, 1874-01-28


HEBREW THEOLOGICAL COLLEGE.
general mootng Of tho Hebrew congrega.
tions OF tho city was hold yostorday evening at
the jewish Synagogue, OH tho corner Of Wabasl,
avenue aud Peck court, to consider the project
OF ondowing mud establishing uobrow Thco.
Logical College iu this country. Tho meeting
was largely attended in epito Of the diaagroeab1o
m,oather, bnt no actton WIS taken, 1t only hoing
to tho congregations.
I'm. LAZARUS ur1vEnmAN
introduced to tho meeting tile lley, Mr. WIee. nj
Iincnhati. Mr. silverman stated that Mr. Wise
ntlvocates Of tho establishment Of a Hebrew
Theological College. The Cincinnati conrrora-
tiona had takon atopH about threo years ago to
obtain general corporation Of tho churolog
throughout tlio South md West, and union Ind
Deon formed for tho purpose Of obtaining tho
funds aud otlor assistance necessary for tic
end0Wnlont ndHucceHsfu1 management of s1,ch mn
institution. Dr.. Wiso would giYo an account Of
what Ind been dono. mud cntoayor to enlist tho
bsthpatlics Of tnoso present IN tho work.
Dit. W1BE.
Or. Wise then addressed tho congregation,
A14uting to lis acquaintance hero, llo stated
that ho Eaw boforo lin, faces which Ind been H.
mlllar to him. moro or less for fifteen or twenty
yoa9s, anu nc Should therefore, lot fool embar-
rassed iil speaking to them.
=, Reforsing TO tho camp Of the Israo!itos under
nloBos Ae gatd that its design was 10 lnathe1nat-
lcally and systematically correct that tho
prophet who waB cnlled to curse tho
new so, nat,on tn.o vas Obliged, inatend, to bless
arising; TINT nation was based OH a now law Of
rcligion, morals, and practice, and tle dnrcd not
ct1iao 1t. 1t waB based OH roaHon and oxpori-
ence. andt by tts careful union In all ita parts,
was 3nylnclDlo. No curso could prevail aganst it.
:, All TINT was united on tho basis Of reason, with
tho principles Of vlrtuo mud morals in its com
position. wus mighty. So long al tho Ihraolitcs
remained united they were powerful and respect
81, but When thoy wore dsbandod aud disunnitod
lucy ieil .. under the power of thor enonios. In
country wished to beuot1t tho unborn genera
tionB they muDt unite. As tho descendants of a
noble race, NJ tho bearers Of tho promise Of God
to Abraham that in his seed all tho nations Of
TIC y world should bo blessed, as tho expountlolB
Of tho word Of God, handed down from tho fatn-
ors aud tho prophets, tho Hebrows must como
together and reason whothcr they could not re-
storo tho ancient altar Of tho TwoiYe Stouca and
construct u now camp OF Ieraoi.
mud it had bocn concluded that they could
FORM such union-Buch union had in fact,
been formed. Thoro woro thirty-nino congro.
CATIONS. boaide those In Chicago, which Ind
already Givenin their adhesion to THU union.
and they hoped md expected that, wherever tho
naIno OF tho Union was mentioned, tho congra-
only to pay q for eaeh nct;yo noulbor
Of tho congregation, and tho Union would net
only on great mud general questions. 1t would
not interfere with the conduct or discipline Of
ahy member thereof, n1ld its work would bo only
for ,well-rocognizcd, good objects.
The speaker referred to the fact that 1sraol
was not noted for art. nor gcience, nor for
schools Of philosophy, nor for grcat deeds Of
allns nor for great politicai:careor In fact, as
yot, IN spite Of their dispersion aud persecution.
tho Jews lad conquered the world. Thoy had
tallGht 10 China boforo Confucius mud Ind riyon
lessons to Zoroastor. Thoy had giyon new 70
n"a 1s.on to @ nanlind' and ovorthrown the Coda Of
miracle, creator than tho drying up Of tho Ro.
Sen, or the fatling Of mama in tAe Wilderness
Tho roason was. that the intelligence Of the lie.
brew nation could not DO destroyed. Thoy had
given to the world tho greatest literaturo Of tho
and the Apoorypha oven, it would bo found; on
looking into Any theological work, that oil tho
ideas and half tho reasoning wero derived from
Jowihll works They had boon writ:en by JowB,
T., Ior ooWs Or IN imitation Of Jows. As Rome rot
Greece T M from Egypt. and Egypt from AHia, they
all received their literature from Israel who frat
Taught the oldest nations Of tho world.
Inc speaker asked whether thoy could afford
70 lot tho brlghtnoaa of thcir national reputation
cato their people, and show the influence OF
Tho nation, WIZ 10 establish colleges, publicn.
ton aociotioa, aud translation societies.
The question as to whore the college should DO
located, aud who should manage it, should not
TOR moment Interfere with tile result, Place
it IN Now Haven. or Brook Haven, or any other
place thas WAS tho right one, and it would make
no difference. And tlloy who should manage it
would bo tho right mon. They could at bost
it only for y little time, and then thoy
would 20 home to their forefntAers,
Dr. Wiao closed by IN urgent appeal to the
!, 900 Jowish inhabitants Of this city to uuite
with their brethren elsewhere in pushing for
ward thiH great work.
When he concluded, ho was vigorously sp-
3laudod, and tho meeting broko up,
'thcr o,gaagenlonts tho speakers expected were |
auable to bo present. It is intonded to hold
mother meoting aftor tho adjournment Of tic !