The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1876-05-30


been sufficient Had II not been for
their eilorts; had u0t the ladies assisted
rs, In word And In deed, II would have
been impossible 10 have achieved the
results which lo-day gladden. the henrt
Of every lsNtllte In our midst. Again,
! tender The thanks OF the congregation
10 the lbdles,
Congrcgll on Emanuel, here ARE The
keys % your temple, Tho work i doae.
The committee have discharged their
work. II was not an easy task they had
to perform, Tough It may be thought
so, We have exceeded our most
sanguine expectations though at
times we despalred land had Il NOT been
for the klndnosses aud symmlhcs of
the Ladies' Hebrew Association, our
work wonlu to-day be far from COM
plete The beautiful Interior dpcora-
lions Of the buildlng are the result of
Tie efforts Of five young men, and but
for their energy and liberality, Il
would have been impossible TO have
had ii doe, The debt which hung over
the congregation this morning has. by
the salcof seats, been llquldatcd, The
committee have done their duty, but lf
we have fallen short say Sc; we are but
human, aud may have erred
| desire 10 say u word TO those assem-
bled here who are not Of our faith. |
was opposed 10 the erection of.a house
so expensive as this. thought that
God would hear and receive OIL pray
ers even il offered IN a les, prctentious
structure. thought our children
could DO educated rs efficiently In q
boN-house MS in u stately cdlllce. But |
was alone In my Views, and to. day am
glad that | was.
AIN proud of the appcllation Of jew /.
There Is nothing ignoblc or mean In Il
jew or his religion. Here in this
great country all men should be
equal, but there Is, however unin-
territorial, n distinction, which
even the press practices, that refers to
the word jew as applying to natlo, al-
ity.inslead Of religion. We hear Jew
did so and so, but why not say u
Frcnchmun, u Dutchman or an Ameri-
canY This great United States Is tho
land we recognize rs our country, and
glorious Texas and our prosperous city
of Dallas us our homes. We have come
here to make II our permanent abiding
place. Less than five years ago, tho
first jew came to this city. In 1879
there were but nine Jews. One Of the
number diet, aud the remaining ones
purchased q burying ground, IN which
was inferred, with appropriate
religious rites the mortal
remains of their brother. What
better proof than that was needed to
show that they had located lere to
make this their permanent homer a
few months later, others followed, and
soon was organized B'nal Birth So
ccty, That society has not been idle.
But short time since, under lis direc-
ton, tluee orphans were taken from
the streets of your city and placed IN
an asylum in New Orleans, whore they
will be brought up with proper train
ing, that they may know and apprecir
ate the blessings of a religious training
that will teach them to grow and live
as honorable member of society.
But eight months since, although
we numbered but tlity-onc male
adults, we folt numerous
enough to begin the erection of q
proper building to hold religious SER
vices. Those 81 organized themselves
into the congregation Emanuel, engagt.
ed competent teacher and rabbi, and
organized the first free school in Dallas.
IL Is true it was only for the education
of Jewish children, but | wish 1t was
otherwise. wish that the whole chill
dren of the country, irrespective OF
creed or nationality, might have the
advantage Of II thorough education TIN;
all might be educated up to- tAat
standard of intelligence which would
drive bigotry, fanatidsm andintoleranct
forever from our midst.
Two months after the organization OF
the congregation, the Foundation Of TINS
building was laid--a building that is
substantial, and in every way worthy
of our people, our cause and the Gem
tennlal anniversary of the birth Of our
glorious land Of liberty. | do not refer
TO these matters in a boastfiil spirit,
but to show aur desire to live among
you, to be ofyou, and to dwell in peace
and harmony.
To the architect and superintendent
of the building; Mr.. Carl q. DeGrote,
as well AS Messrs. Alexander and Lam
don, the thanks of the congregation
are due for the substantial and pains-
taking manner in which they have
completed their allotted task. Ihey
have acted most generously Will. us,
and take pleasure in referring them
to our citizens as capable, worthy anu
honorable gentlemen.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Goslin's re
marks, a prayer in Hebrew was oileref
up by DIR. Suhler, after which hymn
was rendered in a most excellent man
ner by the choir, which was followed
by prayer by the Rabbi, and the read
inc of n chapter from the Holy Writ
This was followed by a hymn, wher
the ceremony, with all Its imposing
solemnities, of depositing the Holy
Writ in the sanctuary or ark tool
place. At the conclusion OF these ser
vices, the Rabbi offered up the follow
ing feeling and eloquent prayer;
r,hurl, or HrMASrry, MASTER or the tNl
,..,nsr When King solomon, thousands q
'.n na,' 100, completed Thy tcmplc he raised NJ
Mods from Thy holy altar up e. ThceMla Prayeq
,.Etnrnol the God OF Israel ike lnee tneIu
l ndi in heaven above and on earth beneath
NJ NJ trrncst Inv covenant and shewcst mercy
h', Sorvonts who walk before Thee WIN allthc
Va. S y And these words-thcy re.eello III ~
h he"', in This solemn moment May on y
p.jth nv lips may You enable my w. @r hur
w. nvm:ss his innemoSt feelings we III,
" d house for Thy service We W. "
eisN m dedicatcit TO Thee, lhe Eternai. nv
ILL., IS terble creatures dust and ashes lYinE,'
Ssy and zone perhaps tomorrow TO 'liat i F.n
wy e't ,,benec. no traveller returns-tnc lIs
I'm ';ns nf Adam, they build a resting place i
Thee whose time is Eternity, whose SpaGp 2 " ',
frniyarse. Does God live ON eartl 10. a. "
Heaven and tho Heavens Heaven e ni. bon NM
hroce inv majesty: how much less ts's uo u
which nerishablc beings build. But u also !,
whole creation. the Immense ana unuieasu'vv' NJ,
Trnircrsn are onlvcallcd the ootstoo oil w! VI,
esty thon art vet with the least OF tlly chl ~,
Thou Iistencth to their suppilcatlohsi ~
, knowest the wishes OF their hearts 1nu
building is destined to seek AMI qua on, nr", ,i