National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-07-14

Noritz 10th, Julius Freiburg and Solomon Lew,
August RinswaUger. St. Louis; Lewis N. Dem;
hitZ. Louisville: Sigmund Mann, Cleveland;
Aaron Kahn, Adam a. Kramer. tnew ly elected,
Aub Cincinnati; Simon WOLF, Washington DO;
Lazarus Silvcrman, Chicago; Hcnry Marks, I'm
ctnnati; Henry Brock, Bufialo Charles RahnI r.
Cincinnati; 5. UlImal. louisville, and b. A Fer
neinan, Kansas City, (holdng ovcr)
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
Holding over from last year--H. E. Sterno,
Peru. Ind; Nathan Bloom. Louisville KY;
Henry Adler, Cincinnati Ohio; Rev: DR.; ci 8
cinnati Ohio: Rev. Dr. Max Lilienthal. Cincn-
nati Ohio; to which were added by election for
Ohio: A. j. FriedlanGer, Cincinnati, Ohio; Josiah
Cohen, PittshJrg, Ind; from the execut We
DO: rd-Adam A. Kramer, Bernhard Bettmann,
MI Solomon Levy offered the following, which
was referred 10 the conference committee, with
powers TO act:
lately held Iu New York, have resolved to estsb-
lish system of Jewish education; and whereas
heartiest sympathy: now be it
Resolred. That the committee appointed to con-
fer with the board of delegates OF American
lsraelftes he also empowered to request the execu
tive committee of the said convention TO appoint
a committee of three TO participate in the pro-
posed conference of committees, with a view to
such plan for concerted action AS may be suited
to the wants of the lsraelites of all sections OF the
country.
Mr.. W eftheimer offered resolution Whlch was
adopted, that the addresses delivered and the
proceedings had on the occasion of the visit of
the council at Mt Vernon be incorporated with
the proceedings of this council, and that a COM
mitIee be appOinted to carry the same into effect
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT.
Mr. Herzherg offered resolution that the dele
gates of the union as here assembled recommend
TO their various congregations the propriety OF
contributing towards the early completion OF the
Washington monument at the Capital of the
nation.
The Chair stated that he thought such action
was unnecessary, as Congress had taken in hand
the completion of the monument.
The resolution was referred to the executive
board, on motion Of Mir. Lazy.
The question of appointing three Hebrew
scholars TO attend to the examinat ions at the
college arose. and it was finally agreed that the
Chair should appoint committee of i've to nom
Bethnan, Friedlander and Levy were appointed
as the committee.
Mr. Kramer moved that when the council ad-
journ it be to meet in Philadelphia on the
second Tuesday of July. 1877. iopted.
The Chair announced the following committee
TO devise system of
CIRCUIT PREACHING,
and to report to the executive board: MeSsrs
Bethuan. Ii. Adler, A. A. Kramer, Lewis Abra-
hams Nathan Frank, Josiah Cohen, Z. E. Bloom,
Jacob Ezekiel, S Manufacturer and ID. Singer.
The COMMITTEES reported The following names,
which were accepted: Rev. DR. ). II. Saunscherm,
ST. Icuis; Rev. L Mayer, Pittshurg, and Mr. L.
NJ. Demhi1z. Louisville. The secretary then read
Mir. Simon Wolf president, took the Opportu-
nifty before the adjournment to thank the council
for its cooperation with him in preserving the
harmony Ct debate. In speaking of the unifca-
ton Of the Israelics Of the country, he said that
the turf will have to grow over the graves of two
or three radical diSOrganiZerS before the Union
The closing prayer was offered by DR.. Wise,
and the convention adjourned sine die.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
= The newly-formcd executive board met imme-
diately after the adjournment of the council, and
organized by electing MoritZ 10th, president;
julius Frieburg. vice president; Lipman Levy,
secretary, and Solomon Levi, treasurer, the Sec
rotary being requested to give a bond of $500,
and the treasurer one of $4,000.
The president and secretary were authorized to
draw the proper vouchers for the expenses of the
2 90 c"fics Of the proceedings Of the council to be
printed.
BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
The hoard OF governors of the Union Hebrew
College was organized with the following officers:
President Il. ISettman, of Cincinnati; vice presi-
dent Josiah Cohen, OF Pittsburg: secretary, Jacob
Ezekiel, of Cincinnati
Midsummer Nights Festival.
