, 1874-11-16
ABRAHAM GEfGEIc.

ptoaent day. the great Nefarm ltabbl' Dr.
Abraham Geigor, Of Borin;s diod fow Weeks
ago ut the latter city. Tho and noWa made
dcop Impression among tho 1Braolltea in Amori-
ca, and oBncciaI1y among thoHe belonging to tho
eformed congregations. Yesterday memorial
serylces to tho momory OF tho great Rabbi anu
Boholsr were held at Marines Hall, corner Of
indiana avenue and Twonty y-sccoud Htroot, whore
tho regular services Of Dr.. Kohlor's congregation
arc temporarily bold. The largo hall wae
crowded to suifocation with tho olite Of our
HobrcU population, who wero an1ious to tako
part In tho solomn and Interesting ritos. Tho
altar ~as drapoa In mourning, and on the p1at-
form wore aoatod all the JoniHh Rabbis In this
city-tho Rows. DR.. X. Koh1or, n. hlacllol. D.
Felaonthal, a. ]. Messing, and NJ. Adler, who
regard to tho Jowish religion wore united in ono
object, to honor the memory Of this truly great
1nah whom even the most orthodox had to ad-
mire tor his biuocrity aud vast loat ming.
ADpnKHaEB.
After tho singing Of a hymn by The qunrtotto,
tito Roy. Dir. Ad(or addressed tho audience, giv
ing some charaoterfatlcs of tho life Of the honor
cd dead, whom be know and admired eYon In his
that tho present, as vol aB future generations,
may DO prodtod by lis teachlngu.
He wa8 followed by tho
REV. Dn. .. FEtsENTHAL.
who made worry eloquent speech, IN which bo
enumerated tho many valuable scientific works Of
the deceased, and laudcd tho services ho had
rendered to Hebrew progress. Tho 1fo OF DR..
Gosger was inomentonB ono, ono that bad taken
deep root In tho hcartH OF all Hebrews. lie
was tho man who showed tho world tho historical
form from the essential. lie made many efforts
to ostabeh high scisool for jewish knowledge,
and finally succeeded, as the academy at DroBlau
aud hieh. school at Berlin wero llis work. Tho
tT-L f..t L..
II was NOT worry cary to find another pilot To carry
the ahip to its destination.
THE REV. Dir. MACHoE
next addressed tho nl,lionco. He commoncad
by saying that they bad gathered to sotrmnize
tho memory Of onn Of tho noblest muu in
1araol,-ons who was honorod and respected
whereoYor jewish hearts wero boating aud
Jewish minds were thinking. The spirit that
reused 90 many hoarts from leLhsrgy, aud cir
culatod fresh blood through jewish veina, was
them for all time tocome. In hib death. however
thoy Ind not only lost great teacher, but dear
and beloved father. < horo, tho bright orna-
ment Of Israel had fallen. He was q man nho
bad dono away with religious differences, aud
inapired them with tho idea that tho true tenet
Of their religion nas brotherly love and harmony
Boforo tho tlme Of this nan there was no one to
tako charge Of tle progressive apirits, and every
ono acted according to his own idoRs. But when
DR.. Geiger came upon tue scene and inspired
became apparent. Dr.. Abraham Gaisor has
etectod q nlonunont to himself which would last
longor than one Of stone or marble.
TIE hEY. DN. 4. ]. MEhstfu
then addressed tho audience After comparing
the lilo OF D.. Abraham de'ges with that Of
Abraham OF the Bible, and suying that tho OIL
spring Of tho groat Rabbi, like that OF Abraham,
would ho RI numerous as tue stat III heaven, he
brightest stars himself. atnr Of tho first maeni-
tudo. His colleagues had already said so much
about tho great Rsbbi his worth as min. a
achoiar, and al Israelte. That thoro renamed
tut ono thing TOR him to speak upon, "nd
his ndversarios. The deceased, in Lis efforts for
progress and reform, made many onemies and
LIS path WAS not always Rtrewn with rosos
Eyerywhere ho was opposed by the orthodox.
men Of great learning. aud who tuok up tbs
place, he WAS accused by thoconseryatiyesn Of hay-
ing no religion. Ho DR.. Mcsging), as conBcrva-
tive Rabbi, would not try to defend the iiustri-
GUS dead on this point, but he would let
writings, In ono of his works he enid
but lived III humanity. Purified religion would
l!vo and exist forever. 1t had ofton been charged
that the deceased wanted to force his peculiar
ideas upon Judaism. That also was answered in
the same work iu which he askod bow tley wors
prepared for tho now teachuga. There were
many who vera auxinus to haye something new
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