The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-12-03
THE NEW REFORM TEMPLE OF ISRAEL.

First Meeting Of the Board of Trustees-Prac.
teal Measures Discussed-InteressinS Pro.
ceedIngs.
Last evening, at the private residence OF Or. g. L.
Moses, No. II East Baltic street, Brooklyn the board
Of trustees OF the new Reform Temple OF Israel.
elected at the meeting on Sunday last held their 1rst
session. all the seven trustees being present, and DR..
Moses, president OF the congregation. presiding on
opening the meeting the chairman stated that he had
called them together to consider the arrangements
to be made for the business OF the congregation
at Its next assemblage on Sunday Up to this thirty
four their corehgonists have signed their assent
to the movement Many more would join, and their
prospects were bright. He had been Informed that
quite number Of Jewish families now residing in
New York would remove TO Brooklyn If such
temple on the reform basis, were organized.
number OF others are only awaiting tue progress Of
their laDors and the assurance of success. They
should not run headlong into expenses but
graduate their expenditures to their means He
had seen Rev. DR.. Myers, Rabbi OF the Temple
Emanuel on Fifth avenue, In New York city,
before Rev. Dr. Guthelm's ar rival, and that gente
man volunteered, free Of charge, to conduct thor
religious services and preach sermon every Sab
bath, until the congrega ton should be strong enough
to have settled minister. lengthy running con-
versation followed, In which DR.. Moses and Messrs
Louis Bass julius Baere, Samuel Koch, A. Flescn-
bauer Samuel Weeneer and A; abraham ham took part:
Hebrew congregations In BrOoklJn-0ne numbering
about 1O0 the other about seventy familles-botn
Of which have many members fayoring reform,
who will join the new temple as soon
as its existence is assured. There were
also good many Jews, belonging to no congrega-
ton at present, who eager for the success
Of this movement Warnings however, had been
given that they should not be be-, TOO radical. but
introduce moderate reforms only. DR.. Moses be-
leved 1t necessary to take STAND, let all know on
what ground they proposed to work ana induce no
men in the Brooklyn congregations who wouldn't
darken the doors Of the Filth avenue temple He
himself, though for tS.. enlarged reform, Is not
Fifth avenue temple, to which he also was
opposed, as 'for instance. having Christians
sing lsnanaang, Israel, Adonat Alohans Adoaaat
Acilad-(lear, Israel the Lord our God, the Lord
IS onel man cannot honestly say that for q con.
have Jews and Jewesses in the choir and there were
many young men andladies among them with must
choir; ia fact, some have already volunteered
Mr.. FLEIscHHAUER-But in the Temple Emanuel
the singer IN the choir is paid.
DR.. MosEs-That's the very objection. that he is
paid for saying what he does not believe. This IL
not so with the organst; but even for that q Jew
Mr.. Koch ana others referred to the fact that ap-
prenenson was felt they woua overstep the limits
OF their means, on which subject it was agreed to
dlsabuse the minds OF those VINO may have believed
1t. Dr. Moses suggested that 1t should be recon-
mended to the congregation to secure temporary
place OF worship and TO establish q Sunday school,
to which he would devote his time every Sunday for
one year. This suggestion was formulated into q
motion by Mr.. Louis Bass and carried as well as
another proposed by Mr.. A. Abraham, That the
gregation appoint committee TO take steps for pro-
curing hall
On motion Of Mr.. julius Baere IL was resolved
to appoint committee OF three trustees to confer
with the trustees Of the Temple Emanuel as to the
conditions under which they would let this new con-
gregation have piece Of ground for cemetery. A
suggestion was adopted tnat DR.. Moses be one Of
this committee, and Messrs Baere and Wecheler
were named his associates Some unmpOrtane
routine business was transacted and the meeting
adjourned all present at the Invitation OF Dr. es
retiring to the dining room, where collation. waa
partaken OF and toasts and speeches In order.