New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-07-21
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ANNUAL CONYENTION-SEC0ND DAYS SESSION.
The Independent Order of b Mai b Rith,"
noble organization, with ramifcations throughout the
United States, founded to alleviate the wants Of the des
ue comfort the sick and to for tho widows and
the orphans OF the members commenced the sessions OF
the Annual Convention Sunday morning IN the beau
tiful hall Of the Allemania Club house. Tho b Maj
b Rith 10 a secret organization, and composed ex-
clusively of persons OF Jewish extraction.
dnal principle Of the Brotherhood is-that
all men are brothers. sons Of God and vested with
the same lnaHeDabe rights and the members recognize
that the social relations among individuals should be reg
nated by the dictates OF love- and that the divine and
everlasting doctrines OF Judaism the basis Of all civ
ilzatOn aud enlightenment Yesterday the Convention
met at 10 o'clock, and called TO order by the newly
elected President, Mr.. AdOlph Moses. motion was
offered that the proceedings should be opened by prayer
but the motion was tabled pending the presentation OF
the report OF the Committee on Rules and because
number Of the delegates recognized "a great want Of
sincerity in the opening prayer OF secular bodies and
frequently deberaye assemblies, the especially
His was so often ignored IN the course OF ans
cusson The secretary commenced 10 READ the journal
Of Sundays proceedings, but had not proceeded Tar
when the sergeant-atArms announced that Mr..
Renan OF Cincinnati, former mgh omcer OF
the BNai Birth, was waiting admission; The
reading Of o. the 0Sas NJ Was TS oss s6d f
the Convention was appointed TO wait upon MI kena
younger members As the distinguished gentleman, ac
companied by the Committee appeared at the entrance
the delegates arose, and remained standing while the
procession moved down the main passage 10 the stage
which the President was seated. Dr. Friedein intro
the Convention, the President delivered neat ad.
dress Of welcome, and Mr. Renau uttered q graceful
response after which lie accompanied by the Com
mttee TO chair of honor beside the President This
ceremony terminated, the reading OF the journal was
continued to the close without further interruption The
Committee Rules, Messrs Is. L. PeiXOtO, Alfred T..
Jones' r. " Hrschheld, Simon Binswanger, and Julius
Ben, submitted report embracing "a clauses, for the
government Of the deliberations of the Convention This
report elected lengthy aud spirited discussion and before
10 concluded the Convention took for hour
and a.haf 10 paTake " lunch prepared for the dele
gates in the supperroom Of the Clubhouse by the eth
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the report of the Committee Rules continued,
aud adopted the rules provide that 80 members shall
form a quorum Of the BNai BIsith that twothirds Of
the number voting necessary to secure the adoption
Of any measure that all business is 10 DC trans
acted In the English language, but any member
Of the brotherhood may address the Convention
ia the German tongue; ionly two delegates can
not speak German huently; propositions TO be re-
delegates all members present are obligated 10 vote,
but should they Decline then they will be counted as vot
ing in the Affirmative; the president being delegate, Is
permitted 10 other delegate, but should the
result OF a show tie, then the subject Of must
be declared lost committees TO be appointed by the
chair unless otherwise ordered that the previous ques
ton may be ordered at the request OF nVe deeRae tht
all properly received reports are 10 De entered on inc
JourDal and that the proceedings daily are TO De com
meneed by prayer Committees were appointed as fol
lows:
on Constitution -Messrs. JULIUS Bien Chairman, WOLF,
Jacobs Burgauer Cohen Froideln Greenbaum PelxottO
Felsenhal, Putza ReehmaD, Goldman, Binswanger, aud
King.
on Ritual Dr. Waterman chairman, and Messrs Low.
enthal, Ednger BrOkauer, Loeb, Bloom Amherg, HON
hemeT, Jones, sommerich Freidein, Frank, Simpson,
Gussenheimer and Helm.
These committees are formed OF three delegates from
each of the five districts into which the United States Is
last year was read, and shows the B'Nai Birth
10 be In o dOuTJshing condition. both as re-