The most enjoyable Of the entertainments laid
out by the reception committee for the visiting
delegates of the Hebrew convention was the mid
summer nights festival, held at the Schuetzcn
park last night. The handsome park was in en-
celIent condition and well lighted for the occa-
sion. The guests began to arrive about o'clock
in the evening. The programme for the enter
tanment, besides the banquet and speaking, in
cluded concert by the B'nai Birth choir, under
the direction of Rev. L. Stern, given in honor OF
the delegates to the convention. The singing
was highly appreciated by the visitors.
During the progress of the concert, H. King,
esq.,, president the Bnai Birth Choir AssOcia-
tiOn, made an eloquent address welcoming the
guests.
Simon Wolf, esq, was the orator of the evening,
and delivered an Grafton, as follows:
GRAFTON BY SIMON WOLF, ESQ.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: The convention has
performed the duty for which 1t was convened. In
The spirit OF harmony and the broadest philan-
thrOpy was every measure received, debated and
adopted; and We, the citizens Of WashintOn of
Hebrew faith, welcome you tonight to the clos
ment. To the extent Of our ability we have
aimed to render your visit not only pleasant, but
neutrality-suspicious. in SO far as your ideas of
the capital have been enlarged; and we hope that
you will 90 away not only well pleased with US.
hut also with all that you have seen. You are
the masters; we are but servants You are voters;
wide the beauties Of our streets, our parks and
the general surroundings, so that every one may
have the proper appreciation Of his country's
We owe it to our country, we owe It to each
other that q common bond should unite us, and
how much a meeting like the one Just closed con-
tributes that desirable end, the future alone
prove. One thing is true, one thing is certain,
that we here will ever cherish the livelest feel
pOrtunity Of proving how jealous we in the
puIuit and possession of the noble objects of TIE
Union. You have given US the chance to show
that although without manufactures, commerce
or great wealth, hearts beat responsive to the
demands Of the hour, and that the Jewish men
anu women of Washington are determined to
commence the new and evcntful century Nth the
enthusiasm that characterized our furefathers
when engaged in enterprises of great moment.
We are hut few in number, but count in energy
and holy zeal for thousands.
We are July aware now important II is that
not only Hebrew colleges, but more colleges, be
erectcG. There is room for improvement. Our
American gamins are worse, il anything, than
those of Paris. and our efforts, thank heaven,
need not specially be directed TO our children to
reclaim them from the street. to reclaim them
from vice and dissipation, but We must 50 educate
them that while they may cling to the faith of
their fathers, they at the same time shall become
American citizens, who will be able and willing
to aid in general education and legislation. We
want to educate our children intelligently and
morally, so that the shame can he spared US of
hearing them hOOt with derisiOn and epithet any
one any procession that may pass; for the phi-
lOsOpher. passing down Ninth street on Tuesday
night, could rot help rejecting how much better
il would be If Christian missions were supported
less and home education more; for If the latter
was the fact, no such revolving spectacle could
have been seen as children of tender and mature
age yelling, "Christ killers!' ''CurIy- headed
Jcws!r &c.
The old German proverb says: 1.-THE apple does
not fall far from the tree" Yes, let us support
this magnificent scheme of a college, of a ladies'
seminary, of anything that tends to promote gen.
eral culture and refinement 1t is the only safe
guard against the Entertainments of bgOts and
sectarians. 1t is the only lighthouse that will
save the ''Ship of State" Yesterday while
standing before the President of the United
States, again while we were engaged in Offices of
piety and devotion at sacred Mount Vernon,
could not refrain from thinking that all this has
been brought about by an enlightened people, by
free exercise of all the attributes Of mankind
and that these priceless treasures can only be
preserved by union of Israel, and by healthy
wholesome education in that union; for claim
now, as Heine claimed, that the Jew is the swiss
Guard of Deity" He has centuries of moral
character to fall back on but above all he has the
greatest Of divine blessings. He has domestic
virtue; for let not disguise the fact that peo-
pie only prosper when its women lead in virtue
and intelligence.
The virtue and domestic character of Israel's
fair daughters has been the breakwarter against
every sea of fanatcism, against ever persecution.
II is them coupled with our sublime simple faith
that has kept us the banner-bearer of truth and
light, and we can never die, except in the gen.
eTal wreck Of matter, so long as the Jew respects
his mother. wife, daughter and sister. 1t is the
mystic cord that binds us all. Messages of love
sent on the electric pulsatiOns of the mothers
heart ind respOnse no matter how far sent.
There is love, veneration and piety about 1t
that stamps the race as indestructible, that ele-
Yates it above all mediocrity. Only see to it,
Jewish mothers, that your children grow up sim
ply as our fathers were centuries ago, and yet
strong in the love ofcoUntry, vigorous in the love
of truth foe to cant and hypOcracy. a hater of
all Lot no nf no