The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-22

INTERESTING ExERCIsEs-THE CORNER
STONE OF A. New ESYSAGoGug LAID.-The
cornerstone Of the new synagogue OF the
congregation /" Kenneseth Israel, " on Mayo
street near Broad, was laid with imposing
ceremonies on Yesterday afternoon. A large
number Of Gentiles, rs well as 1sraeiites2
were present, and seemed much Interested
in the proceedings. > .t 1 j+.
formed under the direction Of Chief Mar
shal p. Whitlock, 4 past president OF the
Order Of B'nai Berth Sons of the Cove
,nant), assisted by P. p. Isaac Hutzler, OF
Rimon Lodge, No. 6S, and Brother Solomon
Wise, Of Benjamin Lodge, No. 90, |. o. Is.
B. From Covenant Hail the line of march
led down Ninth street to Main, down Main
to Fourteenth, up Fourteenth to Franklin,
and thence to the site OF the new synagogue.
The ceremonies were commenced with the
reading Of the twenty-fourth Psalm by Rev.
l.. Jacoby, minister of the kenneseth Is
rael congregation; after which Rev. DR.. A.
s. Bettelheimer, Of the Congregation Beth
Ahaba blouse of Love-, delivered an i'm
pressive, appropriate address in the Ger
man language.
The band then struck up brisk tune,
during which the record to be placed in the
cornerstone was signed by Rev. Mr.. Jacoby,
minister Of Kenneseth Israel; Rev. a. :.
Bettelheimer, of Beth Ahaba; Rev. George
Jacobs, of Beth ell Emeth (House of the True
God), Philadelphia {; n. W. Nelson, acting
President Of Beth Ahaba; II. Wallersteln,
of House of Israel; D. Abram, of Kenne-
blouse of Peace): and by William Loven-
stein, Deputy Grand Aleph of Deputy Grand
Lodge No. 9, /. O. B. B. The names of the
members of the congregation had been pre-
yiously affixed. 81. ....,.-..., .-..--
This record is a brief history of the con-
gregation written on parchment both IN
Hebrew and English. 1t appears that the
congregation was organized October D,
1856. with Mr.. w. Jacob as president and
Rev. D. F. Bendann rs the officiating minis
ter. The first meetings We're held IN the
Mansion House, on Main street between
Fifteenth and Sixteenth. This place being
too inconvencnt, a house on Main street
between Nineteenth and Twentieth was
rented, and used for Divine worship until
April /, 1869, when it was destroyed by
fire. The congregation then, with laudable
enterprise, resolved to erect synagogue OF
their own, and the building whose corner
stone was laid on yesterday is the result
They work under many disadvantages, bui
it is hoped that liberal public will aid then
in the good work. The building committee
is composed of IL. Whitlock, 2. Whltlock
NJ. Kaufman, S. Lichenstein, and A. Hlrsh
berg. The present president Of the congre
CATION is Mr.. D. Abram. The eX-presl
dents are w. Jacob, l.. Abram, IL. W MT
lock, and 3. 'Becher. The builder OF INK
new house is Mr.. S. 5. Flournoy.
The record having been read by Mr.
Loycnstcin, the cornerstone was lald IN du'
form. Within it were deposited the Iistor!
of the Congregation, the Constitution @ ano
By-Iaws of the same, Constitution OF Che
/ brah Bikur. Constitution and Bylaws 0
Rimon and Benjamin Lodges ]. y. Is. B.
the daily papers of Richmond, the seal o
the congregation. various United State
coins, fractional currency, some Conlede
rate money, and the gold pen With Whlci
the parchment was signed. .,.....:.....
THE next feature of the programme wa
an exceedingly interesting and eloquen
address by Rev. George jacobs, late o
Richmond, now of philadelphia. We re
rret our inability TO publish even an. ab
sStract Of its points. He spoke at length
the Dcculiar tcnets Of Judaism, the religion
yrncration of the Hebrews, the doctrine Q
the Divine Unity. &C., and besouTht Ill
hearers to hold fast TO the faith and prat
tce Of their fathers. lie concluded WIZ
words of congratltlation and encourage
Emcnt to the congregation, dhu ie''iT'! :"
luded TO the day when the scattered rae
shall he restored TO the land oil Abraham
Isaac and Jacob, and when Gods chose
t.ue"nlc shall rear another temple surpasSln
in its proportions even the glorious edlilc
built by the son OF David. ~.
Thc exercises were closed with tho rcat
ing of the thirty -third Psalm BY the key
Mr. tacoby and bcnediction pronounce
bv Rev. Dr.. Bcttclheimer. The proccSsl,o!
was then reformed, and the audience dl'
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