The New York herald., 1869-02-15

Conservation Of the Holy Books Of the Law
Sucrilcgious Outrage.

Conservation Of the Holy Books Of the Law
Sacrilcgious Outrage.
At the Synagogue OF the Congregation Beth Israel
Bikur Cholm No. SO Chrystie street. very interesting
ceremonies were had yesterday afternoon, IL being
the occasion OF consecrating "Sepher Thorah," /"
or one OF the Holy Books OF the Law. The "Sepha-
rim Thorahn are the five books OF Noses each In
scribed In the original Hebrew on separate roll OF
parchment They are written with the utmost care.
Every letter, apostrophe, hyphen, accent or mark
must be distinct and plain. They are inspected by
three learned rabbs or Hebrew priests, and care
fully read through letter by letter. for the least mis-
take renders them useless Lately new benevo-
lent society was formed by German Israel
ties under the name Of Chebra B'nai David
or the Union OF Brothers IN David, and they
had procured newly written Sepharim Thorah, one
OF which was consecrated yesterday afternoon at
the synagogue named, the ceremonies commencing
at four o'clock The temple was crowded, even the
galleries being filled to such extent that not even
standing room was left for single individual There
were no special ornaments to be seen except though
its being day, the pendants and chandeliers were
burning and In front OF the reading desk two huge
wax candles emitted their mellow light. ON each side
OF the chancel were placed row OF little girls TASTE
% mly dressed in white, % with PINK scaris, bearing
alternately with wreaths OF nowers In their hair
presenting at once chaste and beautiful appear
even the outer DOORS leading from the vestibue to
to the street. were locked at the commencement OF
ns s or
the conclusion Of the prayer the doors Of Of
opened, and the sacred scrolls OF the Thorah taken
from thence and carried by the committee clad with
through the main as 10 the centre door, tSe pro ane
cesson being headed by the sixteen girls already de-
scribed, the reader chanting = solemn hymn
door they halted under the canopy OF yellow silk,
the doors swung open and the new scroll OF the
Thornh, TO be consecrated was carried In aud taken
possession OF by rev. Dr. vidaver, rabbi OF the
Thirty-fourth street synagogue, between Sixth and
seventh avenues. The procession then was 70 have
iIons''-tbe carrying OF the new Thorsh around
the church seven times-but on account OF tho
an impossibility; hence the procession returned to
the chance, singing, 'sThe LORD OF Israel Hath
al e ssns 70 s
Thorah were being carried back, every one who
could reach either with his hand toucned the velvet
gers as a sign OF devotion. The ll2th Psalm was
then sung by the reader whereupOn the Rev. Dr.
~ s
the true Joys aud delights OF man; that while the
wicked and worldly are controlled BY their senses
amusements, the righteous controls his passions and
seeks for true Joy In obcying the law OF God and the
ana eSa JUDI JUDAISM Ser a He the s saas
sang the conservation song, whereupon followed an
address BY Mr.. r. solomon on the objects and du-
ties OF the Chebra Bnai David, ana the Psalm OF Da
vld concluded the proceedings.
dasiardly outrage was pcrpetrated upon the
congregation by some unknown person, probably
boya, during the delivery OF the sermon by Rev. Dr.
vidaver. Twice heavy stones we're flung In from
an adjoining courtyard, breaking the glass In the
rear window one striking gen ntleman standing
near BY In the arm, and the other about eight
minutes later inucn larger one fell with heavy
force within an inch Of the head OF OF the gris
BY the chancel, and came TO the moor with crash,
the child happily escaping from being seriously or
perhaps dangerously hurt while assisting IN rciig
Gus ccressssy OF her church. The cOngiega ION were
wise enough not TO allow heir proceedinzs 10 I've
disturbed ~ thik occurrence; but thc people ~ the
ncighborhood owc it 70 themsel, as ana il.cr own