1helmer lsenbargl, phillipson, Jr. Des,
statutesEDrs friedman (Manhelml Aub tBerl,nl
vote Of thanks was gwen to Rabbi AdIer and the
sraeltes OF Cassel for the hospitabe reception and
,reat kindness extended to the congress- like tri
vas due the Initiative OF having called together the |
also to the secretary the teacher OF the
common school at CnsSel Dr.. Stem, who had kindly
his services.
The presiding officers were entrusted with the pub
editor OF the Getting J1 das J4den,iUaa promisns,
to devote his journal as far as possible TO that pur
pose: The time and place OF the next synod is also
1cers. In feeling address, TO which he joined
prayer, Rabbi Adler bid Godspeed to the members
and declared The congress adjourned.
Before adjournment an invitation was given to the
members to visit the beautiful grounds and THE
Tie OF Wilhelmshohe, Cassel, for which purpose
carriages would be held in readiness THIS was |
gladly accepted, and the whole company, including
your correspondent, spent o most delightful after
noon. Guides through the CASTLE refreshments,
&C., had been provided by the attentive trustees Of
the Israee congregation, who did all in their power
TO do honor to their guests.
Considerable attention was shown to the special
of the HERALD, and the assembly felt
evidently hattered at the thought that through your
columns their proceedings would be made known to
their religious brethren on the other side Of the
Atlantic.