The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-07-27
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This noted Iaraeiits organization resumed
eession at No. is east Sixteenth stree. yes
teriay morning, and discussed their nav
Constitution clause by clause. Afser that
they Waited the splendid new synagogue on
Fifth avenue. which As yet unfinished
Frora there they proceeded to the Jewish
Orphan Asylum, on the corner OF Third
avenue and Scventy-eesenth street. and
were received by the Vice President. A
march was played on the piano by one of
the young inmates, and the children en-
tered. The girls Thirty In nunber) en-
tered first, dressed uniformly in print
calico, followed by the boys, Numbering
120, in gray suits. 4: s. !. =
Mr.. Moses, the President Of the Conyen-
ton, addressed them, saying that the
shou d not weep for the loss Of parents, as
the Society would be both father and mo
ther to them, -.xsg ,sy
Afterthi the members visited Lion Park,
where q concert greeted them. In the in
tervals Of the music, Mr.. 81. Greenbaum Of
Chicago, delivered an Grafton in English,
and DR.. B. Felsenthal gave an address in
German. He was succeeded by Messrs. s..
Wolf, Of Washington, and .Goodheart, of
New Haven. A supper followed the con-
cert, and dancing. closed the evening.
Mr.. Greenbaum, in his speech, expressed
himself gratifed at the splendid manner in
which the New York members had received
their brothers Of the Convention from diff
ferent parts of the country. TWAS proper
that New York city, at the sight Of which
their hearts first beat in free land, should
be the first spot where the first Convention
Of the B'nai Birth should be held. twas
here that the Society was founded, and here
where its blessed lessons of charity were
first inculcated. The Order of B'nai Birth
assumes to be a great union of earnest men,
daily increasing in number, who of their
own free will unite in enhancing each
others welfare temporarily and spiritually.
It's principles, if thoroughly carried out,
would render the life Of each Individual
unexceptionable, and make the earth
like the Kingdom of God. All men
are brothers. The millennium is not
to be expected at the close Of this CEN
fury or the next, but mankind is advancing
in intellect and culture, and each indi-
vidual, by cultivating himself, can advance
the general welfare. Men Of mature age
belonged to the Order Of B'nai Birth as
we'll as the young, and it included scientific
and literary men and artists as well as law
yers, merchants, and all professions. The
Order is an organization Of Jews, but is
not necessarily UNCONVENTIONAL. 1t pro-
poses extending its beneyolence to all
creeds. There is no head to the Jewish
Church. Each congregation is independ-
emit, and each individual is responsible
- vi e. L. H.
once existed when Israelites were banded
against persecution, but that time has
passed. The hope of uniting at Jerusalem,
building the Temple, and expecting the
coming reign of the Messiah, had ceased to
be o test of Judaism. The motto now
is "God above all, and all men. bro
TIERS" Do to others as you would be
done by :" was q Jewish motto centuries be-
fore the Christian era. The Jews should
now seek to reach the highest pinnacle Of
Gods mountain, in common with all nations
and creeds. Then will be established the
republic of the intellect, slavery. of the
mind in every form will be abolished, and
the whole human family will be recon
structed upon the eternal and immutable
laws of o spiritual God, indiyisible and
universal. ~
The German speech Of DR.. Felsenthal was
in substance o reiteration Of MIR. Green
baum's remarks.
Mr.. Wolf complimented Jewish women
for their constancy in pastagest to the Jewish
faith. He alluded to q great tendency of
Jews to gamble among themselves at their
clubs and gatherings, and hoped the infu-
ence of the ladies would be exerted against
it. /. t.,g, ~
Mr.. Goodheart alluded to the founding Of
the Society Of B'nai Birth as having taken
place twenty-five years ago, and was elo-
quent upon the good the New York Jewish
Orphan Asylum was effecting.
The B'nai Birth Society has liz Lodges
throughout the Union, and 1000 members
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The funds
of the entire Order amountto 5000, 900. The
fund of the district of New York is $780,
600. An asylum for orphans and the aged
is in contemplation here, toward which
$4,000 have thus far been subscribed
The only asylum as yet built by the Order
is one for orphans at Cleveland, but num-
Der more are contemplated throughout the
country. The Order has been twenty-five
years esta blished, and has been productive
Of great good in relieving the sick and dis
tressed of the Jewish faith.
The Convention will meet to-day at 9,
and sit throughout the day.-Neo. York
Times, 24th. @