, 1869-05-15
4 NEW SYNAGOGUE.
Transformation Of the Late Grace
Church Into q Jewiah House
of Worship
Intersstaux Csreneates-AaH Historic
cal Addrasa.

Buildings have their fAtes no lea4 then men, and
Ike them subject to al th- :.rsks and hutno.s
Of tncoo4;lat fortune Tbs palsee becomes =
p11yon, thu church stanle or tho stahle temple
Bnt veTJ rarely In eighteen centuries has there
been eeen such transformation - occurred yes-
tertay. 1t was change which comparatively
few 5eass ago would have boea
impossible, and ihe suggestion OF
it would have hrcn regarded ~ IN in:ole1able
olAsrhesuy. Eut the new days bring wisdom and
tolerntteo with them, and sometimes the newer
fAtth1 sire ~ay to the older. YESTERDAY the haIld-
Ing situated At The northwest co1uc1 OF WAbasn
1venue ind Peek court. hl,herto known a. ltaea
Episcopal Church, underwent 4 singular change,
and became Hebrew synagogue, hereafter 70 BE-
used b. the congregation Eel&sh Aushe Nay11o
This unpfestndlnE but spacious cildce, which
was purchased about three wetk4 ago hv the ABOVE
mentioned consre1atlon. vas yesterday evening,
uaonles Of the Jewish rtsna dedtcste: to fne wor-
ship Of toe God Of Abraham and ltaac-a ssuA-
gcEue now, and no longer church
eaH 40 hour all the seats were dlcd hy the mem.
bcss Of this and other Hebrew congregations and
by intited EueStS. The house Mas not decorated
except By few eser4reens sw1neJ around the pIl.
tar4 i he. visitors Is they came In were received
y committee Of Elx, and were conducted to
eis ssss ths sSss %sm gs s9s s, sna A.
zsehoeke, beean tue services VIII the prayer Ma
5eta-hoT 1a9 g1odlr are Il! tents ,.o Q
= esTn.n nJ ne minister, Is
Fern snd Esped e 81 Se ~ sS.n
With black stripes On the border, with the fur esp
on his head stood at the desk IN the centre Of the
d.is AZ his right aod LET. hand sat ~ Pres'-
The prayer ended, the minister, followed By the
President and Vice Prcsident, marched % the
xpe bns eh one o. 'ea of
tne rolls Of tne law, each wrapped tn richly en-
eIoldered Eelset o. blue, purple Or oteeF color.
.as sn e. 1sn | xs I'd
bsaren, "giezsed b. he xho comesh i :he name
fae ~ mouse q tne ioaa sua While I'm
chor were singing Tie rolls Tese orossht toHssd
md the gentlemen earring tntm tool their posi-
tons around the platform.
The minister then resd portion Of the prayer
and lheu he, Followed BY the President snd Wee
President and the bearers # she}snsls Q; the law,
passed thrice through The us'es Of the synasosue,
"OIord, save Us nov ne beseech thee, Ac,''
A1tes Which, The minister. draWn: aside the cur.
! each member md placed them .hesrln pronoune-
| ing The formula, "blessed art Thou, o Lord our
God kaF o. ne =, maq IN has of Us ps
Thc President Of the congzeesuou,. Nj. n. y.
Gerktly. after few Introductory renAskA said It
WIS pleasant to perceive that tne s1it Of The aee
in which they lived left ali men free and nnt1am
xnciied 10 follow Inc dictates Of thetr oWn con-
congTegst1on whose religious opinions Were widely
different from thelr own, left tie edtce for their
occupatIon without restriction OF condition, leaE-
tng free Tor them to adopt such mode or worship
hz theT might select.
Il tmieht not he unlnIerestin9 to review the
5es sese ase ;nsa
century, bad elapsed since i vas estaolAne1;
,so nd Rs
to that part Of the far West, to seek their for
tunes They were generally strangers 70 each
Hef Sen. H. Tie city % ssne Il Il opas.ou, md aces
year 1sss, they found that she,r numbers h.a
met in council, aul their attention VISA nfst
called 70 the necessi15 ot providing E'ace o.
] the ee.son Il i p,eco d hnd. snd the Council
soid them piece lying esst Of the CITY Cemetery
| and now known as the Old jewish burih ground.
| Soon afterwards the 1Iebrexa became numerous
enough to form Jewish congregation. md u 1sti
they organized under the name OF the kelnth
| Aushe Mayrio which mesnt the C0ngre4l on Of
tne Men of lie West, that beng the nrst Jewish
congregation Ia the Northwest.
Nwas not considered advisable 70 hare two go
tc. full delibera.Iou the burial ground society
ccdeti their rights in the burial ground 70 the new
n@b abot Esns
Il vas deemed NECESSARY to procure plsce for
service and schools, and consequently TooMs on
corner Of Lane md Wells STREETS wer. rrntcd, and
| there WAS public service ID October, l54a
see@e to Euasu n, the sR,c!aa, rsi
! eTrnd gentleman took charge Of the ministry. the
| rooins proved too small. lot WAs leased on
IN June. Isl The new s5uagogue was cousecrated
The membership increased. suitable provision nag
to be made for The eiucation Of the chllatan, ~
| af$RnfinQ.
10 cairJ out these objects rooms were rented,
teacher procured, and In 1855 the school was 10
In order to provide atLl better for a! thctl
saa, Corner oi WsI!s Ell snd Adams streets Tie buAd
ting on Clark street moved there, and thc Gase
meut lifted up for eehoo!-rooms; IN me SAN
e The buslal ground 10 longer Answering ~ mel
4 purposes, four acres we're bought snout NIL
/ | north Of the city limits, and In ls59 the nes
e burial grounds were cnnstcrateL
: Al this moment the question o1 religions reiofu
. arose The discussions on the various saeseet
involved. which wefe very cafneht but led % q
z personal troubles among members, reached thei
climax in December, 1sS0, when seventy-s!x mem
sts aers ,st. IL to o. saa1i Is Interest," Til
4 deprived them Of the services Of valuable mel
but they went % With renewed vtEoE Jhs Seass si
d many scholars, propoInonately, to ihe High schos
hs M tae pleasure @ | of ltstenns to Inc intefestn
l. lectures Of Mr.: Adler on various impoftans tonlc
which led nnally to rar7oua changes u the s.tua a
the Introduction OF an DtKhn prayeEa, singing. d
I and entered % new career OF usefulness, havin
* thsusine the members Of other Congregations I.
d their presence, and hoped that the ladies'
whom they o~ed 20 much, would not cease ITO
10 After braei sermon ny the Rev, Ar. Adler.
chora, and the Ordinary efenlnE services the de
~ icato1y ceremonies were concluded BY the choE